Banner doing his thing on the charts!

"Get Like Me" is #12 on MTV's Sucka Free Countdown. Good stuff as he was #14 last week!

Banner at Apple Store in Atlanta

I decided to venture to Atlanta for the show at the Apple Store at Lenox Square.
I have never seen Banner perform live and I have to say, he lived up to my expectations and then some!

David Banner reveals his favorite rappers

Source: rapdirt.com

David Banner in Biloxi tonight!

Biloxi Coliseum
DOORS OPEN AT 6PM
No Cameras / No Recorders

WITH:
LUDACRIS
AND SPECIAL GUESTS
Juvenile
David Banner
Webbie

Banner climbing up the charts!

Banner's "Get Like Me" is #3 on 106 and Park! Congrats man!!!

Shawty Say - Banner featuring Lil' Wayne

Shawty Say video shoot! Click the title of the blog to listen to the song!!!

David Banner,BET’s Hip-Hop vs. America II ‘Where Did The Love Go’

Whether you agree with Banner or not you have to admit that he is never at a loss for words. I respect the fact that he stands for something when many people are bandwaggon jumper-oners, or dick-riders! But conversely, My advise to Banner is: Baby, we all see and feel your passion! We know that you are an intelligent black man! We do! I think that because you are so vocal and so strong, you have the tendency (in some eyes) to come off as angry and a lot of what you say gets lost in translation. What you say is relevant but its all about delivery! That comes with growth and you will get there. You will learn the art of not wearing your heart on your sleeve all of the time.

Banner shooting video in L.A. today!

Hey Banner buffs, He is shooting the video for "Shawty Say" today. Video being directed by Uly Terrero ("Get Like Me" director) Can't wait to see this one!!

Banner performing in Utah August 2, 2008

Summerjam For Salt Lake City, Utah

Millcreek rhythmic KUUU (U92)/Salt Lake City has revealed the lineup for its Summerjam 2008. The Game, David Banner, Dolla, and others will perform live at the Usana Amphitheater on Saturday, Aug. 2.

Tickets go on sale on June 21. More details are available online at u92online.com.


Sourchttp://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite/NewsStoryPage.aspx?ContentID=gT0F5f5ljfY%3d&e:

Banner receives the BET Best Swagger, Male Award (the Fresh Ta Death Award)

Congrats Banner!!! GOOD LOOK!!!! You deserve it! Looking quite dapper with your White Gucci on!!

David Banner performances at the House of Blues

David Banner will be performing at the House of Blues:

Los Angeles, California
July 7
9 p.m.

Dallas, Texas
July 9
8:30pm

Chicago, Illinois
July 24
9pm

www.ticketmaster.com

David Banner and Debra Lee BET Pre-Award Party

Mr. Banner at Jermaine Dupri's party for Tag Records

One word: Scrumptious!!

Banner interview on MySpaceTV

For you Banner fiends (LOL), here is an interview he did last week while in Denver at Power Jam.

David Banner Interview CMD

Banner to present at the BET Awards

Hey my good people! Be sure to watch the BET Awards tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 24,2008) at 8:00 p.m. Banner will be presenting an award! I am confident that he will look delicious as usual!!

"Never Get It" Lil' Wayne (Produced by David Banner)

Im not sure if you guys remember a couple of months back Banner did some interviews and said "I produced 4 songs on Lil' Waynes album, The Carter 3" and then when he was on 106 and Park in May he said "I have 2 songs on Lil' Waynes album". On the final track listing only "La La" made the cut. Click on the title of the blog to hear "Never Get It" that didnt make the album. Very tight!

Enjoy!

"Get Like Me" #14 on MTV's Sucka Free Countdown

Congrats Mr. Banner!! Lets get to #1!!

Better Recognize!!!!!

All I can say is, its about time people are recognizing and giving props where props are due!!

“I’m grippin’ the nina, visions of 9-11
Visions of three sixes, no sevens
This is Bushanomics
George is a modern day Ronald Reagan
I pray to God in the mist of pagans
Niggas is just sayin’:
When do we stop playing? When do we stop pimpin’ and start sprayin’?
50 shots for every cop that popped Sean Bell his body layin’
But they aquit, because they know that our generation won’t do shit
Nothing, nada
But every rapper is a shotta or a don dada, or a killer
But you ain’t killin’ nothing in this piece unless it’s another nigga
Trying to raise boys to Supermen
And while I’m at it, FUCK Arthur J. Cooperman
It’s never justice for Blacks but they send justice to Iraq
With poor Whites and Latinos
I pray to God that you hear the single
This is Banner’s middle finger!”
- David Banner "Middle Finger"

A Rawkus writer went on to say:
THAT is the DB we should be exposed to on the regular.
- THAT is an example of actual lyrical content.
- THAT is how you make a statement while rhyming.
- THAT is what the game’s been missing (Sorry Juelz).



