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{{Infobox musical artist |
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|Name = Young Buck |
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|Img = Young Buck.jpg |
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|Img_capt = Performing live in [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]], AZ (2/13/09) |
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|Background = solo_singer |
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|Origin = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]<br />[[United States]] |
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|Born = {{birth date and age|1981|3|15}} |
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|Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] |
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|Occupation = [[Rapper]] |
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|Years_active = 1999–present |
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|Label = [[Cashville Records|Cashville]], [[G-Unit Records|G-Unit]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |
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|Associated_acts = 615, [[G-Unit]], [[Young Jeezy]], [[Spider Loc]], [[Young Hot Rod]], [[T.I.]],[[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] |
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|URL = [http://www.young-buck.com www.young-buck.com] |
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'''David Darnell Brown''' (born March 15, 1981<ref name="bio">[http://www.Young-Buck.com/bio/default.aspx Young Buck bio @ Official Website]</ref>), better known by his stage name '''Young Buck''', is an American rapper who is signed to [[G-Unit Records]] and [[Cashville Records]]. Young Buck is a former member of the [[New York City]]-based [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[G-Unit]].<ref name="bio"/> |
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==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
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Young Buck started rapping at the age of 12,<ref name= "SixShot">[http://www.sixshot.com/3883/ Young Buck biography and interview]. SixShot. Accessed 25 July 2007</ref> and began recording in studio at 14. |
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Brian "Baby" Williams spotted Young Buck at the age of sixteen having a rap battle and took on the young rapper. It was not long before Buck left high school and was recording along with the rest of the Cash Money Crew. [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]] and Young Buck left Cash Money at the same time. Young Buck joined UTP Records whilst Juvenile was trying to work out a deal with Suge Knight but Juvenile had legal problems and had to leave before they could finish the deal. Young Buck would later sign with G-Unit.<ref name= "SixShot"/> |
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===G-Unit=== |
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50 Cent gave Young Buck a feature on his commercially successful debut album ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album)|Get Rich or Die Tryin']]'' on the track "Blood Hound". After this, he appeared on G-Unit's debut album, ''[[Beg for Mercy]]'', which went on to be certified 2x Platinum.<ref name="Beg for Mercy">Lamy, Jonathan (December 18, 2003). [http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_year_filter=2003&resultpage=&id=D567432C-1DD7-2B70-27E8-161B2A3E9F22 2003 ends With a Bang!]. RIAA. Accessed July 10, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://arts.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/50-cent-biography 50 Cent Biography: Contemporary Musicians]. eNotes. Accessed July 18, 2007.</ref> Young Buck then released his debut album, [[Straight Outta Cashville]], in 2004, with its follow-up, [[Buck the World]] being released in 2007. |
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On April 7, 2008 in an interview with [[Miss Jones]] on New York's [[Hot 97]], 50 Cent stated that Young Buck was no longer a member of the group [[G-Unit]] but was still signed to [[G-Unit Records]].<ref name= "kickedbuckout">Aliya Ewing (April 7, 2008) [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6705/title.50-cent-kicks-young-buck-out-of-g-unit-more 50 Cent Kicks Young Buck Out Of G-Unit & More!] HipHopDX. Accessed January 19, 2009.</ref> |
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==Albums== |
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===Debut album=== |
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{{Main|Straight Outta Cashville}} |
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After being with G-Unit for a little over a year, Young Buck released his debut album, ''Straight Outta Cashville,'' a portmanteau reflecting the name of Young Buck's home city, [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. |
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Production was provided by [[Three 6 Mafia]], [[Lil Jon]], [[Kon Artis]] and others. The album also featured guest appearances from [[Stat Quo]], [[Lil Flip]], [[David Banner]], [[Ludacris]], [[50 Cent]], [[Lloyd Banks]], [[Tony Yayo]], [[Kon Artis]] amongst others. |
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The album received very little promotion after November because of the VIBE Awards incident after which Young Buck was arrested for assault. |
