David Banner - The God Box (2017)

Seven years after his last album, Southern hip-hop icon David Banner returns with a ferocious and timely takedown of the status quo. The God Box takes some of today’s most pressing issues—racism, misogyny, police brutality—and applies pressure. On “Magnolia,” the album’s gritty and growling opener, he recalls the tree’s horrifying connection to slavery, setting a mood so heavy, even Cee-Lo Green can’t lift it. But Banner wants listeners to feel the weight of these issues. “Who Want It” stomps on political corruption, and “Elvis” calls out, by name, white voices who have taken over black music (“Lord don’t take my heart/Lord don’t take my soul/Lord don’t let them take hip-hop like they took rock and roll”).

Tracklist:

01. David Banner - Magnolia Featuring CeeLo Green & Raheem DeVaughn
02. David Banner - MY Uzi Featuring Big K.R.I.T.
03. David Banner - Who Want It Featuring Black Thought & WatchTheDuck
04. David Banner - Elvis
05. David Banner - AMY
06. David Banner - August
07. David Banner - Cleopatra Jones
08. David Banner - Marry Me Featuring Rudy Currence
09. David Banner - Judy Blare Featuring Devon Lewow
10. David Banner - Traffic on Mars Featuring Kap G, WatchTheDuck, Tim Wise & Kenya Jori
11. David Banner - Black Fist Featuring TITO LO
12. David Banner - AK Featuring Raheem DeVaughn & Big Rube
13. David Banner - Burning Thumbs
14. David Banner - Wizdom Selah Outro