David Banner
| David Banner | |
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Banner in January 2009, performing for American soldiers at FOB Brassfield-Mora, Iraq.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lavell William Crump |
| Born |
April 11, 1974 Brookhaven, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Origin | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, record producer, actor, activist |
| Instruments | Sampler, Keyboards |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Big Face, SRC, Republic Records |
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Lavell William Crump (born April 11, 1974), better known by his alias David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer, occasional actor and activist.
Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Banner's family moved to Jackson, Mississippi where he was raised. Banner graduated from Southern University and pursued a masters of education at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He started his music career as a member of the rap duo, Crooked Lettaz, before going solo in 2000 with the release titled Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1.
In 2003, Banner signed to Universal Records releasing four albums: Mississippi: The Album (2003), MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water (2003), Certified (2005), and The Greatest Story Ever Told (2008).
Lavell William Crump was born in Brookhaven, Mississippi and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, the son of Zeno and Carolyn Crump. He graduated from Provine High School in Jackson in 1992 and then attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, his mother's alma mater. At Southern University, Crump served as president of the Student Government Association and received a bachelor's degree in business. He later attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to pursue a master's degree in education but later left the program to pursue his music career full-time. His father Zeno died on June 17, 2007.
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