- Mavado( David Constantine Brooks )【 272 songs in total 】
- David Constantine Brooks (born 30 November 1981), better known by his stage name Mavado, is a Jamaican deejay, singer and songwriter, signed to We the Best Music Group and Cash Money Records.
David Constantine Brooks was raised in Kingston, Jamaica's Cassava Piece community.
He cites the music of Bounty Killer as an early influence. The boyhood idol became his mentor when at the age of 15, Bounty took him under his wing to show him the ropes of the music industry and introduced him to his manager, dancehall music business legend Julian Jones-Griffith, who would go on to manage Mavado's illustrious career. He decided to name himself 'Mavado' after the Swiss watch company Movado, with his manager altering the spelling.
Mavado's first single, 'Real McKoy', was released in 2004 and was his breakthrough single. He further established himself with the follow-up record 'Weh Dem a Do', on the Red Bull & Guinness riddim, that had the distinction of hitting Billboard. After a string of hits in 2005 and 2006, Mavado released the album Gangsta for Life: The Symphony of David Brooks 10 July 2007 on VP Records. 'Weh Dem A Do' and 'Dying', two singles from the album, were featured heavily on R&B/hip-hop radio in the US and around the world.
That same year brought Mavado off-stage controversy, as he was unlawfully detained by Jamaican police. While in police custody, the singer claims he was thrown through a glass window, slicing three fingers in the process, which were sewn up at a local hospital. Police claimed Mavado escaped from custody, even though they let him walk out of the police station and go to the hospital with his manager. He was later arrested and charged with shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm in relation to an event occurring 27 July 2007. He was later freed of all charges.[citation needed]
In March 2008, Mavado was featured performing a rendition of his song 'Real McKoy' for Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer #4 'Everyone's a Rat'. 'Real McKoy', along with 'Last Night' (both from the album Gangsta for Life), were also featured in the game on the radio station 'Massive B Radio'.
Mavado was also 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 in 2008. He was the only non G-Unit feature on the album.
In 2008 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, Snoop Dogg and JAY Z.
Mavado formed his own label, Mansion Records, in 2011, which debuted with the single 'Delilah' that was given mainstream US radio rotation. Along with Bounty Killer, he has cited 2Pac as a childhood idol, comparing the late rapper's life to his own.
In 2011, Mavado recorded with U.K. grime artist Chipmunk on the track 'Every Gyal'.
On 1 September 2011, Mavado appeared on the Angie Martinez show on New York's Hot 97 radio station to announce that he had signed a deal with DJ Khaled's record label We the Best Music Group. Mavado released three singles 'Emergency' featuring Ace Hood, Soulja girl and 'Survivor' featuring Akon on We the Best Music Group.
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, it was announced that Mavado will feature in the upcoming 'Shottas 2' a sequel to the Shottas movie, which starred Ky-Mani Marley and Spragga Benz
In 2016, Mavado's song 'Progress' on The Mineral Boss Records Produced 'Money Boss Riddim' was featured in DJ Khaled's 'Major Key' album. a 14 track album. The album is nominated for the 2017 Grammy Awards on the 'best rap' album category.
Personal life
Mavado married his current wife Monique McKenzie in a secret wedding in 2012 in USA. They have two children, Vuitton and Daisy. Mavado also has three other children from two different relationships, Danielle and Dante, and Gavyn.
