Dcypha Productions (sometimes credited as Dcypha Records or simply just Dcypha) is a UK-based production group founded by Sway and established under

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's Konvict Records.

Background

Sway established Dcypha Productions, in 2004, to enable him to release his

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and debut solo album

This Is My Demo ''This Is My Demo'' is the debut album from British rapper Sway. It was released on 5 February 2006 and produced by Sway for Dcypha Productions. It consists mainly of R&B and British hip hop. The album was critically well received and spent t ...

. The first members of Dcypha Productions were Sway, Bigz and Pyrelli. Soon after Sway appointed DJ/Producer DJ Turkish and producer Shux to Dcypha Productions. Shux and Sway produced most of

which was critically received and reached the UK Top 100 and had two Top 50 Singles. Sway‘s second album

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was released in 2008 which was released under Akon’s

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. Sway signed Silverstone to his label as a producer shortly before the album’s release and he produced a track on the album. Silverstone is an accomplished producer amongst UK Hip-Hop and is talented with different instruments. Shortly after the album’s release Sway also signed the final member of Dcypha Productions in a young upcoming producer called

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Artists pasts and present

* Sway * Tiggs Da Author * DJ Turkish *

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* D.Tail *

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* Britizen Kane * Aaron Davies

Notes

*The name "Dcypha" is actually mentioned at the beginning of a few of Sway's songs, most notably "the arrival of Dcypha" at the beginning of "This Is My Demo" and "the return of Dcypha" at the beginning of "Fit 4 A King". Lyrics of these and other songs that name-drop the label commonly misinterpret the lyric, hearing and transcribing it as either "decipher", "decihper" or "cyphaa", among a few other oddball interpretations.Lyric website genius.com
/span> notably has the lyric correctly interpreted, though only in "This Is My Demo"'s case, as the lyric page for "Fit 4 A King" still cites the lyric as "Cyphaa"

References

External links

Dcypha Productions
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