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Young Buck Information
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'Young Buck' (born 'David Darnell Brown' on March 15, 1981, in Nashville, Tennessee) is a rapper and member of the G-Unit hip-hop music clique.
Before joining G-Unit, Buck was a drug dealer in Nashville. Tired of the hustler's way of living, Buck tried his hand at rapping and in 2000, he and his long time partner D-Tay signed to Next Level Records, releasing Thuggin' Til The End. Unhappy with his record deal, he broke off and joined ex-Cash Money Records rapper Juvenile and his group UTP. 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, and the latter signed him on G-Unit Records. His first major appearance was on 50 Cent's multi-platinum record Get Rich or Die Tryin' on the track "Bloodhound".
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".
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 included the singles "Let Me In" and "Shorty Wanna Ride", and debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts.
On Tuesday, November 16, 2004, Santa Monica Police released a warrant for 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. He recently reached a plea agreement in that case.
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 other men 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.
Just recently, Young Buck started a new divison of Aftermath/Shady/G-Unit/ also known as G-Unit South called "Cashville Records" and has also just signed D-Tay.
His sophomore album, set to be released in 2006, is called Buck All Y'all.
Discography
Albums
*2004 Straight Outta Cashville -#3 US (Platinum) (2 million worldwide)
*2005 T.I.P. (an underground release of old school tracks recorded prior to signing with G-Unit in 2003)
*2006 Buck All Y'all
Singles
*2004 "Shorty Wanna Ride"
*2004 "Let Me In"
*2005 "Look at me Now" Featuring Mr. Porter
*2005 "Stay Fly" (Three 6 Mafia featuring Young Buck and Eightball & MJG) US #22
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