Certified (Explicit Version) (2005)

Artist: David Banner
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UPC: 00602498832011
Release Date: 9/20/2005
Buy.com Sku: 63991151
Item#: M2FCHS
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Lost Souls ~ David Banner
2. Treat Me Like - (featuring Lil Jon/Jadakiss) ~ David Banner
3. Gangster Walk - (featuring Three 6 Mafia/Marcus/8Ball/MJG) ~ David Banner
4. Two Fingers - (featuring Jagged Edge) ~ David Banner
5. Westside ~ David Banner
6. Play ~ David Banner
7. Fucking ~ David Banner
8. Thinking Of You - (featuring Case) ~ David Banner
9. X-ED - (with Kamikaze, featuring Jazze Pha) ~ David Banner
10. On Everything - (with Twista) ~ David Banner
11. Certified - (featuring Marcus) ~ David Banner
12. Ain't Got Nothing - (featuring Magic/Lil' Boosie) ~ David Banner
13. Bloody War - (with B.G.) ~ David Banner
14. Take Your - (featuring Bun B/Too $hort/Jazze Pha) ~ David Banner
15. My Life - (with Sky) ~ David Banner
16. Ridin' - (featuring Talib Kweli/Dead Prez) ~ David Banner
17. Crossroads ~ David Banner

(P) 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and SRC Records, Inc.
(C) 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Additional personnel: Dead Prez, Elephant Man, Jadakiss, Jazze Pha, Lil Jon, Talib Kweli, Carl Thomas.
Following up the one-two punch of MISSISSIPPI: THE ALBUM and MTA2, David Banner unleashes 2005's CERTIFIED, a solid record that continues the Dirty South rapper's winning streak. There are no throwaway intro/interlude numbers here, just grimy, unfiltered hip-hop tracks. The disc kicks off with the forceful "Lost Souls," which features Banner's gruff voice perfectly complemented by a distorted guitar riff and burbling beats. Despite the numerous guest shots (Lil Jon, Jadakiss, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, and many more), some of CERTIFIED's best tracks showcase Banner alone, especially the pounding, X-rated single "Play" and the chiming California-rap tribute "Westside." Relentlessly fierce and unapologetically sleazy, Banner plays to his strengths on this album, and the result is Southern rap at its finest.

Producer: David Banner

Musical Guests
Jazze Pha
Elephant Man
Carl Thomas
Lil Jon
Jadakiss
Talib Kweli
Dead Prez
Eightball
MJG
Three 6 Mafia
Marcus
Jagged Edge
Case
Lil' Boosie
Magic
Too Short
Bun B

 
Artist Overview
Levell Crump, aka David Banner (as inspired by the Incredible Hulk TV character), almost singlehandedly put Mississippi on the hip-hop map. After parting from original group Crooked Lettaz, Banner released four albums in five years, culminating with 2008's GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD. His greatest success came with 2005's CERTIFIED, which showcased his idiosyncratic take on the then-ubiquitous crunk style, including a sharp lyrical depth. Banner's social awareness has been demonstrated in testimony before Congress about hip-hop's controversial content, a notorious open letter to today's black leaders, and his vocal outrage at the Hurricane Katrina disaster. He has also appeared as an actor in films such as BLACK SNAKE MOAN.

Artist Influences
8Ball & MJG | E-40 | Outkast | Scarface | UGK

Artist Contemporaries
Bone Crusher (Rap) | Bun B | Lil Jon | T.I. | Three 6 Mafia | Twista


 
Compilation Appearances
Undaground Legend (Explicit Version)
Lil Flip & Sucka Free Present: 713 And (Bonus Tracks) (Explicit Version)
Breakin News (Explicit Version)
Down In Tha Dirty-Sliced & Slowed (Explicit Version)
No More Prisons 2
Crunk & Disorderly
Da Derrty Versions - The Reinvention (Explicit Version)
Da Derrty Versions - The Reinvention (Clean Version)
Crunk & Disorderly (Explicit Version)
Source Presents: hip Hop Hits Vol. 7
Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits Vol. 7 (Explicit Version)
U Gotta Feel Me
U Gotta Feel Me (Explicit Version)
U Gotta Feel Me: chopped & Screwed (Explicit Version)
Lyricist Lounge: dirty States
Lyricist Lounge: dirty States
Straight Outta Cashville
Powerballin (Explicit Version)
Powerballin (Clean Version)
Kopa 0505
Longest Yard (Clean)
Longest Yard (Explicit Version)
Dirty South Ballin 2 (Explicit Version)
Trife Life (Explicit Version)
Grind Mode
Dragged & Chopped Pt 5
After The Storm(Explicit Version)
Xxl Raps
Xxl Raps(Explicit Version)
Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)
Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version)
CRUNK MAGAZINE 1: MEMPHIS TN ISSUE
Cali Iz Active (Clean Version)
Fistfull Of Dollars
Blow The Whistle(Explicit Version)
Blow The Whistle(Explicit Version)
Outsider(Explicit Version)
Alter Ego(Explicit Version)
Alter Ego (Cln)
Kinfolk(Explicit Version)
Kinfolk (Cln)
Rich Boy(Explicit Version)
Rich Boy(Cln)(Explicit Version)
Once Upon A Time In Amedica
I'm So Hood
Trill
Trill(Explicit Version)
Il Trill Chopped Screwed(Explicit Version)
Call and Response
Point Of It All
Smokin With The Enemy(Explicit Version)

 
Associated Artists and Works
DJ Drama
Dj Gully
Drama, DJ

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 09/06/2005
Original Release Date : 2005
Catalog ID : 0004975
Label : Universal Records (USA)
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00602498832011

 
Professional Reviews
Uncut (p.105)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "It frequently makes for energised hip hop."

Vibe (p.230)
- 3.5 discs out of 5 - "As a hip hop artist with rock and country leanings, David Banner is a one-man mash-up artist."

 


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