An icon of hip-hop culture and a pivotal part of the MTV News team, Sway has been a staple of the music-news arena for more than a decade.

In 2004 Sway was a key correspondent for MTV's Choose or Lose campaign, which surpassed its goal of getting 20 million 18- to 30-year-olds to the polls, and played a vital role in informing young voters about the power they could have on election day. He interviewed Republican National Committee Chair Ed Gillespie on "Total Request Live" to introduce Reggie the Registration Rig, the Republican Party's mobile registration unit, and reported on the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network's conference to engage and inform young black voters. Sway also co-moderated a panel on "Hate Crimes and How to End College Racism" at the 95th NAACP Annual Convention in July 2004. While in Philadelphia for the convention, he took to the streets with hip-hop mogul Diddy to register young voters and tell them about the issues that are were stake in that election year.

Sway also reported for MTV News from both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. He joined the cast of "The West Wing," Rock the Vote and Esquire magazine at the Esquire House in Los Angeles to host an evening called Young Hollywood Votes! on the night of the final presidential debate. He appeared at Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/Push Coalition conference to discuss the opportunities that exist for young blacks in today's society. In addition, Sway hosted "Choose or Lose: Drug Wars," a special that explored the ways each presidential candidate's views on drug policy could affect young voters on — and after — election day.

Sway continues to cover many of the issues you see on MTV and think.mtv.com, including Choose or Lose.