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To most Young Buck was a fresh face when he became a member of G-Unit,
but he spent a long time waiting on the bench before that. The
Nashville, TN, native started rapping at 12 years of age and was in a
recording studio by 14, the same age he was when he began peddling
narcotics. Cash Money's main man, Brian "Baby" Williams, caught a
16-year-old Young Buck at a rap battle and soon the rapper was out of
high school and in New Orleans, crowded into a small apartment with
the rest of the Cash Money crew.
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Dedicated heart and soul to the crew, Buck "secured" the expensive
cars for Juvenile's 1999 "Ha" video and spent the next four years
working behind the scenes. It was too long for him not to get his
own shot at stardom, so Buck left Cash Money and headed home. Back
peddling and pushing, Buck paid the price when his door was kicked
in by one man, guns blazing. He made it out the back with two
gunshot wounds.
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Around this time, Buck partnered with rapper D-Tay and the duo
released the Thuggin' Til the End album on Next Level in 2000. The
album didn't make much of an impact, but Cash Money was back on
the phone, asking Buck to return to the label. He did, but after
two weeks of just sitting around the office, Buck felt he was
stuck once again. He ran into Juvenile -- who was ready to split
with Cash Money at the time -- and hit the road with the rapper.
When the tour hit New York City Buck met 50 Cent and was soon asked to
join his G-Unit crew. He did -- with Juvenile's blessing -- and
co-wrote and appeared on the 50 Cent track "Bloodhound." G-Unit's
full-length debut, Beg for Mercy, brought Buck to everyone's attention
in 2003. It had gone double platinum by the time Buck's first G-Unit
associated record, Straight Outta Cashville, appeared on Interscope in
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