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June 20, 2007
Mavado steams up Manhattan's Boucarou with his debut CD Launch
By: Janice Dayle
Photo by: Carlington Wilmot
"Bounty is the person who help me put food on the table"
VP Records and Fader Magazine held a scorching record listening session on June 14 at Boucarou in Manhattan to introduce Mavado's debut CD to the world. The 25 track CD entitled, Gangsta For Life: The Symphony of David Brooks was unleashed in powerful Mavado style, with the DJ pausing between songs to unload a few issues to media, fans and friends, that were pent up in his mind.
Mavado did not disappoint and that was no hard feat for this strong performer, who has been on a steady winning streak, soaring to the reggae top without looking back. At this special showcase of songs from the new album, Mavado's intense delivery had him almost drifting into melodious singing rifts.
His presentation was certainly gripping the audience and while he had them properly engaged, Mavado took the time to deliver damage controlling messages, in an effort to squash controversial hearsay currently circulating in dancehall news.
"People say that there is friction between me and Bounty Killa - but there is no such thing," Movado declared. Speaking with utmost sincerity, the DJ said there was no way that he and Bounty could kick off, when it was Bounty who made him able to buy his mother anything she desired. "Him is the person who help me put food on the table," Mavado said.
Conscious of the his influence and that of the lyrics he chooses to pen and spit, Mavado used this occasion to also explain the harsh implications of his album’s title, Gangsta For Life...
"Gangsta for life don't mean to go and kill and shoot," Mavado declared, but rather it talks about the experiences of growing up in the ghetto. He said that in the ghetto people have to grow up knowing how to survive, knowing the ropes. "There is no intention to incite violence or encourage gangsterism," Mavado explained, saying his lyrics reflect realities in the ghetto, that are not necessarily his own. "I sing about what I see in the ghetto, to let people have a better idea about what goes on in there," he stated.
Mavado said his deepest hope is for people to use his lyrical lessons as blessings and not perpetuate negativity as a result of his words.
Gangsta For Life: The Symphony of David Brooks, was produced by Stephen "The Genius McGregor, Trevor "Baby G" James, Dascaka, Foota Hype, Firelinks, Nikki Zee and DJ Liquid. One of the albums best tracks speaks to the sad reality of Mavado's father passing away last year. The combination with Busy Signal is another hot pick from this made to make it, scorching CD.
Posted by YardFlex at June 20, 2007 01:07 PM
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Posted by: piggy
on June 20, 2007 02:08 PM
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and this is just the begining nah mean, big up yuh self gangsta as is drop mi cop it no bootleg ting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! alliance all day ere day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by: Da Man
on June 20, 2007 02:10 PM
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Props to the gangsta.
But...
I hate when an artiste does gangsta music and then tries to twist their own words. People,.. How else can you interpret "when gangsta touch di road, clip dem load, brain gone a cloud, i'm very proud" Its about time dem cut out di fkry. If yu do gangsta music, jus come out and say you are a gangtsa so that's what you do.Bout gangsta don't mean to shoot an kill...
"Mavado said his deepest hope is for people to use his lyrical lessons as blessings and not perpetuate negativity as a result of his words". How?!!!!!! How on God's earth can you use words like those as blessings?!!! Somebody please tell me.
I saw Munga do the same shite, trying to twist the words to "bad from mi born".
Artistes,.. step and man up and just talk di reality.
Peace
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Posted by: Blessedchildshika
on June 20, 2007 02:34 PM
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BABY GWAN DO UR THING U SELLLLLLLLLLL OF IT A HAPPEN I GOT THE ALBUM IT MDDDD PPL. GO COP IT. KEEP UR HED UP MOVADO YEA. NO WORRY BOUT BAD MIND PPL.
ALLIANCE MI SEH YEAAAAAA...
BULLETS#@%$ BULLETS @!$%
BUNG BANG CONNECT.......................
