| Product Summary | | Label: Universal Music Group | | UPC: 00044003834323 | | Release Date: 5/20/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60601464 | | Item#: M5DQPG | Format:  CD |
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(P) 2003 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and SRC Records, Inc.
(C) 2003 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Includes an untitled hidden track following "Outro". | | Personnel: David Banner (rap vocals, keyboards, programming); Smoke D, Lil' Jon, Lil' Flip, Pastor Troy, Ax, Sky, B-Flat, Marcus, Fiend, J Da Groover, Mississippi Shawty, Kamikaze (rap vocals); Billy Hume (guitar, bass); Patrick Hayes, Zafar S. Saood, Freddie Mac (guitar); L. Roc (strings, percussion); Horns Unlimited (horns); Robert MacDowell (keyboards); Bone Crusher (background vocals). | | Producers include: David Banner, KLC, Lil' Jon, Mixzo, Billy Hume. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Includes an untitled hidden track following "Outro". | | Personnel: David Banner (rap vocals, keyboards, programming); Smoke D, Lil' Jon, Lil' Flip, Pastor Troy, Ax, Sky, B-Flat, Marcus, Fiend, J Da Groover, Mississippi Shawty, Kamikaze (rap vocals); Billy Hume (guitar, bass); Patrick Hayes, Zafar S. Saood, Freddie Mac (guitar); L. Roc (strings, percussion); Horns Unlimited (horns); Robert MacDowell (keyboards); Bone Crusher (background vocals). | | Producers include: David Banner, KLC, Lil' Jon, Mixzo, Billy Hume. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | As the lone Mississippi rapper with a major-label deal, David Banner (formerly of Crooked Lettaz) has a lot to prove, even after his 2000 solo debut became a critical success. Mississippi: The Album is a very schizophrenic record, alternating a parade of one-note thug tracks ("F*** 'Em," "What It Do") with more reflective material concerned with the realities of down South living ("Mississippi," "Cadillac on 22's"). No matter the situation, Banner's an excellent rapper, capable of moving from hoarse, harsh, in-your-face rants to fluid speed raps with no trouble (or change in quality). The productions are top-drawer as well, most by the man himself, along with high-profile contributions from Lil' Jon and KLC. Listeners may find it difficult to resolve the conflicts inherent in a character rapper who moves from rampant misogyny and ultra-violent behavior to more conflicted themes, but those willing to spend some time with Mississippi: The Album will find it giving them much more than the average hardcore gangsta. ~ John Bush | | On his sophomore disc MISSISSIPPI: THE ALBUM, southern-centric hip-hopper David Banner delivers a fascinating mix of straight-up hardcore gangsta rap and politicized soul music in the vein of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Like Marvel Comics superhero the Hulk, whose alter ego provides the artist's pseudonym, Banner is one scary looking character, and his rapping style is as gruff, threatening, and hyper-aggressive as his appearance might suggest. | | Marrying his horrific lyrical scenarios to samples that often sound like low-budget slasher flick music or the WILD WORLD OF SPORTS theme gone astray, Banner puts the sex and violence right up front for all to see. Then, just as the listener thinks it's all been said before, the album switches gears, adopting a reflective, socially aware tone right out of WHAT'S GOIN' ON. Unlike most of his contemporaries, Banner isn't content to merely describe the societal ills he sees around him--he actually questions the motivations behind the problems. An ambitious project in what is too often a one-dimensional genre, MISSISSIPPI: THE ALBUM suggests that gangsta rap has the potential to offer more than simply a play-by-play account of urban culture's darkest moments. | | On his sophomore disc MISSISSIPPI: THE ALBUM, southern-centric hip-hopper David Banner delivers a fascinating mix of straight-up hardcore gangsta rap and politicized soul music in the vein of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Like Marvel Comics superhero the Hulk, whose alter ego provides the artist's pseudonym, Banner is one scary looking character, and his rapping style is as gruff, threatening, and hyper-aggressive as his appearance might suggest. | | Marrying his horrific lyrical scenarios to samples that often sound like low-budget slasher flick music or the WILD WORLD OF SPORTS theme gone astray, Banner puts the sex and violence right up front for all to see. Then, just as the listener thinks it's all been said before, the album switches gears, adopting a reflective, socially aware tone right out of WHAT'S GOIN' ON. Unlike most of his contemporaries, Banner isn't content to merely describe the societal ills he sees around him--he actually questions the motivations behind the problems. An ambitious project in what is too often a one-dimensional genre, MISSISSIPPI: THE ALBUM suggests that gangsta rap has the potential to offer more than simply a play-by-play account of urban culture's darkest moments. |
Musical Guests | | Lil' Flip | | Pastor Troy | | Fiend | | Bonecrusher | | Smoke D | | Lil Jon | | Ax | | Sky | | Marcus | | B-Flat | | J Da Groover | | Mississippi Shawty | | Kamikaze |
| | 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. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/20/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 0000312 | | Label : Universal Distribution | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00044003834323 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (12/25/03, p.104)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2003" - "This gruff-voiced rapper brought his Delta drawl to the big time this year, with a forward-looking mix of crunk high jinks and sweet soul..."Rolling Stone (12/25/03, p.104)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2003" - "This gruff-voiced rapper brought his Delta drawl to the big time this year, with a forward-looking mix of crunk high jinks and sweet soul..." Spin (7/03, p.110)
- "...He's an unhinged pseudo-pimp a with raspy, shake-ya-ass bark..." - Grade: B Spin (7/03, p.110)
- "...He's an unhinged pseudo-pimp with a raspy, shake-ya-ass bark..." - Grade: B The Source (6/03, pp.126-8)
- 4 out of 5 - "...Reminiscent of the Last Poets with his abrasive language, unapologetic rants and underlying enlightenment, Banner uses his powerful tenor to spoonfeed the masses..." The Source (6/03, pp.126-8)
- 4 out of 5 - "...Reminiscent of the Last Poets with his abrasive language, unapologetic rants and underlying enlightenment, Banner uses his powerful tenor to spoonfeed the masses..." |
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