Source: Rawkus

David Banner, House of Blues, Dallas, TX

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

David Banner 7:30pm
Wed, July 9, 2008
Tickets range from: $20-75.
House of Blues,
2200 N Lamar St
Dallas, TX
214-373-8000.

Banner on BET Wednesday June 25, 2008

BET News next week will air Hip Hop Vs. America II: Where Did The Love Go?, the second installment of its popular town hall series featuring prominent African American music artists, journalists and activists candidly discussing the societal impact of hip hop music and music videos.

Hosted by BET News correspondent Jeff Johnson and hip hop pioneer MC Lyte, the primetime special provides “a platform for a heated debate that aims to uncover the cause and effect of relationships between Black men and women.,” network officials said.

Part I premieres Wednesday, June 25 at 8 p.m. ET with Part II airing Thursday, June 26, also at 8 p.m. on BET. Part III will air exclusively on “BET On Blast,” the network’s broadband channel, immediately following the conclusion of Part II.

Participants in Hip Hop Vs. America II include: David Banner (rapper/producer); Lil X (director); Talib Kweli (hip hop recording artist); Lyfe Jennings (R&B recording artist); Lola Ogunaike (journalist); Allison Samuels (Newsweek magazine); Nelson George (author/director/producer); Kevin Powell (writer/cultural critic); Michael Eric Dyson (author/professor, Georgetown University); Deelishis London Charles (winner, Flavor of Love 2); Angel Lola Love (video model/actress); Kim Osorio (author); Fershgenet Melaku (video model/actress); Michaela Angela Davis (journalist); Esther Armah (BBC journalist); Eugene Rivers (Christian activist); Clayton Gavin (hip hop artist/activist); Marc Lamont Hill (professor, Temple University); Melissa Harris Lacewell (professor, Princeton University); Lavonne Alford (recording artist); Beverly Bond (founder, Black Girls Rock, Inc. / hip hop DJ); Moya Bailey (activist/actor); Byron Hurt (filmmaker); Henry Bonsu (journalist); Akosua Anobil-Dodoo (journalist); LaShawna Stanley (President/CEO, Ethnicity Models); Ali LeRoi (producer/writer/director); M1 Dead Prez (hip hop artist/activist); and San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris.

Selwyn Seyfu Hinds is executive producing the three-part series.

Source:http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6572015.html?nid=4262

Banner's Los Angeles party

Los Angeles, Banner is having a pre-BET Awards party.. check it out!!

David Banner and Nas' "Middle Finger"

Click on the title of the blog to hear Banner and Nas' song "Middle Finger"

BTW: I am sooo not feeling that picture. Its obviously dated.

Source: http://realtalkny.rawkus.com/2008/06/topic/artists/nas/david-banner-ft-nas-middle-finger/

Just thinking....

Banner posted another show on his kyte.tv channel yesterday of him rehearsing for his AOL show (trying to get details on that) and his Apple Store performances with LUPE FIASCO!!! How exciting!!! This is a busy man. If you've seen all of his kyte.tv shows, you know that he has been all over the place as of late. He has been in Atlanta, Mississippi, Denver, Texas, Los Angeles, Germany, Italy, New York, and Houston, all in a matter of a few weeks (and some of these places have seen duplicate visits from Banner). Gotta respect the hustle. One of my sources spotted Banner at an audition for a t.v. show spin-off a few days ago in Los Angeles. Thats a good look. I was thinking about how excited I am that Banner is building a legacy for himself. I'm soooooo looking forward to the album being released and to the movies he will be starring in hitting the big screen soon. He gives me something to look forward to. I was also thinking about how I haven't seen any advertisements or movie trailers yet. Is it too soon? What do you think? Anywho, just in case you missed one of my earlier entries, Mr. Banner will be performing at the following Apple Stores. Be sure to support him! I'm sure I will have a spy or two at the one of these shows....LOL

Saturday, June 21, 2008
Third Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA
7:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 28, 2008
Lenox Square Mall
Atlanta, GA
7:00 p.m.

