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Certified (Bonus Track Version) – David BannerSeptember 20th, 2005  or  iTunes Price: $9.99 Genre: Hip Hop/Rap Released: Sep 20, 2005 Customer Ratings (148 Ratings)
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View More By David Banner Our ReviewDavid Banner’s Certified became a smash thanks to the hit single “Play,” a song that would feel lascivious even without the nasty lyrics. Prior to Certified, the Mississippi-reared Banner spent several albums (first with his group Crooked Lettaz, then as a solo artist) addressing issues that other rappers wouldn’t touch, including the legacy of slavery in the South and the destruction of the modern black family. Despite an underground reputation as one of the South’s sharpest minds — not to mention one of its hottest producers — Banner languished in obscurity while clients like T.I. shot to the top with tales of drug slinging. If Certified has a theme, it is impenitence; Banner is hellbent on being able to say and be whatever he wants. As he rails in the opener “Lost Souls:” “They done raped grandmama, they done took our land / Now they wonder why a nigga don't give a hot damn.” “Treat Me Like,” “Ain’t Got Nothing,” and “Bloody War” may seem like mindless crunk songs, but they are driven by a far deeper frustration. When Dead Prez are given front and center for “Ridin’” you can feel Banner’s presence: “Niggas sing the blues / That's reminicin' the spiritual / But when you say “God is YOU” / Niggas ain't really hearing you.”. Customer Reviewslyrics that derive from lust (2 stars)If music has come to this point, we are all screwed. As I see this CD as the ultimate example of overly-descriptive explicit language with themes driven from sexuality, and violence to point where its grotesque and hard to listen to, I can't imagine anyone with low enough standards to concider this to be acceptable or mainstream, despite the creativity in the instrumentals. Grow Up! (5 stars) First of all to all of the people who are offended by David Banner's music DON'T LISTEN TO IT! I mean do you see the parental advisory label? Certified is a great album. Also as a human being David Banner can say what he wants, its his music! David Banner is a rapper so his genre of music isnt children or classical or gospel. So if you don't like it listen to something else but stop hatin on Banner. Certified is a hot album which deserves 5 PLAY! (1 star) is terrible!!! Notice that he FARTS straight into the microphone in the song, and the farts are squeaky. BiographyBorn: April 11, 1973 in Jackson, MSGenre: Hip Hop/Rap Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s One half of the rap duo Crooked Lettaz, David Banner helped put Mississippi on the map in 1999. In 2000, he released his first solo album in Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1. Originally on Penalty Records, he realized quickly that a New York-based record label just didn't know how to handle the south. With the help of his crew, he managed to sell over 10,000 copies of his first album in his hometown alone. He broke out nationally in 2003 with a pair of albums, Mississippi: The Album and MTA2: Baptized...
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