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G-Unit (short for Gorilla-Unit) [1] was an American hip hop group formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 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 ...
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.
G-Unit continued to record and released several mixtape series which earned them attention in the rap industry, [4] including 50 Cent Is the Future, God's Plan (album), No Mercy, No Fear and Automatic Gunfire.
The Beauty of Independence is the first extended play (EP) by American hip hop group G-Unit. It was released for digital download on August 25, 2014, and includes six previously unreleased songs. [1] [2] [3]
Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), [3] better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper.He began his career as a member of East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends 50 Cent and Tony Yayo in 1999.
Beg for Mercy is the debut studio album by G-Unit. The album was released on November 14, 2003, nine months after 50 Cent 's successful debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' . For this release, G-Unit was composed of rappers 50 Cent , Lloyd Banks and Young Buck , with support from Tony Yayo , who was an original member of the group but due to his ...
This category covers articles on the subject of G-Unit, which is an American hip hop group originating from New York City. G-Unit emerged on the New York hip hop scene by independently releasing several mixtapes. The name of the group is short for "Guerilla Unit", as well as "Gangsta Unit".
No Mercy, No Fear is the second mixtape by hip hop group G-Unit, released on August 1, 2002. [2] Originally released independently as a free mixtape, [3] it was re-released in 2006 by BCD Music Group. [1]