His 2013 single, "Give It All to Me" (featuring Nicki Minaj) was released in promotion for his debut major label studio album, which remains unreleased.

[4] Mavado released the album Gangsta for Life: The Symphony of David Brooks 10 July 2007 on VP Records.

[3][4] 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.

[3] He was later arrested and charged with shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm in relation to an event occurring 27 July 2007.

[8][9][10][11] 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".

[14] 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.

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.