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David Banner - Californication
Artist: David Banner
Featuring: Snoop Dogg , Game , Nipsey Hussle , Ras Kass
Producer: David Banner & THX
Album: Sex, Drugs & Video Games
Label: b.i.G. f.a.c.e.
2000 single Californication found the Red Hot Chili Peppers peeling back the glossy exterior Los Angeles projects to the rest of the world to reveal the seamy reality underneath. On David Banner‘s new single of the same name, the Mississippi rapper-producer tries a similar trick with a different emphasis, showing how hazardous the City of Angels can be for unwary tourists (especially those with the wrong complexion). Banner collaborates with THX behind the boards, crafting a slow-rolling street instrumental to back him as he chronicles how a visit to his Uncle Trayvon (played by Snoop Dogg—and no, I have no idea whether the reference to current events was intended), went horribly wrong. Game, Nipsey Hussle and Ras Kass also guest, playing the various characters the headliner encounters during his tumultuous first 24 hours in town, and Kree ties the package together with a reedy, falsetto-laced chorus. Feeling it? Californication is just one of many dope—and diverse, judging by the leaks thus far—cuts to be found on Banner’s Sex, Drugs & Video Games LP, scheduled to hit the ‘net May 22, for free download.
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on April 16, 2012
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11662 |
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The message is profound, the talent is endless, and the production really bangs.
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2012 |
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David Banner for most under-rated! Everything i hear lately has been crazy dope!
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2012 |
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There's a difference between promoting a solid message and capitalizing on current events.... I haven't decided what this is yet....
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This is a keeper. I'll be on the lookout for this one...
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2012 |
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California is in the house, and it speaks volumes.
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2012 |
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Good Dr-Dre style production by David Banner which is perfect for this Cali superstar list. This is definitely a track for everyone's rotation.
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Instant Classic! Banging Banner Production, And the contribiuting artists speak for themselves! DAMN!
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Great lineup, this is dope.
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This goes hard
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DB is back.
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| Posted on Apr 17, 2012 |
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The chemistry in this is HUGE
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This is the shyt!!
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Great song!! Makes you visualize Cali!!
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