Discography
Albums
2007: Gangsta for Life: The Symphony of David Brooks
2009: Mr. Brooks...A Better Tomorrow
Singles
'Million Dollar Man' (2013)
'Tie Yuh' (2014)
'Ben Ova' (2014)
'My Own' (2014)
'Ghetto Bible' (2015)
'My League' (2015)
'Progress' (2016)
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Lyricist
Composer
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9 Live
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2
A Boy Like Me
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3
A Father's Prayer(Provided)
2007
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4
A Snitch's Eulogy(Provided)
2007
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5
A So You Move
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6
Again & Again
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7
Agony (Edit)
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8
Agony (Raw)
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9
Agony
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10
AK 47
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11
Aktion Pak - Album Version (Edited)
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12
Aktion Pak
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13
All About You
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14
All Dem a Talk
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15
All Faces
2012
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16
All Night
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17
Always On My Mind (Raw)
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18
Always On My Mind
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19
Amazing Grace
David Brooks, Stephen David Mcgregor
2007
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20
Angriest Introduction(Provided)
2007
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21
APB(Provided)
2007
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22
At the Top
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23
Baby Girl
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24
Bad Anytime (Radio)
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25
Bad Anytime
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26
Beat & Teach
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27
Belt Buckle
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28
Ben Ova (Live)
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29
Ben Ova
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30
Big Bumpa Gal
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31
Big League
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32
Blood Moon
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33
Body Look (Raw)
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34
Body Look
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35
Born & Raised
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36
Born And Raised
2007
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37
Box of Money (Live)
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38
BRUKOUT
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39
Can't Bad Mi Up
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40
Can't Happen
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41
Can't Take Wi Life ft. Di Genius
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42
Caribbean Girl
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43
Caribbean Girls (Raw)
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44
Caribbean Girls
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45
Cassava Piece Radio(Provided)
2007
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46
Chat Too Much
2007
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47
Cherish My Love (Clean)
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48
Cherish My Love
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49
Chiney K
D Brooks, Stephen Mcgregor
2009
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50
Clean Everyday
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51
Clear D Way
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52
Cleara
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53
Come Into My Room
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54
Come Roun
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55
Cyaan Hold Me Again
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56
Darkness
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57
Dash Weh Smaddy
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58
David's Interlude(Provided)
2007
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59
David's Psalm(Provided)
2009
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60
Definition Of A Gangster(Provided)
2007
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61
Delilah (Diplo Remix)
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62
Delilah (Genius Mix)
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63
Delilah
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64
Dem A Pree
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65
Dem a Talk
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66
Dem a Try Style Man
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67
Dem Alone (dub)
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68
Dem Alone
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69
Dem Nuh Bad
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70
Dem Nuh Man
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71
Dem Run Eeen
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72
Diamond Look
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73
Disrespect
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74
Do Road (Live)
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75
Don't Cry
2007
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76
Don't Give a F#ck
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77
Don't Wanna Be a Memory
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78
Don't Worry (Live)
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79
Don't Worry
David Constantine Brooks, Craig Harrisingh, David Harrisingh, Craig Serani Marsh
2009
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80
Dreaming
2007
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81
Dress to Impress
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82
Duh Weh Yuh Waan
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83
Dutty Gun(Provided)
2007
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84
Dying
David Brooks, Craig Harrisingh, David Harrisingh, Craig Marsh
2007
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85
Every Situation(Provided)
2009
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86
Everything
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87
Fall Rain Fall
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88
Feel Like
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89
Fiesta
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90
Final Destination (Live)
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91
Final Destination (Raw)
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92
Final Destination - Clean
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93
Fly Again
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94
Forever
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95
Fresh Cash
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96
Friends With Benefits (Live)
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97
Friends With Benefits
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98
Funeral (Popcaan Diss)
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99
Funeral Bell
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100
Gal a Mad Ova
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101
Gal yuh Sexy (Radio)
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102
Gal Yuh Sexy
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103
Gangsta Nuh Play
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104
Gangster Don't Play
David Constantine Brooks, Victan Edmund, David Harrisingh, L White
2009
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105
Get Up
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106
Ghetto Bible
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107
Give Her Everything
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108
Give It All To Me
2013
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109
Goodbye To My Haters
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110
Gully Side
2007
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111
Gyal a Mad Ova (Live)
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112
Gyal A Mad Ova
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113
Gyal Bend Ova
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114
Gyal Wine
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115
Heartbeat
2007
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116
Herbs
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117
Hide & Seek
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118
High Life
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119
Hope & Pray
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120
Hope and Pray
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121
Hotta Than Bread (Radio)
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122
Hotter Than Bread
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123
House Cleaning (dub)
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124
I Know U Want Me
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125
I Know You Want Me
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126
I Swear
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127
I'm so Special (Remix)
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128
Im So Special
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129
In Di Car Back
David Constantine Brooks, Stephen Mcgregor
2009
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130
In God We Trust
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131
In This World
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132
Inna Di Car Back
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133
Invisible
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134
It's Raining Again
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135
Jah Is My Everything
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136
