Demetrius Savelio (born 28 June 1981), better known by his
stage name Savage, is a
New Zealand rapper of
Samoan descent, and a former member of
hip hop group the
Deceptikonz. In 2009, he became the first New Zealand hip hop artist in history to have a commercial single ("
Swing") achieve platinum certification status in the
United States for selling over one million copies. The "International Breakthrough" accolade of the
Pacific Music Awards was created in his honour.