David Banner in Atl ..

Picture of Banner at Uptown Saturday Night at Uptown Lounge on Courtlandt Street in Atlanta. My girls in the A say this is the spot to be at on Saturday's. Looking good Banner!!

Dedicated to Zeno Crump (David Banner's dad)

Decided to repost this dedication..


Here is a David Banner article I found about divine order and in David Banner's case, blessings in disguise. June 17, 2007 is when Banner's father passed away. Our prayers are with him! Keep him close to your heart and in your thoughts!

If you've watched Banner's kyte.tv channel, you know that Dottie (the name he gave his Bentley's name)is fully repaired.


“I was in downtown Atlanta on my way to the airport. I was in a beautiful ’06 silver Bentley GT with flakes in the paint, getting onto the highway right by Grady Hospital. Atlanta is on stilts when you’re going downtown. So I was on a bridge, sitting at the red light, and a lady smashed into my back at full speed and almost ran me off the bridge. She didn’t brake or anything, and she was on the phone. She thought I was gonna beat her ass because she saw a big, black dude. Everybody riding by was like, ‘Banner gonna beat that bitch’s ass!’ But I was hurt pretty bad. I hurt my neck and sprained my ankle. I didn’t even say nothing to her. I just got out and pointed to my Bentley symbol. The crazy thing with having an accident in a Bentley is her insurance won’t be able to cover it. So it’s a no-win.

I went to Mississippi to see my dad the next morning because I had missed my flight. I had been about to go to D.C. to host a party, then go to Miami, back to New York and then back to Atlanta. If that car accident hadn’t happened, I wouldn’t have been able to spend time with my father before he died from lung and brain cancer. I spent three days with him. I bathed him, slept in the room where he was and laughed with him. He died two days after I left to go back on the road. The car was nothing compared to those three days I was able to spend with my father. I haven’t even checked on [the car] to be honest with you. I don’t really care.”

Source: Rides-magazine
http://www.rides-mag.com/online/?p=1214

Banner... creeping??? WOW!!!

Found this article today.....wonder how true it is....

Is David Banner the co-star charmer?

Rumors are flying about the rapper's on set flings with his higher profile co-stars while acting in small roles on films. The Mississippi based rapper known more for his eloquent speech in front of Congress about rap lyrics than his music, has apparently used his way with words to conjure up off screen time with his beautiful leads.

While shooting Black Snake Moan in Memphis, an onset source claims to have seen him sneaking from co-star Christina Ricci's hotel room early one morning. Perhaps their on screen sex scene was just a reenactment of what occurred off screen? On the set of urban film "This Christmas", actress and it girl Lauren London is said to have been "extra perky" whenever Mr. Banner came around to chat. Couple that with rumors about former "Girlfriend" Jill Marie Jones on this Summer's "The Longshots" and it seems David Banner is not only racking up roles, but co-stars...in bed.

Banner #6 today on 106 and Park

David Banner's "Get Like Me" video was #6 on 106 and Park today! Keep voting and lets get the video to #1 soon!! Congrats Mr. Banner

Vote David Banner Secretary of Homeland Security

David Banner's June 13, 2008 SOHH.com "blog" entry

There were a number of comments made in response to David's video.
Tasteless says...
I can't take this guy seriously at all. He says one thing and does another.

Why doesn't he put his words to action? He talks about all of these problems but he adds to them by doing the exact thing that he criticizes.

Which one are you DAVID BANNER? Are you a Stunner or the humble person who wants so badly to fix all of these problems. You say that "rappers" have no respect and need etiquette classes, but you just dropped a song called "GET LIKE ME" where you tell us that "stunting is a habit".

He is both a stunter and a man who not only wants to remedy and aid his people but has done so on many occasions.

Really? Why don't you respect your listeners and their situations. They can't all stunt, but you're flaunting your wealth to them. What good does that do? You're degrading those that have less. Oh, wait, I can hear it already. You're telling them to strive to have butterfly doors and money to burn right? That way we can all floss, right?

This is very interesting, he has much respect for the people who appreciate his art and of course, knows that they all dont have what he has. He has given people money and the shoes off of his feet, Christmas gifts, etc. Banner always says that he came from nothing, he is the child of one of the poorest states in this country. He lets people know that that if he made it, anyone can with hard work. He is encouraging them to strive for the best and not to think small.

