Born: November 30, 1981
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
David Constantine Brooks, aka Mavado, is a Jamaican deejay, singer, and songwriter signed to We the Best Music Group and formerly to Cash Money Records.
Mavado's first single, Real McKoy, was released in 2004 and was his breakthrough single. He hit the Billboard charts with his record Weh Dem a Do on the Red Bull & Guinness riddim (rhythm).
Mavado released the album Gangsta for Life: The Symphony of David Brooks in July 2007 on VP Records. "
In March 2008, he was featured performing a rendition of his song Real McKoy for Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer #4 ", Everyone's a Rat. Real McKoy and Last Night were also featured in the game.
In 2008, he was featured on the G-Unit track Let It Go along with Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks for the album T.O.S: Terminate on Sight. That same year, Mavado was given the prestigious UK MOBO Award for Best Reggae Act.
In April 2010, Mavado starred as a gangster in Drake's song Find Your Love for Drake's album Thank Me Later.
He has also collaborated with Busta Rhymes, Wyclef, Ludacris, Birdman, Fabolous, Ace Hood, Akon, 50 Cent's G-Unit, Snoop Dogg, and JAY Z.
Mavado formed his label, Mansion Records, in 2011, which debuted with the single Delilah.
In May 2012, he was convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and malicious destruction of property after a driving incident and was fined a total of $100,000. An appeal against the sentence was unsuccessful.
In 2012, Mavado was featured in Shottas 2, which starred Ky-Mani Marley and Spragga Benz.
In 2016, Mavado's song Progress on The Mineral Boss Records Produced "Money Boss Riddim" The album was nominated for the 2017 Grammy Awards in the "best rap" album category.
In 2018, Mavado collaborated with Sean Paul on an inspirational song called I'm Sanctify.