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BORN IN THE LATE 7O'S ON THE BEUTIFUL ISLAND OF ST. LUCIA IN THE
CARRIBEAN…SWIGGA HAD NO IDEA THAT THE LIFE AHEAD OF HIM WOULD FILLED
WITH SO MANY UP'S AND DOWNS AND CHANGES..THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF HIS LIFE
HE LIVED ON SEVERAL ISLAND'S (INCLUDINGST.KITTS..ST.THOMAS..VIRGIN
GORDA..ETC..) DUE INPART TO HIS MOTHER BEING A NURSE AND MOVING TO
DIFFERENT ISLANDS AS SHE WAS NEEDED BY HER PROFFESION. AT 8 YEARS OLD
WHEN HIS MOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER, THEY MOVED TO NEW YORK
(NORTHEAST BRONX) IN ORDER FOR HIS MOTHER TO BEGIN TREATMENT, THIS IS
WHEN SWIGGA WAS INTRODUCED TO THE PHENOMENON OF HIPHOP MUSIC BY HEARING
SUCH LEGENDS AS: RAKIM…BIG DADDY KANE…KRS 1 ETC..ALTHOUGH HE WAS STILL
VERY YOUNG, HE BECAME ATTACHED TO THE MUSIC, THE VIBE AND THE WHOLE
HIPHOP LIFESTYLE. > AFTER 5 YEARS OF HIS MOTHER RECEIVING TREATMENT, THE
CANCER HAD SPREAD TOO FAST TO BE CONTAINED, AND SHE PASSED AWAY IN 1991.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TURNING POINT IN HIS YOUNG LIFE, AND ALTHOUGH HE
WROTE DOWN A COUPLE OF LINES BEFORE HIS MOTHERS DEATH, THIS TRAGIC EVENT
MADE HIM WRITE MORE IN ORDER TO EXPRESS HIS FEELINGS ABOUT THAT SUDDEN
AND ABRUPT CHANGE IN HIS LIFE. SOON AFTER HE BEGAN ATTENDENDING THE
STUDIO WITH HIS FRIEND AND MENTOR CHARLEMANGNE..WORKING WITH CHARLEMAGE
HE WAS INTRODUCED TO MR. VOODOO AND LATER ON A-BUTTA, AND THE FORMED A
GROUP CALLED NATURAL ELEMENTS..AFTER RELEASING SEVERAL INDEPENDENT
SINGLES, NE DEVELOPED A HEAVY BUZZ, AND EVENTUALLY INKED A DEAL WITH
TOMMY BOY RECORDS, DURING THAT TIME THEY DID SHOWS OVERSEAS WITH THE
ROOTS..THE FUGEES, RELEAESED A SINGLE AND WAS PLACEDON THE SOUNDTRACK
FOR JET LEE'S MOVIE "BLACKMASK, AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT.. THE DEAL DIDN'T
WORK OUT, BUT IT'S DURING THIS TIME THAT SWIGGAS 2 ND TURNIG POINT WILL
ARISE. > AFTER YEARS OF FENDING FOR HIMSELF, DOING PETTY CRIMES AND
BASICALLY LIVING DAY TO DAY NOT KNOWING WHAT THE FUTURE WOULD HOLD OR
WHERE HIS NEXT MEAL WAS COMING FROM ETC, SWIGGA GOT TO THE POINT WHERE
HE DIDN'T WANNA BE HERE ANYMORE AND HE ATTEMTED SUICIDE (BY TAKING A
MIXTURE OF 40 PLUS PERSCRIPTION PILLS) BUT THANKFULLY IT WAS A FAILED
ATTEMPT, AFTER BEING UNCONCIOUS FOR 3 AND A HALF DAYS, HE WOKE UP IN THE
HOSPITAL BED FEELING LIKE A NEW MAN!… NEEDLESS TO SAY AFTER THIS EVENT,
EVERYTHING CHANGED, BUT FOR THE BETTER!.. ALL ALONG HIS MUSICAL JOURNEY
HIS NAME WAS L-SWIFT…AND THAT'S WHEN HE CHANGED IT TO SWIGGA. SOON AFTER
HE BEGAN HIS LABEL CALLED "AGATHA MUSIC" IN MEMORY OF HIS MOTHER. > NOW
SWIGGA IS REBUILT, RE-ENERGIZED AND REINVENTED! LEARNING FROM ALL THE
UP'S AND DOWNS IN HIS PAST, BOTH MUSIC-WISE AND PERSONALLY, HE IS NOW
FOCUSED AND READY TO TAKE ON THE MUSIC WORLD AND BEYOND! HE IS CURRENTLY
RELEASING A SERIES OF MIX CD'S, CROSS COUNTRY 1 & 2, REINVENT
MYSELF…ANIMAL FEATURES WITH HIS CLIQUE THE "NORTHEAST WILDCATS" ETC, IN
ORDER TO GARNER THE ATTENTION OF THE MAJORS LABELS AND EVENTUALLY
ACHIEVE THE SUCCESS HE (ALONG WITH EVERYBODY THAT HEARS HIS MUSIC)
KNOW'S HE IS READY FOR. SWIGGA IS WELL AWARE OF THE CLIMATE OF THE MUSIC
HE GREW UP LOVING AND STUDYING, BUT HE'S ALSO KEEPS HIS EARS TUNED TOP
40 RADIO… ALTERNATIVE ROCK ETC, AND PRIDES HIMSELF ON BEING A
"SONGWRITER" AND NOT JUST A "RAPPER".. HIS MUSIC SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. |