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Young Buck - Straight Outta Ca$hville
 (G-Unit/Interscope Records)

Look at the determination in Buck's eyes. Season it with the desperation and confused conflicts of living in poverty stricken conditions that make the instant power of a gun seem like crime is the easiest way to survive. Buck may not be living that way today, dropping 100k on jewelry, but his past provides the foundation for that crucial aspect the best rappers possess: authenticity. Negative/positive, without authenticity your rhymes blow in the wind like trash spilling out the top of the can. If you would have asked six months ago if I would have this dude's CD in regular rotation in the truck you would have got laughed at. But here I am today giving his disc two shots.. Bang Bang

The most surprising is Buck's ability to craft songs that range from the hook heavy "Shorty Wanna Ride" and "Stomp". Yet still able to slow things down and sketch his story on songs like "Look at Me Now" and "Bang Bang." They aren't inspiring rags to riches tales or even something you haven't heard before, but he manages to paint pictures with words bright enough to shine through the hum drum subject matter. For my personal reasons, the most compelling line comes from "Let Me In".. "My daddy's a dope fiend and I don't really miss him. Ain't seen him in ten years and that nigga's still living." I'm bout to put that on a bumper sticker - the biggest one for myself. Do you realize how many of those you could sell in the hood?

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Look at the determination in Buck's eyes. Season it with the desperation and confused conflicts of living in poverty stricken conditions that make the instant power of a gun seem like crime is the easiest way to survive. Buck may not be living that way today, dropping 100k on jewelry, but his past provides the foundation for that crucial aspect the best rappers possess: authenticity. Negative/positive, without authenticity your rhymes blow in the wind like trash spilling out the top of the can. If you would have asked six months ago if I would have this dude's CD in regular rotation in the truck you would have got laughed at. But here I am today giving his disc two shots.. Bang Bang

The most surprising is Buck's ability to craft songs that range from the hook heavy "Shorty Wanna Ride" and "Stomp". Yet still able to slow things down and sketch his story on songs like "Look at Me Now" and "Bang Bang." They aren't inspiring rags to riches tales or even something you haven't heard before, but he manages to paint pictures with words bright enough to shine through the hum drum subject matter. For my personal reasons, the most compelling line comes from "Let Me In".. "My daddy's a dope fiend and I don't really miss him. Ain't seen him in ten years and that nigga's still living." I'm bout to put that on a bumper sticker - the biggest one for myself. Do you realize how many of those you could sell in the hood?

Despite G-Unit's success on the charts they avoid using tracks that sound anything like what anyone else is doing. From 50 to Banks to Buck, they aren't afraid to use music from producers outside the mainstream. Ca$hville has beats from 11 different producers, yet it has a tight cohesive sound and a snap, crackle, pop that Dr. Dre has got to be loving.

There is no disappointment here at all. Lloyd Banks album is OK, but Young Buck delivered the supporting project to hold together the G-Unit name. It will make Tony Yayo's solo less critical, and give 50 inspiration to make the album that will make or break all of their futures.

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Track By Track
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1. I'm a Soldier
2.  Do It Like Me
3.  Let Me In
4.  Look At Me Now
5.  Welcome to the South
6.  Prices on my Head
7.  Bonafide Hustler
8.  Shorty Wanna Ride
9.  Bang Bang
10. Thou Shall
11. Black Gloves
12. Stomp
13. Taking Hits
14. Walk With Me
The Industry Says

XXL - XL "The LP's sole flaw, as Buck spends most of his bars talking about how many guns he has instead of giving fans a glimpse of the man behind the trigger.. When you've finished hearing Young Buck score with producers like JuicyJ, DJ Paul and Lil Jon, you'll understand why Straight Outta Ca$hville  is the best album G-Unit has released since Get Rich or Die Tryin."


The Source - 3 1/2 stars "Although there is an abundance of assists on Straight Outta Ca$hville,  Buck flourishes with his overpowering personality and his vocal presence and the result is certified gangsta. While the streets declared, "50 Cent is the Future," Young Buck crept up with his own future looking brighter than ever."


Tallahassee Blackpages.com - "What does a kid like Young Buck, his still evolving style and his positioning as a southerner in one of the top New York squads mean to me? It’s sweet vindication for those who have driven the SGA vans of their respective HBCU’s to pick up snotty rappers from up North to perform at some college production. This is sweeter than candied yams for people like that who put up with not only that arrogance so many of these artists have, but that outright loathing of you as they clowned your accent and town in your face."



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