G-Unit
history, G-Unit is an American hip hop group originating from New York City. G-Unit emerged on the New York scene by independently releasing several mixtapes. The name of the group is short for Guerilla Unit as well as Gangsta Unit.Williams, Houston; Diva, Amanda (April 12, 2005). »"50 Cent’s Ideal World Is "Peaceful", Rapper Explains Gorilla Unit. AllHipHop. Accessed July 29, 2007.
Under Tony Yayo's fængselsstraf, optaget G-Unit Deres debutalbum , Bede om NÃ…DE . Albummet blev Hurtigt løsladt den 14. november 2003 for at bekæmpe bootlegging og Havde betydelig kommerciel succes. Ed. Angela M. Pilchak. (2006). »50 Cent biografi pÃ¥ eNotes. Arts.enotes.com. Accessed 20 juli 2007. Tony Yayo der kun til optrædener pÃ¥ albummet, bød pÃ¥ sange, der blev optaget for Hans anholdelse.
The Game var oprindelig placeret i G-Unit med Dr. Dre og Jimmy iovine. Mænd efter et stykke tid, begyndte spændingerne til at stige Mellem G-Unit og rapper. 50 Cent hævdede, at The Game var At være illoyale til gruppen, Fordi han ikke ønskede at blive involveret med fejder med Fat Joe, Jadakiss og Nas, endda gÃ¥ sÃ¥ langt som til at SiGe at han ønskede at arbejde med dem. 50 Cent ogsÃ¥ følte, at han ikke FIK NOK ANERKENDELSE til skrivning af numre pÃ¥ The Game's debutalbum. Reid, Shaheem (28. februar, 2005). »50 Drops spil fra G-Unit; skud affyret pÃ¥ Radio Station. MTV. Besøgt 29. juli 2007. Dette resulterede i, hvad der er nok den største Fejde, da Fejde Mellem Nas og Jay-Z. For mere information se''G-Unit vs The Game Fejde .
Den 7. april, 2008, i et interview med Miss Jones pÃ¥ New York's Hot 97, 50 Cent udtalte, at Young Buck ikke længere var medlem af G-Unit, mænd, han var Stadig underskrevet til G-Unit Records. »50 Cent kicks Young Buck Out Of G-Unit & More! 50 Cent nævnt Problemer med uforholdsmæssigt Store udgifter, og Young Buck's Offentlige hævder, at der ikke var betalt royalties kontrol. Jason (17. april 2008). »50 Says Young Buck "Lives Like A Drug Dealer". RapBasement. Accessed 12 juli 2008. HR. Frost (18. April 2008). »50 Cent Giveren Detaljerede oplysninger om Kicking Young Buck Out Of G-Unit. MusicBloggingNetwork. Accessed 12 juli 2008.
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G-Unit has founded G-Unity Foundation, Inc. (often called simply G-Unity), a public foundation that provides grants to nonprofit organizations that focus on improving the quality of life for low-income and underserved communities.
In early 2005, a feud between The Game and G-Unit began. Even before The Game's first album was released and their feud became public, there was tension between The Game and 50 Cent.March 2005 issue asks about The Game and 50 Cent's physical altercation. VIBE. Accessed July 26, 2007. Soon after The Documentary'''s release, 50 Cent felt that the rapper was disloyal for saying he did not want to participate in G-Unit's feud with other rappers, and even wanting to work with artists with whom G-Unit were feuding, such as Nas and Jadakiss.
