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rap musician; music producer

Personal Information

Born Lavell Crump in 1975(?) in Jackson, MS; son of Zeno and Carolyn Crump
Education: Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, business; attended graduate business program at University of Maryland.

Career

Formed Crooked Lettaz (with Kamikaze), Baton Rouge, LA, mid-1990s; recording artist, 1999-.

Life's Work

Termed "a thug intellectual in a world of crunk" by the Miami New Times, Mississippi rapper David Banner made a name for himself as an artist whose work is rife with contrasts and contradictions. He did not shy away from exploiting the raunchy and violent themes characteristic of hip-hop music's Southern branch, delivering tales of sensuality and mayhem in a quiet, rough voice that made them all the more intense. Yet he also wrote raps that described the environment in which poor African Americans lived in Southern cities, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 he became, along with Kanye West, a strong voice raised in protest against the United States government's response to the tragedy. To Billy Watkins of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger he described his music as "a Bible with a Playboy cover," and that schizophrenic quality, combined with Banner's mastery of the art of self-promotion, made him one of the most exciting emerging stars in hip-hop's so-called Dirty South style in the mid-2000s.

Jackson, Mississippi-born Lavell Crump took the name David Banner from the mild-mannered alter ego of the title character on the television show The Incredible Hulk. He also went by his family nickname of Billy when he was young. "He's a lot of people," Banner's mother Carolyn Crump told Watkins. "But he's true to each of them." Banner grew up in a supportive, religious, two-parent household and learned music on a ten-dollar electronic keyboard, then a drum machine, then a Casio keyboard sampler that he had at home.

Sold CDs in Parking Lot

His tastes from the start ran toward both hip-hop innovators such as Stetsasonic and street-credible gangster acts like NWA and the Geto Boys; later, as Southern rappers began to make their marks, he was influenced by the highly varied soundscapes of the Atlanta duo OutKast. Banner's rap debut came at Jackson's Raines Elementary School, and by the time he moved on to Provine High he had put together a distinctive sound of his own. While working as a grocery bagger at a local Kroger store, he made extra money by selling homemade CDs out of the trunk of his own car.

On instructions from his mother, Banner went to college at her alma mater, Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Even though his college career was not self-motivated, he did well, graduating with a business degree and enrolling in a master's program at the University of Maryland. Music began to take up more and more of his time, and finally, just one semester and a thesis shy of his master's degree, Banner left school. But his years of business classes would help in his burgeoning music career. "Look, I was the artsy type of dude who was trying to change the world with my music," Banner recalled at an industry meeting attended by Sonia Murray of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "But I'm a businessman....When I left the University of Maryland, I was in the top five of my class. I know what it takes to win in this business."

His path to success started while he was still a student at Southern, where he and fellow rapper Kamikaze formed the duo Crooked Lettaz. Though Southern hip-hop acts were still comparatively rare when the duo started out, they forged a distinctive sound and got the attention of the durable rap label Tommy Boy. Banner's own profile rose when he produced tracks by Trick Daddy ("Thug Holiday") and Li'l Flip, earning a reputation as a multitalented young artist. And some of Banner's own music won airplay on Jackson radio station WJMI. "David's stuff stood out," WJMI operations manager told Watkins. "It was quality material. His beats were tight. He had an ear for the streets. So we put him on the air. He earned a pretty good following in this area." Banner released a solo CD under the name Them Firewater Boyz, and it sold briskly in Jackson clubs.

Slept with Pit Bulls

When the Crooked Lettaz album Grey Skies was released in 1999, it won praise from hip-hop magazines and from Jon Azpiri of the All Music Guide, who praised the live instruments of "A Girl Named Cim," the use of the koto, a Japanese instrument, on "Firewater," and the inventive recasting of the Run DMC rap classic "Rock Box" on "Get Crunk." The album was poorly promoted, however, and after this promising beginning Banner's career seemed to stall. Short on cash, he moved in with a friend in Atlanta, sleeping on the floor with the friend's four pit bull dogs. Things went from bad to worse when, back in Birmingham, Banner's decrepit van, containing most of his remaining possessions, was stolen by a group of teenagers.

