Jonathan Sway Calloway

Birth Name:

Sway Calloway

Birth Place:

Oakland, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer

Was a correspondent for MTV's Choose or Lose campaign in 2004, a program to inform young people about politics and convince them to vote
Started out as a rapper in the late 1980s, when he and partner King Tech would perform their break dancing and rap routines in their home town of Oakland, California
The release of his and King Tech's album "Concrete Jungle" in 1990 resulted in the two co-hosting "The Wake Up Show" on KMEL
Was a news reporter for MTV's daily hip-hop show "Direct Effect," for which he interviewed rappers like Diddy, Mystikal, Scarface, and DMX
Quote: "(On his celebrity status): "Having the ability to affect and impact others in a positive way, I'm trying to utilize this platform to do as much as possible․ And especially in the black community because we don't have a lot of role models․""
Best known as a rapper and reporter for MTV News, as the co-host of "The Wake Up Show," and as the host of "RapFix Live․"
Was the co-moderator for a panel called "Hate Crimes and How to End College Racism" at the NAACP Annual Convention in July 2004
Was the first DJ to give radio airplay to rappers Eminem and Notorious B․I․G

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