50 Cent also claimed that he was not getting his proper credit for the creation of the album. He also claimed that he wrote six of the songs, but The Game denied that. During that dispute, a member of The Game's entourage was shot after a confrontation at the Hot 97 studio in New York City.Rodriguez, Jayson (March 1, 2005). »Update: Man Shot Not With 50 Cent; Violator Offices Shot Up, Allhiphop, Accessed July 23, 2007. After the situation between them escalated, 50 Cent and The Game held a press conference to announce their reconciliation.Blanco, Alvin (March 8, 2005). »AHH Special: 50 Cent and Game’s Truce. Allhiphop. Accessed July 23, 2007. Fans had mixed feelings as to whether the rappers created a publicity stunt to boost the sales of the two albums the pair had just released. Nevertheless, even after the situation had apparently deflated,Williams, Houston (May 9, 2005). »Game: Winds of Change. Allhiphop. Accessed July 26, 2007. G-Unit continued to feud with The Game, denouncing his street credibility in the media and claimed that without their support, he will not score a hit from his second album. The Game responded during a performance at Summer Jam and launched a boycott of G-Unit called "G-Unot".Rodriguez, Jayson (June 6, 2005). »The Game Taunts 50 Cent, Jay-Z Returns At Hot 97’s Summer Jam, Allhiphop, Accessed July 23, 2007. The phrase G-Unot is a pun on the group's name, and a pejorative term to refer to the group. It is short for "G (Gangster) You Not". 50 Cent has since registered the G-Unot trademark for himself which has in turn prevented The Game from using it anymore. (May 18, 2007). »50 Cent Owns G-Unot. Thug Online. Accessed May 18, 2007
After the performance at Summer Jam, The Game responded with "300 Bars and Runnin'", an extended track aimed at G-Unit as well as members of Roc-A-Fella Records on the mixtape
50 Cent's rebuttal was "Not Rich, Still Lyin'" where he mocks The Game.Chery, Carl (February 3, 2006). »The Game takes on Spider Loc, 50 Cent strikes back, SOHH. Accessed July 23, 2007. In addition, G-Unit started to respond on numerous mixtapes and new G-Unit member Spider Loc began insulting The Game in various songs. The Game responded with "240 Bars (Spider Joke)", a song mainly aimed at Spider Loc, but also addressing Tony Yayo and rap group M.O.P., and on the song "The Funeral 100 Bars".
In October 2006, The Game extended a peace treaty to 50 Cent, which was not immediately replied to.Fresh, Remmie (September 30, 2006). »The Game Extends Peace Treaty to 50 Cent, Allhiphop, Accessed June 23, 2007 However, a couple days later, onPower 106, he stated that the treaty was only offered for one day.Audio of the conversation on Power 106 URL »The Black Wall Street Forum. The Black Wall Street. Accessed October 11, 2006 On The Game's album, Doctor's Advocate, he claims that the feud is over on a few of the songs. The feud seemed to have gained steam after Tony Yayo allegedly slapped the fourteen year old son of Czar Entertainment CEO, Jimmy Rosemond. The Game responded with "Body Bags" on his mixtape, You Know What It Is Vol. 4.Wolfe, Roman (April 3, 2007). »The Game Breaks Silence on Manager's Son's Assault, Releases Track Aimed At G-Unit. Allhiphop. Accessed July 23, 2007. G-Unit have released a song named "We On Some Shit" which is aimed at Czar Entertainment as well as Cam'ron and Fat Joe.G-UnitWorld (August 8, 2007). »G-Unit - We On Some Shit (Dissin Fat Joe, Camron and Czar). GUnitWorld. Accessed August 13, 2007.
Since then, Black Child made two "disses" towards 50 Cent, "There's a Snitch in the Club", and "You the Wanksta". In both songs, Black Child talks about shooting 50 Cent, stabbing him, and other things, "I got a lot of living to do before I die, and I ain't got time to waste, shoot this nigga in his face".
The exchange of insultive tracks released from both parties culminated into Ja Rule releasing Blood in My Eye, which was an album that mostly insulted 50 Cent. Ja Rule eventually tried to squash the feud with 50 Cent by using minister Louis Farrakhan in a televised interview. However, the attempt at peace lost credibility as the interview was scheduled a day before Blood in My Eye was released. As a result, most fans, along with 50 Cent, dismissed the interview as a blatant publicity stunt.
Because of the ongoing feud between the two, 50 Cent's labelmates Eminem, Dr. Dre, Obie Trice, D12 and Busta Rhymes have also become involved and have also released tracks which insults Ja Rule.
Ja Rule later released R.U.L.E. with the successful single, "New York", featuring Jadakiss and Fat Joe in which Ja Rule took subliminal shots at 50 Cent. This single prompted 50 Cent to enter a feud with the two featured artists (see article on "Piggy Bank" for details).
Although it seemed that the feud was over, Ja Rule returned with a track entitled "21 Gunz".IllSeed. (April 2006). »Hip-Hop Rumors: Kay Slay Doll, Ja Rule, Happy 1,000Th To Illseed!. Allhiphop. Accessed 25 July 2007. In response, Lloyd Banks and 50 Cent released the track "Return of Ja Fool" on Lloyd Banks' mixtape Mo Money in the Bank Pt. 4, Gang Green Season Starts Now.
