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Rapper and Top Boy Actor Sway DaSafo Dies Aged 44 as KSI Leads Tributes

The rapper won Best Hip-Hop Act at the MOBO Awards in 2005, becoming the first unsigned artist to take the prize.

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MOBO Award-winning rapper Sway DaSafo, who made history with his 2005 win as an unsigned artist, has passed away.

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The Independent (US)The Independent (US)
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Award-winning British rapper dies aged 44

The rapper shot to fame with his Mercury Prize-nominated debut album in 2006

·London, United Kingdom
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KSI issues heartbroken tribute to Sway after rapper and Toy Boy star dies aged 44

Sway was a mentor to KSI, who said he was 'like a father figure' to him

·Manchester, United Kingdom
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PerthNowPerthNow
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Rapper and Top Boy actor Sway DaSafo dies aged 44 as KSI leads tributes

MOBO Award-winning rapper Sway DaSafo, who made history with his 2005 win as an unsigned artist, has passed away.

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Daily MirrorDaily Mirror
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Mobo winner and Top Boy actor dies days after 44th birthday

MOBO winner and Top Boy actor Sway Dasafo has died just days after his 44th birthday as tributes pour in for the Little Derek singer

·London, United Kingdom
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Daily StarDaily Star
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Rapper and Top Boy star Sway dies aged 44 as tributes pour in for 'true legend'

British rapper and actor Sway DaSafo has died at the age of 44, with the MOBO Awards and his friends paying tribute to a "true legend and pioneer in the UK rap game"

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Top Boy actor and Mobo winner dies aged 44

Sway DaSafo collaborated with Ed Sheeran and starred in movies with Jamie Foreman.

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Digital Spy broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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