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Posted by: biggie asmon
on June 20, 2007 02:34 PM
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youth me love wat you say about the kila,no mata wat those fagets say bounty a d fader.people dont love to see total unity amongs friendsso them come with such ideas.boy you have far way to go and you just star so dont even try dat yah see me......alliance a bus nuf yout and them turn agaisnt the don which end them carrier.know wat you stand for and do your blodclad thing.....killa a d fada and dem fi low him to go on,..............wish you the best in al your doings......biggie asmon fromthegambia west africa
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Posted by: Wade Cameron
on June 20, 2007 02:41 PM
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Mavado a run di dancehall scene right now. Big up Mavado
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Posted by: Drew
on June 20, 2007 02:42 PM
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MOVADO WI HAPPY FI YUH AND DONT STOP KEEP IT REAL DONT FOLLOW NUH KISS A$$ ARTIST WEH A SELL OUT FI MONEY AN FAME
CONTINUE SHOW APPRECIATION AN GIVE THANX FI LIFE
ALLIANCE..
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Posted by: Alliance '4' Life
on June 20, 2007 02:46 PM
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Big up the Gangster for life and the Ground god.
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Posted by: Bung Bang
on June 20, 2007 02:49 PM
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Yow blacks, nuff respect and all the best youth. Mi glad yu clear the air wid the killa thing cause mi did a wanda to.
Any Way eeh
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Posted by: realpatriot
on June 20, 2007 02:52 PM
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Yow movado ah yuh ah hold up dancehall music right now, mi love how yuh hail up di killa, big up bounty anyweh him deh, mek dem know money nor riches cant bruck real friendship..
But hear wah, unno see di vybz kartel ting, even though him switch unno fi memba say even "GOD" him self get betrayed by him fren..
Gangsta fa lifeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee yeah..
2007 wen wi touch di roadddddddddddddddddddddddd..
Waring wid di alliance is like jumping up fi try catch ah cloud, "which man can do do"
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Posted by: rasta
on June 20, 2007 02:54 PM
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big up movado very good artist, will become a great artist under the guidance of the five star general. youth you deserve all the success because you are god bless, you are loyal, you never sell out you friends yet, you no bite the hands that feed you.
big up the rest of the alliance
killer
busy signal
wayne marshall
bling dawg
flex
stein
thhe whole alliance
bung bang connect
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Posted by: ants
on June 20, 2007 02:59 PM
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GANGSTER 4 LIFE GWAN DO U THING MY YUTE U SELLL OFFF
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Posted by: spelling
on June 20, 2007 03:46 PM
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Posted by: Jahivah
on June 20, 2007 04:06 PM
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Big up yourself DJ. Bigger tings on the horizon still.
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Posted by: badman
on June 20, 2007 04:07 PM
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mavado ah real gangsta. big up to de alliance . bullet bullet.kaboom!!!! anywayyyyyyy !!!
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Posted by: alcapone
on June 20, 2007 04:08 PM
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Posted by: tune
on June 20, 2007 05:57 PM
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Posted by: Whis-Keezy
on June 20, 2007 06:21 PM
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Mi say it already and mi ago say it again.
BOUNTY KILLER IS THE BOSS!!!
REAL GRUNG GAD WHO NO LIKE DAT GO CHUK OFF!!!
BUNG BANG KABOOOM!!!
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Posted by: ca-loon
on June 20, 2007 06:57 PM
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gangta 4 life... a dem new nigga yah change the whole game... rite now its at another level. big up the grung gad.
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Posted by: jb
on June 20, 2007 07:03 PM
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Posted by: Jermz
on June 20, 2007 07:34 PM
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Big up to the Gangsta Fa Life. De CD must sell off!! the DJ voice wicked and him lyrics dem tight. Glad fe see that the Alliance is still strong.
