Dancehall singjay Mavado whose real name is David Constantine Brooks and his management only moments ago unveiled the much anticipated video to his hit single 'So Special' on TJ Records Unfinished Business riddim compilation.
The video surrounded by an enormous amount of media hype was not premiered on Monday's edition of BET's 106 and Park as promised but nonetheless the soft launched via the internet was enough to get a lot of tongues wagging. Since then Mavado's management have issued a release addressing the issue.
"We were as surprised as everyone at BET's decision not to follow through on their promise to premier the "so Special" video on yesterday's 106 & Park. Despite 106 & Park's presenters hyping the premier for several days, including showing clips from the video, a last minute intervention by someone in the legal department prevented the video from airing.
"The anticipation was very high for the BET premier. We weren't notified until late in the day that there was a last minute objection by one of the legals over there, who had a censorship issue. He objected to "excessive display of alcohol" and "careless use of women as writhing set dressings!" The video is now available to watch online so people can make up their own minds about that."
Mavado's management went on to say that when the video was first submitted to BET they flagged several issues and were sent three (3) different edits before approval.
"The show's programmer had passed the video and had been running promos so she was livid at the decision," he continued. "Its disappointing but all is not lost. If anything this may help publicize the video even more - Mavado can't seem to step without some form of controversy!"
The partially computer generated project sees cameo from several high profile members of the Alliance including the Warlord Bounty Killer and Bling Dawg alongside Stacious and a flock of adoring females as Mavado demonstrates why he's 'So Special'.
In other news Mavado is slated to release his upcoming album dubbed 'Mr. Brooks - A Better Tomorrow' on March 4th 2009.
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