Young Buck

Posted on 07.19.2002

Young Buck
G-Unit
Real name: David Darnell Brown
Birthday: March 15, 1981
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Young Buck Biography:
Young Buck began rapping around the age of 12 or 13 and was in a studio two years later. He also began selling drugs in his early teens, and was the youngest dealer around. Older hustlers would refer to him as "Young Buck," and the name stuck. When Young Buck was 16, Buck got a chance to perform for the Cash Money Records CEO, Brian “Baby” Williams. Young Buck engaged in rap battles against younger members of the label, including future rapper Lil Wayne. Williams was so impressed with Buck that he offered him a contract with Cash Money Records. Buck accepted the offer and dropped out of school at the age of 16 and relocated to New Orleans. He would remain helping build up the group for the next four years, until he decided to return home and pursue a rap career on his own.

Around this time, Young Buck partnered with rapper D-Tay signed to Next Level Records, releasing Thuggin’ Til The End. Young Buck became unhappy with his record deal, breaking it off and joining ex-Cash Money Records rapper Juvenile and his UTP label. Buck began to tour with them and while on a business trip to New York City, he met Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, and 50 Cent. Shortly thereafter, Buck was signed to G-Unit Records. His first major appearance was on 50 Cent’s multi-platinum record Get Rich or Die Tryin’ on the track "Bloodhound".

His first solo album Straight Outta Cashville, an allusion to the famous N.W.A. album Straight Outta Compton, was released on July 27, 2004. It debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts and feautured artists The Game, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, T.I.,Lil’ Flip, Ludacris, David Banner, Snoop Dogg, and many others. Though it is stated by himself that since he is young he cannot say he was listening to all the old school artists and groups like N.W.A..

On November 16, 2004, Santa Monica police released a warrant for Young Buck’s arrest in relation to a stabbing incident at the 2004 Vibe Awards. Dr. Dre was assaulted by Jimmy James Johnson, and Buck jumped in to support Dre. Videos showed Buck lunging at Johnson with a knife in his hand. Buck was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. He surrendered to police on November 20. It was believed that he had stabbed Jimmy James with a knife, but DNA evidence and photographs showed that the knife did not belong to the G-Unit rapper. The weapon that Young Buck branded was actually a fork. The charge of assault with a deadly weapon was dropped. The verdict was reached on December 12, 2005 and Buck will now only face three years of probation and eighty hours of community service instead of up to eight years in prison.

On August 9, 2005, Buck was again arrested, along with his colleague Lloyd Banks, and charged with gun possession after a concert in New York. This occurred after a van he was riding in with 10 others was stopped for running a red light and two loaded guns were found by police. Although Buck was not specifically carrying a gun, all occupants of the vehicle were charged.

His sophomore album, set to be released in 2006, is called Buck the World. He was interviewed after his court meeting and stated that his sophomore album will not be titled Buck all Y’all or Bad Influence, as was previously thought. It was going to be called Bad Influence but Young Buck just announced that it was going to be "Buck the World" coming out in October 10,2006.

Young Buck claims to represent the "Dirty South," a genre of rap music, and he uses Southern slang in order to prove his authenticity. He points this out in the G-Unit song "Betta Ask Somebody" when he says "I’ma country boi, you can hear it when I speak". He collobrated with his fellow G-Unit, Mobb Deep, Kon Artis, as well as Dirty South rappers: Stat Quo, David Banner, Lil Flip, Ludacris, Trick Daddy, Young Jeezy, Youngbloodz, Juvenile, Young Dro, T.I., Three 6 Mafia, Eightball & MJG, and Lil Jon.

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Young Buck Discography:

Young Buck Albums
2006 Buck the World (October 24, 2006)
2004 Straight Outta Cashville

Young Buck Singles

2004 "Let Me In"
2004 "Shorty Wanna Ride"
2004 "Look at Me Now"/Bonafide Hustler (feat. Kon Artis)
2005 "Stay Fly" (Three 6 Mafia feat. Young Buck, Eightball & MJG)
2006 "Give It to Me" (Mobb Deep feat. Young Buck) Blood Money

Young Buck Appearances

2003 "Blood Hound" (50 Cent featuring Young Buck)
2004 "Work Magic" (Lloyd Banks featuring Young Buck)
2004 "O It’s On" (Petey Pablo featuring Young Buck)
2004 "Game Over (Remix)" (Lil’ Flip featuring Young Buck & Bun B)
2004 "Loyal To The Game" (2pac featuring Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent & Young Buck)
2004 "I’m Bad" (Quanie Cash featuring Young Buck)
2005 "Last of a Dying Breed" (Young Jeezy featuring Trick Daddy, Young Buck, & Lil Will)
2005 "Stay Fly" (Three 6 Mafia featuring Young Buck and Eightball & MJG) US #13.
2005 "We Gon’ Ride" (Smitty featuring Young Buck and Lil’ Flip)
2005 "Datz Me" (Youngbloodz featuring Young Buck)
2005 "I Know You Don’t Love Me" (Tony Yayo featuring 50 Cent, Young Buck, & Lloyd Banks)
2006 "Rompe Remix" (Daddy Yankee featuring Lloyd Banks & Young Buck)
2006 "How The Hell" (Ludacris featuring I-20 and Young Buck)
2006 "Undertaker" (T.I. featuring Young Buck & Young Dro)
2006 "Give It To Me" (Mobb Deep featuring Young Buck)
2006 "Money In The Bank" (Lil Scrappy featuring Young Buck)