Sway Dasafo

Sway Dasafo was born in North London to Ghanaian parents in 1982. He spent time in Ghana during childhood before returning to London.

Sway’s love of music transformed him to a budding producer. Sway went onto have his first solo record land on the first ever BBC R1Xtra playlist. He became the face of UK urban music & started his own record label; Dchypa.

Sway was the first unsigned rapper to win a MOBO Award. ‘Little Derek’ became a top 40 smash and genre defining moment. ‘This Is My Demo’ became one of the most critically acclaimed UK rap albums of all time.

Sway Dasafo has received these awards & honours:
MOBO Awards 2005 Best Hip-Hop
Urban Music Awards 2005 Best Newcomer
Ghana Music Awards Best UK Act
Blackstars Award Best UK Act
Screen Nation Award Best Music Act
Official Mixtape Awards Mixtape Of The Decade
BET Hip-Hop Awards 2007 Best UK Hip-Hop Act
Mercury Music Prize ‘This Is My Demo’ Nominated Album Of The Year
MOBO Awards Nominated Best Hip-Hop Artist
BET Awards Nominated Best International Artist

Sway Dasafo has worked with Akon, Lupe Fiasco, Ed Sheeran, Mark Ronson, Childish Gambino, Flux Pavillion (Kanye West, Jay-Z), KSI, Tiggs Da Author, Emilie Haynie (Eminem, Kid Cudi, Bruno Mars), Giorgio Tuinfort (Michael Jackson, David Guetta, Sia), Al Shux (Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Nas).

2019 sees Sway Dasafo release three projects; ‘Songs From The Stash’, ‘Stories From The Safe’ and ‘Messages From The Mind’.