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''Straight Outta Cashville'' has been [[RIAA certification|certified]] Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]<ref>[http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH Searchable Database]. RIAA. Accessed August 24, 2007.</ref> with over 1.1 million sales in the U.S.<ref>Mitchell, Gail (March 12, 2007). [http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN1228110620070313 Rapper Young Buck shows versatility on new album]. Reuters. Accessed September 5, 2007.</ref> and 2.3 million Worldwide.<ref>Shaw, Amir (March 20, 2007). [http://www.rollingout.com/studio/spotlight/index.php?title=young_buck_man_on_fire&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Young Buck - man on fire]. RollingOut. Accessed September 5, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.umusicpub.com/artistswriters_newreleases.aspx Young Buck - Buck The World]. Universal Music Publishing Group. Accessed September 5, 2007.</ref> |
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===Second album=== |
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{{Main|Buck the World}} |
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Young Buck's second album, ''Buck the World'' was released worldwide on March 27, 2007. Its title is a play on the expression "Fuck the World". |
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Production was provided by [[Dr. Dre]], [[Eminem]], [[J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]], [[Polow da Don]], and [[Lil Jon]] amongst others whilst guest appearances included [[50 Cent]], [[Chester Bennington]] of [[Linkin Park]], [[Young Jeezy]], [[Bun B]], [[Trick Daddy]], and [[Lyfe Jennings]], [[T.I.]], [[8Ball & MJG]].<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JJRINO Young Buck features on Buck the World]. Amazon. Accessed 27 July 2007.</ref> |
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''Buck the World'' debuted at No. 3 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with sales of 141,083 in the first week.<ref>[http://www.urbanconnects.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid= Buck the World sales]. UrbanConnects. Accessed July 27, 2007.</ref> |
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==Controversy== |
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===VIBE Awards incident=== |
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On November 15, 2004, Jimmy James Johnson approached [[Dr. Dre]] at the VIBE Awards and reportedly asked for an autograph before Dr. Dre was about to go on stage. After Dr. Dre declined, Johnson punched him in the back of the head before running towards the nearest exit. A brawl ensued with several uniformed police officers attempting to break up the fight. Chairs were thrown, and it was alleged that Young Buck stabbed Johnson in the chest with a knife.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/youngbuck/articles/story/6845271/buck_pleads_not_guilty "Buck Pleads Not Guilty"]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', January 18, 2005</ref> After video evidence was uncovered from the awards ceremony, the Santa Monica Police Department issued an arrest warrant for him. He eventually surrendered himself and faced up to 8 years in prison for felony assault.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6635592/young_buck_faces_arrest Young Buck Faces Arrest]</ref> In a preliminary hearing, it was ruled that there was enough evidence to proceed with a jury trial. However, in December 2005, a deal was reportedly struck that would see Young Buck avoid trial.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1517437/20051205/young_buck.jhtml "Young Buck strikes deal with prosecutors in Vibe Awards case"], [[MTV]].com, December 5, 2005</ref> |
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===The Game=== |
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{{Main|G-Unit vs. The Game}} |
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After [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] was kicked out of [[G-Unit]] for being disloyal, Young Buck introduced [[rapper]] [[Spider Loc]] to [[50 Cent]]. Spider Loc was later signed to [[G-Unit Records]]. The Game then released a track entitled "240 Bars" which insulted both Spider Loc and Young Buck. Young Buck then released a track called "The Real Bitch Boy", which featured Spider Loc and used a beat from The Game's track, "Where I'm from". In the song, Young Buck talks about how he didn't even know The Game when he mentions The Game's name on "[[Poppin' Them Thangs]]". Also, Young Buck talks about The Game being a male stripper and also how [[50 Cent]] helped The Game to be successful with his album ''[[The Documentary]]''. |
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The feud has continued to escalate, with there being an exchange of many tracks. In February 2007, The Game and Young Buck got into a non-physical altercation at a club, during the [[NBA All-Star Weekend]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. The last time that they were seen together was when The Game was part of G-Unit.<ref>{{YouTube|FBDL8WCMUb0|Young Buck & Game Altercation 2007}}. YouTube. Accessed July 27, 2007.</ref> |
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===Lil Wayne=== |
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Young Buck released a song featuring [[Tony Yayo]] called "Off Parole" which insulted [[Lil Wayne]]. Young Buck said that Lil Wayne could not be angry, because Young Buck spoke the truth. Young Buck also said "You think you got a problem with Juve and B.G.; you'll have a true problem with me", referring to the Cash Money-Juvenile/B.G feud.<ref>[http://www.rapbasement.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2176&Itemid=35 Young Buck and Lil Wayne controversy]. Rap Basement Accessed July 27, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.sohh.com/film/channel/sohh-tv/index.php?bcpid=376530222&bclid=86210609&bctid=686966260 Young Buck & Lil’ Wayne ‘Beef’]. SOHH. Accessed July 27, 2007.</ref> |
