Sway Calloway aka Sway

A Hip Hop culture icon 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 (Tech) staged breakdancing and rap performances in and around their hometown of Oakland, California. Recognizing Sway's instincts for great sound and promising talent, record label Interscope enlisted he and Tech to produce an album called “This or That,” featuring artists such as Eminem, KRS-One and RZA, from the Wu-Tang Clan.

Sway is the key correspondent for MTV's “Choose or Lose” campaign and newly launched “Power of ’12”campaign. Since his involvement, he has interviewed various political leaders, like 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.

Sway's other MTV News endeavors have included the “All Eyes” series, which featured top artists like Kanye West and 50 Cent. He also participated in "MTV News Now: Jay-Z vs. Nas: Beats, Battles & Beef," "MTV News Presents: After the Storm" and the highly anticipated, annual “Hottest MC’s” list. In addition, Sway is an integral part of MTV News' annual live-event coverage of the “MTV Video Music Awards” and the network’s GRAMMY pre-show. Sway also serves as an MTV Executive Producer and brings new programming ideas to the station. Sway recently added duties at the network, by serving as a host and voice for with MTV2.

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 such as 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 from 8am-12pm EST.