Straight Outta Cashville
Straight Outta Cashville is the debut studio album by American rapper Young Buck, released on August 24, 2004 by G-Unit Records and Interscope Records.
Straight Outta Cashville
August 24, 2004
2003–2004
59:15
Background[edit]
Straight Outta Cashville's title alludes to the N.W.A album, Straight Outta Compton, and is a neologism for Nashville, (Buck's hometown).
The singles from this album include "Let Me In", (featuring 50 Cent), "Shorty Wanna Ride", and "Stomp", (featuring The Game and Ludacris). The album features several rappers "outside" of the G-Unit camp, such as Lil' Flip, David Banner, D-Tay, Stat Quo, and others. The album also features production from Lil Jon, Kon Artis, and Klasic from The Bullets Production Team, along with others.
Straight Outta Cashville received minimal promotion after November 2004 as result of the VIBE award incident, in which Buck was arrested for an assault. Though the case was eventually dropped, four months had passed by since Buck himself had been able to promote the album. Despite the minimal promotion, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Sales and certifications[edit]
In its first week of release, Straight Outta Cashville debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart with sales of 261,000 copies behind R. Kelly's Happy People/U Saved Me which sold 264,000 copies.[11] The album has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA.[12]