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is this a neptunes production? whatever the case, it's getting play on mtv base (african version, at least) in between teedra moses and brooke valentine. i don't think it's very good, but is this kinda portentous as regards marketing grime (or at least kano) to a us market? (i don't know if we really want to have that conversation again so then maybe just talk about the - again, kinda lousy - song)

― jermaine (jnoble), Friday, 1 April 2005 19:20 (twenty years ago)

sway has a deal?

― Airtube (nordicskilla), Friday, 1 April 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

not heard the song, sorry

― Airtube (nordicskilla), Friday, 1 April 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

Sway is not grime, in fact he purposefully distances himself from it.

Sure he works with people like Bruza and Wonder but he places himself firmly in the rapper camp.

See his track Call My Name (Wonder Production) for his stance.

"as far as garage goes, i dont't mind it
i don't do it, that don't mean i don't like it...

...i like rap man, that's like my shit"

much better song as well.

― NORTH, Friday, 1 April 2005 23:17 (twenty years ago)

He also bag brutally on UK hip-hop on the same track though. "Call My Name" is great btw.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 1 April 2005 23:29 (twenty years ago)

Sway is just an average UK rapper with some personality who a couple of people who've signed him to a small label for his first album proper are now trying to push to Americans as a grime kid (re: instores at Turntable Lab etc).

The only conclusion to all this is that Americans are dumb and will buy anything if pitched to them right. So, Sway = the pet rock of grime.

― Alf Stewart, Friday, 8 April 2005 18:12 (twenty years ago)

OMG I LOVE pet rocks!

and sea monkeys!

― Jeromathan Millions (nordicskilla), Friday, 8 April 2005 18:17 (twenty years ago)

You'll be digging those Sway Does Grime! lanyards then...

― Alf Stewart, Friday, 8 April 2005 18:20 (twenty years ago)

yes it's a shame americans aren't as bright as brits when it comes to mc's.

― j blount (papa la bas), Saturday, 9 April 2005 07:44 (twenty years ago)

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