Coming out of Nashville, Young Buck started rhyming in his early teens, splitting his time between the studio and the streets. In the late 1990s he hooked up with the Cash Money Millionaires, who were on the verge of blowing up nationally. After several years signed to the Cash Money label, he had toured a lot but still hadn't released any records. Tired of waiting, he split from the label and put out an independent album called Thuggin' Til The End with his homie D-Tay. Shortly thereafter, Young Buck teamed up with Juvenile, who had left Cash Money to start his own crew/label, UTP. While touring with Juve, Young Buck met up with 50 Cent, and the two started recording tracks together. When 50's career exploded, he reunited with Buck and added him to the G Unit roster, putting him on Get Rich or Die Tryin' ("Bloodhound") and giving him a co-starring role on G Unit's Beg For Mercy. Young Buck added a Dirty South flair to the crew and set the stage for his first solo album, Straight Outta Cashville, which was released in August 2004.
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