Embraced for crafting bangers embedded with thoughtful social commentary, the Mississippi rapper/producer releases a rare set suited for the club and the revolution. On this fifth album, Banner recruits 2008’s biggest names for pop smashes like the snap-inspired, Yung Joc–sampling “Get Like Me” and the posse cut “9MM,” coproduced by Akon (and an effective “tough guys use Auto-Tune too” PSA). But Banner’s political conscience gives the album dimension. On “So Long,” he rails against apathy and drops knowledge on 9/11, the Iraq war, and crooked cops.