G-unit - beg for mercy
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G-Unit (short for Guerilla Unit) is an American hip hop group from South Jamaica, Queens, New York, formed in 1999 by longtime friends 50 Cent, Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks. When Tony Yayo was sentenced to a year in jail in 2003, the group recruited Tennessee-based rapper Young Buck to take his place. The group released their debut album Beg for Mercy in 2003, which went on to sell over 4,000,000 copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in only a month. The album, which followed the success of 50 Cent's major-label debut Get Rich or Die Tryin', served as platinum for Banks, Buck and Yayo to release their respective debut solo albums, The Hunger for More in 2004, Straight Outta Cashville in 2004, and Thoughts of a Predicate Felon in 2005.
In late 2004, California-based rapper The Game was also added to the group, a proposition made by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, to promote the Aftermath/Interscope newcomer. However, due to The Game's "disloyalty" in the eyes of 50 Cen
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G-Unit Records
American record label
Record label
G-Unit Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group. Founded in 2003 by rapper 50 Cent, the label was operated by Interscope Records until February 2014. Thereafter, distribution of G-Unit operated under Caroline Records and Capitol Music Group. The label had also launched the subsidiary label G-Note Records, which caters to R&B and pop.[1] The label's flagship artist is its founder 50 Cent.
History
2003–2005
Following 50 Cent's signing to Interscope Records in 2002,[2] 50 Cent was granted his own label, G-Unit Records, a year later. G-Unit Records replaced 50 Cent's previous imprint, Rotten Apple Entertainment.[3][4] The rap group G-Unit, then consisting of Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck, was signed to the label as a group, with each respective member also being signed as a solo artist. The first album released on the label was 50 Cent's debut studio album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. [5] The album featured guest appearances from Young
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G-Unit
American hip hop group
For the record label, see G-Unit Records. For the unit of perceived weight, see g-force.
G-Unit (short for Gorilla-Unit)[1] was an American hip hop group formed by longtime friends and East Coastrappers50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks. After amassing a string of self-released mixtapes in the early 2000s, the group released their debut album Beg for Mercy in 2003, which went on to ship over four million copies in the US and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
During Tony Yayo's imprisonment in 2003, the group recruited Tennessee-based rapper Young Buck as a temporary replacement and later an official member. Californian rapper The Game was also made a member in late 2003 after Beg for Mercy, in an effort to promote him after he was signed to Aftermath/Interscope; he was ousted from the group in February 2005 for alleged disloyalty according to 50 Cent.[2] In April 2008, Young Buck was ousted from the group due to his problematic behavior.[3] In July 20
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