Buck Fiddy: a Brief Spiel on the Young Buck-50 Cent Beef
First things first: I can't stand 50 Cent. I thought his first single, '98s "How To Rob," was great and everything he's done since has been somewhere between lukewarm diarrhea and a steaming pile of shit. I just never got into the whole "I got shot 9 times, that makes me a great rapper" crap. A person's ability to rap doesn't have anything to do with their ability to retain lead. And rhyming "wanksta" with "gangsta" is the most retarded shit E-V-E-R.
On the other hand, I really love Young Buck, mostly because he's local, unrepentantly thuggish and he'll start shit with just about anyone—Lil Wayne, Dj Khaled, your mom—anyone. Plus he'll do stuff like this:
That's right, the dude stabbed a motherfucker for throwin' a punch at Dr. Dre. That's gangsta. Vitamin Water? Not so gangsta—in fact, I'd say that rebranding Kool-Aid for the Volvo-and-Dockers set is the least gangsta thing a person could ever do. Totally not cool.
But where's the beef, you ask?
Well, Buck got pissed that he wasn't being paid royalties that were allegedly due and wasn't being included in the latest G-Unit tracks, so he said something about it in public. Then 50 got pissed and kicked him out of the group. 50 then pulled a play from the Richard Nixon "Handbook of Extremely Shady Shit," taped a conversation between himself and Buck and then posted it on the ol' intertubes. (See above.)
Young Buck - Laugh Now Cry Later
Sure, Buck started crying during the conversation—which is a pretty unthug thing to do—but the fact that 50 would even tape that shit to begin with is down right deplorable. C'mon, Fiddy, you're taking this whole "G"-man thing a little too seriously—you're a shitty rapper, not J. Edgar Hoover (though I wouldn't surprised if you turned out to be a part-time transvestite).
Young Buck - Soundscan
Also, based on my opinion of him and the way he talks about the whole dispute, I wouldn't be surprised if 50 was pulling some shady cross-collateralization on YBs artist and writer royalties. 50 still has Buck in a recording contract as a solo artist, so he's obviously not letting some personal beef get in the way of making bank. And since G-Unit's bloated new album Terminate on Sight shit the bed at Soundscan, 50 will probably need a successful low-cost album and some creative accounting to keep his label in the black this year. Maybe Buck wasn't as financially prudent as he could have been (who is these days?) but that's no reason embarass the dude on the world wide web—especially if you're going to keep making money off of his efforts.
Young Buck - Terminate On Sight
The thing is though, that Young Buck is taking this all in stride and he's making some really great music. The Cashville Takeover mixtape is wall to wall bangers with great guest sappearances from The Outlawz (a crew founded by Tupac in '95), All-$tar (possibly the most clever Nashville lyricist since Roger Miller) and my favorite new-ish pill-poppin' Nashville rapper, Sosa the Plug. Everything I've heard off the All-$tar/Young Buck mixtape collabStarbucks: B.O.A.T Story is scorching hot and hints that a proper album team-up between the two locals could make a splash on the national scene.
(Though, between you and me, I don't think Starbucks the coffee company is a great example of financial solvency, but who knew they would close 600 stores within weeks of the mixtapes release? Plus, reading the business section isn't very street if you know what I mean.)
Young Buck feat. Sosa The Plug, All-$tar & 615 - Lookin For Some Hoes
This might not be the most, er, enlightened music but damn does it bump. It's some hardcore street hustler shit—violent, mysoginistic, awesome. And even though the sustainablity of gangsta records as a commercial force is in question right now, it's tough to deny the artistry our local cats bring to the game. They are maintaining the dignity of the genre by not stooping to 50 Cent's level and marketing their music to thirteen-year-old suburban mallrats. 50 has been a principal character in the steady errosion of craft and integrity in hip hop in the new millenium, and I wish him nothing but the worst of luck. So in short: Buck Fiddy and all his buckin' friends.
Comments
Well, you're certainly very thorough when researching terrible hip-hop grudges, I'll give you that. Sheesh!
Posted 07/22/2008 at 03:21:13 PMAwesome! He stabbed someone! Fuck you people who get off on watching black people from poor backgrounds murder each other. Thug life is a travesty in this country, not something to be glorified.
Posted 07/22/2008 at 03:57:41 PMthis is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen discussed here.
Posted 07/22/2008 at 05:08:56 PMwell, maybe.
certainly top 5.
Why is this on here?
