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Young Buck's new album unoriginal, uninspiring
SCOTT REID
Issue date: 5/1/07 Section: Variety
Young Buck seems to have a lot of enemies.
A majority of songs on this Nashville rapper's cleverly-titled album, "Buck The World," are entreaties to fight him, with titles such as
"Say It To My Face," "Buss Yo' Head" and "Get Buck."
As refreshing as it is to see some baseless anger in Southern rap, Young Buck rarely says anything original or creative.
"Buck The World"
Grade: D+
Verdict: Often boring and uninspiring.Few of his rhymes extend beyond clichéd metaphors or similes that have been used in rap for 20 years.
The album features a large amount of club tracks, drug tracks, meager upbringing tracks and other lyrical topics that have been beaten to death in the past.
The final song, "Lose My Mind," produced by Eminem, showcases Young Buck's anger at its violent peak as he screams - no, bellows - just how close he is to his rope's end.
Young Buck is a lucky guy to be backed by the G-Unit label, because they outfitted him with rap's best producers and is joined by a dozen
guests.
Only six of 17 songs on "Buck The World" feature Young Buck rhyming solo. Buck must be compensating for something.
The power-hitters on this album include 8Ball & MJG, Snoop Dogg, Trick Daddy, 50 Cent, Young Jeezy and T.I., to say nothing of the half-dozen other great guests.
The work the guests do is sufficient, but no verses stand above average, and remain as mediocre as Young Buck's best.
G-Unit pulled out several checkbooks for this album's production, which includes work by Dr. Dre, Eminem, Lil Jon, DJ Toomp and Jazze Pha.
Clocking in at 73 minutes, Young Buck and his guests have put together a run-of-the-mill Southern rap album featuring some of rap's best,
Southern and non-Southern alike.
When most of those artists have their own albums set for release this year, why settle for mediocrity?
A majority of songs on this Nashville rapper's cleverly-titled album, "Buck The World," are entreaties to fight him, with titles such as
"Say It To My Face," "Buss Yo' Head" and "Get Buck."
As refreshing as it is to see some baseless anger in Southern rap, Young Buck rarely says anything original or creative.
YOUNG BUCK
"Buck The World"
Grade: D+
Verdict: Often boring and uninspiring.
The album features a large amount of club tracks, drug tracks, meager upbringing tracks and other lyrical topics that have been beaten to death in the past.
The final song, "Lose My Mind," produced by Eminem, showcases Young Buck's anger at its violent peak as he screams - no, bellows - just how close he is to his rope's end.
Young Buck is a lucky guy to be backed by the G-Unit label, because they outfitted him with rap's best producers and is joined by a dozen
guests.
Only six of 17 songs on "Buck The World" feature Young Buck rhyming solo. Buck must be compensating for something.
The power-hitters on this album include 8Ball & MJG, Snoop Dogg, Trick Daddy, 50 Cent, Young Jeezy and T.I., to say nothing of the half-dozen other great guests.
The work the guests do is sufficient, but no verses stand above average, and remain as mediocre as Young Buck's best.
G-Unit pulled out several checkbooks for this album's production, which includes work by Dr. Dre, Eminem, Lil Jon, DJ Toomp and Jazze Pha.
Clocking in at 73 minutes, Young Buck and his guests have put together a run-of-the-mill Southern rap album featuring some of rap's best,
Southern and non-Southern alike.
When most of those artists have their own albums set for release this year, why settle for mediocrity?
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Ben Boyd
posted 5/09/07 @ 11:49 AM EST
"Young Buck's new album unoriginal, uninspiring"
Here's a quarter, kid. Go get yourself a Miles Davis record.
The Bobster
posted 5/09/07 @ 2:23 PM EST
Isn't making a statement that a rap album is "unoriginal" a bit like saying Chi Phis like to drink? Duh. Since when is grunting unintelligible obscenities to pre-programmed beats and jumping around like a gorilla on fire considered original? What's the last relevant thing hip-hop has had to say? "Pimps up, Ho's down"?? "Whitey is responsible for our failure as a race"? "Get Rich or Die Tryin"? Virtually all rap "music" can be categorized as some variation of those three vapid expressions. (Continued…)
rhonda
posted 5/20/07 @ 9:03 PM EST
Why are there so many hater?Rap music does'nt suppose to be inspiring.Who is this wimp,everdently he don't know what rap music is and also it sounds as if he don't like rap at all. (Continued…)
Steven
posted 5/21/07 @ 8:43 AM EST
Rhonda, I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say. Perhaps it could be the lyrics to a rap song?
"does'nt suppose"
"so many hater"
"everdently"
Oh. (Continued…)
Tyrone Jones
posted 5/22/07 @ 3:36 PM EST
Whoa, Tha's all a brother like Tyrone got to say.
Now, Tyrone is subject to posting like he talk, like a black man that he be. Sometimes some Uncle Tom like Charles R post back 'cause he don't like it and he fronts on Tyrone. (Continued…)
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