MTA2: Baptized In Dirty Water (Explicit Version) (2003)

Artist: David Banner
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Label: Universal Music Group
UPC: 00602498613771
Release Date: 12/23/2003
Buy.com Sku: 60622444
Item#: M9WLDU
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Eternal ~ David Banner
2. Talk To Me - (featuring Lil' Flip) ~ David Banner
3. Like A Pimp - (remix, featuring Twista/Busta Rhymes) ~ David Banner
4. Crank It Up - (featuring Static) ~ David Banner
5. Pretty Pink - (featuring Jazze Pha/T.I./Marcus) ~ David Banner
6. Pop That - (featuring Sky) ~ David Banner
7. My Lord - (featuring Sky/Marcus) ~ David Banner
8. Game, The - (featuring Scarface) ~ David Banner
9. Gots To Go - (featuring Devin/Bun B) ~ David Banner
10. Christmas Song, The - (featuring Marcus/Sky) ~ David Banner
11. Baptized In Dirty Water - (interlude) ~ David Banner
12. Ooh Aah ~ David Banner
13. Mamma's House - (featuring Frekzanatcha) ~ David Banner
14. So In Love ~ David Banner
15. Lil' Jones - (featuring Bonecrusher) ~ David Banner
16. Air Force Ones - (remix, featuring Nelly/8Ball) ~ David Banner
17. We Ride Them Caddies - (bonus track, featuring Marcus) ~ David Banner
18. End, The - (interlude) ~ David Banner

(P) 2003 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and SRC Records, Inc.
(C) 2003 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

The music maestro from Mississippi releases his sophomore project MTA2: Baptized In Dirty Water. "When you get baptized, it's to get better," Banner explains of the title, "but imagine being baptized in dirty water, i.e. negativity" With great knowledge of current events in the hood as well as on a global level, Banner addresses pertinent political and social issues throughout this album with the premise of baptism in mind. "Baptized In Dirty Water is a theme record and I'm just trying to tell stories about people's lives in the ghetto," Banner proclaims. "If you are being baptized in 'dirty water,' it doesn't matter what you're intent is, if everything around you is negative you are gonna become a product of that. This album represents that."

The underlying theme of the title is apparent throughout the album especially on songs like "Eternal" where Banner speaks candidly about his life and the hardships he has experienced and his will to overcome them, all over a bass heavy, rhythmic instrumental. "People are not giving solutions, that's why I'm trying to show different options," he offers.
 

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Personnel: David Banner, Busta Rhymes, Bone Crusher, 8-Ball, Lil' Flip, Nelly, Scarface, Lil' Flip, Devin The Dude, Twista, Sky, Static (rap vocals).
Producers include: David Banner, Young Sears, Domo, Mannie Fresh, Syber Sapp.
This is an example of Southern Rap "screwed" mix style.
Personnel: David Banner, Busta Rhymes, Bone Crusher, 8-Ball, Lil' Flip, Nelly, Scarface, Lil' Flip, Devin The Dude, Twista, Sky, Static (rap vocals).
Producers include: David Banner, Young Sears, Domo, Mannie Fresh, Syber Sapp.
Returning quickly in case hip-hop fans might forget him (not likely), David Banner's sequel to Mississippi: The Album has the productions and the beats to match the original, plus a long parade of diverse featured rappers that prove two things: Banner's beginning to move up in the rap world, and he risks wasting his considerable power striving for the mainstream. Mostly MTA2 capitalizes on the Banner phenomenon, flaunting a distinctive, nearly schizophrenic viewpoint that finds him playing the baller on one track and questioning that life on the next. And his production style remains one of the most intriguing in the crunk side of rap, led by "Talk to Me" (featuring Lil' Flip) and its twisted modem-disconnect noise for a hook. A remix of "Like a Pimp" is a likely hit as well -- though the production only barely improves on the original, it hardly needs to, with new guests Twista and Busta Rhymes stretching the usual crunk stumble into a lyrical marathon with every line. The long line of guest spots, however, tends to dilute the record's power. "Pretty Pink" (featuring Jazze Pha, T.I., and Marcus) works well and "Pop That" is an exercise in OutKast boundary-stretching, but features for Scarface ("The Game") and Devin the Dude ("Gots to Go") descend into the type of bland genre exercise that Banner would've easily exploded on his debut. Just like the first, MTA2 has two sure-fire hits and an assortment of tracks that illustrate Banner's not just the best rap artist in Mississippi, he's becoming one of the finest in the South. ~ John Bush
In its mix of casual violence and streetwise social analysis, David Banner's second album of 2003 is more or less a direct successor to his sophomore effort, MISSISSIPPI: THE ALBUM. What sets Banner apart from his contemporaries on the East and West coasts is a bedrock sense of rhythm with roots that stretch back to early-20th century Mississippi chain gangs and field workers. This link to history proves to be a vital force that propels his message and informs his hardcore imagery.
Of course, there are high-profile assists from Southern neighbor Nelly and the New York rapper/toaster Busta Rhymes, but BAPTIZED IN DIRTY WATER is unquestionably Banner's show. Tracks such as "Eternal" and "My Lord" point up the connection between Banner's gruff vocals and violent lyrics and the lurid imagery used by Southern Baptist preachers to put the fear of God into their congregations. Perhaps it's because his roots run deeper, but with BAPTIZED IN DIRTY WATER, the street gospel according to David Banner rings truer than the drugs, girls, and guns-based material of many of his peers.

Musical Guests
Bonecrusher
Busta Rhymes
Nelly
Scarface
Eightball
Lil' Flip
Devin
Twista
Static
Jazze Pha
Marcus
T.I.
Sky
Bun B
Frekzanatcha

 
Compilation Appearances
Undaground Legend (Explicit Version)
Breakin News (Explicit Version)
Down In Tha Dirty-Sliced & Slowed (Explicit Version)
Crunk & Disorderly (Explicit Version)
Crunk & Disorderly
Da Derrty Versions - The Reinvention (Explicit Version)
Da Derrty Versions - The Reinvention (Clean Version)
Source Presents: hip Hop Hits Vol. 7
Lyricist Lounge: dirty States
Straight Outta Cashville (Explicit Version)
Powerballin (Explicit Version)
Lyricist Lounge: dirty States
Longest Yard (Explicit Version)
Trife Life (Explicit Version)
Kopa 0505
Longest Yard (Clean)
Spring Break 2k5
Dirty South Ballin 2 (Explicit Version)
Grind Mode
Dragged & Chopped Pt 5
After The Storm(Explicit Version)
Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)
Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version)
Cali Iz Active (Explicit Version)
Cali Iz Active (Clean Version)
Fistfull Of Dollars
Blow The Whistle(Explicit Version)
Outsider(Explicit Version)
Alter Ego(Explicit Version)
Kinfolk(Explicit Version)
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)
After Love

 
Associated Artists and Works
DJ Drama
Dj Gully
Drama, DJ

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 12/23/2003
Original Release Date : 2003
Catalog ID : 0001720
Label : Universal Distribution
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00602498613771

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (2/5/04, p.57)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "Banner's chafing growl still rules the roost....[He sings] the Delta blues 2004-style."

Entertainment Weekly (1/16/04, p.71)
- "His Marlboro-scorched bark balances belligerence with sensitive sentiments, while the sketetal beats create a Southern gothic-goes-crunk vibe..." - Rating: B

  


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