Average Rating: 4.90 Rating Variance: 0.04 Objectivity Score: 19% (Not Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicYoung Buck Straight Outta CashvilleYoung Buck Buck the WorldYoung Buck T.I.P.Young Buck Live Loyal Die RichYoung Buck has been out of the spotlight for a few years now, and ever since his highly publicized dismissal from 50 Cent's group G-Unit the Nashville rapper has biding his time. Now, back on his grind, Buck has returned with his first release in two years: the DJ Crisis and Drumma Boy hosted Live Loyal Die Rich. It is clear that this mixtape is a step in a new direction for the rapper, with hardly a mention of his former label besides the rumored 50 Cent diss track *** Head. With the exception of that one track, Buck chooses to focus on future loyalties than past beef. Though some fans may have been looking toward to a continuation of the verbal attacks that have populated much of Young Buck's previous tapes and albums, the only thing here is reflection and starting over. Live Loyal Die Rich has one glaring fault, and that would be its instrumentals. Most of the tape's focus is on Buck's lyrical skills, and unfortunately this results in a subpar effort from Live Loyal Die Rich's 14 producers. Some songs would be just as effective if they contained no beat at all, and just contained Buck rapping acapella on the track. While not bad in all cases, the majority of the time they simply add nothing valuable to the song. There are little to no breaks between tracks, making it very hard sometimes to distinguish individual songs from one another. Though this does create a sense of consistency within the mixtape, the consistency makes many tracks sound unoriginal and similar to those preceding and following them. Though much of the mixtape is forgettable, there are a few redeemable moments. Drug Related and No Smiles are examples of Young Buck changing up the production with positive results. Drug Related is a dark tale of the issues that come with being a drug-dealer and the consequences of killing the wrong person. Buck is at his best lyrically with a quick and hopeless flow with lines like "Young nigga hungry/Grabbed his money/Told him that he was coming/Dropped off his kids and told them daddy had to handle something." No Smiles slows down the beats of past tracks and creates a more relaxed beat in one of the few successes in the tape's production. The lyrical content is mostly about how Buck is still going to survive and make it in the game, even without the help of his former acquaintances. The song makes you emphasize with the rapper in way that is hard to on many of the mixtape's tracks. These two songs are really the hits of the tape, which is unfortunate considering that though they are nice tracks, they aren't anything that you haven't heard before. Though not amazing musically, Young Buck creates an solid mixtape in one of his first releases since his split from G-Unit. Live Loyal Die Rich's main issue isn't that it's a bad tape, it's just that there's nothing that sets it apart from anything else out there today. For Buck to evolve as an artist, he has to learn how to create a hit track and the first step to doing that is finding a better producer for his music.4.5 superbYoung Buck They Don't Bother Me
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