British-Ghanaian rapper Sway dies at the age of 44
According to BBC Entertainment & Arts, British-Ghanaian rapper Sway DaSafo died at age 44 at his home in Ghana. He was the first unsigned rapper to win a MOBO Award in 2006 and had a top 10 hit in 2012 with Level Up, and at the time of his death was working on new music. He had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010 and went into remission later that year; he is survived by two sons and twin daughters.
Key facts
- 01Sway DaSafo died at his home in Ghana at age 44.
- 02He was the first unsigned rapper to win a MOBO Award in 2006.
- 03His 2012 top 10 single was Level Up.
- 04He was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010 and went into remission that year.
- 05He is survived by two sons (Jalil and Ammar-Joseph) and twin daughters (Queen-Inaya and Queen-Imara).
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- British rapper Sway dies aged 44 · BBC Entertainment & Arts