We kick off 2017's Friday Five column with a bang with all-around multi hyphenate Swizz Beatz sharing his favorites.

While you’re probably not too familiar with the name Kasseem Dean, you most definitely know Swizz Beatz if your ear is at all in tune to music, and they’re one in the same. What you might also not know is that the Bronx-born Dean has his toes dipped in many other arenas besides music, where his ridiculously impressive resume includes collaborations with Jay Z, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, DMX, Whitney Houston, Kanye West, Bono, and many others. Try to wrap your mind around this – he’s contributed to the sale of more than 320 million records in the U.S. alone! His love of art (he’s an avid painter and collector) led him to found The Dean Collection, which is a contemporary art family collection, and No Commission, a three-day immersive music festival and contemporary art fair that helps support artists around the globe. His creative intuition has fostered collaborations with brands like Audemars Piguet, Reebok, Christian Louboutin, Aston Martin, and Lotus, and just last year, he was appointed the Global Chief Creative of Culture for Bacardi. He’s also a Trustee of the Brooklyn Museum and is currently a student in Harvard Business School’s Owner/President’s Management Program. Plus, he’s killing it on Instagram one post at a time. Let’s kick off 2017’s Friday Five column with a bang and see...