David Banner

David Banner is an American rapper and hip hop music record producer from Mississippi. Prior to having a solo career, Banner was part of the rap duo Crooked Lettaz which released an album called, Grey Skies in 1999. Banner then rele

David Banner is an American rapper and hip hop music record producer from Mississippi. Prior to having a solo career, Banner was part of the rap duo Crooked Lettaz which released an album called, Grey Skies in 1999. Banner then released his first solo album called, Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1 in 2000. The album managed to sell over 10,000 copies in his hometown alone despite having little record label backing. His first major-label album, Mississippi: The Album, went gold and was a critical and commercial success, largely due to the success of lead single, "Like A Pimp", as well as more introspective album tracks such as "Cadillac's On 22's" and "Mississippi". The following album, MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water, was completed in two weeks at the behest of SRC executive Steve Rifkind. His fourth album, Certified was released on September 20, 2005, after repeated delays. During the Hurricane Katrina crisis, Banner used his tour bus to help shuttle and house victims in Southern Mississippi. He is currently signed to SRC.

David Banner is also the name of the mild-mannered scientist (portrayed by Bill Bixby) who transformed into the Hulk (portrayed by Lou Ferrigno) as a result of a gamma-ray exposure accident on the 1970 's to 1980's television series based upon the comic book; they changed the character's first name to David (from the original 'Bruce' of the comic series) because the TV show's producers thought it sounded more masculine.