| Kalado | |
| Birth Name: | Eaton Gordon |
| Alias: | Kalado |
| Birth Date: | Unknown |
| Origin: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genre: | Reggae, Dancehall |
| Occupation: | Recording Artist |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Label: | (KOG) Knock Out Gang |
| Associated Acts: | The Alliance, Bounty Killer |
| Website: | https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCZFhCpTuGBKLGYvdmQ4TwSQ |
Kalado[1] is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He is a member of the Bounty Killer founded collective Alliance and the founder of KOG Records.[2] In April 2018, Gordon signed an executive booking agreement with New York-based Donsome Booking Agency which is operated by Adrian "Donsome" Hanson.[3]
Gordon was born in the Maxfield Park area of Kingston but moved to Clarendon Parish, Jamaica at the age of four, along with his mother and siblings.[4] At the age of 16, he graduated from Edwin Allen High School with a Caribbean Examinations Council Distinction for Art & Craft. After graduation, Gordon returned to Kingston began recording.[5]
Kalado has cited Lil Wayne, Bounty Killer, Assassin, Drake, and Shabba Ranks as influences.[5]
In 2008, Gordon caught the eye and ear of a judge on the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall show, and was invited to compete.
In 2009, Kalado's released "Badmind a Kill Dem", on his own G-Law Records, but it was his single "Sad Streets" that yielded a #1 video on HYPE TV, as well as a mixtape of the same name. In 2011, Kalado also released another single that created a buzz on the airways titled "Provide" produced by the young and talented dancehall producer Bena Di Senior.
In 2011, Gordon was invited by Bounty Killer to become a member of his latest crew of rising dancehall artists, Alliance Next Generation.[6]