Young Buck heads his own record label, Cashville, and was a member of the former hip hop group G-Unit.
28 Facts About Young Buck
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Young Buck joined Cash Money in 1997 but left for Juvenile's UTP in 2000.
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Young Buck released two albums with UTP, Born to Be a Thug and The Compilation, before leaving the label in 2003 to join 50 Cent's record label G-Unit.
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Young Buck's first recording with G-Unit Records was on the 2002 recorded song Blood Hound for 50 Cent's February 2003 debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
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That same year, Young Buck became a member of G-Unit.
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Young Buck appeared heavily on rap group G-Unit's 2003 album Beg for Mercy.
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Young Buck replaced G-Unit member Tony Yayo who had been jailed on gun possession charges after recording only two songs for the album.
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Young Buck was arrested for assault after the VIBE award incident and wasn't able to promote the album for four months until the case was dropped.
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Young Buck joined the rest of the label's roster on the 2005 collaboration album Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
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Young Buck released a "dis" track insulting 50 Cent and G Unit, 50 Cent responded by releasing a taped phone call in which an emotional Buck was heard crying and asking 50 Cent for help and advice, Buck replied with another "dis" track.
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Young Buck claimed he was close to signing with Cash Money; The Tennessean confirmed a proposed deal that would release him from his G-Unit contract and leave him signed to Cash Money.
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On June 1,2014, Young Buck was seen at the Summer Jam Concert with 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
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Young Buck is again making new music with G-Unit and released his mixtape Before The Beast which contains seven songs featuring Kidd Kidd, Lil Boosie, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and additional artists.
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In 2000, Young Buck was shot multiple times during a home invasion at his home in Nashville.
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Young Buck required a blood transfusion at Vanderbilt hospital as a result of the life-threatening injuries.
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The IRS made plans to auction off Young Buck's seized property on October 28,2010, but his legal counsel filed suit to halt the sale, while simultaneously re-filing a revised bankruptcy petition that no longer referenced a $5 million legal claim against 50 Cent and other parties associated with G Unit.
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Young Buck's attorney was able to convince the court that he would be selling real estate worth $638,500 to begin paying the back taxes due.
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Young Buck was under Chapter 7, Young Buck's assets were to be sold and distributed among his creditors.
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Early Sunday morning on March 4,2012, Young Buck was targeted in a drive-by shooting.
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Young Buck, who was back in his hometown to work on new music, was not injured.
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The raid followed reports that the rapper had an outstanding $300,000 tax debt, and because he's a convicted felon, Young Buck is prohibited from possessing any firearms.
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On July 13,2012, Young Buck was sentenced to 18 months in prison on weapon charges, a sentence that he began on August 6,2012.
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Until then, Young Buck had remained at his Nashville home on house arrest with a monitoring bracelet strapped around his ankle.
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Young Buck served his 18 months in Yazoo City Low Security Federal Prison in Southern Mississippi and was released on October 1,2013.
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Young Buck was arrested on July 21,2016, for threatening to burn down the ex-girlfriend's apartment.
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Chairs were thrown, and it was alleged that Young Buck stabbed Johnson in the chest with a knife.
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Young Buck then released a track called "The Real Bitch Boy", which featured Spider Loc and used a beat from The Game's track, "Where I'm From".
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In February 2007, The Game and Young Buck got into a non-physical altercation at a club, during the NBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas.