Mississippi: The Album

Mississippi: The Album
Studio album by
David Banner
ReleasedMay 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)
Recorded2002–03
Studio
  • David Banner's house (Jackson, MS)
  • The Medicine Cabinet (Baton Rouge, LA)
  • Access Studios (Atlanta, GA)
  • Southside Studios (Houston, TX)
  • David Banner's Astro Van
  • The Zone (Atlanta, GA)
  • The FY Station (Atlanta, GA)
  • Top Notch Studios (Dallas, TX)
  • Seven Eight Studios (Atlanta, GA)
  • Crack Alley (Baton Rouge, LA)
  • Scott's House
  • 1 Life 1 Love Studios (Jackson, MS)
GenreSouthern hip hop
Length1:19:32
Label
Producer
David Banner chronology
Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1
(2000) 		Mississippi: The Album
(2003) 		MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water
(2003)
Singles from Mississippi: The Album
  1. "Cadillac on 22's"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Like a Pimp"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHop[1]
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
HipHopDX4/5[4]
RapReviews8/10[5]

Mississippi: The Album is the second solo studio album by American rapper and record producer David Banner. It was released on May 20, 2003, via Street Records Corporation, Big Face Entertainment and Universal Records.

Recording sessions took place at David Banner's house in Jackson and his Astro Van, at the Medicine Cabinet and Crack Alley in Baton Rouge, at Access Studios, the Zone, the FY Station and Seven Eight Studios in Atlanta, at Southside Studios in Houston, at Top Notch Studios in Dallas, at Scott's House, and at 1 Life 1 Love Studios also in Jackson.

Beside Banner, who produced the majority of the album, the production was handled by Billy Hume, Bread and Water, KLC, Lil' Jon and Mixzo. It features guest appearances from Mr. Marcus, Ax, B-Flat, Fiend, J Da Groova, Lil' Flip, Lil' Jon, Mississippi Shawty, Pastor Troy, Skyy, Smoke D, as well as his Crooked Lettaz partner Kamikaze.

The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200 and atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Lavell CrumpDavid Banner1:22
2."What It Do" (featuring Smoke D)
  • Crump
  • Freddie Douglas Southwell
KLC5:14
3."Might Getcha" (featuring Lil' Jon)
Lil' Jon5:02
4."Like a Pimp" (featuring Lil' Flip)
David Banner4:15
5."Whoremonger"
  • Crump
  • D. "Sweets" Smith
David Banner1:03
6."Fuck 'Em" (featuring Pastor Troy)
David Banner4:43
7."Mississippi"CrumpDavid Banner5:05
8."Cadillac on 22's"CrumpDavid Banner4:25
9."Fast Life" (featuring Ax)
  • Crump
  • Daryl Tell
Mixzo4:53
10."Choose Me" (featuring Skyy)
  • Crump
  • Skyler Synclair Keeton
  • William Whedbee
  • Cedric Leonard
  • Billy Hume
  • Lil' Jon (co.)
4:26
11."Really Don't Wanna Go" (featuring B-Flat and Marcus)
  • Crump
  • Broderick Phillips
  • Marcus Williams
David Banner3:26
12."So Trill"CrumpBread and Water4:03
13."My Shawty" (featuring Fiend)
David Banner3:55
14."Phone Tap"CrumpDavid Banner1:53
15."Bush"CrumpDavid Banner3:01
16."Bring It On" (featuring J Da Groova and Mississippi Shawty)
  • Crump
  • J. Martin
David Banner4:15
17."Still Pimpin'" (featuring Marcus and Kamikaze)
  • Crump
  • Williams
  • Brad Franklin
David Banner7:12
18."Outro"CrumpDavid Banner6:41
19."Fire Falling"  4:38
Total length:1:19:32
Sample credits

Personnel

  • Lavell "David Banner" Crump – vocals, strings (track 1), keyboard programming (track 15), producer (tracks: 1, 4–8, 11, 13–19), recording (tracks: 1, 14, 18), mixing (tracks: 1, 5, 14, 18)
  • Freddie "Smoke D" Southwell – vocals (track 2)
  • Jonathan "Lil' Jon" Smith – vocals & producer (track 3), additional programming & co-producer (track 10)
  • Wesley "Lil' Flip" Weston – vocals (track 4)
  • Micah "Pastor" Troy – vocals (track 5)
  • Wayne "Bone Crusher" Hardnett Jr. – additional background vocals (track 5)
  • Skyler Synclair Keeton – additional vocals (tracks: 7, 15), vocals (track 10)
  • Daryl "AX" Tell – vocals (track 9)
  • Broderick "B-Flat" Phillips – vocals (track 11)
  • Marcus Williams – vocals (tracks: 11, 17)
  • Richard "Fiend" Jones Jr. – vocals (track 13)
  • J. "J Da Groova" Martin – vocals (track 16)
  • Mississippi Shawty – vocals (track 16)
  • Brad "Kamikaze" Franklin – vocals (track 17)
  • Patrick Hayes – guitar (tracks: 1, 17)
  • Robert McDowell – keyboards (track 3)
  • Leonard Julien III – tenor and baritone saxophone (track 6)
  • Richard L. Owens – trombone (track 6)
  • Jason P. Freeman – trumpet & flugelhorn (track 6)
  • Jerry E. Freeman, Jr. – trumpet & flugelhorn (track 6)
  • Hornz Unlimited – horns (track 6)
  • James "LRoc" Phillips – strings & additional percussion (track 6)
  • William "Billy Hume" Whedbee – guitar & bass (tracks: 7, 10), producer (track 10), recording (tracks: 6, 7, 10), mixing (tracks: 4, 7, 10, 16, 17)
  • Zafar Saood – guitar (track 8)
  • Donald "Eldorado Redd" Jackson – saxophone (track 12)
  • Chris Rosser – trombone, producer & recording (track 12)
  • Freddie Mac – guitar (track 15)
  • Avery Johnson – bass (track 15), recording (tracks: 3, 15)
  • Strings R Us – strings (track 15)
  • F. Macafee – keyboards (track 17)
  • Craig "KLC" Lawson – producer, recording & mixing (track 2)
  • Michael "Mixzo" Johnson – producer & recording (track 9)
  • Conrad Rosser – producer & recording (track 12)
  • M.J. – recording (track 4)
  • Craig Bazile – recording (track 8)
  • Clint Wilkerson – recording (track 11)
  • Fred – recording (track 16)
  • John Frye – mixing (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15)
  • Rodney Mills – mastering
  • Mike Schreiber – photography

Charts

References

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  2. ^ Bush, John. "Mississippi: The Album - David Banner | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  3. ^ Serpick, Evan (May 23, 2003). "Mississippi: The Album". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Johnson, Sherman (June 3, 2003). "David Banner - Mississippi: The Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  5. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (May 20, 2003). "David Banner :: Mississippi: The Album :: Universal Records". RapReviews. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "David Banner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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