Sway DaSafo, MOBO Award-Winning Rapper, Dies At 44

Sway DaSafo, an award-winning rapper raised in North London, has passed away, with many of his Hip-Hop peers sharing condolences. According to reports, Sway DaSafo just celebrated his birthday recently and shared that he was working on new music. The news of Sway DaSafo’s passing came by way of the MOBO Awards Instagram page, which shared a video of Sway.From IG:We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Sway.Sway will always hold a special place in MOBO history. In 2005, still independent and without a debut album released, he won Best Hip-Hop Act at the MOBO Awards, beating global heavyweights including 50 Cent and The Game.It was a huge moment. Not just for Sway, but for UK Hip Hop. At a time when British rappers were still fighting to be recognised alongside their US counterparts, his win made a real statement about the talent, creativity and potential coming out of the UK. Sway went on to leave his mark as an artist and champion of British music, but we will always be proud that he was part of the MOBO story and of the history we shared together.Our love and deepest condolences go out to his family, loved ones, friends and everyone who grew up with and was inspired by his...