Posted 07/22/2008 at 05:26:37 PMrap is crap minus the c, right y'all?
the most enjoyable rundown of the beef i've seen so far. sean should write about whatever he wants.
Posted 07/22/2008 at 05:47:17 PMhey sean, wtf?
you're supposed to only write about indie rock bands so i can accuse you of having narrow tastes and bitch about you only covering indie rock and ignoring the other genres and bands i dig.
that is, other genres except rap.
basically, you're an asshole for not liking the music i listen to, but you're also an asshole for liking other music that i don't listen to.
Posted 07/22/2008 at 06:44:04 PMfirst of all you sound like a scorned b**ch....secondly....f**ck these country backwoods so called rappers....3rd who gives a f**k!!!! 50 is rich and dope boy ain't ha ha ha ha ha ha
Posted 07/22/2008 at 08:48:25 PMYou're kidding, right?
Posted 07/22/2008 at 10:06:08 PMWhat are you Buck's mother? Sticking up for a grown man like it was your primary responsibility to do so?
GRODT was amazing...fucking amazing and the Massacre wasn't to bad either
You damn rednecks disgust me...bashing anything that isn't Southern..well I have news for you keep writing updates on this beef because Buck will need your support when his house gets reprosessed (you know..when 50's no longer paying his taxes smh)
Posted 07/23/2008 at 03:48:50 AMawesome post,i care for either rapper but its easy to see fifty cent is grunting out steaming mounds of corporate product while buck writes his own music.
Posted 07/23/2008 at 09:35:28 AMso if i had to buy one it would be buck and the
wiretapping makes him look stupid and sneaky
what kind of person has a recorder ready by the phone
whoever wrote this story is an extremely stupid person who just will never get it. Fifty is rich and buck is poor because of his own stupidity. get money and keep it. anybody that flips on a friend cause the money stops coming is a SNITCH. so fuck whoever wrote this cause they live in a fantasy rap world not the real one. Just watch the unit keep winning and putting out harder shit than you for a longer period than anyone ever has. NYC
Posted 07/23/2008 at 10:00:41 AMmusic i don't care for is covered here all the time.
Posted 07/23/2008 at 10:35:42 AMso to say that is the reason i think this is ludicrous(ha) would be incorrect. I think the people being discussed and the institution of "gangsta" rap in general is something that is completely disagreeable to the human race....camille.
this is ghey. real damn ghey.
please make it stop.
Posted 07/23/2008 at 10:44:19 AMFirstly, the person who wrote this blog is a total fool.
and the worst.....
>"That's right, the dude stabbed a motherfucker for >throwin' a punch at Dr. Dre. That's gangsta."
The guy had twenty fellas holding him. Buck cowardly runs up, stabs him, and runs away. Is that gangsta?
You need to grow up little boy.
Posted 07/23/2008 at 05:40:53 PMcream has been so awesome lately i can hardly take it.
thanks sean--this was an extremely entertaining breakdown.
Posted 07/24/2008 at 04:20:54 PMThanks Cody. I was kinda bummed out when the guy from "youmotheratyourmotherdotcom.com" said I needed to grow up, cause ya know, "youmotheratyourmotherdotcom.com" is really the pinacle of cutural, social and political critique, but your kind words have me back on track.
Now if I can only figure out how I turned into a disgusting redneck that bashes "anything that isn't Southern"... and how exactly my endorsement of an artist who posesses character flaws very similar to my own(bad temper, uncontrolled shit talking, propensity for violence) makes me a person who "get[s] off on watching black people from poor backgrounds murder each other".
Once I get that shit figured out everything'll be gravy.
Posted 07/24/2008 at 04:40:30 PMWord up, Sean. Keep spittin' da troof.
Posted 07/25/2008 at 01:20:08 AMI'm glad the writer of this thinks it's "gansta" when people get stabbed. This article is the biggest turd I've ever read.
Posted 07/25/2008 at 09:05:49 AMThe scene should stop hiring high school kids that watch Mtv all day to write their articles.
Posted 07/25/2008 at 10:02:29 AMi fink 50 is kind of wrong tho but buck is a fool cos if u no g-unit sop well they aint bout d gaqngstar shit lik young buck does n recently they dont want 2 get in2 trouble ny mor lik buck so fuk all u 50 cent hatres aite am a g-unit soldier till i die Lil Sane
Posted 07/25/2008 at 03:43:22 PMWhat the heck are you even talking about?
Posted 07/25/2008 at 04:03:17 PM