Wrong. It's not cool to be a materialistic person. People like you emphasize a lifestyle that is rare and can not be achieved or lived by most, so the misguided will go to any means to be like you. Some people that look up to you, will rob, steal, deal and kill to "GET LIKE YOU".

Again, with hard work anything is possible. He is very proud of what he has as he was homeless just a couple of years back. Banner is not to be blamed for the ills of society. Those that will "rob, steal, deal and kill" had it in them to do so anyway and their parents, environment are factors not David Banner.

You're ok with that? You're polluting the hood that you claim you want to save. I don't want to "GET LIKE YOU". I want cats like you to either change your ways or stop using my cultures, AFRICAN AMERICAN and HIP HOP to build your wealth while simultaneously destroying them both.

He doesnt pollute the hood, he "heals the hood" (Banner's foundation). Banner represents hope for many. He is the epitome of what hard work and talent can do/be. He is hip-hop and has afforded many people the opportunity to work, to go to college (through personal scholarships, to eat, to enjoy a Christmas they might not have had. He is one of the most vocal advocates of the hood!

You're no better than the whites who benefitted off of the backs of slaves. And no, I don't have a problem with all white people. I just have a problem with people in denial of the fact that they benefit from the misery and oppression of others. YOU, yes YOU David Banner are oppressing our people. Your people.

This was the most offensive of all of the paragraphs to me. Oppressing his people? Dude, are you serious? He's done more for his people, OUR people than many other rappers, politicians, athletes, etc. Do your homework!! He is multi-dimensional, He is a dichotomy not a contradiction. He is many things. As I've said before stop trying to put him in a box. I cant imagine Banner gloating in someone Else's misery. If that were the case, he would not have turned his tour bus around and respond faster than our government during Katrina. He would not have been selfless enough to dedicate almost an entire year of his life aiding the victims of Katrina. So boooo to you!!!!

David Banner and Julia Beverly

Here are bossom buddies Banner and Julia Beverly celebrating her birthday in Houston earlier this week.



Source: Ozone Magazine

David Banner is the teens kiss!

Thats right www.teendiariesonline.com voted David Banner their Hershey kiss of the week!! Awww!! He's more like Godiva chocoloate to me and a tall glass of chocolate milk!I would drink the entire glass!! LOLOL

Kudos Banner!



Source: http://www.teendiariesonline.com/blog/?p=972

David Banner and T.I.

David Banner and T.I. in Houston at 93.3 car show and concert this past Sunday. Looking goooooooood!!!

Source: www.bossip.com

Banner performing Denver, CO

David Banner will be performing for the KS 107.5 Summer Jam, June 13, 2008, Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre in Englewood/Denver, CO.

YES WE CAN!!

Told ya'll Banner was guest "blogging" on sohh.com, here is Banner's take on change...





Source: Sohh.com
http://blogs.sohh.com/gueststar/2008/06/david_banner_guest_star_americ.html

David Banner at charity event

David Banner and Tichina Arnold (Pam from Martin) attend First Star Celebration for Childrens Rights on Saturday, June 7, 2008.
She's standing a little too close for my taste!! BACK UP!!!!!! LOL

David Banner loves the kids and the ladies!

As previously blogged, Banner and host of others performed at the car show in Houston, Texas yesterday. Heard Banner gave one of the best performances. Aside from performing Banner walked the floors of the car show and here is what a couple of fans had to say about him.


"we appreciate the love you showed our son at the car show!! he was about ready to leave tellin me he wanted to go home and thats when u came and grabbed him and hugged him.... he was amazed at that and enjoyed the rest of the show... we believe you gave him a blessing.. you just might see him one day up on a stage too!!! we really love you down here in Houston keep up the wonderful work and strive to keep on shining like the star that u really are... we show love and u show it back thats what its all about!!! LOVE MS. V FROM HOUSTON TX!! "



"YOU WERE SO FREAKIN GREAT AT THE CAR SHOW LOL AND YOU ARE FREAKIN FINE!!!!!!!! YOU PICKED UP MY FRIEND AND PUT HER ON YOUR SHOULDER LOL AND WHEN THAT GIRL WENT ON STAGE I WISH THAT WAS ME LOL BUT IM GLAD I GOT TO SEE YOU AND I WAS LIKE RIGHT BESIDE YOU WHEN YOU WHEN OUT IN THE CROWD AND I GOT TO TOUCH YOUR SEXI SWEATY BODY :) YUMMY"

Dedicated to Zeno Crump (David Banner's dad)

Here is a David Banner article I found about divine order and in David Banner's case, blessings in disguise. June 2007 is when Banner's father passed away. Our prayers are with him! Keep him close to your heart and in your thoughts!