Alliance Mi Seh
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Posted by: bruce
on June 20, 2007 09:10 PM
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big up dads big up movado big up the whole alliance keep straight me yute no mix widno fish cubans fi life
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Posted by: UNKNOWN
on June 20, 2007 09:49 PM
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Big up da Real Gangsta 4 Lyf...u tune dem sell off frim long tym
Boom Bang KABOOM
Alliance
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Posted by: gangstab
on June 20, 2007 11:30 PM
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Editor is biased. how come di breda, make Vybz Srtartsmell staged attack a bigga headline dan Mavado CD launch. How can a man promote negativity mo dan di positive vibe. dis a big break fi Jamaica
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Posted by: Doctor
on June 21, 2007 07:13 AM
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Mavoda is a decent new artist BUT he should not steal Tupac song without giving him credit. Someone asked him what was his favorite song... and he said "Dieing" a song that most of the lyrics and even the rythm is from Tupac... I don't respect that!
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Posted by: mrs Brooks
on June 21, 2007 07:42 AM
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I love you mavado
mavado was in Bermuda on 16 of june and it was the best show i have ever been to in my life everyone cannot stop talking about it.
And ladys he hasnt forgot about us he sings too its not all for the gangsters.He sang a nice love song at the show To Me.LOL.dont Hate
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Posted by: Aniweh
on June 21, 2007 08:05 AM
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Cool...Im patiently waiting for the album to drop. Respect to Mavado and di whole Alliance. Mi really glad with Mavado, he stated reality, that Bounty helped him. That is real compassion and praises. He remembered where he from, not like some. Good. Bless to Mavado.
Aniweh, first Busy dropped, then ago Mavado... who gone be next Alliance soldier?
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Posted by: Drew
on June 21, 2007 08:20 AM
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Big up Alliance... Mi a watch hype tv last night an si the Japanese (in Japan) dem a big up Bounty killer an a chat bout "bullet bullet Yooww!!! bullet bullet" lol.. Bounty killer large an fi all who believe seh a only jamaica bounty lock,, this is wat mi have to seh,, Stop di hate/obsess and sort out ounu self..
Alliance..
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Posted by: piggy
on June 21, 2007 09:17 AM
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yow a wah really do some educated fools man? dem always a try fi guh sideline wid ti ting, if yah comment comment and leave, and stop di pleading cuz yuh cant change shit and i am sure if u had di chance to yuh could not do shit bwayyy mi a tell yuh. mi jus hate when di pussy dem comment yuh si man, but uno hand dem ago drop off cuz as mi seh a di begining of tings to come trust mi....................
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Posted by: Nadine
on June 21, 2007 09:51 AM
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Big up the real Gangsta!!!
Continue to do your music and no CHANGE fi nobody.
MI LOVE!!!!! how yu big up Bounty, shows the kind of person that you are.
Yu Know something!!! mi feel sey people post comments fi get ATTENTION !!! fi real.
Mi member there was an article about Beenie Man and THE ALLIANCE fan dem big up Beenie.... now Here come Dat Man a spit pure Hate.
Here is the deal If YU NOT FROM THE GHETTO yu gonna turn up yu nose and chat shit bout people.
Cause you dont know how it is to try to survive the harsh streets, and that life is all yu know until yu get out, so the man a speak of the life that he lived. And the things that happen around him.
The man could be out there selling crack!
Yet he's trying to do something positive with his life..... and yu have people that still HATE!!!!
DONT LISTEN TO THE MAN MUSIC if yu think that its so negetive..........its that simple shit.
Anyways mi no inna the drama wid nobody still just a express how mi feel who no like it ............walk out inna Bloodcloth Traffic!!!
Alliance.... Any Way
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Posted by: carl
on June 21, 2007 10:13 AM
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big up movado the real frocking man.a ur frocking world this some pu**y have to pay fi live ina it.s*ck ur mother kartel.u dont bad like mi artise shoe pu**y.
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Posted by: Althea thompson
on June 21, 2007 10:54 AM
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Movado i like whats going on musically if you continue on this path i am sure Jamaica will be proud of you yeh let the world know that Killa a real youth.
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Posted by: Queen B
on June 21, 2007 11:05 AM
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Mi Nah tell no lie, The man nice and any time a another young youth inna Jamaica a mek some progress, mi feel proud.
Big up yu self Mavardo yu true to di game and yu nah bite di hand weh feed yu, Keep on big up Bounty Killa, a so di thing fi set up, one hand wash di other.
