Sway Brings UK Blackstars

Dec 19, 2010 |

Sway Dcypha has been carrying the flag for Ghanaians at the forefront of UK hip hop for some time now. His mixtapes are legendary and his relationship with Akon's Konvict Muzik was, in my eyes, supposed to truly launch him onto a full global stage. This seems to moving slower than hoped but Sway and Dcypha Productions continue to drop classic UK / Ghana hip hop. The two most recent are The Delivery Mixtape 2 and Bring Me To Africa (which features collaborations with some of Ghana's finest). He recently released a remix of Bring Me, which features Dcypha Productions' new signing Klayz, as...

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Sway Dcyphas Life

Apr 26, 2010 |

UK / Ghanaian rapper and producer Derek Safo - Sway - is an artist who has lingered on the edge of immense success for too long. Starting out as a teenager, he eventually created Dcypha Productions when others wouldn't give him the opportunity or didn't recognise the potential that he has. He launched his company with a couple of independent mixtapes before releasing his first album This Is My Demo in 2006. He followed this up with an EP One For The Journey and two more mixtapes. Sway also signed, in 2007, with Akon's Konvict Muzik. I had heard a couple of his songs because of family in the...

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