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===DJ Khaled=== |
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During an interview on ''Rap City'', [[DJ Khaled]] was asked to choose three classics out of a total of eight albums. He chose every album except ''Get Rich or Die Tryin'''. DJ Khaled stated: {{quote|I'm all about unity, but if you're not down with unity, I can't help you with that.<ref>[http://videos.onsmash.com/v/au5wXEwktM2z1sIM Video of DJ Khaled not labelling "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" a classic album], OnSmash.com</ref>}} |
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In response, Young Buck released a track entitled "Personal (Unity)" towards DJ Khaled and Terror Squad. In the song, Young Buck refers to many people on DJ Khaled's second album, ''[[We the Best]]''. |
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During a "TRL" show which 50 Cent was hosting on September 12 2007 Young Buck repeatedly mocked DJ Khaled by repeatedly shouting "50 we the best. Listennn!" in reference to DJ Khaled’s behaviour on the same show previously.<ref>[http://videovault.morrisvideos.com/videos/50-cent-and-g-unit-with-soulja-boy-on-rap-city-09-12-2007-part-2 50 Cent & G-Unit with Soulja Boy on Rap City]. MorrisVideos. Accessed September 17, 2007.</ref> |
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Two days later on the same show, 50 Cent was offered the choice of listening to one of his rivals say something about him in a clip from ''Rap City''. He had the choice of [[Fat Joe]], [[DJ Khaled]], [[Ja Rule]], and [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], and chose Khaled's clip, in which Khaled said he didn't consider ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album)|Get Rich or Die Tryin']]'' a classic. After the clip, 50 Cent said that he was the best and that none of DJ Khaled's projects are classics.{{Fact|date=March 2009}} |
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Young Buck later addressed the issue on the mixtape ''G-Unit Radio Part 25-Sabrina's Baby Boy''. He insults DJ Khaled on multiple tracks.<ref name=LilWayne>Unknown Author (October 5, 2007). [http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Young-Buck-Vs-Lil-Wayne-beef-hip-hop-5757.html Young Buck Vs Lil Wayne beef]. HipHopGalaxy. Accessed October 15, 2007.</ref> |
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===50 Cent=== |
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After numerous rumors of a "beef" within [[G-Unit]], 50 Cent officially kicked Young Buck out of the group, in 2008. He later assured that he was still signed with the label.<ref name= "kickedbuckout"/> Numerous slander songs then arose on the internet from both camps, with Young Buck appearing in a music video of former rival [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]].<ref>(July 25, 2008) [http://www.therealbws.com/blog/2008/young-buck-at-the-game-my-life-video-shoot/07/25/ Young Buck at The Game - My Life Video Shoot] Accessed January 19, 2009.</ref><ref name= "FNMTV">[http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1592651&vid=265714 The Game - "My Life" on FNMTV] [[MTV]]. Accessed August 16, 2008.</ref> |
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50 Cent then leaked a taped phone conversation between himself and Young Buck, which showed one of the true reasons for the falling out; 50 Cent was owed money by the Southern rapper. Young Buck later stated the conversation took place over a year before the leak.<ref> Black Widow (June 19, 2008) [http://www.sixshot.com/news/11534/ Young Buck Responds to Leaked Phone Convo With 50 Cent, 'I Don't Feel No Shame'] SixShot. Accessed January 19, 2009.</ref> The two camps have since released a multitude of songs against each other, with the feud settling down by 2009, with Young Buck stating he's been working on his latest album, which to still be released under the G-Unit label.<ref name= "young-buck-rehab">Shaheem Reid (October 21, 2008) [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1597630/20081021/young_buck.jhtml Young Buck Says The Rehab Will Sell A Million In A Week] [[MTV]].com Accessed January 19, 2009.</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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{{Main|Young Buck discography}} |
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*''[[Straight Outta Cashville]]'' (2004) |
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*''[[Buck the World]]'' (2007) |
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*<!-- Please DO NOT change this as he seemed to have said "Ca$h Cow" in a joking matter. Let's wait until he, or someone official, confirms it again. -->''The Rehab'' (TBA)<ref name= "young-buck-rehab">Shaheem Reid (October 21, 2008) [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1597630/20081021/young_buck.jhtml Young Buck Says The Rehab Will Sell A Million In A Week] [[MTV]].com Accessed January 19, 2009.</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons}} |
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*[http://www.young-buck.com Official website] |
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*{{MySpace|7781158|YoungBuck}} |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=YoungBuckMusic Young Buck] at [[YouTube]] |
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|NAME=Young Buck |
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=David Darnell Brown |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION=[[Rapper]] |
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|DATE OF BIRTH=[[March 15]] [[1981]] |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Nashville, Tennessee]], [[United States]] |
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