Young Buck

About Young Buck

The Nashville rapper David Brown, better known as Young Buck, has been influential in establishing the sound and dominance of the dirty south in the rap game. Despite his rough image, Young Buck has achieved significant critical and commercial success. Young Buck got his start and his stage name at the age of 12 while rapping with older playas on street corners, The senior MCs were impressed by his skills and began calling little David "Young Buck" as a tribute to his up-and-coming potential. But Young Buck learned more than just rhyme skills-he began hustling drugs by the time he was 13. At 16, he got his big break auditioning for Cash Money Records CEO Brian "Baby" Williams in a battle against fellow southern rappers Lil Wayne and Young Pharoah. Williams was blown away by Buck, and signed him on the spot. While with Cash Money, Buck released Thuggin' Til the End with D-Tay, but he quickly grew dissatisfied with Cash Money. While doing a show in New York, he met then-underground rapper 50 Cent and Fiddy signed him to G-Unit. Young Buck's first mainstream exposure was guesting on 50 Cent's classic "Blood Hound" off Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. Young Buck's solo debut, Straight Outa Cashville, was a stone-cold smash, selling over 2 million copies. For his first outing, Young Buck got his illustrious buddies 50 Cent, The Game, Ludacris and Lil' Flip to contribute rhymes. During a scuffle at the 2004 Vibe Awards, Young Buck was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon while joining Dr. Dre in a melee, but the deadly weapon turned out to be a fork and the charges were dropped.