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According to recent studies by the CDC, did you know that only 1 out of every 5 U.S. Adults get enough physical activity to gain substantial health benefits? May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month! Kelly KinKaid and Sway welcomed certified trainers Antwane Davis(@explosivehoops) and Muhammad(@stam1naapparel) to share simple tips on exercise and nutrition [...]

On our latest edition of First Aid with Kelly Kinkaid, history-maker, Tionna Smalls stopped by Sway in the Morning. Not only is she the first African American female to have her own show on MTV, but the 28-year-old East New York Native also has ‘Author’ at the top of her resume. While on Sway’s shade [...]

On this week’s edition of Get in the Game, we had Big Binky out of Waco, Texas join us on Sway in the Morning. This southern gentleman has been rapping for 8 years and played us a couple records for our citizens to vote. Should he get in the game — or sit on the [...]

On this week’s edition of Get in the Game, Oscar O’Malley sent over a couple of his records for Sway in the Morning to play for the Citizens; Billy Butcher & Ol’ Dirty Snorlax. After pressing play on both records, the citizens called in — should we put him in the game or sit him [...]

At the top of the week, as we do every week on Sway in the Morning, we play new music in our A&R Room and have our citizens vote on which record should be played on Shade 45. This edition was a little different though — aside from having Rich Nice and DJ Wonder in [...]

May is National Stroke Awareness month. Did you know in the United States, Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death, killing over 133,000 people each year, and a leading cause of serious, long-term adult disability. Dr. Rani Whitfield (@thahiphopdoc) joined Kelly Kinkaid (@kellykinkaid) and Sway (@realsway) to discuss key factors of Strokes and simple [...]

In honor of today, The A&R Room and present Baker’s Delight vol.2 “Hempxotic,” a compilation of various Hemp songs some have been featured on Shade 45′s Sway in the Morning. Spear headed by A&R Executive Rich Nice, esteemed music writer Shaheem Reid, producer DJ Wonder & Music Director, Reef the Streets. Download HERE and stream [...]

One of OWN’s highlighted show, Iyanla VanZant’s Fix My Life season premiere featured platinum rapper DMX. After viewing the show and seeing the continued downward spiral of his addiction, Kelly KinKaid (@KellyKinkaid) brought to the citizens the discussion of Addiction with Psychotherapist Andrea Wise Brown (@awisebrown). Are you an addict or know someone who is? [...]

As we do on the A&R Room every Monday, Rich Nice, Shaheem Reid, DJ Wonder and Reef the Streets bring a record to Sway in the Morning and ask the citizens what they think about each record. The song with the most votes, gets to be played on the Shade 45 Sirius XM channel. This [...]

On today’s edition of Get in the Game, we passed the mic to 15 year old singer and guitarist, Kate Grahn of the group Traction. We played her single, Private School Girls, on Shade 45 and let the Citizens decide on the record… Get in the Game, or Sit on the Bench? Listen below. Ever [...]