Vado

Vado cemented his presence in East Coast hip-hop with the formation of the hip-hop duo U.N. (Us Now) alongside Cam’ron in March 2009. The duo quickly released their first mixtape, ‘Bosses of All Bosses,’ to positive reception in August of the same year. Their debut album, ‘Heat in Here Vol.

He further expanded his solo catalog with the release of ‘Slime Flu 2’ in November 2011 and ‘Slime Flu 3’ in January 2013. The year 2013 marked a pivotal shift with Vado’s signing to DJ Khaled’s We the Best Music Group, securing an imprint deal under Republic Records and Cash Money Records in January. This partnership led to the release of his major label mixtape ‘V-Day’ in February 2013. His growing profile extended to television with guest appearances on VH1’s ‘Love & Hip Hop’ and ‘Black Ink Crew’ in 2013, and as a guest artist on Lil Wayne’s ‘Dedication 5’ and DJ Khaled’s ‘Suffering from Success’ albums.

He then released his debut commercial single ‘My Bae’ featuring Jeremih in March 2014, followed by ‘Look Me In My Eyes’ with Rick Ross and French Montana in December 2014. Vado also appeared on DJ Khaled’s ‘I Changed a Lot’ album in 2015 and continued releasing mixtapes with We the Best until 2017. More recently, Vado released ‘LongRun: Vol. 2’ independently in January 2022.

In October 2023, he was featured on Mary J. Blige’s single ‘Still Believe In Love.’ His collaboration with Blige deepened significantly in May 2024 when he confirmed his signing to her Beautiful Life Records, under a distribution deal with gamma. This partnership underscores his continued relevance and impact in the music industry, with ongoing career developments highlighted by a legal dispute in April 2025 concerning a management contract.