Jailhouse
2009
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137
Jimmy D Ratt(Provided)
2007
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138
Jump Out
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139
Kill Dem Slowly (Dancehall Sings Riddim - Love)
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140
Kite Style
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141
Last Night (Radio Edit)
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142
Last Night
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143
Laugh & Gwan
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144
Let Me Go
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145
Let's Go On
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146
Life Of A G
2009
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147
Like Me
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148
Live Blanket (Crank It)
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149
Live My Life (Edit)
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150
Live My Life
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151
Love In Your Heart
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152
Luv Me Girl
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153
Mak 90
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154
Mama Say
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155
Mama
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156
March Out (Raw)
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157
Me & My Dogs
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158
Me And My Dogs
2007
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159
Me Nuh Scared
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160
Memory
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161
Messiah
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162
Million Dollar Man
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163
Mind How Yuh Dis Mi
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164
Model & Pose
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165
Money a Di Right Ting
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166
Money Box
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167
Money Changer
David Constantine Brooks, Shane Connery Brown, Collin Demarco Edwards
2009
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168
Money
David Constantine Brooks, Stephen Mcgregor
2009
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169
Money, Girls & Fun
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170
Movie Star
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171
Mr Dead
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172
My League
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173
My Love (Radio Edit)
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174
My Love
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175
My Own (Live)
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176
Nah Use Dem
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177
Neva Believe U
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178
Neva Believe You
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179
Never Believe You
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180
Night Falls
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181
Nine Life
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182
Nine Lives
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183
No Freak
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184
No Friend
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185
No Time Fi Trace
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186
Nobody Till Somebody Kills You
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187
Nuh Bleach Wid Cream
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188
Nuh Fraid a Dem - Edit
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189
Nuh Fraid a Dem - Raw
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190
Nuh Fraid a Dem
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191
Nuh Trust Fren
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192
On The Rock (Remix)
2009
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193
On The Rock
David Brooks, Collin Edwards, Trevor James
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194
Only If You
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195
Out There its Real
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196
Overcome
David Constantine Brooks, Stephen David Mcgregor
2009
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197
Paypa (Paper)
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198
Pepa
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199
Peppa
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200
Pepper
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201
Pon Di Gully (Born & Grow)
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202
Pon Di Ting
David Brooks, Sean Reid
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203
Progress
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204
Protect Me
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205
Real Killa (No Chorus)
2009
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206
Real Killer (No Chorus)
David Constantine Brooks, Stephen Mcgregor
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207
Real McCoy With A Full Clip(Provided)
2007
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208
Real Mckoy
David Brooks, Reanno Gordon, Craig Harrisingh, David Harrisingh, Craig Marsh
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209
Red Rose
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210
Ride All Night (My Kinda Girl)
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211
Sadness(Provided)
2007
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212
Set Me Free
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213
Settle Down (Destiny) (Soca)
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214
Settle Down
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215
Settle Down, Pt. 2 (Radio)
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216
Shadow
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217
She Beat Him
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218
She's the One
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219
Sick Like Flu (Radio)
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220
Sick Like Flu
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221
Smoke a Mi Law
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222
So Bazzel
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223
So Blessed
David Constantine Brooks, Stephen David Mcgregor
2009
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224
So Special (Live)
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225
So Special
David Constantine Brooks, D Kelly, Linton Timajae White
2009
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226
Special Kinda Gyal
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227
Squeeze Breast
2007
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228
Star Bwoy
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229
Starlight
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230
Stay Far
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231
Still Stand Up
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232
Sting Dem
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233
Story (Mildew Riddim)
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234
Story
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235
Straight - (RAW)
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236
Stullesha
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237
Sweetest Time
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238
Terror By Day
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239
The Messiah
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240
The Truth (Ghetto)
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241
They Fear Me
2007
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242
Think About Me (Remastered)
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243
Think About Me
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244
This Morning
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245
Tie Yuh (Live)
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246
Tie Yuh (Persian Mat)
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247
Top Shotta Nah Miss
2007
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248
Touch and Leggo
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249
Touch Di Road
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250
Touch The Road
2007
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251
Triple Murda
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252
True
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253
Tump
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254
Unchanging Love
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255
Up Like 7
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256
Up To
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257
Walk Out (Radio)
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258
War Is in the Air
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259
Way We Roll
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260
Weed & Hennessy (Explicit)
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261
Weh Dem a Do (Coki - Digital Mystikz & Undergroud Ice Remix
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262
Weh Dem a Do (Coki remix)
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263
Weh Dem a Do (Live)
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264
Weh Dem A Do
2007
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265
Welcome To The Armagedeon(Provided)
2009
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266
What's Love
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267
When U Feel Lonely
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268
When You Feel Lonely (Live)
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269
When You Feel Lonely
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270
Which Gal(Provided)
2009
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271
Wildest Thing (Radio)
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272
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