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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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Fully aware of his captive audience, Banner goes for broke to bring in as wide a swath as possible. The fact that tepid concessions are made becomes less a surprise and more an accepted consequence.
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Los Angeles TimesPart sex fiend, part revolutionary and part party-starter, David Banner certifies himself a rap powerhouse with "Certified." [20 Sep 2005]
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VibeWhen at his best, Banner creates powerful American folk music. [Sep 2005, p.231]
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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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BlenderCertified would be pretty great if it weren't for one huge mistake: his suite of god-awful sex jams. [Nov 2005, p.131]
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Q MagazineBanner's rasped raps are as direct and filthy as ever. [Jan 2006, p.124]
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Rolling StoneThe album's overassertive, radio-baiting steez is epitomized by its lead single, "Play," an imitative slice of soft-is-the-new-loud hip-hop. [22 Sep 2005, p.107]
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There's little familiarity, too little to relate to on Certified.
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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.