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Posted by: DJ NANNY B. UK1
on June 21, 2007 01:07 PM
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CONGRATULATIONS NOT JUST TO MAVADO BUT TO MYSELF AND OTHERS WHO DID DONE KNOW SAY THIS IS A TALENTED ARTIST JUST BY HEARING THE WAY HE SOUNDS WHEN HE SAID ANYWAZZZZZ'S.
I SAID IT ALREADY JUST IMAGINE IF HE STILL TALK OF THE LIFESYLE IN THE GETTO WITHOUT SAYING LYRICS LIKE {ME WE KILL FE NOTHING OR JUST FOR A SHILLING.}THATS THE ONLY PROUBLEM I HAVE AS ONE WHO LIVED IN THE GETTO AT ONE TIME AND SAW MANY FALLEN SOLDERS WHO HELD UP THE CORNERS FOR GOOD REASONS. IF A NEVER SOME OF DEM SAME GUNMEN WHO POLITITIONS GAVE GUN AND DEN SEND OTHER MEN AND CORRUP POLICE FE COME KILL DEM OFF ME WOULD NEVER DEH PON RADIO NOW A MAKE THIS COMMENTS,SO YES ME SAY A NUFF LEGENERY DJS OPEN THE DOORS FOR SUCH DJ VIBES AND NOW DEM WANT FE MASH IT UP SO ME NUH CARE WHO OR IF YOU TUNE SELL OFF ME DONE KNOW SAY THERE IS A BIG MARKET FE NEGITIVITY.THEREFORE MY LITTLE YOUTH MAN MAVADO TEK MY ADVICE USE YOUR UNIQE VOICE AND STAR THE WORLD AND HELP SOME OTHERS LIKE HOW MR RODNEY PRICE COULD HELP YOU TO SHINE/notice me never say killer cah me know say if him did change his name long time ago no body could try fe stop him as he is a Gemini like me and we are creative and love helping others.
AM GOING TO BE SENDING MY OWN PERSONAL CONGRATULATION TO MAVADO VIA VP WHEN I GO TO NEW YORK THIS SUMMER,AM SURE I WILL FINE SOMETHING POSITIVE TO PLAY OFF THE ALBUM OR I WILL JUST AFTO WAIT UNTILL YOU SAID GETTO YOUTH FOR LIFE,NOW THAT YOU SEE THAT YOU CAN DO IT,JUST MEMBA WHAT TIME IT IS AS YOU SAID YOU TOOK YOUR NAME FROM A WATCH.THIS IS NOT A DIS ITS MY REAL TALK FROM MY HEART OF LOVE. WALK GOOD MY FAMILY UNTILL NEXT TIME-email-nannycandy@hotmail.co.uk/ for all good up coming artist + reply to this comment.
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Posted by: Badda
on June 21, 2007 01:54 PM
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Well dem say july 10th yea
1 kicker l5 12'600w - $15,000
1 hifonics txi 640w - $30,000
4 eminense - $10,000
1 JL audio Dblock 500w $18,000
pre amp and crossover $6,000
Driving on Mannings Hill Road playing the dubbs CD: Priceless.
Well done Mavado.
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Posted by: Devon
on June 21, 2007 01:55 PM
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Welcome to the gangsta world, a lot of people want to see the alliance go down, but let me tell them this, when all of them dead and gone alliance will still be here.Some little boy see bartel and call him name and him stop so that what him name bleach out face boy & battyboy.bounty dont say a thing we have it lock.
Who cant here thay will all deeeeeeeeeead.Big up killa- don and all alliance family in st.Elizabeth.
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Posted by: gtyouths production
on June 21, 2007 01:59 PM
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yo mavado keep doing ya ting and mek money, stay focus and dont falla killa and diss the king, because ya future will be just like him cross and misareble.
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Posted by: willyras
on June 21, 2007 02:03 PM
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just keep it POSITIVE Movado and remember the ALMIGHTY who made all things possible (BLESSED LOVE) Greenwichfarm link.
