Alozade

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| birth_name = Michael Sterling

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| origin = Kingston, Jamaica

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| genre = Dancehall, reggae

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Michael Sterling, better known as Alozade, is a dancehall and reggae deejay notorious for his use of profanity.{{Cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20030227T210000-0500_40303_OBS_TROUBLED_TIMES_FOR_ALOZADE.asp |title=Troubled times for Alozade – JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM |access-date=6 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926231206/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20030227T210000-0500_40303_OBS_TROUBLED_TIMES_FOR_ALOZADE.asp |archive-date=26 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}

He has performed at the biggest Jamaican reggae festivals Sumfest and Sting[http://www.yardflex.com/archives/000357.html YardFlex.com: Alozade Turns Up The Heat - 'Bad Out Deh'] as well as at the German Splash! festival in 2001.{{Cite web |url=http://germaica.net/observer/archiv/22/eng/interview_alozade.html |title=Germaican Observer – Interview: Alozade |access-date=5 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928104019/http://germaica.net/observer/archiv/22/eng/interview_alozade.html |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}

He had his first success in 1999 with "Street Dreams", released on Byron Murray's in the Streets label."[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Alozade-cries-for-Justice_12965985 Alozade cries for Justice]", Jamaica Observer, 10 November 2012, retrieved 10 November 2012 He had a major Jamaican hit in 2000 with "Bad Man Nuh Pet Gal".

He began working as a producer for his own South Block label, having hit singles in 2004 with Capleton ("Inna Her Heart") and Elephant Man ("Keeping it Jiggy").

In 2004, he toured Europe, performing in countries such as Italy, France, Hungary, Belgium, Norway and Switzerland.

In November 2012 he released the single "Justice", calling for an end to the rapes which he viewed as "plaguing Jamaica".