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Sway Calloway

An icon of hip-hop culture and a pivotal part of the MTV News team, Sway Calloway has been a staple within music-news for more than a decade. Already a vanguard radio personality, record producer and hip-hop artist, Sway joined the MTV News team in 2000 and has been front and center for some of music's biggest moments. Sway first caught the public's eye when he and his partner King Tech staged break dancing and rap performances in and around their hometown of Oakland, California. Recognizing Sway's instincts for great sound and promising talent, Interscope enlisted him and Tech to produce an album called This or That, featuring artists such as Eminem, KRS-One and RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan. He is the key correspondent for MTV's Choose or Lose campaign and newly launched Power of '12 campaign for the channel. Since his involvement, he has interviewed various political leaders like Republican National Committee Chair Ed Gillespie, Hillary Clinton, Ron Paul, John McCain and Mitch Romney. The 2008 presidential campaign presented stellar opportunities for Sway. Throughout the course of the campaign, he sat down with President Barak Obama four times. In 2012, Sway and MTV captured another memorable moment with President Obama that garnered millions of watchers. Sway's other MTV News endeavors have included the "All Eyes" series which featured top artists like Kanye West and 50 Cent, "MTV News Now: Jay-Z vs. Nas: Beats, Battles & Beef," "MTV News Presents: After the Storm" and the highly anticipated yearly Hottest MC's list. Sway is an integral part of MTV News' annual live-event coverage of the MTV Video Music Awards, Grammy pre-show and the European Music Awards (EMA). Sway also serves as an MTV Executive Producer and brings new programming ideas to the station. He also includes additional duties with MTV2 and host of the weekly MTV Radio syndication show that airs in over 50 plus cities across the country. His work continues throughout the nation and community where he has been a part of various panels and discussions hosting and moderating on important issues like Hate Crimes, Racism and Education. Lastly, be sure to listen Monday through Friday on Sirius XM's popular morning show, SWAY IN THE MORNING on the Shade45 channel entertaining the "Citizens" from 8am-12pm (est.)


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Born:
Jul 3, 1971 In Oakland, California
Movie/TV Credits:
17
First Appeared:
In the series MTV Video Music Awards 1984-09-14
Latest Project:
Series Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World 2023-01-21
Known For
Poster of Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Poster of Fuhgeddabout Christmas
Poster of Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
Poster of Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Filmography
Series Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World Self 2023-01-21
Movie Fuhgeddabout Christmas Sway Calloway 2022-12-21
Movie You're Watching Video Music Box Self 2021-12-03
Movie Miracles Across 125th Street Himself 2021-12-20
Movie Death Wish Sway Calloway 2018-03-02
Series Shut Up and Dribble Self - Media Personality 2018-11-03
Series Marvel's Luke Cage Sway Calloway 2016-09-30
Series Empire Himself 2015-01-07
Movie Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay Self - Narrator (voice) 2015-06-14
Series Big Time Rush Sway Calloway 2009-11-28
Movie Once Upon a Prom Self 2008-06-21
Movie Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement Self - Narrator (voice) 2008-07-28
Movie One Love Volume 1: The Game, The Life Self - Host 2005-04-15
Movie Barbershops Uncut: East Coast Self 2004-01-01
Movie Pete Rock: Soul Survivor Self 1998-11-10
Series MTV Europe Music Awards Self - Red Carpet Host 1994-11-24
Series MTV Video Music Awards Self- Preshow Host 1984-09-14