By Philip Imoni
Ezekiel Georgewill best known with stage name Swayvee, is a singer, songwriter and rapper with a budding music career. Born on the 17th of March, 2000 in the bustling city of Lagos, he hails from Akuku-Toru, local government area in Rivers State, Nigeria.
Swayvee was raised in Port Harcourt, and It’s believed that Rivers State has produced some of the best Afrobeats artists in Africa.
Ezekiel Georgewill, studied at Rootway Comprehensive College, Port Harcourt for his secondary education and later he gained admission in 2017, to study Computer Science in University Of Uyo, he earned his Bachelor’s degree in 2022.
In the early years of his career, he Initially used the name “Fatal Emcee”, and formerly known as Swayzee, the rapper later switched his stage name to Swayvee, marking a new testament as a professional music artist, the name coined out of ‘Swavey’ a music style introduced to the industry by American singer, Tory Lanez.
Swayvee although born in lagos was raised in a family with no music interest in the city of Port Harcourt. He grew up as a freestyle rapper going by the name ‘Fatal Emcee’ before he ventured into music as a profession. He had a level of inspiration and dexterity with his rap lines at battle grounds.
Highly influenced by RnB trap star Tory Lanes, Swayvee began building his fanbase by releasing exclusive freestyles on Audiomack, which he dropped as episodes of a series named “how to sway”, his fanbase has grown into a large community which he calls ‘Shhtars’.
Like Samson from the bible, SwayVee seems to have a very strong connection with his hair.
“My hair is my favourite and most important part of my body” he shared.
Coming from just street battle freestyles to being signed, and finally going independent, Swayvee launched his music entertainment called ‘WeirdSid3’, he has dropped serval projects including the single ‘DMS’, recorded on 2020, but released worldwide in 2021.
Swayvee is that artist whose music journey would remain in the sands of time due to he impact in the music industry.
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