The silver lining of this cloud was that the thieves threw the master copies of a CD Banner was working on out of the van, onto the parking lot of the radio station he was visiting at the time. Banner took this event as a divine sign and soldiered on. Performing wherever he had the chance, he caught the attention of Universal label executive Steve Rifkind and was signed to a five-album deal. Banner's major-label debut, Mississippi: The Album, appeared in 2003. John Bush of the All Music Guide called it "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")." On the last-named track, wrote Entertainment Weekly's Evan Serpick, Banner "Offers an affecting prayer over an acoustic melody worthy of Lynyrd Skynyrd."

Mississippi: The Album created a buzz. "Like a Pimp," featuring Li'l Flip, dented the charts; various top rappers and producers showed an interest in working with Banner; and the album was remixed by Southern rap producer Michael Watts into a spooky new version called Mississippi: The Screwed & Chopped Album. A quickly released follow-up album, MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water, featured top-level guests Twista and Busta Rhymes, and garnered more positive reviews and publicity.

Drenched Listeners with Cognac

No one doubted Banner's talent, but the energy he put into the promotional side of his music also contributed to his growing success. He cast himself as an advocate of Mississippi music, often removing his shirt to reveal an enormous "Mississippi" tattooed in capitals across his back. At music industry showcases, Banner was a force of nature. Village Voice writer Tom Breihan described a 2005 event at which Banner "ran out into the crowd, jumped up on a table, tore his shirt off, and threw Courvoisier on the crowd," later wearing a Universal label banner as a cape and alternately threatening the assembled industry figures and exhorting them to promote Mississippi music. Banner paid for his own in-store appearances when he felt they were needed, and he bought five trucks to serve as rolling David Banner billboards, wrapping them in promotional materials.

Thanks in part to this kind of hustle, Banner's Certified marked his emergence as a top-level hip-hop star in 2005. The album maintained the basic duality of Banner's previous work, with tracks such as "I'll Take Your Bitch" balanced by raps in which, in the words of the All Music Guide's Andy Kellman, Banner seemed "more fired up and outspoken than ever, fearlessly and descriptively expressing the rage he feels for the way his people have been treated throughout history...Every other chorus seems to have been written for a mob of some kind." Certified rose to the number six spot on Billboard magazine's chart listing the 200 best-selling albums in the United States.

Banner's response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina at the end of August 2005 mixed direct action with criticism of the actions of President George W. Bush's administration. Banner transformed his tour bus into a relief truck. "I got back to Mississippi before our government did, with food and supplies," he told Kelefa Sanneh of the New York Times. And he brought together a host of Southern rappers for a giant Heal the Hood benefit concert, held in Atlanta on September 17, 2005 with the aim of raising $1.5 million. According to Sanneh, he introduced "Like a Pimp" by saying that "Bush is giving his homeboys Halliburton the rebuilding contracts to our cities. Bush is the biggest pimp." Even before Katrina hit, Banner had begun using his wealth to benefit the community, personally funding five $10,000 college scholarships. Mixing a social conscience, powerful ambition, and a desire to break into new areas of the entertainment business--he was searching for a suitable movie role as of 2005--David Banner was definitely a major new star to watch.

Works

Selected discography

(With Kamikaze, as Crooked Lettaz) Grey Skies, Tommy Boy, 1999.
Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1, Big Face, 2000.
Mississippi: The Album, Universal, 2003.
Mississippi: The Screwed and Chopped Album, Universal, 2003.
MTA 2: Baptized in Dirty Water, Universal, 2003.
Certified, Universal, 2005.

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Born Lavell Crump, c. 1975, in Jackson, MS; son of Zeno and Carolyn Crump. Education: Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, earned business degree; University of Maryland, attended graduate business program.

Formed Crooked Lettaz (with Kamikaze) while a student at Southern University, mid-1990s; Crooked Lettaz album Grey Skies released, 1999; released album Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1, 2000; signed to Universal label, released Mississippi: The Album, Mississippi: The Screwed and Chopped Album, and MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water, 2003; released Certified, 2005; active in Hurricane Katrina relief effort, 2005.

Addresses: Record company—Universal Records, 2220 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404. Website—David Banner Official Website: http://www.davidbanner.com.

