Mavado — The Gully God
Introduction:
Born David Constantine Brooks on 30 November 1981 in the Cassava Piece community of Kingston, Jamaica, Mavado — known as the Gully God — is one of the most commercially successful and internationally connected Jamaican dancehall artists of the 2000s. Mentored by Bounty Killer, whose Alliance crew he joined, Mavado built a career through gritty, authentic storytelling rooted in his inner-city Kingston upbringing. He was awarded the MOBO Award for Best Reggae Act in 2008. Rolling Stone named him Best Reggae Artist in 2008. He signed to DJ Khaled's We the Best Music Group (a Cash Money/Republic Records imprint) in 2011. He appeared on Drake's "Find Your Love" video. He featured on G-Unit's T.O.S. album alongside Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks — the only non-G-Unit feature on that record. His singles "Real McKoy" and "Weh Dem a Do" became anthems across Jamaica, the Caribbean and urban radio worldwide.
Cassava Piece, Bounty Killer & The Rise:
Growing up in Cassava Piece — a tough uptown Kingston community — David Brooks was introduced to music through his grandmother's church. His peers admired Bounty Killer, and when Bounty Killer heard the young Brooks and brought him under his wing, it set the trajectory for everything that followed. Under Bounty Killer's guidance and with manager Julian Jones-Griffith, he adopted the name Mavado — inspired by the Swiss watchmaker Movado, with the spelling altered. His debut single "Real McKoy" on the Anger Management Riddim was an instant hit across Jamaica, the Caribbean and the US. But his breakthrough came with "Weh Dem a Do" — which peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart and announced him internationally.
His "Gully" identity — representing the Cassava Piece side of Kingston in dancehall's defining rivalry with Vybz Kartel's "Gaza" — made him one of the most talked-about artists in Jamaica during the late 2000s. His 2007 VP Records debut album Gangsta for Life: The Symphony of David Brooks contained the tracks "Real McKoy" and "Last Night" — both featured on Grand Theft Auto IV's in-game radio. He collaborated with Jay-Z, Akon, Wyclef Jean, Jah Cure, Rick Ross and Flo Rida, building the cross-genre profile that led to his 2011 We the Best signing.
Mavado - The Best Of - Track Listing:
01 Chinchilla Choons - Skit - (G.Whizz).mp3
02 Weh Dem A Do - Mavado.mp3
03 Last Night - Mavado.mp3
04 Pon Di Gully Side - Mavado.mp3
05 Real Mckoy With A Full Clip - Mavado Feat. Busy Signal.mp3
06 Dreaming - Mavado.mp3
07 Money Changer - Mavado.mp3
08 So Special - Mavado.mp3
09 Top Shotta Nah Miss.mp3
10 Money Box - Mavado.mp3
11 Touch The Road - Mavado.mp3
12 No Chorus - Mavado.mp3
13 Nuh Fraid A Dem - Mavado.mp3
14 Dem A Fag - Kartel Diss - Mavado.mp3
15 Chinchilla Choons - Skit ( Tony Curtis ).mp3
16 Chinchilla Exclusive - Interlude ) Mavado.mp3
17 Progress - Dj Khaled Ft Mavado.mp3
18 Bad Anytime - Mavado.mp3
19 Me And My Dogs - Mavado.mp3
20 Hope And Pray - Mavado.mp3
21 Badman Place- Mavado _ Busy Signal - Planet Rock Remix.mp3
22 Japanese - Remix - Mavado.mp3
23 Like I See It - Mavado Ft Jah Cure & Rick Ross.mp3
24 Dying - Mavado Ft Serani.mp3
25 All Dem A Talk - Mavado.mp3
26 Born & Raised - Mavado.mp3
27 Dem a Talk - Mavado.mp3
28 Let Me Go - Mavado.mp3
29 Starboy - Mavado.mp3
30 Chinchilla Choons - Skit - (G.Whizz).mp3
31 Never Believe You - Mavado.mp3
32 Pon Di Ting - Mavado.mp3
33 Gyal A Mad Ova - Mavado.mp3
34 Give It All To Me - Mavado Feat. Nicki Minaji.mp3
35 One By One - featuring Mavado.mp3
36 Come Into My Room - Mavado Ft Stacious.mp3
37 Feeling Lonely - Mavado.mp3
38 High Under - Mavado.mp3
39 Squeeze Breast - Mavado.mp3
40 Stulesha - Mavado.mp3
41 Stulla - Mavado.mp3
42 Do It Again - Mavado.mp3
43 Wine Up Your Body - Mavado Ft Flexx.mp3
44 Chinchilla Choons - Skit ( Tony Curtis ).mp3
45 Final Destination (Remix)- Mavado.mp3
46 I Know U Want Me - Mavado.mp3
47 Unchanging Love - Mavado Ft Dj Khaled.mp3
48 My Heart - Mavado Ft Wayne Marshall.mp3
49 Swing on - Mavado.mp3
50 Car Back - Mavado.mp3
51 No Freak - Mavado.mp3
52 A So You Move - Mavado.mp3
53 My League - Mavado.mp3
54 Konshens Talks About The Big ,Bad Chinchilla Choons).mp3
55 Kill Them Slowly - Mavado -The Best Of .mp3
56 Sadness - Mavado.mp3
57 Mama - Mavado.mp3
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Key Albums & Singles:
- Gangsta for Life: The Symphony of David Brooks (2007, VP Records)
- Key singles: "Real McKoy", "Weh Dem a Do", "So Special", "Delilah", "Give It All to Me" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
Mavado on Reggae On A Stick: 
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