Jump Off tonight - The return of the mighty Sway

This is a blatant cut and paste of the Jump Off's press release. Nevertheless lots of interesting juicy info. Seems like Sway's been annointed by American hip hop's great (Lupe Fiasco) and not so good (Akon). The Jump Off's tonight, support coz it's always large and a laugh - and there ain't many hip hop night's you can say that about.

LONDON, Feb 1st -- The official launch of Sways latest release 'The Dotted Lines' Mixtape is to take place at the next monthly 'Jump Off' hip hop event in London's Astoria 2 on Mon 4th Feb.  Sway & Decypha Productions will be in the building with 200 free copies and whoever wins the MC Battle on the night will go into the studio with Sway that week to collaborate on a track.

Since 2004 Sway has dominated the UK Hip Hop Scene winning numerous awards, touring extensively and releasing several hit singles and albums.  The 'DOTTED LINES' Mixtape is Sways first release since signing to Akon's Konvict Muzik label.

The mixtape features Sway's version of Dizzee Rascal's 'Old School' (called 'New Skool'), 'Black Stars' a track about influential Ghanaian role models and based on Bashy's 'Black Boys' series of remixes. It features many of Sway's collaborations from the last couple of years, including those with Mr. Hudson, Ian Brown and Madness amongst many others. There are also recordings of numerous radio appearances, one in which he speaks to the Sway from American Hip Hop celebrities Sway & Tech. The US Sway argues with the UK Sway that Sway DaSafo should not use the same name. MC Charlie Boy also appears in the mixtape. Also featured are Rhymefest, Saigon, Remy Martin, Loick Essien, Tension, Stush and Clinton Sparks.

Established in 2003 'The Jump Off' is the UK's biggest live Hip Hop event, drawing a regular crowd of 700 people to witness the many talents of the UK's best dancers, rappers and fashion designers, its media partners include MySpace & Kiss 100.