While on the set of the music video for Slaughterhouse’s record Throw It Away 
, This Is 50 caught up with Bronx producer Swizz Beatz and almost immediately questioned the self-proclaimed Renaissance man about comparisons some have made between the producer and noted musician Dr. Dre.
Though Swizz Beatz did seem awestruck by the comparisons he went on to explain that he doesn’t see himself in Dr. Dre’s class just yet. He also shared that he isn’t too concerned with comparisons and is instead more focused on making music that may eventually become part of his legacy.
“Well, I think that I got a little more work to be exactly in his class…I don’t really like to talk too much like that. I like to put in work to inspire people and they do their homework and figure out what I’ve done,” Swizz Beatz explained. “As long as I’m leaving a legacy for my kids I’m cool I don’t really gotta put it on the front plate of what I did and what I’m not doing. I just have fun.”
Swizz Beatz may be known to most as a Hip-Hop producer, but the Bronx native also boasts the titles of fashion designer, artist, philanthropist, and more. When asked why he chooses to wear so many hats in his career the producer spoke on his need to sometimes step out of the box.
“The reason why I do so many things is to show people that there’s no excuse not to get it,” said Swizz. “Coming from the South Bronx and being able to travel the world and make something from nothing. People wanted me to just stay a deejay and I’m like ‘Yo, if I stay’d a deejay you wouldn’t have had over 500 something songs.’ I just like to step out the box.”
Keeping with the positive nature of the interview Swizz shared the best piece of advice he ever received which was simply to stay humble.
“Best advice I ever got was just stay humble. It all means nothing at the end of the day. As long as you got your health, as long as you got your family that’s what it’s all about. All this other shit it comes and goes,” the producer revealed.
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You’ll never be in that class.
There is a producer, than there is a heavy hitting producer. Dre, Timberland – heavy hitters… swizz beats, Scott Storch – producers
dr dre category. Yea right like how many classics has it produce. we know dr dre work but Swizz please
Swizz Beats sucks!
Swizz please! You need to collab with Ja Rule or produce a Ja Rule song to get into that class.
Swizz never gonna reach that class if he don’t do a song with ja rule
He should stop workin’ with X and produce a real DOG, JA RULE baby!
Are u crazy??? X the GOAT!!! Ruff Ryders!! U Know!!!
Ja Rule could boost swizz’s non existent career easy
If we talk about hits, we gotta talk about ja rule, ya heard?
Swizz producin’ Ja Rule tracks, that’s somethin’ I’d love to see.
If swizz wanna roll with the top dogs, he gotta collab with Ja Rule
DRE DRE I OVERATED! HIS BEST WORK WAS P-FUNK SAMPLES. SWIZZ SOUNDS WRE BASIC AND GARBAGE. KANYE AND PREMO GOATS
fuck outta here !!! Swizz Beatz is far away from Dre’s category
when was the last time this dude did a good track ??? he’s trash to the maximum level !
after brain washin the audience with lil wayne, drake, wiz khalifa etc to make them believe they are great rappers, now it comes with the trashy producers …
i can name at least 10 producers who outclass this big nose mothafucka :
DJ Premier
Pete Rock
RZA
Kanye West
Denaun Porter
Hi-Tek
Allah Mathematics
Q-Tip
J Dilla
Dawaun Parker
fuck even this kid Big K.R.I.T.
its a decent list. but you type/talk like your a bit of a bellend
and how do you not have dre in that list? xxplosive, how we do, still dre, some l.a niggas, lets get high, forgot about dre, the watcher, cali love, higher, soo many more big beats from dre. hes top 5. 100%
You missed Nottz.
1. Nottz
2. Dilla
3. Dre
^^ Nottz is a bitch
1 – Dre
2 – Premier
3 – DJ Quik
Real shit gotta be known, and real shit is that Ja Rule is a real nigga.
Ain’t no real hip hop without Ja Rule, producers gotta know that shit
Swizz regrets all those songs he did with DMX when in fact Ja was who he really needed to take it over the top.
For real yo! Ja Rule is that crazy ass career’s killin’ nigga who got rhymes for days.
Ja Rule is a crazy nigga with hits behind him
Ja Rule should tell swizz how hits are made… Not only he raps them hits, he could produce hits better than anyone.
Ja Rule is Dr.Dre on steroids when we talk about music production!
i dont understand why people want beats of this guy. hes not made a decent beat since the doctors advocate. so many sick mcs actually want a swizz beat.
at least swizz can say he actually makes his own beats and writes his own rhymes, even if it does sound like shit
wtf who in the hell would compare lame ass swizz beats to the legend Dr Dre. Swizz Beats is garbage
RATHER PUT BANGLADESH IN THE DEBATE INSTEAD OF SWIZZY..YO HE SHAPED LIKE A STICK HOW THE FUC CAN WE TAKE HIM SERIOUSLY
Fam…why you payin so much attention to that man’s shape anyway though?? o_O
I met swizz once at the hotel i used to work at. And truth is dude is really humble and down to earth he even took time to out his family vaca to shake hands and take some pics with other guest. cool ass dude
Yet? Nigga you never will be. Especially the way you be making beats now. This dude makes party music, he use to make them dope street anthems back in the day, but this dude is a lame.
Swizz may not be the best but rappers respect him & w/that, he’ll almost always be relevant. He seems humble and looks to help build the future.
top5 prod:
1.Dr. Dre
2.Dj Premier
3.Timbaland
4.Pete Rock
5.Kanye West
Dr. Dre
Marley Marl
The Hitman ( a Crew of producers)
Timbaland
Premier
^ DJ Quik>>>> ur list….dumbasses
I HATE when they compare artist with two different sounds it s stupid.
No comparison Dr. Dre doesn’t even produce a lot of his beats I can’t even recall when the last dre did a beat by himself I do love all his shit from N.W.A and the death row days but a lot of his shit is co produced I think one of his best beats r funky enough that shit was had a down south bounce and the doc is from texas thats what made that beat so tight same as always into something and deep cover to name a few
What the fuck do you know? Everyone from his peers, to people who do the same as him are always like swizz say they aren’t on his level. You are just going of petty hearsay unfounded rumors. I would love to hear some evidence apart from a high as fuck, fearing his label (which was founded by Dre) wouldn’t survive beefing sentence by Tupac. Any tale could be spun for your consumption
Swizz Beatz is trash, at least Dre helmed some dope music.
Dr Dre
Erick Sermon
Mannie Fresh
Large pro
Dj Premier
Pete rock
Swizz Beatz is overrated. I don’t know why Jay keeps running to this guy for beats. His shit has now become redundant. His early works were great and if he was able to keep it up would of went down at least in the top 10.
1. 40
2. Bangladesh
3. Lex Luger
4. T-Minus
5. RZA (of Wu-Tang Clan)
swag
shhit bangs