David Banner honoured, making acting debut

David Banner, Mississippi rapper and all-around nice guy has been honoured at annual HOT 107.9 Birthday Bash in Atlanta, winning the Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Humanitarian Award.

David Banner, Mississippi rapper and all-around nice guy has been honoured at annual HOT 107.9 Birthday Bash in Atlanta, winning the Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Humanitarian Award.

Banner was presented with the award in front of a crowd estimated to be over 20,000 people strong, after raising over $500,000 through his non-profit organization Heal the Hood. Much of the charitable money was raised after David Banner organised several hip hop benefit concerts to support Hurricane Katrina survivors.

David Banner is also making his acting debut this year in “Black Snake Moan”, directed by Craig Brewer and starring Samuel L Jackson (of Snakes On A Plane fame). The film is described as “a tale about a white woman who is a nymphomaniac and must be cured of her disorder by a black bluesman.”