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Posted by: dwaine
on June 21, 2007 03:15 PM
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aliance in the complex boy body get dump next. mavado yuh large real gangsta,killa yuh help da youth yah fi b my dj so you a di you help more and dem switch like b*tch.yow mobay people love you so come mash up sunfest gangsta fa life real macoy who wha ban it ban dem ca stop when yuh drop it bung bang kaboom.alliance.
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Posted by: jongottius
on June 21, 2007 03:59 PM
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LOL...LOL...LOL How can u say that ure music is not inciting violence when every song u sing somebody dead or trigger squeeze? Even di Gal tune wah di man have mek reference to gun!!!! Illiteracy to the fullest....APPLIANCE!!!!.....
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Posted by: kez
on June 21, 2007 05:42 PM
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di only thing left fe de aliance do whe me want fe see a long time now is a fucking show wid dem de man dem lock de place and munga soon come deh peace out jah bless.
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Posted by: UNKNOWN
on June 21, 2007 09:11 PM
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Movado sell off!....YU HEAR DYIN REMIX?...i hav it on ma comp....BL**D CL**T!...it wicked...
(8)I'm not askin 4 truble but i mus ask u Lord...Wen ma enemies goin tek me to de graveyard...(8)
...LISTEN DE REST 4 YASELF...New wicked tunez Alliance a mek...
Busy wit a nex wicked tune, a beer mad tune him a mek from recent...
Busy Signal - Borderline (kartel diss)
Busy Signal - When We A Kill People
Busy Signal & Munga - Nuh fraid o nuh bway
A nuh Alliance alone a mek tune...
Kartel - Sen fi mi army
Aidonia - Empty (munga,busy & don corleon diss)
Aidonia - The Robbery
1 O DE MADDEST B*MB* CL*T TUNE DEM...BOUNTY KILLER - KILLIN FI PLEASURE...WICKED
(8)Killin a me pleasure, gunz a me treasure, nah ease de pressure, man a badman 4eva.......bwoy talk sh*t, and bcom target, brain scatta out like food a market...(8)...WARLORD A RUN IT...BIG UP DE WHOLE ALLIANCE...ESPECIALLY SINGIN BLACKS AKA MOVADO
Boom Bang KABOOM
Alliance
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Posted by: blaxx
on June 21, 2007 09:23 PM
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BIG UP GANSTA 1 MORE GHETTO YUTE RICH AGAIN AN GIVE MOTHER PROPS DATS HOW U GET U BLESSINGS BIG UP DI KILLER FI HELP DI GHETTO YUTE DON T LET $ CHANGE U ALIANCE AT DEM BUNG BANG !!!!!!!!
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Posted by: jhadae
on June 22, 2007 03:37 AM
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BIG UP MI MAN MOVADO STR88888888888T.....U R DOING WELL AND U DESERVE IT....FI ALL OONU EDIOT OUT DEH WEH A TALK BOUT DI MAN A INCITE VIOLENCE....OONU LUCKY....DI MAN SEH N E TING HIM WAAN SEH...IF OONU A FOOL AND WAAN GO DO WEH DI ARTIST DEM SEH....DAT A FI OONU BUSINESS...MI SURE KNO SEH IM NEVA CALL ONNU NAME PERSONALLY AND TELL ONNU FI GO SQUEEZE NO TRIGGER....N E WAYS MAVADO U LARGE....SELL OFF....LOVE U CAAAN DUN....
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Posted by: Drew
on June 22, 2007 08:02 AM
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@ Jongottius.. Thats Borderline Hatred.. Du betta than that mi dupes,, especially if yuh a Jamaican Cauz mi have a feeling seh some people in yah is not really Jamaican dem just Fascinated wid Jamaica an a pose like Jamaican..
Big up Lucian Straight Alliance..
Big mi Girl Nadine lol..
Big up Movado cant wait till july 10th..
Big Man Ting Wi Seh..
Alliance...
