Sway Dasafo, the British rapper who made history as the first unsigned artist to win a MOBO Award and whose hits included "Still Speedin'" and "Level Up", died on September 17 at age 44 while living in Ghana. His career influenced a generation of UK artists including KSI.
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Rapper won prestigious award as an unsigned artist before breaking UK Top 10 and nurturing artists including KSI The British rapper Sway, who proved inspirational to a generation of Black British musicians thanks to his independence and frank, dextrous storytelling, has died aged 44. The news was announced by the Mobo awards, with whom Sway won best hip-hop act in 2005, the first unsigned act to d
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KSI has led tributes to the British rapper Sway after his death at the age of 44.
British rapper Sway, who made history as the first unsigned artist to win a MOBO Award, has died aged 44.
Sway, whose hits included Still Speedin' and Level Up, was living in Ghana at the time of his death.