Certified (David Banner album)

Certified
Studio album by David Banner
Released	September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)
Recorded	2004–2005
Studio	Stankonia (Atlanta, GA) Patchwerk Studios (Atlanta, GA) Sony Studios (New York, NY) Chi-Roc Studios (Chicago, IL) The Zone (Atlanta, GA) Warrior Studios (Brooklyn, NY) The Cutting Room Studios (New York, NY)
Genre	Southern hip hop gangsta rap crunk dirty rap
Length	1:08:35
Label	SRC Universal
Producer	Chris Flame Cyber Sapp David Banner Downbeat Production Collective Get Cool Jazze Pha Lil' Jon Maestro Mr. Collipark
David Banner chronology
MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water (2003) Certified (2005) The Greatest Story Ever Told (2008)
Singles from Certified
"Play" Released: July 7, 2005 "Touching" Released: January 10, 2006

Certified is the fourth studio album by American rapper and record producer David Banner. It was released on September 20, 2005 through Street Records Corporation and Universal Records.

Recording sessions took place at Stankonia Recording and PatchWerk Recording Studios and The Zone in Atlanta, Sony Music Studios, Warrior Studios and The Cutting Room Studios in New York and Chi-Roc Studios in Chicago.

Production was handled by Chris Flame, Cyber Sapp, Downbeat Production Collective, Get Cool, Jazze Pha, Lil' Jon, Maestro, Mr. Collipark, and David Banner himself, with Billy Hume, Craig Love, Jake Arnold, Kevin Rudolf and Mike Hartnett serving as co-producers.

It features guest appearances from Jazze Pha, Mr. Marcus, Skyy, 8Ball & MJG, B.G., Bun B, Case, dead prez, Grout, Jadakiss, Jagged Edge, Lil' Boosie, Magic, Talib Kweli, Three 6 Mafia, Too $hort and Twista, as well as his Crooked Lettaz cohort Kamikaze.

In the United States, the album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number two on the Top Rap Albums charts. Its only single "Play" peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 96 on the UK singles chart. Music videos were released for "Play"^[1] and "Ain't Got Nothin'".^[2]