David Banner - Speaker Ft. Akon, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne (official Music Video) Apr 2026

While the single was a club and radio favorite, the parent album, The Greatest Story Ever Told , received mixed reviews from critics. Many praised Banner’s ambitious production but felt the album struggled to balance its commercial club anthems like "Speaker" with Banner's more politically conscious and social activist roots. David Banner feat. Akon, Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg - "Speaker"

: Banner described the collaboration as a "gumbo" of different fanbases, intended to show a united hip-hop brotherhood despite external criticisms of the genre. While the single was a club and radio

Released in 2007, (also known as "9MM") served as the high-octane lead single for David Banner's fifth studio album, The Greatest Story Ever Told . The track is a quintessential 2000s Southern hip-hop collaboration, uniting Banner's gritty Mississippi style with some of the era's biggest heavyweights: Akon , Snoop Dogg , and Lil Wayne . Production and Themes Akon, Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg - "Speaker"