pada maret 2008, mavado tampil membawakan lagu ciptaannya "real mckoy" untuk trailer nomor 4 grand theft auto iv "everyone's a rat". lagu "real mckoy" bersama "last night" yang keduanya diambil dari album gangsta for life: the symphony of david brooks juga ditampilkan dalam permainan di stasiun radio "massive b radio".
mavado terpaksa merelakan penghargaan artis reggae terbaik yang direbut sean paul pada bulan november 2009.
ia memenangi eme award untuk singjay pria terbaik tahun 2010.
mavado dan bounty killer berasal dari label rekaman yang sama.
david "mavado" brooks mulai bernyanyi di gereja pada usia 4 tahun bersama neneknya.
namun orang yang berjasa memperkenalkannya kepada budaya sound system jamaika adalah sang ayah yang seorang penganut gerakan rastafari.
setelah sering tampil di panggung lokal dengan grup singing blacks, ia mulai berkarier dengan memakai nama sendiri.
ia bertemu dengan ikon musik reggae bounty killer di kingston ketika ia masih berusia 15 tahun.
album debut mavado dengan vp records diberi judul gangsta for life: the symphony of david brooks.
singel "dying" kerap diputar di stasiun radio wqht (hot 97) yang mengutamakan lagu r&b/hip-hop di new york city. jam bermerek yang dihadiahkan oleh seorang teman kepadanya merupakan inspirasi untuk nama mavado yang dipakainya hingga kini.
gangsta for life: the symphony of david brooks (juli 2007)
mr. brooks...a better tomorrow (maret 2009)
"real patriots (informer)" - w/ brasco (2007)
"informer" - w/ wyclef jean &
uncle murda (2007)
"welcome to the east" - w/ wyclef jean, uncle murda &
"dying remix" - w/ uncle murda &
"on the rock (remix)" - w/ jay-z (2008)
"we need barack" - w/ barack obama &
"got money/money changer (remix)" - w/ lil wayne &
"we're on fire" - w/ foxy brown (2008)
"let it go" - w/ g-unit (2008)
"back yard" - w/ bludshot (2008)
"hot long time" - w/ flo-rida, junior reid &
jah cure (2008)
"so long" - w/ dolamite (2008)
"caribbean connection" - w/ wyclef jean &
lil kim (2008)
"so special (remix)" - w/ foxy brown (2008)
"so special (remix)" - w/ tony yayo (2008)
"so special (remix)" - w/ tru-life (2008)
"come out and see" - w/ de la ghetto (2009)
"grudge we" - w/ gravy (2009)
"so blessed (remix)" - w/ busta rhymes (2009)
"hands on me (remix)" - w/ bobby valentino (2009)
"kill dem (remix)" - w/ busta rhymes, pharrell williams &
bounty killer (2009)
"gangster gangster" - w/ styles p &
dead prez (2009)
"where im from" - w/ maino (2009)
"hold on (haiti)" - w/ wyclef jean (2010)
"all my life" - w/ dj khaled, akon &
"coins" - w/ teairra mari (2010)
co-starring in drake's 2010 music video "find your love"
"messing with my heart" w/ wayne marshall (2010)
"like i see it" w/jah cure &
rick ross (2010)
"starlight" (2010) - produser: stephen "di genious" mcgregor
"come into my room" - w/ stacious (2010) - produser: stephen "di genious" mcgregor
"nine lives" (2010) - produser: stephen "di genious" mcgregor
"change right now" (2010) - produser: stephen "di genious" mcgregor
"the messiah" (2010) - produser: chimney records
"when you feel lonely" (2010) - produser: daseca productions
"sing song (death row riddim)" (2010)
"everything inna hole (gun show riddim)" (2010)
"still stand up (genesis riddim)" (2010)
"unda yuh skirt (catalog riddim)" (2010)
"house top (roof top riddim)" (2010)
"hold me (sex appeal riddim)" (2010)
"can't believe (stage mix riddim)" (2010)
"nuh beg gyal friend (style dem riddim)" (2010)
"i know you want me (compassion riddim)" (2010)
"when the eden rise (street swag riddim)" (2010)
"wine up yuh body" w/ flexx (rail up riddim)" (2010)
"nuh afraid ah dem (gully bomb riddim)" (2010)
"stulla (smokin riddim)" (2010)
"jah coming soon (badda don riddim" (2010)