'SPIN' Remembers Baltimore's DJ K-Swift, Who Died Yesterday at 29, Via Its Archives
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Yesterday morning, popular Baltimore DJ and radio personality K-Swift died in a reported swimming pool accident at her home. In tribute, SPIN.com encourages readers to check out this piece from the December 2005 issue of Spin on the Baltimore club scene, which heavily highlights K-Swift and her role as not just local celebrity DJ, but regional role model.
K-Swift, born Khia Edgerton, was known for being one of the most preeminent on-air mix-show DJs in the country during her tenure at Baltimore's 92Q Jams station. In addition, she was a member of both the Violator All-Star DJ Coalition and the all-female hip-hop collective the Murda Mamis. In a statement, Violator CEO Chris Lighty said, "DJ K-Swift was one of the kindest individuals I have come across in my travels. She represented Violator and, more importantly, hip-hop. Our prayers go out to her family. She will be missed."
- Posted By Candice-Jones
07.22.08 6:30 PM
K-Swift is awesome. She will be missed. :(
07.22.08 4:52 PM
What a shame, and my condolences to her family and the people of Bmore. It's weird, I was watching an old ep of "The Wire" just last night, and they mentioned K-Swift. Two gangsters from Baltimore were trying to suss out if another guy was from New York or a local - and didn't want to ask him straight out, so they were trying to concoct a question about that only Bmore people would know - and they mentioned KS and the club scene, along with the radio program she DJ'd. Shows how entrenched the woman was. Bummer.