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Track Listing
1. Lost Souls
2. Treat Me Like - (featuring Lil Jon/Jadakiss)
3. Gangster Walk - (featuring Three 6 Mafia/Marcus/8Ball/MJG)
4. Two Fingers - (featuring Jagged Edge)
5. Westside
6. Play
7. Fucking
8. Thinking of You - (featuring Case)
9. X-Ed - (with Kamikaze, featuring Jazze Pha)
10. On Everything - (with Twista)
11. Certified - (featuring Marcus)
12. Ain't Got Nothing - (featuring Magic/Lil' Boosie)
13. Bloody War - (with B.G.)
14. Take Your - (featuring Bun B/Too $hort/Jazze Pha)
15. My Life - (with Sky)
16. Ridin' - (featuring Talib Kweli/Dead Prez)
17. Crossroads
| Details | | Contributing artists: | 8Ball, Bun B, Carl Thomas, Case, Dead Prez, Eightball, Elephant Man, Jadakiss, Jagged Edge, Jazze Pha, Lil Jon, Lil' Boosie, MJG, Magic, Marcus, Talib Kweli, Three 6 Mafia, Too Short | | Producer: | David Banner | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
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.
Industry Reviews
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.
3 stars out of 5 -- It frequently makes for energised hip hop.
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