In 2017, Farai moved to Canada to pursue a degree in Business Administration. He decided to settle in the Canadian province of Newfoundland & Labrador, and attended the Memorial University of Newfoundland. He claims that the reason why he chose Canada was because he felt it was the next world hub for music, and was inspired by some of his favourite artists who have come out of Canada such as Drake, NF, and The Weeknd. While undertaking his Bachelor's degree, Farai decided to pursue his love of music and began teaching himself how to use digital audio workstations and working to purchase the hardware and software he would need to make music by himself. After releasing a few singles between 2018 and 2019, Farai announced on his social media that he would be releasing his debut album. "Day Dreaming" was released on October 23, 2020 and signalled his arrival on the music scene. The album consisted of 14 songs with a total runtime of 40 minutes, and was very well received within the region. "Day Dreaming" outlined his struggles with mental health and suicide through songs like "Addiction", as well as his feelings about past and present relationships in "Heartbreak" and "Reminisce". The album announced King Sway's arrival in a music scene where hip-hop was underrepresented and made a huge splash in the local media. CBC St. John's The Morning Show described his sound and cadence as "like that of a younger Kendrick [Lamar]", and The A&R Factory review compared his song "Reminisce" to Eminem's icon hit, "Stan". "Addiction" in particular became a hot topic in the media earning him spots on CBC and NTV respectively. The story behind the song is that it was first posted as a snippet online, and immediately Sway received messages sharing similar experiences and gratitude for his vulnerability. It motivated him to finish the song which became one of the pillars of the album. The success of the album earned Farai recognition and he was nominated for MusicNL's Hip-Hop artist of the year 2020.

 

2021- Present

 

King Sway Performing at MusicNL Awards in December 2021

Throughout the year, Sway released 6 singles, the most notable of these singles being "Winter". Winter was released in March, and channeled raw emotion to deliver emotionally driven lyricism and the kind of witty wordplay that had become expected from him. He performed the song on CBC's Beyond the 6, and the song was also featured on the popular CBC St. Johns radio show First Listen and the locally televised Tombolo Multicultural Festival in St John's. Sway would then perform at Lawnya Vawnya’s Cyber Spring festival and this would lead to the release of the music video for "Winter". King Sway would go on to be nominated for a further 3 MusicNL awards for 2021 and perform at the award gala. In January of 2022, King Sway would release a new single titled "Petty King" and be nominated for his first East Coast Music Awards. He was also the  MusicNL and Association of New Canadians NL's featured artist for Black History Month 2022. In March he was featured as part of The Story and The Song on CBC Radio, with his song “Breathless” which was named after the last words by George Floyd , “I can’t breathe”. King Sway would then go on to showcase at the East Coast Music Awards held in Fredericton, New Brunswick in May 2022. After the ECMA's, he announced a joint EP "Boy Meets Girl" with Ife Alaba that was released on the 29th of July featuring 5 brand new tracks.