Teeyon Winfree, or best known as Vado, born on March 13, 1985, is an American

United States

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 rapper

Rapping

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 from Harlem

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, New York City

New York City

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. Vado is of Jamaican, St.Vincent and African American descent.

Career

Originally, Vado went by the name "M.O.V.A.D.O.", and simply changed it to: V.A.D.O..

He's a member of the Most Hated movement but is best known for his association with Cameron "Cam'ron

Cam'ron

Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....

" Giles, and their Hip Hop

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 group called The U.N.. Vado officially released his long-awaited debut mixtape Slime Flu on October 12, 2010 under Diplomat Records

Diplomat Records

Diplomat Records is an American record label founded by Harlem rappers Cam'ron and Jim Jones. Dipset currently released music under the independent label E1 music. In the early 2000's Dipset was very popular for having star rappers with radio hits like Juelz Santana and Cam'Ron and for their...

/E1 Music.

VADO has completed an upcoming album with Giles, however, the release date has been currently postponed until April. Currently the duo plans to call the studio album "Gunz N' Butta." Vado is currently signed to Interscope Records

Interscope Records

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Vado is featured on the DJ Khaled

DJ Khaled

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 track "Future" with rappers Ace Hood

Ace Hood

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, Wale

Wale (rapper)

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, Meek Mill and Big Sean

Big Sean

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, produced by Boi-1da

Boi-1da

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, from Khaled's fifth studio album We the Best Forever

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Collaboration albums

Year	Title	Chart positions			RIAA Certifications
		U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	U.S. Rap Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004....
2010	Cam'ron & The U.N. Presents: "Heat In Here" Vol. 1 (with U.N. U.N. (group) U.N. is a Harlem-based hip hop group founded by Cam'ron in 2009. The group came to formation after Cam'ron had a falling-out with fellow Harlem rapper and co-founder of The Diplomats , Jim Jones in 2007.-Currently:... ) Released: May 25, 2010 Label: Diplomat Diplomat Records Diplomat Records is an American record label founded by Harlem rappers Cam'ron and Jim Jones. Dipset currently released music under the independent label E1 music. In the early 2000's Dipset was very popular for having star rappers with radio hits like Juelz Santana and Cam'Ron and for their... /Asylum Records Asylum Records Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...	146	30	16
2011	Gunz n' Butta Gunz n' Butta Gunz n' Butta is a collaborative album by Cam'ron and Vado, released on April 19, 2011 through E1 Music. The album debuted at No. 78 on the Billboard 200 with 7,500 copies sold.-Track listing:#"Killa"- 3:18#"American Greed"- 3:53#"Heat in Here"- 2:31... (with Cam'ron Cam'ron Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group.... ) Released: April 19, 2011 Label: Diplomat/E1 Music	78	15	7	20,000+

Mixtapes

• 2009: Boss of All Bosses (with Cam'ron
  Cam'ron
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• 2010: Boss of All Bosses 2 (with Cam'ron)
• 2010: Boss of All Bosses 2.5 (with Cam'ron)
• 2011: Boss of All Bosses 2.8 (with Cam'ron)
• 2011: Boss of All Bosses 3 TBA
• 2011: Slime Flu 2

Collaborative singles

Year	Title	Chart positions			Album
		U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap
2010	"Speaking in Tungs" (with Cam'ron Cam'ron Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group.... )	–	82	–	Slime Flu and Gunz n' Butta Gunz n' Butta Gunz n' Butta is a collaborative album by Cam'ron and Vado, released on April 19, 2011 through E1 Music. The album debuted at No. 78 on the Billboard 200 with 7,500 copies sold.-Track listing:#"Killa"- 3:18#"American Greed"- 3:53#"Heat in Here"- 2:31...
2011	"Hey Muma" (with Cam'ron)	—	84	—	Gunz n' Butta