In an interview with MTV, Ja Rule has stated that his new album, , will not be continuing any past feuds that he has engaged in. He said:
A minor feud between G-Unit and DJ Khaled began when, on Rap City, DJ Khaled was asked to choose three classics out of a total of eight albums. He chose every album except Get Rich or Die Tryin. This resulted in Young Buck releasing "Personal Unity", a track which insults DJ Khaled and Terror Squad. Young Buck also commented on the situation in an interview.Fullmetal (June 24, 2007). »Young Buck speaks about beef with DJ Khaled. Def Sounds. Accessed June 24, 2007
Group historie
Rise til berømmelse
Efter At være blevet skudt af The Game i brystet, er siden høne spillet blevet den mest berømte gangsta rapper i verden.
Før gruppen Havde en chance for at indspille Deres debutalbum, blev Tony Yayo idømt fængsel for en kanon-besiddelse afgift samt bail-jumping. Jeffries, David. »Tony Yayo biografi. AOL. Besøgt 22. juli 2007 Ifølge Tony Yayo's fængselsstraf, underskrev gruppen Nashville rapper, Young Buck. De fortsatte Deres virksomhed, der arbejder pÃ¥ Endnu mere mixtape optagelser. Især Deres "G-Unit Remix 'til 50 Cent's" PIMP "var en succes .
Tidligere medlemmer
Flere kunstnere har forladt eller er blevet Fjernet fra den gruppe af Forskellige Ã…rsager. Bang Em Smurf var meget Tæt knyttet til dem, for de har skrevet kontrakt med Interscope Records. Carl Chery (5. december 2003). »Tidligere G-Unit Partner fortæller Alt til All-Access. SOHH. Accessed August 30, 2007. Han hævdede, at for 50 Cent SÃ¥ mainstream succes, at de registreres et mixtape, som de ville tjene $ 5 Hver, de har solgt 400,000 eksemplarer. 50 Cent angiveligt aldrig gav Bang Em 'Smurf sin andel. Ud over Dette Bang Em 'Smurf hævdede, at 50 Cent ikke har kontakt, eller redde ham ud, mens han var i fængsel. Dette forte til ham og hans nære ven, Domination, ikke længere Ønsker At være tilknyttet gruppen. Domination blev aldrig Officielt medlem af G-Unit, mænd var en nær ven af Bang 'Em Smurf under hans G-Unit dage. Efter at de for at Havde en kort Fejde med 50 Cent og G-Unit i 2003, Dominans og Bang 'Em Smurf var ikke længere forbindes med G-Unit.
Albums
I 2003 blev gruppens debutalbum ,Ventures
Clothing Company
((Main | G-Unit Clothing Company))
"G-Unit Clothing Company" blev etableret i 2003, da 50 Cent gÃ¥et sammen med Marc Ecko (grundlæggeren af Ecko Unlimited), at oprette en linie af tøj og tilbehør inspireret af 50 Cent og andre medlemmer af G -Unit. Young Buck har erklæret sig egenskaber "mere koordineret farver ... en helt ny smag og en fornem gade look" og 50 Cent, at "G Unit Clothing Company er kvalitetstøj ... Jeg synes det er den bedst mulige Clothing Company." »G-Unit Clothing Company-Firmaet. G-Unit Clothing. Accessed 17 juli 2007. G-Unit sponsorer The Book Bank Fonden anvender overskud fra deres beklædning sortiment samt udbytte doneret til G-Unity Foundation.
Controversy
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The Game
Ja Rule
Before signing with Interscope Records, 50 Cent had been in disputes with rapper Ja Rule and his label Murder Inc. Records. 50 Cent claimed that the feud began in 1999 after Ja Rule spotted him with a man who robbed him of his jewelry. However, Ja Rule claimed the conflict stemmed from a video shoot in Queens because 50 Cent did not like Ja Rule "getting so much love" from the neighborhood.MTV News (November 3, 2003). »Ja Rule on 50 Cent, God and Hip-Hop. MTV. Accessed July 29, 2007. A confrontation occurred in a New York studio where rapper Black Child, a Murder Inc. artist, stabbed 50 Cent, which resulted in him having three stitches.Reid, Shaheem (April 25, 2003). »DJ Tells 50 Cent, Ja Rule: One More Dis Record, Then Quit It. MTV. Accessed 25 July 2007.