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Posted by: OUT AN BAD
on June 22, 2007 10:46 AM
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PU**Y HOLE MAFRADO U SEND U PUNK FRIENDS TO CHALLANGE KARTEL, I HOPE U GET THE SCOOP ON HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN, SAY U THUGS GOT SLAP UP WITH CUT LASS THE OLD SCHOOL WAY,LOLOLOLO, U DEY A NY A FRONT LIKE U DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN, PORTMOE PEOPLE A WAIT PAN U RA$*, U FEEL U CAN HIDE BEHIND KILL ALL DAY EVEY DAY, LYRICS TO U RA$* WHEN KARTEL DONE WITH U, HE WILL SURE HAVE A LOT TO DJ ABOUT U AND CASSAVA LANE MAN, THEM NO BUS GUN SHAT A STOLE THEM THROW AFTER MAN CAR A JOKE MOVE THAT LOLOLOLO
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Posted by: nicky
on June 22, 2007 10:59 AM
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continue to do great music
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Posted by: KK
on June 22, 2007 11:02 AM
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Definitely can't wait to cop d cd, cause mi kno it tuff, sell offff! Movado da real Gangsta fi Lyphe. Boomm Bannnng.... KABOOM!
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Posted by: jnr san
on June 22, 2007 12:38 PM
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RE-DA MAN'S ARTICLE
why yuh nuh just retreat to your habitat..your aquarium and stop emitting verbal shit on this medium....you are a real hater....you fish......KABOOM alliance at them again...by the way FLEX will be our next soldier on da block.....long live da *****star generalBOOOM!!!!
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Posted by: warlady
on June 22, 2007 12:42 PM
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big up to u and u daddy the killa, saw u perform for the first time in Miami last month and I love it.
Big up the Alliance, Bounty killa, u the boss
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Posted by: candy
on June 22, 2007 01:15 PM
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big up mavado!
big d alliance
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Posted by: Nadine
on June 22, 2007 02:41 PM
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Big up mi internet love.... Drew LOL yu know mi like miss wid yu LOL.
Dem a go kin ova and ded from Hate-aration LOL
Bad Mind is a hell of a thing.
Alliance mi sey.
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Posted by: Marsha
on June 22, 2007 03:35 PM
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mavado your blessed with such a wonderful voice. you music great but still a west (kevin) mi like.
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Posted by: hardplay
on June 22, 2007 04:16 PM
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Any-way...! Big Movado from all de man dem in vincy. The youth get nuff foward in St. Vincent and good to see him doing it large on his album...yeah nuff know say ah de Killer buss him out and to see him say that aloud proves the unity. Big up de whole Alliance and nuff respect to the killer for giving all de man dem a shine!
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Posted by: Simone
on June 24, 2007 10:37 PM
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I like all of Mavado's song...From weh a dem a do, keep on doing ur ting......
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Posted by: gangsta girl
on June 25, 2007 08:36 PM
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Movado god answer your prayers and people just caaaaaaaan bear fo see you a survive but a just life that, you only get stronger when people badmind and grudge yuh. Movado mi luv luv yuh love caaaaan done an I hope you keep up the good work.Anywayssssssss gansataaaaaaaa for lifeeeeeeeeee
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Posted by: jaht
on June 26, 2007 03:47 PM
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yow yo ting conect. it sell of mavodo u a dme realis ting. some bwoy just chat 2 much. dem a informer. anywaaaaaaaaay gwan pop off yo piece.
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Posted by: FANG
on June 27, 2007 01:35 AM
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ALLIANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TELL DI FISH, TELL DI BLEACHER, ALLIANCE NUH DUN!
ALLIANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by: shadowboy
on June 28, 2007 09:45 AM
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Big up Adedaide De teacher and BEENIE de doctor and Down with de Girl-liance LOL a portmore empior, dis is jordan from guyana, bounty beater can'nt com yah. or else a bullet. De Doctor lock off d national part.
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Posted by: Renoh
on February 27, 2008 06:35 AM
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anyway,Gangsta for life.Mavado him the wickedest dj,him have the maddest vibe and him talk about real shit not about fantasy lyk beenie.Him affi be a legend in the making
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