If you've watched Banner's kyte.tv channel, you know that Dottie (the name he gave his Bentley's name)is fully repaired.


“I was in downtown Atlanta on my way to the airport. I was in a beautiful ’06 silver Bentley GT with flakes in the paint, getting onto the highway right by Grady Hospital. Atlanta is on stilts when you’re going downtown. So I was on a bridge, sitting at the red light, and a lady smashed into my back at full speed and almost ran me off the bridge. She didn’t brake or anything, and she was on the phone. She thought I was gonna beat her ass because she saw a big, black dude. Everybody riding by was like, ‘Banner gonna beat that bitch’s ass!’ But I was hurt pretty bad. I hurt my neck and sprained my ankle. I didn’t even say nothing to her. I just got out and pointed to my Bentley symbol. The crazy thing with having an accident in a Bentley is her insurance won’t be able to cover it. So it’s a no-win.

I went to Mississippi to see my dad the next morning because I had missed my flight. I had been about to go to D.C. to host a party, then go to Miami, back to New York and then back to Atlanta. If that car accident hadn’t happened, I wouldn’t have been able to spend time with my father before he died from lung and brain cancer. I spent three days with him. I bathed him, slept in the room where he was and laughed with him. He died two days after I left to go back on the road. The car was nothing compared to those three days I was able to spend with my father. I haven’t even checked on [the car] to be honest with you. I don’t really care.”

Source: Rides-magazine
http://www.rides-mag.com/online/?p=1214

The Long Shots Trailer

Here is the trailer for The Long Shots, originally entitled "The Comebacks". Movie was filmed this passed winter in Shreveport, LA. I can't wait to see David Banner in this movie! The Long Shots is scheduled to hit theaters on July 25, 2008
(I told you.. think "Banner Brand" --album July 15, The Long Shots July 25, Days of Wrath somewhere in between there). Get your glimpse of Banner below.

David Banner Guest "blogger" on Sohh.com

Banner has been guest "blogging" via video interviews on Sohh.com. Check out what he said about producing.







Source: Sohh.com,http://blogs.sohh.com/gueststar/2008/06/david_banner_guest_star_banner_1.html

Get your foot off of David Banner's neck!!!

There are a million headlines today about Banner's album release being delayed. Sample titles include: "David Banner's Greatest Story Ever Told still unheard" and "David Banner's new album release date pushed back again"
Look haters, there is always a method to his madness! You can't tell yet? The Story will be told on July 15, 2008! I read in an interview that the reason for the delay was timing. The Greatest Story Ever Told is being released to coincide with 2 movies that he will appear in this summer. Its called "branding"!! I will continue to support the "Banner Brand!" So get your foor off of his neck! Damn!!

Obama is a Diamond in da Ruff!

STAND UP!!! Its a new day!! We are proud of Barack Obama!! Denver! Denver!!

Orginal album release date- kind of ...

Hey my good people! Today is June 3, and is one of the 7 or 8 release dates for David Banner's "The Greatest Story Ever Told" Album. I heard from a source at Universal that this the album being released (FOR REAL) on July 15, is drastically different from the previous versions. Was told that this version includes different songs and was a labor of love. We have 42 more days to wait! Pshhhh... that's right around the corner!!

That Crooked 'Sipp

That Crook'd Simp from david banner 2/2
by MasterYoshi3

Remember I mentioned in an earlier post that David Banner talked about his cartoon, the Crooked 'Sipp? I found out the cartoon is being made into a movie.
Here is orginal press on the cartoon.
Mississippi native, David Banner, debuted his Adult Swim cartoon, That Crook’d Sipp, Sunday (May 13) on the Cartoon Network. The show is set in Mississippi and focuses on the Beauregards, a white family from the 1800’s trying to integrate into today’s society. Banner plays the main character, Virgil, who is an entrepreneur and manager of a hip-hop group, the Sweat Tea Monsters. All of the show’s story lines are loosely based around Banner’s own experiences. “I have always loved Adult Swim cartoons, especially The Boondocks,” says Banner. “There are messages to be heard within the humorous storylines of series like these and this one will be no different. There are things that need to be talked about in our communities and when you’re dealing with a lot of young, black males, they’re angry. I felt that by addressing some of the issues whilst making them laugh, might get the point across more effectively.”


