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- Summary: The Mississippi rapper's fourth album includes appearances by Talib Kweli and Too Short.
- Record Label: Universal
- Genre(s): Rap
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 13
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Mixed: 4 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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"Certified" treads a fine line between keeping it real and selling units, but Banner treads that line very well.
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Even where Certified doesn't entirely congeal, Banner gets by on personality and an ever-sharpening focus.
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If Certified has one problem, it's the overabundance of features that eats up too much time.
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UncutEvery element of Certified is exaggerated.... It frequently makes for energised hip hop. [Jan 2006, p.105]
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Certified may be a cinematic holding pattern but it’s a holding pattern in a place--both geographically and artistically--that we can’t hear enough of.
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Entertainment WeeklyRevels in its own vulgarity. [23 Sep 2005, p.87]
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There's little familiarity, too little to relate to on Certified.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Mixed: 1 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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KevinP.Dec 19, 2006Eh...it's kinda your average ass in the dance club music, but it gets the girlies to dance.
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