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David Banner

David Banner
Banner in January 2009
Personal information
Birth nameLavell William Crump
BornApril 11, 1973(age 38)
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
GenresHip hop
OccupationRapper, record producer
InstrumentsSampler, Keyboards
Years active1999 � present
LabelsBig Face, SRC, Universal Records
Associated actsCrooked Lettaz, Lil Flip,Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Yung Wun, 9th Wonder

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Lavell Crump, (born April 11, 1973), better known by the stage name David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer & occasional actor. Banner was born in Jackson, Mississippi and graduated from Southern University. He started his music career as a member of the rap duo, Crooked Lettaz before going solo in 2000 with Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1 and signed to Universal Records in 2003. With Universal, Banner released four albums: Mississippi: The Album (2003), MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water (2004), Certified (2005), and The Greatest Story Ever Told (2008).

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Music video by David Banner performing Get Like Me. (C) 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
4.25 min. | 4.91 user rating
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5.28 min. | 4.71 user rating
A Marine stuns the crowd at a Tea Party with the fourth verse of the Star Spangled Banner. So Much for a "Secular Nation". Thank you for the reminder that our rights come from God and not any man or group of men. God Bless America and Semper Fi Marine! -David W. Hedrick www.davidwhedrick.com
2.23 min. | 4.38 user rating
Head over to www.upped.com to pickup your copy of Bun's II Trill album today You're Everything [Feat. Rick Ross, David Banner, 8Ball & MJG] by Bun B (c) 2008 Rap-A Lot 2K Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Asylum Records. All Rights Reserved.
4.98 min. | 4.91 user rating
Music video by David Banner performing Play. (C) 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and SRC Records, Inc.
3.87 min. | 4.85 user rating
Music video by David Banner performing Like A Pimp. (C) 2003 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and SRC Records, Inc.
4.28 min. | 4.94 user rating
Music video by David Banner performing Speaker. (C) 2007 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and SRC Records, Inc.
3.77 min. | 4.89 user rating
Took me a while to get their mouths go wit the 9mm version instead of the speaker (clean) version. 9MM OFFICIAL VIDEO AKON DAVID BANNER snoop dog lil wayne birdman cashmoney records official real new hot release
4.25 min. | 4.85 user rating
David Banner ft. Lil Wayne "Shawty Say" Music Video Behind The Scenes- Click this link to get David Banner's new album on iTunes: bit.ly Skee.TV gives you exclusive access behind the scenes for David Banner's new music video for "Shawty Say" ft. Lil' Wayne directed by Ulysses Terrero. Check out the making of the upcoming video from David Banner's new album, The Greatest Story Ever Told, out now! Video Shot & Edited by Aaron Banks for Skee.TV www.SkeeTV.com
4.82 min. | 4.63 user rating
Music video by David Banner performing Shawty Say. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 3486765. (C) 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
3.87 min. | 4.89 user rating

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New York Magazine--Now, he's back for more: Earlier this week, KRIT self-released Return of 4Eva, another full-length (21 tracks, with features from Bun B, Ludacris, Chamillionaire, and -David Banner-) that's somewhere between a mixtape and offi - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:09:09 GMT+00:00
Album Review: Big KRIT- Return of 4eva - The Daily Princetonian (blog) Tweet this news
The Daily Princetonian (blog)--Songs like “Sookie Now” featuring -David Banner- (who gets eclipsed by KRIT and has clearly passed the Mississippi torch to KRIT whether he intended to or not) have that instantly recognizable Southern bounce, and KRIT h - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:13:29 GMT+00:00
Big KRIT's southern sound shines on “Return” - Student Press Tweet this news
Student Press--Despite the fact that KRIT makes you feel like you're taking a smooth low-ride journey down Bankhead, he kind of ruins that when he invited -David Banner- and this invite, is one of those that make a person blurt out "Who invi - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:53:15 GMT+00:00
The Horror of Spending Years Misidentified as a Raiders Fan - Behind the Steel Curtain Tweet this news
Behind the Steel Curtain--Now I know how Richard Kimble and Dr. -David Banner- felt. I wonder if I'll ever fully clear my name or if I'll have to change my moniker to "Tony from Coraopolis" or "Tom from Bridgeville& - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 01:59:29 GMT+00:00
Shooters Reloaded crush Team Sport - Trinidad News Tweet this news
Trinidad News--Impressive bowling by the -David Banner- (3/24), Partap Rampersad (2/7) and Ted Rampersad (2/20) restricted Shooter Reloaded to a modest total. Team Sport were unable to mount a serious run chase with Hayden Rampersad ensuring Shooters Relo - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:37:08 GMT+00:00
BSU to host Black Arts Festival April 14-17 - Bucknell University Tweet this news
Bucknell University--He began his career as the main producer for the hip-hop group Little Brother and has worked with Mary J. Blige, Jean Grae, Lil' Wayne, Wale, Jay-Z, MURS, Drake, Buckshot, Destiny's Child, Obie Trice, Erykah Badu, Ludacris, - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:08:27 GMT+00:00
Barbe named director of music biz program - Online Athens Tweet this news
Online Athens--By Staff Reports - Athens -Banner--Herald -David- Barbe, interim director of the University of Georgia's Music Business Certificate Program since last summer, was named permanent director of the program Thursday. Barbe's appointme - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:12:42 GMT+00:00
Album review: Marsha Ambrosius, "Late Nights & Early Mornings" - Washington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Washington Post (blog)--The duo broke up in the mid-'00s, and after releasing a series of mixtapes and appearing on some moderately high profile feature stints (such as Nas's "Hustlers" and the great -David Banner- track &q - Date : Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:26:03 GMT+00:00
Government urged to build Cranbourne bypass - Casey Weekly Cranbourne Tweet this news
Casey Weekly Cranbourne--Cranbourne resident -David Banner- said the bypass, which has been on the agenda for more than a decade, was needed now more than ever before. "With the growth factor of new residential development areas, we haven't - Date : Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:16:09 GMT+00:00
METHOD MAN, RAEKWON & GHOSTFACE KILLAH - WU-MASSACRE - The Source Tweet this news
The Source---...- his... more OkayplayerTV: Reflection Eternal from Okayplayer on Vimeo . Revolutions Per Minute is in... more Rating: 3.5 Mics Label: Universal/Cash Money/ Young Money Ent. Production: Tha Bizness. Chase N. Cashe, -David Banner-, Infamous - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:54:41 GMT+00:00

Collaboration albums :
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
Vapors Biz Markie
2010 The Experiment Bosch
The Confidant Daniel Jackson
2010 Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming Jay

David Banner

AlbumsThem Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1 * Mississippi: The Album * MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water * Certified * The Greatest Story Ever Told
Singles"Like a Pimp" * "Cadillac on 22's" * "Crank It Up" * "Ain't Got Nothing" * "Play" * "Touching" * "Speaker/9mm" * "Get Like Me" * "Shawty Say"
Feature singles"Tear It Up" * "You're Everything" * "Cool"
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