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Darin Swain (born September 2nd, 1982), known by his stage name Philly Swain, is a Philadelphia based rapper /Battle rapper. He was born in the Southwest section of Philadelphia. Swain did his first show for a promoter at the age of six. In the year 2000 Swain performed in shows with The Brat, Master P, Trina, and Missy Elliot.

In April of 2002, Swain signed with a local label named, Take Down Records, owned by the now infamous Alton “Ace Capone” Coles. Swain performed at the Spectrum along with Jay-Z, Lil-Mo, State Property, Dip set, Clipse and Fabulous. In 2007 he appeared on 106th and Park, where he became the first winner from Philadelphia, and 31-0 at the MTV Fight Klub. Swain starred in “Hustle Diaries”, displaying Philly Swain’s life on Take Down Records (a local records label). Hustle Diaries was filmed by Viacom and directed by Barry Michael Cooper, writer of New Jack City, Sugar Hill, and Above the Rim. Swain was featured in two songs (Me & Salute) on Jamie Knights Album “The Secrets Out” Released in the summer of 2007.

In November 2008 when his Grind Time battle premiered on Worldstarhiphop.com it was viewed over 1,000,000 times in seven days. In 2012 Philly Swain won the Eminem Red Bull Tournament in Philly as the Best M.C. and traveled too Detroit to battle in the final competition for Best Red Bull Freestyle M.C. On October 31, 2010 Philly Swain’s & Alchemist dropped a street mix tape called” Its Dad” on iTunes. He continues to Battle and Destroy M.C.’s with GrindtimeNow.com and is now also officially the general manager of Grind Time Philadelphia. With seven projects since 2007, Swain has managed to mix tape circuit. Swain is one of the only rapper in the world with a BMX sponsor; he rides for “Cult”.