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==Discography== ==Discography==

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G-Unit

G-Unit or the Gorilla Unit (as spelled on clothing) is a rap group signed to Interscope Records. The group, composed of multi-platinum rapper 50 Cent alongside solo artists Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck, has become one of the most dominant groups in hip-hop.

The group first garnered a following in the underground and "street" scene in New York by independently releasing several mixtapes. They also appeared on many other mixtapes, including those of DJ Kay Slay and DJ Clue. They now have their own official DJ Whoo Kid.

In 2003 the group released their debut album Beg for Mercy. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart, and has sold over two million copies. The success of this album led Reebok to release a line of G-Unit Sneakers.

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The signature G-unit medalion.


Controversy

The feud with The Game

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50 Cent and The Game make public amends.

The Game's debut album, The Documentary, was surrounded by controversy. Soon after its release, 50 Cent and G-Unit publicly ousted the rapper from their clique on many radio stations, notably the controversial Hot 97. 50 Cent claimed that The Game didn't follow the tradition. On the anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.'s death, the two publicly made peace, jointly donating money to charities and promising that they wouldn't risk their lives in the feud. Within a few weeks, however, members of G-Unit continued dissing The Game in interviews. Finally The Game shot back at Hot 97's recent Summer Jam 2005 and on his 'How The West Was One' tour. The Game recently released a 15-minute-long song titled "300 Bars and Runnin". He has also started a campaign titled: "G-Unot", which many hip hop stars have supported by wearing "G-Unot" shirts. G-Unit have released few "disses" towards The Game, but have on many occasions mentioned their views on him at interviews. Recently Game claimed victory in the fued and declared it over.

Discography

Albums

G-Unit


50 Cent

Lloyd Banks

Young Buck

The Game

Tony Yayo

Singles

From Beg For Mercy:

  • 2003 "Stunt 101" #13 US; #2 UK
  • 2003 "Poppin Them Thangs" #25 U.S.; #3 U.K.
  • 2004 "Wanna Get To Know You" (feat. Joe) #15 US, #2 UK

From And Then ... (by Joe):

  • 2004 "Ride Wit U"/"More And More" (Joe feat. G-Unit) #47 US, #3 UK

See also

External links

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