Mississippi: The Album
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
;Sample credits- Track 3 contains re-sung elements from "Stop Playing Games" written by Premro Smith and Chadron Moore.
- Track 4 contains a sample of "Take It Off" written in part by Chad Butler and Bernard Freeman.
Personnel
- Lavell "David Banner" Crump – vocals, strings, keyboard programming, producer, recording, mixing
- Freddie "Smoke D" Southwell – vocals
- Jonathan "Lil' Jon" Smith – vocals & producer, additional programming & co-producer
- Wesley "Lil' Flip" Weston – vocals
- Micah "Pastor" Troy – vocals
- Wayne "Bone Crusher" Hardnett Jr. – additional background vocals
- Skyler Synclair Keeton – additional vocals, vocals
- Daryl "AX" Tell – vocals
- Broderick "B-Flat" Phillips – vocals
- Marcus Williams – vocals
- Richard "Fiend" Jones Jr. – vocals
- J. "J Da Groova" Martin – vocals
- Mississippi Shawty – vocals
- Brad "Kamikaze" Franklin – vocals
- Patrick Hayes – guitar
- Robert McDowell – keyboards
- Leonard Julien III – tenor and baritone saxophone
- Richard L. Owens – trombone
- Jason P. Freeman – trumpet & flugelhorn
- Jerry E. Freeman Jr. – trumpet & flugelhorn
- Hornz Unlimited – horns
- James "LRoc" Phillips – strings & additional percussion
- William "Billy Hume" Whedbee – guitar & bass, producer, recording, mixing
- Zafar Saood – guitar
- Donald "Eldorado Redd" Jackson – saxophone
- Chris Rosser – trombone, producer & recording
- Freddie Mac – guitar
- Avery Johnson – bass, recording
- Strings R Us – strings
- F. Macafee – keyboards
- Craig "KLC" Lawson – producer, recording & mixing
- Michael "Mixzo" Johnson – producer & recording
- Conrad Rosser – producer & recording
- M.J. – recording
- Craig Bazile – recording
- Clint Wilkerson – recording
- Fred – recording
- John Frye – mixing
- Rodney Mills – mastering
- Mike Schreiber – photography