Fat Joe
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50 Cent pointed out that Fat Joe painted a target on himself for partnering up with Ja Rule in a song where Ja Rule insulted 50 Cent. 50 Cent recorded the track "Piggy Bank" in which he attacked Fat Joe. Fat Joe responded with a track entitled "My Fofo" and although he said that he would not respond, he made three more tracks, "Massacre of Fifty", "Victim", and "Whip Your Head". 50 Cent and Tony Yayo took more shots at him on "I Run NY". Even though things died down, at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, Fat Joe mentioned that all of the police presence in the venue was "courtesy of G-Unit" which related to his lyrical accusations that 50 Cent was a "snitch"., Youtube, Accessed 25 July 2007 50 Cent and Tony Yayo retaliated on set later in the show at the end of their performance by shouting obscenities towards Fat Joe and Terror Squad, which were censored by MTV. Tony Yayo claimed Fat Joe ran from them at the VMAs. Also, Pistol Pete (a non-rapping member of Terror Squad) appeared on The Game's "Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin" DVD and disrespected Tony Yayo, Chris Lighty (owner of Violator Records whom had ties with 50 Cent»50 Cent affiliated with Violator Records. Violator Records. Accessed July 17, 2007), and James Cruz (50 Cent's manager) and claims he chased Tony Yayo near a jewelry store. Lloyd Banks, Spider Loc, and Young Buck have also been insulting Fat Joe. In 2007, the feud was continued in interviews and by affiliates from both parties.Johnson, Dick (June 15, 2007). »DJ Khaled snubs 50. SOHH. Accessed July 29, 2007.Bolden, Janeé (June 21, 2007). »Young Buck Singles Out DJ Khaled, "Play My @#!* Nigga Like Every Other DJ". SOHH. Accessed June 21, 2007. The feud has begun once again in 2008 with songs as videos being released from both parties. 50 Cent also released a mixtape entitled Elephant In The Sand, which is a mock title of Fat Joe's album Elephant In The Room. The front and back covers contain photos of Fat Joe on a beach.Thisis50. [http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blog/show?id=784568:BlogPost:1577391&page=259#comment-784568:Comment:2600238 Thisis50 Exclusive - New G-Unit Mixtape - Download Here]. Thisis50. Accessed July 27, 2008.
Other feuds
A feud between 50 Cent and Cam'ron began when 50 Cent was on Hot 97 giving an interview and Cam'ron called in, Youtube, Accessed 25 July 2007. Cam’ron asked 50 Cent whether he had the power to stop records from being released on Koch Records and 50 Cent said that he does in some respects. As the conversation escalated into an argument, 50 Cent called Koch Records the "industry graveyard". Cam'ron replied and started insulting G-Unit by saying that Jim Jones' newest album sold just as much as Lloyd Banks' album did, despite the fact that Dipset is on an independent label and G-Unit is on a major label. 50 Cent took offense to this and said that Lloyd Banks has more money than Jim Jones, which makes record sales irrelevant. Cam'ron lost his temper and started ranting. Most notably, he brought up the poor record sales of the Mobb Deep album, Blood Money. His rant became so profane and disruptive that the radio station was forced to hang up on him. On February 9, 2007, the video of 50 Cent's "Funeral Music" premiered on DJ Kay Slay's Myspace. The video attacked the leader of Dipset. This is not seen as an attack on other members of Dipset, as 50 Cent says "From now on, Jimmy's the boss of Dipset. And Juelz is the Capo. Cam is demoted to soldier. We like Jimmy better anyway". At the end of the video, there is a poster showing a fictional drawing of Cam'ron with a gun saying "50 Cent" on the burial, along with his date of death; being February 8 when the video was released. Cam'ron recently responded with a track called "Curtis" titled after 50 Cent's first name. Cam'ron doesn't state too much, other than claiming he enjoys 50 Cent's shoutouts to Dipset members Juelz Santana and Jim Jones, then goes on to discuss Santana's and Jim Jones' sales on their recent albums. 50 Cent and Young Buck made the song "Hold On" together with a video in which 50 Cent takes shots at Cam'ron. Cam'ron responded with "Curtis Pt.2", which he shot a video for. In an interview with MTV Tony Yayo aired his feeling about Cam'ron. He said: