Young Buck Buck The World CD

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Personnel: Chester Bennington (vocals); Jeff Bass (guitar, keyboards); Craig Love, Rob "Fonksta" Bacon, Mike Elizondo (guitar); Ashanti Floyd (violin); Greg Thomas (saxophone); Sal Cracchiolo, Michael Williams (trumpet); Dawaun Parker, Ced Keyz, Luis Resto, Mark Batson, Ron "Neff U" Feemster (keyboards).
Audio Mixers: Eminem; Alec Newell; Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith; Patrick Viala; Ray Seay; Steve Baughman; Steve Sola; Leslie Brathwaite.
Recording information: 54 Sound, Detroit, MI; Avex Studios, Honolulu, HI; Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Doppler Studios, ATL, GA; Encore Studios, LA, CA; Integrated Studios, NY; Legacy Recording Studios, NY, NY; Marshall's House; Patchwerk Recording Studios, Atl, GA; Quad Studios, Nashville, TN; Record One, LA, CA; Sony BMG Studios, NY; Sony Studios, New York, NY; Soundtrap Studios, Atl, GA; The Blue Room, Nashville, TN.
Creator: Nicole Frantz.
Photographer: Jonathan Mannion.
On the studio follow-up to his enormously successful debut, STRAIGHT OUTTA CASHVILLE, the weight is on Young Buck. After a few stumbles, 50 Cent's G-Unit collective was hoping for a crew member to come up big. And Buck does just that, as BUCK THE WORLD follows in the same vein as CASHVILLE, marrying the Tennessee native's grimy Dirty South flows with a straight-up East Coast thug format. Still, BUCK THE WORLD reaches further, even incorporating elements of the West Coast gangsta genre, thanks in part to participation from Snoop Dogg and Kokane. Lyrically, Young Buck is just as belligerent as ever, taking aim at haters, critics, and pranksters. BUCK THE WORLD features guest spots from 8Ball & MJG, Bun B, Lyfe Jennings, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Young Jeezy, Kokane, Trick Daddy, Chester Bennington, Ky-mani Marley, LaTonya Williams, Jazzy Pha, Pimp C, and T.I.
Young Buck's sophomore effort arrived as his crew and label (G-Unit) plus his career savior (50 Cent) had come under scrutiny for their struggling sales (struggling as in they weren't always going platinum). None of this really matters in the long run because drama and talk aren't really part of the final listening experience, but it's worth noting because Buck the World doesn't outright look like a G-Unit release (the artwork isn't as loud as usual and there's no visual references to money) and it doesn't sound like it's from the house of 50 until about halfway through. Whether it's ...