Kirk B.’s collaboration with Young Buck brings his Nashville roots, independent ambition and years of Southern rap connections into focus.
For Kirk B., “Excuse Me” featuring Young Buck is more than another addition to his catalog. The collaboration connects the Nashville artist with one of the hometown rappers who helped him imagine a future in music, making it a particularly meaningful step in a career built across Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. Released on January 4, 2026, through FNTS ent., the three-minute-and-12-second single places that shared Cashville identity at the center of his current chapter.
Young Buck’s encouragement gives the partnership a personal dimension. Kirk B. recalls the veteran telling him, “You got now and next.” Coming from an artist whose career has included G-Unit and an extensive independent catalog, the endorsement carries particular weight for someone who grew up watching Nashville talent find a way forward. Kirk B. counts both Young Buck and Starlito among the local examples that showed him music could offer an alternative to the pressures around him.
Born Kirk Beaumont Jr. on May 20, 1991, the rapper, songwriter, producer and record executive is the son of Jamaican immigrants Kirk Beaumont Sr. and Mauvette Hannah. Nashville was his birthplace and primary childhood home, while Atlanta, where his father lived, became another important part of his upbringing. His school years took him from Hillsboro High School to Campbell High School in Georgia, before a move with his mother to West Palm Beach, Florida.
Sports initially occupied much of his attention. He played baseball before becoming more invested in basketball, but missing the basketball team in his senior year redirected his energy toward recording. His early mixtape Off The Bench Vol. 1 emerged from that change in direction, turning a setback into a starting point. A subsequent collaboration with Ice Billion Berg helped expand the network he was developing beyond his immediate surroundings.
Atlanta also brought an important encounter with Shawty Lo. During his teenage years, Kirk B. visited D4L’s studio and saw an established rapper at work, an experience he later described on his Apple Music artist profile as motivation to keep pursuing his own ambitions. Shawty Lo’s support for “Ima Star” became part of that early development. For Kirk B., the record marked the point at which he began identifying his own musical direction, rather than simply trying to enter the industry.
That independence became a business commitment in 2014, when he founded FNTS, short for From Nothin’ to Stuntin’, alongside label mate Billy Joee Brown. His work has since included “Kash Doll” featuring Kash Doll, an earlier collaboration that remains an important part of his story rather than his newest release. The catalog has continued growing, with 2025 releases including “Mo Money” featuring Pap Chanel and “You’re My Baby,” followed by the Young Buck collaboration in 2026.
Family responsibility has run alongside that professional development. The oldest of four children, Kirk B. took on a leadership role among his siblings and became a father at 20, balancing the demands of parenting with the work of establishing a music career. Those experiences help explain why the FNTS name represents more than a label credit: his pursuit of independence has unfolded alongside the practical responsibility of providing for others.
“Excuse Me” brings those threads back to Nashville, pairing a long-standing influence with an artist who has spent years developing his own platform. The release is available on Apple Music and Spotify, with the official upload on Kirk B.’s YouTube channel. Listeners can follow his next moves through Instagram, Facebook and X, where he uses the 615kirkb identity that keeps his hometown connection visible.
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