Rap musician, music producer

Termed "a thug intellectual in a world of crunk" by the Miami New Times, Mississippi rapper David Banner is an artist whose work is rife with contrasts and contradictions. He has been second to none when it comes to exploiting the raunchy and violent themes characteristic of hip-hop music's Southern branch, delivering tales of sensuality and mayhem in a quiet, rough voice that makes them all the more intense. Yet he has also written raps that describe the environment in which poor African Americans live in Southern cities, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 he became, along with Kanye West, a strong voice raised in protest against the U.S. government's response to the tragedy. He described his music to Billy Watkins of the Jackson, Mississippi, Clarion-Ledger as "a Bible with a Playboy cover," and that schizophrenic quality, combined with Banner's mastery of the art of self-promotion, made him one of the most exciting emerging hip-hop stars of the mid-2000s.

Jackson, Mississippi-born Lavell Crump took the name David Banner from the mild-mannered alter ego of the title character on the television show "The Incredible Hulk." He also went by his family nickname of Billy when he was young. "He's a lot of people," Banner's mother Carolyn Crump told Watkins. "But he's true to each of them." Banner grew up in a supportive, religious, two-parent household and learned music on a ten-dollar electronic keyboard, then a drum machine, then a Casio keyboard sampler that he had at home.

Sold CDs in Parking Lot
His tastes from the start ran toward both hip-hop innovators like Stetsasonic and street-credible gangster acts like NWA and the Geto Boys; later, as Southern rappers began to make their mark, he was influenced by the highly varied soundscapes of the Atlanta duo OutKast. Banner's rap debut came at Jackson's Raines Elementary School, and by the time he moved on to Provine High School he had put together a distinctive sound of his own. While working as a grocery bagger at a local Kroger store, he made extra money by selling homemade CDs out of the trunk of his car.

On instructions from his mother, Banner went to college at her alma mater, Southern University, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Even though his college career wasn't self-motivated, he did well, graduating with a business degree and enrolling in a master's degree program at the University of Maryland. Music began to take up more and more of his time, and finally, just one semester and a thesis shy of his master's degree, Banner left school. Years of business classes left their mark on his career, however. "Look, I was the artsy type of dude who was trying to change the world with my music," Banner recalled at an industry meeting attended by Sonia Murray of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "But I'm a businessman…. When I left the University of Maryland, I was in the top five of my class. I know what it takes to win in this business."

His path to success started while he was still a student at Southern, where he and fellow rapper Kamikaze formed the duo Crooked Lettaz. Though Southern hiphop acts were still comparatively rare when the duo started out, they forged a distinctive sound and got the attention of the durable rap label Tommy Boy. Banner produced tracks by Trick Daddy ("Thug Holiday") and Li'l Flip, earning a reputation as a multitalented young artist. And some of Banner's own music won airplay on Jackson radio station WJMI. "David's stuff stood out," WJMI operations manager Stan Branson told Watkins. "It was quality material. His beats were tight. He had an ear for the streets. So we put him on the air. He earned a pretty good following in this area." Banner released a solo CD titled Them Firewater Boyz, and it sold briskly in Jackson clubs.

Signed to Universal Label
When the Crooked Lettaz album Grey Skies was released in 1999, it won praise from hip-hop magazines and from Jon Azpiri of All Music Guide, who praised the live instruments of "A Girl Named Cim," the use of the koto, a Japanese instrument, on "Firewater," and the inventive recasting of the Run DMC rap classic "Rock Box" on "Get Crunk." The album was poorly promoted, however, and after this promising beginning, Banner's career seemed to stall. Short on cash, he moved in with a friend in Atlanta, sleeping on the floor with the friend's four pitbull dogs. Things went from bad to worse when, back in Birmingham, Banner's decrepit van, containing most of his remaining possessions, was stolen by a group of teenagers.

However, Banner persevered. Performing wherever he had the chance, he caught the attention of Universal label executive Steve Rifkind and was signed to a five-album deal. Banner's major-label debut, Mississippi: The Album, appeared in 2003. John Bush of All Music Guide called it "a very schizophrenic record, alternating a parade of one-note thug tracks … with more reflective material concerned with the realities of down South living." The track titled "Cadillac on 22's," according to Evan Serpick of Entertainment Weekly, "offers an affecting prayer over an acoustic melody worthy of Lynyrd Skynyrd."

