Young Buck – Buck The World
Young Buck is something of an anomaly. “Buck the world” is his motto and he is well known for his don’t give a shit attitude, yet he is content under the leadership of fifty cent as a member of G Unit, at least for this week. There are the constant rumors that he is no longer part of the rap outfit, rumors that change seemingly every time fifty is in the news. This fact alone solidifies reasoning that Buck is the standout member, or nonmember of the group. He delivers full force with his third (yup, there was a second) release, Buck The World.
Buck’s nature is blaring evident with the vocally daring orchestra inspired Say It To My Face where he gripes, “It must be the ice or the money that I make/they talk behind my back but they won’t say it to my face”. The track features an all-star cast with Bun B and 8Ball and MJG. Big horns create the sound for Get Buck where he gets clever with the wordplay in the second verse, “In the game I’m the quarterback/don’t stop homie/I got to jail if I get sacked/so block for me…” He gets serious with the title track, Buck The World where he reflects, “Damn/look at what I call my life/a glock-9 and a 8ball of white/I got mine…/my rent due/baby need food and shoes/I’m flat broke/still I refuse to loose.” The shockingly distinctive Latoiya Willams laces the track with her vocals on U Ain’t Goin Nowhere. It’s something like a love song, “Even though I might trick a little/you know you love the way I work the middle…” showing that everyone loves--- differently. He lines up another set of cohorts on 4 Kings which features TI Jeezy and the late Pimp C. He refuses to be ignored amongst the cast, beginning with, “…see didn’t nobody give me shit/I got my ass on that interstate/made sure mama had food on that dinner plate…” He does the love song thing again with I Know You Want Me. If there is a such thing as thug passion, Buck tries to display it here with some added humor, “I make that pussy feel good til you tell me quit/and I won’t tell nobody that you let me hit/sike!”
Needle Meter
This album is everything Young Buck Is. The attitude, the defiance, the need to be self sufficient; it’s all here. Unlike past albums though, Buck is more versatile here, reaching out to different producers for a sound that is street yet smooth. Don’t expect Buck to go easy for anyone who has never heard him before; there are some moments where his mentality can be slightly over the edge, but Buck makes no apologies for it. He in fact pushes himself to continue making noise. Keep--- buckin’. Four Needles
-Nfared
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