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Neef Buck (born Hanif Muhammad on
March 30, 1983 in West Philadelphia) has been
a force in the entertainment industry for nearly
20 years. By the age of 16, his undeniable talent
would have him become a critical part to the
Roc-AFella dynasty’s domination at the new
millennium - Neef Buck and his childhood friend
from age of 12, Young Chris, would form the
Grammy Award-nominated rap duo Young Gunz;
and Neef would also become part of the collective State Property (founded by fellow Philly-native Beanie Siegel) including Siegel himself,
Freeway, Oschino & Sparks, and Peedi Crack
amongst others.
Roc-A-Fella Records and its influence would assist
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in crafting the Young Gunners
to create music like “Can’t
Stop, Won’t Stop”, one of many
chart-shaking singles from the
Young Gunz’ debut album Tough
Luv released in 2004; bringing
the rap duo to the forefront
attention of the streets and
clinching the #3 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 list. In 2005, the
duo released their second (and
final) project under Roc-A-Fella/
Def Jam, titled Brothers from
Another - clinching the #15 spot
in its first week on Billboards
charts.
By 2008, Young Gunz had
formed their independent
label, Young Gunz Media/Koch
Records; releasing independent
projects like Rapid Fire, Get In
Where You Fit In, and the Back
To Business mixtape Hosted by
Don Cannon. Collectively, the
duo’s work had garnered much
respect from the streets, and
musical tutelage under the likes
of Jay Z, Dame Dash, Kanye
West, Swizz Beatz, Bangladesh,
Chad Hamilton, Scott Storch,
and countless other music
business.Their persistence to
furthering growth would soon
have the duo begin work on solo
projects of their own to build
individual brands.
Today, Neef’s sonically artistic-genius can be heard from his
own record label (GIFI Records)
where he’s currently gearing to
catapult the seventh installment
of his street-legendary mixtape
series called Forever Do Me
(which includes features from
Young Chris, Freeway, Reddi
Roc, Peedi Crakk, members of
State Property, and other Philly
artists). His fan base, spanning
dedicated to his life journeys
written in between the lines of
his skilled production. Neef’s
latest performances have
entertained hundreds of thousands - including the 7th Annual
Roots Festival (Philadelphia),
and the Firefly Music Festival
(Delaware). His sixth installment of Forever Do Me (and
its lead single Jack In The Box)
has an unprecedented clinch
on social media and doesn’t
seem to be settling in the dust
anytime soon. Neef’s success
is rooted in his belief to “not
make music forever, but to make
forever music”. For all his music,
visuals, and exclusives visit www.
neefbuckmusic.com (follow his
Instagram @Neef_Buck).
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