Young Buck Album: “The Rehab”

So sue to 50 Cent holding Bucks contract in his back pocket Buck has been absent from the album scene for a couple years. This cd is released on underground distribution lable Real Talk ent. which by the way releases some real quality albums from quality artist so check them all out. But on to my review the cd is loaded with nice beats and a hungry Buck as he fights to sell this cd independently and without the backing of a major record lable for the first time. He delivers 100%. On all Real Talk ent. albums theres always a intro a outro and a couple skits so the 14 tracks are normally more like 10 or 11. But the album is short and sweet and worth every penny. Today I was supprised to see a endcap loaded with Buck cds at Best BUy for only 7.99 so I got my copy there and I'm gonna bump this thing to the fullest.

I am waiting fer my album to get here in the mail rite now,but i downloaded it and listened to a masterpiece.This is the hottest album of the summer in my opinion.Its short but thats all right when every song is a 8/10 at worst.I had doubts about Buck leaving the G-Unit but I think he is better off without them now.

Top 5:

Smoke Our Life Away

Hood Documentary

Ya Betta Know It

Not Killing Me

Like A Million

Buck's flow on this album is great as usual. Also the beats are some of the best he's used. The problem w/ the album is he decides to sing most of the chorus' himself. I like that a bunch of cheezy R&B artists weren't used to fill the hook, but Buck should take a page out of Pacs book and RAP the chorus! He's a "rapper" right?

Smoke our lives away (track 2) could be one of the best rap songs ever, the beat is a 10+, his flow is a 10, but then he butchers the chorus w/ a half-assed trainwreck of singing/screaming.

Overall the album is a buy, hopefully he remixes track 2 in the future and doesn't try to do too much on the hook/chorus

Young Buck used to be one of the top rappers coming out the south. It was unfortunate how he was blackballed out of the industry but after a slew of mixtapes he was able to finally get released from his G-Unit contract. Young Buck always had the smooth flow and definitive lyrics and that's partially back on this album. When The Rain Stops is a classic Young Buck record and perfectly captures his talent and displays all the things we love about Young Buck. The rest of the album is an uneven listen but you can tell all he needs is some beats and some features and he'll be back in the loop in no time. The Rehab sounds like a warmup mixtape; a "hey I'm back and I still rap" album.

As it stands it's pretty decent. Fans of Young Buck may want to check this one out to hold them over for when a real comeback album surfaces. 2.5 stars.