Mississippi: The Album created a buzz. "Like a Pimp," featuring Li'l Flip, dented the charts; various top rappers and producers showed an interest in working with Banner, and the album was remixed by Southern rap producer Michael Watts into a new version called Mississippi: The Screwed and Chopped Album. A quickly released follow-up album, MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water, featured top-level guests Twista and Busta Rhymes, and garnered positive reviews and publicity.

Master of Promotion
No one doubted Banner's talent, but the energy he put into the promotional side of his music also contributed to his growing success. He cast himself as an advocate of Mississippi music, often removing his shirt to reveal an enormous "Mississippi" tattooed in capitals across his back. Village Voice writer Tom Breihan described a 2005 event at which Banner "ran out into the crowd, jumped up on a table, tore his shirt off, and threw Courvoisier on the crowd," later wearing a Universal label banner as a cape and alternately threatening the assembled industry figures and exhorting them to promote Mississippi music. His own tastes included such varied performers as Texas rapper Bun B, 1980s pop stars the Eurythmics, and piano R&B chanteuse Alicia Keys. Banner paid for his own in-store appearances when he felt they were needed, and he bought five trucks to serve as rolling David Banner billboards, wrapping them in promotional materials.

Thanks in part to this kind of hustle, Banner's Certified marked his emergence as a top-level hip-hop star in 2005. The album maintained the basic duality of Banner's previous work, with tracks such as "I'll Take Your Bitch" balanced by raps in which, according to All Music Guide's Andy Kellman, Banner seemed "more fired up and outspoken than ever, fearlessly and descriptively expressing the rage he feels for the way his people have been treated throughout history." Certified rose to the number six spot on Billboard magazine's chart listing of the 200 best-selling albums in the United States.

Banner's response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina at the end of August 2005 mixed direct action with criticism of the actions of President George W. Bush's administration. Banner transformed his tour bus into a relief truck. "I got back to Mississippi before our government did, with food and supplies," he told Kelefa Sanneh of the New York Times. And he brought together a host of Southern rappers for a giant Heal the Hood benefit concert, held in Atlanta on September 17, 2005, with the aim of raising $1.5 million. According to Sanneh, he introduced "Like a Pimp" by saying that "Bush is giving his homeboys Halliburton the rebuilding contracts to our cities. Bush is the biggest pimp." Even before Katrina hit, Banner had begun using his wealth to benefit the community, personally funding five $10,000 college scholarships. Mixing a social conscience, ambition, and a desire to break into new areas of the entertainment business, as well as searching for a suitable movie role as of late 2005, David Banner was definitely a major new star to watch.

Selected discography
(With Kamikaze, as Crooked Lettaz) Grey Skies, Tommy Boy, 1999.Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1, Big Face, 2000.Mississippi: The Album, Universal, 2003.Mississippi: The Screwed and Chopped Album, Universal, 2003.MTA 2: Baptized in Dirty Water, Universal, 2003.Certified, Universal, 2005.
Sources
Periodicals
Atlanta Journal-Constiution, July 28, 2005, p. P5.
Austin American-Statesman, December 4, 2004, p. 20; January 1, 2004, p. 19.
Baltimore Sun, January 15, 2004.
Boston Globe, September 20, 2005, p. C4.
Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS), June 16, 2006.
Ebony, January 2004, p. 74.
Entertainment Weekly, May 23, 2003, p. 74; October 17, 2003, p. L2T14; January 16, 2004, p. 71; April 22, 2005, p. 63; September 23, 2005, p. 87.
Miami New Times, April 28, 2005.
New York Times, September 19, 2005, p. E1; January 1, 2006, p. AR26.

Online
"David Banner," All Music Guide, http://www.allmusic.com (March 11, 2006).
"David Banner speaks on Bush, Kanye & Katrina," NobodySmiling, http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/news/85082.php (October 4, 2005).
"Rap's David Banner Threatens to Kill the Music Industry," Village Voice, http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/statusainthood/archives/2005/08/raps_david_bann_1.php (October 4, 2005).

