Bang for the Buck

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Bang for the Buck
UglyDuckling-BangForTheBuck.jpg
Studio album by
Released11 April 2006
Genre Alternative hip hop, jazz rap
Length43:40
Label Fat Beats Records
Producer Young Einstein
Ugly Duckling chronology
The Leftovers
(2003)
Bang for the Buck
(2006)
Audacity
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HipHopDx 4/5 [2]
RapReviews8.5/10 [3]

Bang for the Buck is a studio album by Long Beach hip hop group Ugly Duckling. [4] "Smack" was featured in Tony Hawk's Project 8 .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Bang for the Buck" - 3:08
  2. "Yudee!" - 3:56
  3. "The Breakdown" - 3:28
  4. "Left Behind" - 3:33
  5. "Smack" - 3:56
  6. "Einstein's on Stage" - 3:18
  7. "Let it Out" - 3:36
  8. "Lower the Boom" - 3:46
  9. "Andy vs. Dizzy" - 2:20
  10. "Slow the Flow" - 4:04
  11. "Shoot Your Shot (Ft. People Under The Stairs)" - 4:22
  12. "The End of Time" - 4:17
  13. "Soul for Sale" - 3:23

Samples

"The Breakdown" samples "Organ Mania," by Alan Hawkshaw.

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