David Banner

Mississippi emcee David Banner and North Carolina producer 9th Wonder recently teamed up for their first official full-length outing, 'Death of a Popstar,' but the buck doesn't stop there. Though their album is currently slated for a summer release, Banner has a grand scheme already mapped out for the project's future, with plans to take the producer/emcee pairing one step further once 'Popstar' m

Last night, David Banner and 9th Wonder chopped it up with Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg at New York's 92Y Tribeca for a special listening session, interview and Q&A. The disparate duo have a new record, 'Death of a Pop Star,' that's near completion and should be out later this summer. ...

Mississippi rapper/producer David Banner has denied that he is suing Quincy Jones III's company, QD3 Entertainment, over the alleged use of his music without permission in QD3's Lil Wayne documentary, 'The Carter.' In an interview with XXL, Banner explained that no such lawsuit exists, and that he considers Wayne and Jones, who is the son of legendary producer Quincy Jones, to be close friends...

Mississippi rapper and producer David Banner filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against QD3 Entertainment and Virgil Films Entertainment last month, for use of his music in 'The Carter' documentary. QD3, which is owned by Quincy Jones III, the son of the famous music producer and namesake, both produced and co-distributed the film...

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PETA Vice President, Dan Matthews recently commented on Kanye West and Amber Rose's fur coats on the PETA blog. "Kanye can't help making himself look like an idiot, whether at an award's show or a fashion show. He and his girlfriend look like pathetic creatures from a shabby roadside zoo...

Comic book culture Web site Comics Alliance put up a great piece on the long-standing relationship between rap and comics. It's no secret that everyone from the Wu-Tang Clan and DOOM to blockbuster artists like Jay-Z and 50 Cent have often name checked and compared their rhyme prowess to having otherworldly powers...

After regaining control of his spiraling health in 2008, rapper David Banner has teamed up with interactive fitness company PumpOne to concoct a new iPhone/iPod weight loss application. The new app, called 'David Banner's Work Out or Die,' will provide subscribers with workout regimens and weight loss advice Banner found effective during his struggle to adopt a healthier lifestyle...

With the economy tanking and unemployment rates skyrocketing, rapper David Banner is offering up a new album that won't dig into your pockets. The Mississippi native will release his forthcoming album 'Death of a Popstar' for free. "We were speaking about the death of young people's music," Banner said of the album's concept...

David Banner and producer 9th Wonder have teamed up to honor the memory of 16-year-old Derrion Albert, the high school student who was brutally beaten to death on the streets of Chicago's Southside neighborhood in September. After a video of the attack aired on national news outlets shocking viewers across the nation, several hip-hop artists took to the Internet to express their grief and disappo