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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 in Dirty Water. These releases spawned a varied clutch of hits -- "Like a Pimp," "Cadillac on 22's" and "Crank It Up." Two years later, he released Certified. ~ Brad Mills, Rovi

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David Banner
Banner performing at FOB Brassfield-Mora, January 26, 2009
Background information
Birth name	Lavell William Crump
Born	(1974-04-11) April 11, 1974 (age 38) Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, record producer
Instruments	Sampler, Keyboards
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Big Face, SRC, Universal Records
Associated acts	Akon, Crooked Lettaz, Lil Flip, Chris Brown, Yung Wun, 9th Wonder
Website	www.facebook.com/Davidbanner

Lavell Crump (born April 11, 1974), better known by his stage name David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer, and occasional actor.^[1] Banner was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and graduated from Southern University as well as pursued masters of education at the University of Maryland. He started his music career as a member of the rap duo, Crooked Lettaz, before going solo in 2000 with the release entitled Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1.

In 2003, Banner signed to Universal Records releasing four albums: Mississippi: The Album (2003), MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water (2004), Certified (2005), and The Greatest Story Ever Told (2008).

Contents

1 Early life
2 Music career
3 Film career
4 Activism
5 Discography
- 5.1 Solo albums
- 5.2 Collaboration albums
6 Filmography
7 Awards
8 References
9 External links

Early life

Lavell Crump grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, the son of Zeno and Carolyn Crump. He attended Northwest Jackson Middle School and Provine High School.^[1] After graduating from high school, he attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, his mother Carolyn's alma mater. At Southern, Crump served as president of the Student Government Association and received a bachelor's degree in business.^[1]^[2] He attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to pursue a master's degree in education but later left the program to pursue his music career full-time.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5] His father Zeno died on June 17, 2007.^[6]

Music career

Crump's stage name "David Banner" is taken from the lead character of the television series, The Incredible Hulk.^[7] With several of his friends, Banner sent some demo tapes to Jackson, Mississippi radio station, WJMI, whose operations manager praised them.^[1] In 1999, Banner and rapper Kamikaze as the duo, Crooked Lettaz, released Grey Skies (Penalty Recordings).^[8]

In 2000, Banner released his solo debut album, Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1. Released on the independent label, Big Face Records, the album sold around 7,000 copies.^[6] When the album's single, "Like a Pimp", became a radio hit, Banner began to attract major label interest.^[9] After assessing various offers, Banner and manager, Scott Johnson, decided to sign with Universal Records subsidiary, SRC Records, which was founded by Steve Rifkind who had previous success as CEO of the heavyweight hip-hop label, Loud Records.^[9]

In 2003, Banner released his first major label album, Mississippi: The Album. Mississippi included the hit single, "Like a Pimp", featuring Lil Flip. "Like a Pimp" peaked at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and #10 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.^[10] He released the follow-up album the same year entitled MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water which yielded the hit, "Crank It Up", featuring Static Major.

In 2004, Banner produced T.I.'s single, "Rubberband Man", which reached #30 on the Hot 100, #15 on the R&B chart, and #11 on the Rap chart.

In 2005, Banner released his third major label album, Certified. The album's first single was "Ain't Got Nothing" which featured Magic & Lil Boosie, followed by the second single, "Play", which reached #7 on the Hot 100 chart, #5 on the R&B chart, and #3 on the Rap chart.^[10] The third single, "Touching", featured Jazze Pha and reached #54 on the R&B chart.

On July 15, 2008, Banner released his fourth major label album, The Greatest Story Ever Told.^[11] The album's first single titled "9mm" featured Akon, Lil Wayne, and Snoop Dogg. Banner then produced his next two singles: "Get Like Me", featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc, and "Shawty Say", featuring Lil Wayne. "Get Like Me" reached #16 on the Hot 100, #7 on the R&B chart, and #2 on the Rap chart.^[10]

In 2008, Banner was featured on the track, Superfriend, from the 2008 album, The Sound, by gospel R&B duo, Mary Mary.

Outside projects for Banner have included writing the theme song to the video game, Saints Row, as well as contributing to the music for a commercial promoting the video game, Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds.^[12]

Banner is set to release his fifth major label album titled Sex, Drugs and Video Games on May 22nd, 2012. The first single off the album is titled Amazing featuring Chris Brown.

Film career

Banner played the part of Tehronne in Black Snake Moan. He has worked on the Adult Swim cartoon show That Crook'd 'Sipp, which premiered Sunday, May 13, 2007. His single "Play" was used as the background music in the pilot's first television promo. In 2007, he played the character of Mo, in the film This Christmas. Banner also starred as Jay, a gang leader from the hood in Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming. In 2010, he played Bosch in the film The Experiment.

