Young Buck

Straight Outta Cashville

Young Buck- Straight Outta Cashville

Review Score:

(8/10)
Young Buck (AKA David Brown) solo album is "Straight Outta Cashville" (2004). A native of Nashville Young Buck is a member of G-Unit, which consists of 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and The Game. I was impressed by Buck's appearances on G-Unit's "Beg For Mercy" and have been looking forward to this release.

Young Buck and 50 Cent start things off strong with "Im a Solider", Buck drops some ill verses and 50 delivers a first class chorus. On "Do it like me", Buck reps the streets and himself. The lead single and one of my current favorites on this album is the banging "Let Me In". Young Buck celebrates making it and talks about hustling and growing up poor on "Look at Me Now" feat. Mr. Porter. On "Welcome to the South" Buck hooks up with two of the South's rising stars Lil Flip and David Banner and reps his southern roots. Before his G-Unit days Buck dropped an album with D-Tay, the two reunite on "Prices on my Head" which also features Lloyd Banks, Buck and company confront the haters who would like to see him and his crew down and out. 50 Cent, Tony Yayo and Buck rip up "Bonafide Hustler". Buck then talks life and death on the ominous "Bang Bang". This is followed up by the catchy "Shorty Wanna Ride", loving the beat to this cut. Young Buck then proceeds to get real thugged out on "Thou Shall" and "Black Gloves", feeling both of these tracks. The albums high point really ends here for me, as the last couple of tracks don't really take things to another level instead following a format. The pounding "Stomp" comes then D-Tay returns for another grimy collab called "Taking Hits". Buck then gives up and coming rapper Stat Quo an appearance on the decent closer "Walk With Me".

Overall "Straight Outta Cashville" benefits from some impressive production and well chosen collaborations. While Young Buck does not bring much new to the table lyrically he does show that he can shine on his own as a solo artist. Despite the album delays I think Buck is at the right place right now he has a lot of crossover appeal by first being a member of a rap crew which has individually and collectively made a lasting impression on the commercial rap scene and by also being a Southern rapper at a time when Southern Hip Hop is at all on time high in popularity, sales etc. If you like G-Unit like I do you will most likely enjoy this release, recommend this one for the collection

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