What is Mavado net worth?
Net worth | $2 million |
Source of wealth | Professional Singer |
Date of Birth | 30 November 1980 |
Nationality | Jamaican |
Mavado net worth 2024: David Constantine Brooks better known by his stage name Mavado, is a Jamaican dancehall singer who has a net worth of $2 million. He is signed to We the Best Music Group and formerly to Cash Money Records.
Biography
David Constantine Brooks was raised in Kingston, Jamaica’s Cassava Piece community. He cites the music of Bounty Killer as an early influence. Bounty took him under his wing to show him the ropes of the music industry and introduced him to his manager, Julian Jones-Griffith. He decided to name himself “Mavado” after the Swiss watch company Movado, with his manager altering the spelling.
In 2005, Mavado had his breakthrough with his first single, “Real McKoy”. 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.
The single “Dying” from the album was featured heavily on New York’s WQHT (Hot 97) R&B/hip-hop radio station.
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” were also featured in the game on the radio station “Massive B Radio”.
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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 in 2008. He was the only non-G-Unit feature on the album. In 2008 Mavado was given the UK MOBO Award for Best Reggae Act.
Mavado’s song “Progress” on the Mineral Boss Records produced “Money Boss Riddim” was featured in DJ Khaled’s Major Key album. The album was nominated for the 2017 Grammy Awards on the “best rap” album category.
In 2017, Mavado, Alkaline and Jahmiel formed a camp known as MVP, which Mavado claimed to be the “biggest thing” in dancehall at that time.
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He collaborated with Sean Paul for an inspirational song called “I’m Sanctify”. In 2019, Mavado released a song called “Top Shotta Is Back” On a Riddim called The Aircraft Riddim produced by Chimney Records.
In 2020, Mavado recorded and released a Drake diss song called “Enemy Line”.
Mavado Net Worth
Mavado net worth is currently purged at $2 million. He is among the richest Jamaican artistes. Mavado’s main source of his wealth is through music. He has released several songs which includes;
- “Weh Dem Ah Do” (2007)
- “Real McKoy” (2007)
- “Lost Dem” (2011)
- “Do Road” (2011)
- “Take It” featuring Karian Sang (2012)
- “Give It All to Me” featuring Nicki Minaj (2013)
- “Million Dollar Man” (2013)
- “Tie Yuh” (2014)
- “Ben Ova” (2014)
- “My Pan ” (2014)
- “Ain’t Going Back Broke” featuring Future and Ace Hood (2015)
- “Ghetto Bible” (2015)
- “My League” (2015)
- “Big League” (2016)
- “Progress” (2016)
- “Mama” (2017)
Crime
In 2005, Mavado was 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 reattached at a local hospital. Police claimed Mavado escaped from custody while at the hospital.
He was later arrested and charged with shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm in relation to an event occurring 27 July 2007. Mavado was released two days later on a $3000 bail and was subsequently refused entry into the United States.