Activism

In November 2006, Banner was awarded a Visionary Award by the National Black Caucus of the State Legislature in recognition of his work after Hurricane Katrina.^[13]

On September 25, 2007, Banner testified before Congress at a hearing about racism and misogyny in hip hop music entitled From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degrading Images.^[14] He defended his use of offensive language and argued: "Change the situation in my neighborhood and maybe I'll get better."^[14] In his opening statement, Banner stated: "I can admit there are some problems in hip hop but it is only a reflection of what's taking place in our society. Hip hop is sick because America is sick."^[15]

Discography

Main articles: David Banner discography and David Banner production discography

Solo albums

2000: Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1
2003: Mississippi: The Album
2003: MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water
2005: Certified
2008: The Greatest Story Ever Told
2012: Sex, Drugs and Video Games

Collaboration albums

2010: Death of a Pop Star (with 9th Wonder)
Footloose (2011 Soundtrack) "Dance the Night Away"

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Black Snake Moan	Tehronne
	This Christmas	Mo
	Monk	Snake the Assassin	(TV) Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Rapper"
2008	Days of Wrath	Kryme
2008	Vapors	Biz Markie
2010	The Experiment	Bosch
2010	The Confidant	Daniel Jackson
2010	Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming	Jay

Awards

BET Hip Hop Awards
- 2008, Best Hip-Hop Video ("Get Like Me") with Chris Brown & Yung Joc [Nominated]
- 2008, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("Get Like Me") with Chris Brown & Yung Joc [Nominated]
- 2008, Best Producer [Nominated]

Ozone Awards
- 2008, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("Get Like Me"), featuring Chris Brown & Yung Joc [Nominated]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Watkins, Billy (2003-06-16). "Provine grad scores big!". The Clarion-Ledger. http://orig.clarionledger.com/news/0306/16/o01.html. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
^ Houston, Danielle (August 10, 2006). "David Banner: He's a Business...Man!". Vibe. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080422225426/http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2006/08/david_banner_hes_a_business_man/.
^ Sanneh, Kelefa (2003-07-15). "Banner Brings It". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/davidbanner/articles/story/5935328/banner_brings_it. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
^ Patel, Joseph (2003-12-04). "David Banner To Send Five Lucky Fans To College". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480936/20031204/banner_david.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
^ Davis, Dione (2008-09-23). "David Banner: Man On Fire". HHNLive.com. http://hhnlive.com/features/more/486. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
^ ^a ^b "David Banner: Can't Tell Me Nothin'". XXL. July 30, 2007. http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=12526. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
^ Bottomley, C (July 24, 2003). "David Banner: Mississippi Burning". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1474718/20030724/banner_david.jhtml. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
^ DaRonco, Mike. "Crooked Lettaz: Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p366511/biography. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Interview with Scott Johnson". HitQuarters. 10 Mar 2004. http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_ScottJohnson_int.html. Retrieved 21 Dec 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "David Banner: Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p441465/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
^ David Banner Releases the Greatest Story Ever Told
^ IGN: David Banner Invades Saints Row, August 22, 2006
^ WAPT: David Banner Speech (Video)
^ ^a ^b Abrams, Jim. "House Panel Debates Hip-Hop Lyrics". The Washington Post, September 25, 2011.
^ Leeds, Jeff (2007-09-26). "Hearing Focuses on Language and Violence in Rap Music". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/26/washington/26rap.html.

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Studio albums	Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1 Mississippi: The Album MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water Certified The Greatest Story Ever Told

Collaboration albums	Death of a Pop Star (with 9th Wonder)

Singles	"Like a Pimp" "Cadillac on 22's" "Crank It Up" "Ain't Got Nothing" "Play" "Touching" "Speaker/9mm" "Get Like Me" "Shawty Say" "Slow Down" "Be With You"

Featured singles	"Tear It Up" "You're Everything" "Cool"

Related articles	Discography Production Discography Filmography

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Name	Banner, David
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Short description	American rapper
Date of birth	April 11, 1974
Place of birth	Jackson, Mississippi, United States
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