Term referring to the hip-hop team consisting of 50 Cent (NY),
Loyd Banks (NY), Young Buck (TN), Tony Yayo (NY), The Game (CA) and Olivia.
Albums include:
Guess Who's Back
Power of a dollar
Get Rich or Die Tryin
Beg for Mercy
The hunger for more
Straight outta
cashville
The documentary
The st.
Valentines day Massacre
Originally started in Southside Jamaica Queens Ney York, with the 1st 3 members and a gangster known as
Bang Em up Smurf. This group was just together to protect 50.
50 and Smurf made a company called Hollow point Entertainment. This is the company that put out Guess Who's Back. However, a financial disagreement caused Smurf to leave.
Tony Yayo was found guilty of carrying an unlicensed pistol, and was incarcerated. Thus, 50 recruited Young Buck to fill in the gap.
From 50's marketing perspective, anyone who wears G-unit branded clothes is a part of the G-unit. G-unit items include shirts, jeanins, shoes, boxers, hats, jackets.
There is even a 50 Cent video game called Bulletproof.
The gang call for this group is GGG-Unit!!
50 Cent is known for his rivalry with Murder Inc cheif Ja Rule. Ja Rule runs half of New York, yet 50 still manages to make him look ridiculous worldwide.