British rapper Sway dies aged 44
No cause of death has been announced.Sway was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010 and went into remission later that year.'Positive person'Sway was born Derek Andrew Safo in London, albeit accidentally, while his mother was on a stop-over between Amsterdam and her native Ghana. After a brief period in her homeland, he was raised in north London and honed his craft on pirate radio. He credited the BBC's radio station 1Xtra with providing him with his first break in 2002.Emerging during the first wave of grime, alongside artists such as Dizzee Rascal and Lethal Bizzle, he stood apart for his witty, literate style."I'm a positive person.
- ▪No cause of death has been announced.Sway was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010 and went into remission later that year.'Positive person'Sway was born Derek Andrew Safo in London, albeit accidentally, while his mother was on a stop-ov
- ▪After a brief period in her homeland, he was raised in north London and honed his craft on pirate radio.
- ▪He credited the BBC's radio station 1Xtra with providing him with his first break in 2002.Emerging during the first wave of grime, alongside artists such as Dizzee Rascal and Lethal Bizzle, he stood apart for his witty, literate style."I'm
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British rapper Sway dies aged 44Image source, Getty ImagesByMark SavageMusic correspondentPublished29 minutes agoThe award-winning British-Ghanaian rap artist Sway DaSafo has died at the age of 44.He was the first unsigned rapper to win a Mobo Award in 2006, and scored a top 10 hit in 2012 with the single Level Up.The news was first shared online by the Mobo organisation, and confirmed to the BBC by the musician's friend Kash Ahmad, who said he died at his home in Ghana. No cause of death has been announced.Sway was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010 and went into remission later that year.'Positive person'Sway was born Derek Andrew Safo in London, albeit accidentally, while his mother was on a stop-over between Amsterdam and her native Ghana.
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