But successful 2010, DaSafo was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
"It felt similar I had been dropped successful the mediate of the oversea with nary lifejacket," helium aboriginal recalled.
"I didn't person clip to deliberation astir however I was going to get to the different side, I conscionable had to woody with it."
After receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy, helium went into remission, releasing his biggest hits Still Speedin' (which sampled Black Box's Ride On Time) and Level Up (featuring a verse from Kano) successful 2012.
He enjoyed further captious and commercialized occurrence with albums including Deliverance, and Verses from the Vault; and collaborated with artists similar Mark Ronson, Ed Sheeran, Akon and Childish Gambino.
Through his grounds statement Dcypha, helium besides signed and developed artists including Tiggs Da Author and KSI.
All 3 appeared connected the 2013 azygous No Sleep, and KSI went connected to go a hugely palmy YouTuber, with a sideline successful music.
DaSafo besides dabbled with an acting career, appearing successful 2 episodes of the transgression play Top Boy and the 2012 movie The Grind.
At the clip of his death, helium was moving connected caller music. His last Instagram post, shared past week, external, celebrated his 44th birthday.
He is survived by 2 sons, Jalil and Ammar-Joseph, and duplicate daughters, Queen-Inaya and Queen-Imara. At the clip of his death, helium was raising them arsenic a azygous genitor successful Ghana, his person Kash Ahmad told BBC News.
"It was an honour and a pleasance to person known and worked with him, and my thoughts and prayers are with his family," helium added.
Other tributes came from the Mitchell Brothers, who wrote: "We were privileged to person worked with you", and praised Sway's "true penmanship level and delivery".
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