Sway Calloway

Sway Calloway

Born: July 3, 1971
in Oakland, California
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.)

Movies for Sway Calloway...

Title: Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Character: Self
Released: January 21, 2023
Type: TV
Public Enemy’s Chuck D leads a cast of hip-hop icons and leading African-American and Latino cultural commentators as they chart the factors that led to the birth of the revolutionary art form of hip-hop in 1970s New York, as well as the creation of the seminal hit The Message. They evoke a picture of how, after the turbulence of the 60s and the civil rights struggles, desperate social conditions and the experience of countless dispossessed people of colour living in a city mired in crisis helped give birth to a new art form.
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Fuhgeddabout Christmas
Title: Fuhgeddabout Christmas
Character: Sway Calloway
Released: December 21, 2022
Type: Movie
When an Italian American superstar realizes her family is fed up with her workaholic ways, she gets help from her celebrity friends, Santa, and magical elves to give them the best Christmas ever.
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Miracles Across 125th Street
Title: Miracles Across 125th Street
Character: Himself
Released: December 20, 2021
Type: Movie
After battling drug addiction, a Harlem rapper returns to his family’s church to confront his past on Christmas Eve.
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You're Watching Video Music Box
Title: You're Watching Video Music Box
Character: Self
Released: December 3, 2021
Type: Movie
The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels’ archives — amassed over nearly 40 years — reveal the show’s importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.
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Title: Shut Up and Dribble
Character: Self - Media Personality
Released: November 3, 2018
Type: TV
An inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA.
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Death Wish
Title: Death Wish
Character: Sway Calloway
Released: March 2, 2018
Type: Movie
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
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Title: Marvel's Luke Cage
Character: Sway Calloway
Released: September 30, 2016
Type: TV
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
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Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay
Title: Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: June 14, 2015
Type: Movie
Bay Area rapper Mac Dre began his career at 18 and quickly became an influential force in early west coast hip-hop. In 1992 he was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank robbery when his lyrics were used against him in court. He left prison with a new lease on life, founded an independent record company, and then was murdered just when he began to emerge as a star. For the first time ever, his mother Wanda reveals the true experiences of a hip-hop legend.
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Title: Empire
Character: Himself
Released: January 7, 2015
Type: TV
A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
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Title: Big Time Rush
Character: Sway Calloway
Released: November 28, 2009
Type: TV
Four teenage friends move from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to form a potential chart-topping boy band after Kendall is inadvertently discovered by an eccentric record executive, Gustavo Rocque. As they seize this opportunity of a lifetime, these friends embark on an exciting comedy and music-filled journey to prove to themselves and their record label that they are serious about their new career choice.
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Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement
Title: Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: July 28, 2008
Type: Movie
The first film to definitively capture the energy and danger of "Hyphy," the Hip Hop youth movement exploding out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Narrated by Oakland native and television/radio personality Sway, this film explores the political, social and musical history behind the culture that popularized ghostriding the whip - walking, running or dancing next to a moving car with no driver.
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Once Upon a Prom
Title: Once Upon a Prom
Character: Self
Released: June 21, 2008
Type: Movie
In 2008, as part of MTV’s Once Upon A Prom, Taylor and her best friend Abigail attended prom at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 40 senior single boys submitted video proposals for Taylor to choose them as their prom date so she could experience the high school dance she was too busy launching her music career to attend.
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One Love Volume 1: The Game, The Life
Title: One Love Volume 1: The Game, The Life
Character: Self - Host
Released: April 15, 2005
Type: Movie
One Love features the top NBA All-Stars of the day and gives the viewer a clear view of how they got to the top of the basketball world.
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Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
Title: Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
A raw and uncensored look at what really goes down in urban barbershops.
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Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Title: Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Character: Self
Released: November 10, 1998
Type: Movie
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Title: MTV Europe Music Awards
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: November 24, 1994
Type: TV
The MTV Europe Music Awards "(EMA)" were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider the best in music. The awards are chosen by MTV viewers throughout Europe. The MTV Europe Music Awards always changes its host city.
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Title: MTV Europe Music Awards
Character: Self - Red Carpet Host
Released: November 24, 1994
Type: TV
The MTV Europe Music Awards "(EMA)" were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider the best in music. The awards are chosen by MTV viewers throughout Europe. The MTV Europe Music Awards always changes its host city.
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Title: MTV Video Music Awards
Character: Self- Preshow Host
Released: September 14, 1984
Type: TV
An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.
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Title: MTV Video Music Awards
Character: Self - Preshow Host
Released: September 14, 1984
Type: TV
An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.