SINGJAY MAVADO'S new album, Mr Brooks - A Better Tomorrow, has made a slow start. The highly anticipated set, distributed by VP Records, failed to make any of Billboard magazine's major charts in its first week of release.

A Better Tomorrow entered the publication's Reggae Chart at number one.

Expectations have been strong for the album, which was released March 3. Its lead song, So Special, made Billboard's R&B/Hip Hop chart and set the stage for a flurry of media coverage for A Better Tomorrow.

Mavado is best known for the hit songs, On The Rock and Overcome. The former has been sampled by hip hop heavyweight, Jay Z.

His gritty portrayal of ghetto life in Kingston has made him the hottest act in dancehall. It has also won him numerous hip hop fans.