Savage was the first New Zealand hip hop artist to have a commercial single achieve platinum certification status in the United States.

[4] Savage grew up in Samoa and South Auckland, New Zealand, raised by his mother and siblings.

Their big break came in 1999 when they were signed to South Auckland (Papatoetoe) hip hop label Dawn Raid Entertainment.

In 2007, Swing featured in a club scene for the United States film Knocked Up and was also included on the movie soundtrack album.

[9] Following the success of appearing in "Knocked Up", Swing was released as a single for the United States in 2008, and remix versions were made with American rappers Soulja Boy Tell 'Em and Pitbull.

[13] In 2012, Savage featured on the Jade Louise single "Vibrations"[14] which was the theme song for the television series The GC.

The song peaked at number one in New Zealand and was certified 2× Platinum by Recorded Music NZ.

It also reached the top five in Finland[18] and won "Highest Selling Single" at the 2015 New Zealand Music Awards.

The official video was overseen by world-famous choreographer Parris Goebel who runs the Palace Dance Studio in Savage's hometown of Auckland.