Here is an exerpt of an interview about his love for cartoons!

David Banner: Aw, man! First of all I’d like to say I’m a big cartoon fan. Like as gangsta as people think I am and know I am and seen me do the shit that I’ve done in the past I’ve always loved cartoons. I’m talking about from Voltron to Powerpuff Girls, all the way through. (laughs) You know what I’m saying how most people loud acting like they don’t be acting The Justice League knowing they love The Teen Titans. Nigga c’mon! I’m a cartoon fanatic homie! Straight up! So for me I just try to stay true to what I love. You know what I’m saying? And it’s easy for me. We performed, we done acting. Actually, doing a cartoon is ten times easier because all you do is get in the booth… it’s talking. You know what I’m saying? So you don’t have the pressure of the cameras, all that kind of stuff. You can be whoever the fuck you wanna be.

David Banner: I think when you’re doing cartoons you’re a little bit more free to be who you want to be because can’t nobody see you. Like, people are so into their image and what people are going to think if they see them play this part or that part. When you play cartoons and when you’re in a cartoon you just do whatever the fuck you want to. Act as silly as you want to, just be you. Whatever it is. You ain’t a gangsta all the time. You ain’t a killer all the time. The softest nigga ain’t soft all the time. You know what I’m saying? So, when you have the opportunity to really touch on all of the stuff that you’ve got inside of you, I think that helps you become a more well rounded person.

Source:http://www.hiphopclub.biz/artist/davidbanner07.html
http://thebeatnikscelebritygossip.com/2007/05/15/rapper-david-banners-cartoon-on-adult-swim/

"What About Us?"

Look at the vintage footage of Banner on Def Poetry!

"Let's Have Some Peace"

David Banner performed at Power 102's Power Jam in El Paso, TX yesterday (May 31, 2008). His unpredictability coupled with his spastic nature makes him one of my favorite artist to watch perform. At yesterday's show, the always animated Banner climbed trees, poured water on the crowd and did back flips! He also did a jump rope simulation. Two things are evident with Banner, his passion for performing and his audiences love and appreciation for that passion! He commands the stage. Period! I was tired watching just 12 minutes of the footage on his kyte.tv channel. Phew!

Unfortunately, the event was almost marred by a couple of fights that erupted in the audience. Fortunately, Banner was able to diffuse the situation by asking people to stop the violence. "Hey my dudes, stop fighting! Don't do that! They already don't want us to have nothing. Stop!" Banner said
"If you believe in God, put your hands up!" with the track for Cadillac on 22's starting. "Don't fight!" Banner went into the crowd and grabbbed a couple of the guys that were fighting and brought them on stage with him. "They already think all we are is a bunch of niggas, let's not ruin this. Let's have some peace!" Banner yelled.

The fights stopped and the show went on! Banner's influence was evident. Banner had the power to restore Power Jam!



Speaking of God, peace and influence, it's Sunday and I'm feeling spiritual and remembering all the goodness of the Lord! Yesterday's post entitled "Banner Basics" I wrote: I decided to include an article about David Banner that explains his humble beginnings. The article referenced Banner being low on cash and sleeping in his van (being homeless)early in his career. If you believe in God, His power and absoluteness, you know that nothing is coincidental or happenstance. I came across a scripture that reminded me of Banner and his struggle.

Deuteronomy 8:2
"And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether you wouldest keep his commandments, or no."

There was nothing coincidental about Banner (or any of us for that matter) going through struggles. God will put us through spiritual tests to ensure that we can handle and not take for granted the blessings he will bestow upon us.
God sees our hearts. Banner is a humble soldier for the Lord. Its not hard to tell with all that he does and continues to do for the community at large. He is the voice for the voiceless (for the Sean Bell's, for the Jena 6's, for the victims of Katrina, etc.)
I dont know him but ....Thank you David Banner! For standing up for what you believe to be true! For being courageous! For having heart and soul! For wearing your heart on your sleeve! For being so dope! For being an inspiration! For loving your people.

We all need to continue to support and celebrate men like him!! I plan to!