Departures of note

Derek Andrew Safo, known professionally as Sway and later Sway DaSafo, was a British rapper born in Hornsey, north London to Ghanaian parents. After starting in the groups Phynix Crew and One, he went solo and released a series of mixtapes before his breakout single Little Derek reached the UK Top 40 in 2006. His debut album This Is My Demo earned critical acclaim, a four-star Guardian review, and the Mobo award for best hip-hop act in 2005, making him the first unsigned act to win that honour; the album was also nominated for the Mercury Prize, losing to the Arctic Monkeys' debut.