During an interview with Vlad TV, Mississippi rapper David Banner offered his thoughts on race, the American dream, the evolution of his rap career, and more.
While speaking with DJ Smallz Eyes, Banner revealed a thought that recently came to mind in regards to the American dream. According to the Southern wordsmith, the American dream wasn’t meant for people of color.
“I had this thought today,” David Banner said. “I was trying to figure out why our people and why this generation is in the position that it’s in. And I thought about something. It’s because—especially as it pertains to my people. We chase the American dream so hard and so long. And the dream was never made for us. It was never meant for us to be a part of it. We chased it so hard that we put our children in front of the television. We put our kids in front of the radio. We put our kids in front of the video game, which are programmed…to make them feel that they were less than human. You wonder why kids wanna be thieves. That’s all they ever saw on television for the most part.”
Banner later shared the story of what inspired him to start rapping again. He explained that a fan on Twitter congratulated him on his accolades outside of music, but was concerned about the lack of new music available to fans.
“I’ll tell you one of the reasons why I started rapping again,” he said. “There was this young kid…on Twitter. He said ‘David Banner, I’m really proud of your success. I saw the Gatorade commercial. I saw all the movies you were in. Congratulations.’ But he was basically like ‘But what about me?’ He was like ‘What if your music helped me?’ And I never thought about that, bro. When I first got into the game it was about my people. It was about Mississippi. It wasn’t about David Banner.”
David Banner’s interview with Vlad TV can be found below.
All men were created equal was a founding premise of America. Tons of white and black people died for this premise to be true. Equal opportunity doesn’t mean equal results. It means you have access to the systems that offer employment and consumer products. If I study for a math test, and my boy sells dope, its more than likely I’m headed to Nasa and his headed to prison. You have the freedom to choose your own path and live its consequences. That is freedom. My family has pictures of workers who were with our family. They dressed better and had bigger houses than most in the inner city that I’ve seen. Real life isn’t a Kunta Kinte movie, however I’m sure suffering and tragedy occurred. But lets face it, if you have a work horse, why would you treat it poorly. They used to work the coal mines together and get paid.
Shut up….first off, you speaking from a selective education and memory…..math and selling dope…..please!! See if you can calculate this…..that dope dealer goes to prison, when he comes home he cannot vote for legislation or advocates to STOP others from going to prison…..meanwhile you looking for water on Mars, so you can find a way to make a profit, which you are able to vote for and perpetuate…..you clown, karma is coming and we will see who cries first!!
“meanwhile you looking for water on Mars, so you can find a way to make a profit,” you sound retarded. this is why the black community keeps taking massive Ls, they don;t even understand basic fucking science or why anyone does anything
While we have a lot more progress to make in America, and perfection doesn’t exist at least on earth, it is unjust to ignore the great progress that has been made. The Black economy in America is higher than the economy of most nations. We as a people just don’t spend our money productively as we should and could. And the American dream is about people for any background being able to achieve great status which has been exemplified by Barack Obama, who experienced living on food stamps, and Michele Obama who came from a working family who are descendants of enslaved Africans.
look at all these rich and famous black people talking like they’re not rich and famous.
Theres always oppurtunity. Young people forget to pay dues. I washed dishes for six months trying to crack a chefs job. After that they took me on and trained me up and i never have to worry about having a job again. It was brutal but i learnt the rooes and humility at the same time. Mayne five years from now i can run the business.