''Buck the World'' is the second

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by American rapper

Young Buck David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), best known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. He heads his own record label, Cashville, and was a member of the former hip hop group G-Unit. Early life Brown was born in Nashville, Te ...

. It was released on March 27, 2007, through Cashville Records,

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and

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Background

The album's title is a play on the expression, "Fuck the world". Production was provided by

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Jazze Pha Phalon Anton Alexander, (born April 15, 1974), professionally known as Jazze Pha ( ), is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Sho'nuff Records, to wh ...

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and

Polow da Don Jamal Fincher Jones (born October 15, 1977, or 1978), professionally known as Polow da Don, is an American record producer and rapper. Jones has produced a variety of singles for a multitude of artists including "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj (2014) ...

, among others. Guest appearances on the album include

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, T.I.,

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and

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, among others. The album's first single is " I Know You Want Me", featuring vocals and production by

. The album's second single is "

Get Buck "Get Buck" is the second single off American rapper Young Buck's second album, ''Buck the World''. It was released on February 13, 2007 through G-Unit Records. The track was produced by Polow da Don. It was the only track off the album to chart on ...

", produced by Polow da Don. The third single on the album is "

U Ain't Goin' Nowhere "U Ain't Goin' Nowhere" was the third single from Young Buck's second album, ''Buck the World''.C ...

", produced by Dr. Dre and released on May 18, 2007. The music video for "

U Ain't Goin' Nowhere "U Ain't Goin' Nowhere" was the third single from Young Buck's second album, ''Buck the World''.C ...

" was directed by

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. The music video was unique as it was filmed in Havana Cuba. The filming in Cuba was made possible after

and Gil Green received special authorization from The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (

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). The iTunes version of the album replaces the track, "Lose My Mind"/"Funeral Music", with just "Funeral Music", only 3:15 in length.

Reception

The album received positive reviews from critics upon release. It currently holds a 70/100 on Metacritic. '' XXL'' magazine said that Young Buck "puts the spotlight back on the

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and fires a shot that will be heard around the world."

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's David Jeffries stated that "it's the release that makes him more than G-Unit's clean-up man by proving he could survive even if 50 and Shady bankrupted the corporation tomorrow." Henry Adaso of

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thought that Young Buck's "eagerness to redeem the

is sometimes marred by a lack of focus, as he goes from pimp-playa persona to typical tough-guy talk without catching a breath." ''

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s Christian Hoard wrote that "Young Buck proves that he's G-Unit's most enjoyable second banana."Christian Hoard (April 17, 2007)
Buck the World Review
''Rolling Stone''. Accessed August 12, 2007. The song 'Push Em Back' was featured in the film

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during the first day of school scene.

Sales and chart performance

''Buck the World'' debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with 140,000 copies sold in its first week.

Track listing

* All lyrics by Young Buck, music compositions are listed below. ;Leftovers * "Do It Myself" * "Dead or Alive" * "Sellin' Everything" (featuring B.G.) * "Gone In the Morning" (featuring

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) ;Sample credits *"Buss Yo' Head" - Contains a sample of "My Hero Is a Gun" by

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*"4 Kings" - Contains a sample of "Havin' Thangs" by

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

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