London based rapper Sway is to be honoured at the inaugural Hip Hop Awards of US TV network Black Entertainment Television. The rap artist, nominated for the Mercury Prize this year, of course, will receive the best UK Hip Hop act gong, voted for by MTV Base viewers, and by BBC 1Xtra listeners.
Speaking about the award, which he will receive at a ceremony in Atlanta on 12 Nov, Sway told 1Xtra: "I'm over the moon. It's a massive opportunity for me and hip-hop in the UK in general."
Adding that he hoped the award would help him get a foothold in the US market, he continued: "I'm going to capitalise on it as much as I can. Stickers are going on every new CD I do."