Overview
- The MOBO Awards announced Sway’s death and a close friend told The Guardian he died at his home in Ghana on Thursday; no official cause has been released.
- Sway made history in 2005 by becoming the first unsigned artist to win the MOBO Award for Best Hip‑Hop Act, a moment that raised the profile of UK rap.
- His 2006 debut album This Is My Demo earned critical praise and a Mercury Prize nomination, establishing him as a respected songwriter and producer.
- He scored later commercial hits with “Still Speedin’” (a UK Top 20 single in 2011) and “Level Up” (No. 8 in 2012) while working with artists such as Akon, Kano, Flux Pavilion and Ed Sheeran.
- Through his Dcypha Productions label Sway mentored younger artists, notably helping launch KSI’s music career, and he is survived by his wife Helen and four children who have been named in coverage.