G-Unit Records

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G-Unit Records

Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	2003
Founder	50 Cent & Sha Money XL
Status	Active
Distributing label	Interscope Records (U.S.) Polydor Records (Outside U.S.)
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	Rochester, New York
Official website	www.G-UnitSoldier.com

G-Unit Records is an American record label founded by 50 Cent and his manager, Sha Money XL. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records.

1 History
2 Roster
3 Discography
4 Affiliated labels
5 References
6 External links

History

After the debut of the album Get Rich or Die Tryin', 50 Cent was granted his own label. Since 2003, his label became successful for not only himself, but his appointed label artists. Due to the success of G-Unit, Dr. Dre was impressed and offered to work alongside 50 Cent with the then Aftermath Entertainment artist, The Game. After the well publicized departure of the rapper in early 2005, Spider Loc was signed to the label. As a result of the problems that 50 Cent encountered with The Game, he was not sure whether or not to sign any new artists to his "family", which was how he perceived G-Unit and the record label. However, later that year, the opportunity to sign Mobb Deep and M.O.P. came up.

Roster

Artists

DJs and producers

Joint venture artists

Former artists

Olivia^[5]
The Game^[6]

Discography

Past releases

Album information
G-Unit – Beg for Mercy Released: November 14, 2003 Chart position: 3 U.S.^[7] U.S. sales: 2.7 million^[8] Worldwide sales: 4 million^[9] RIAA certification: 2× Platinum^[10] Singles: "Stunt 101", "Poppin' Them Thangs", "My Buddy", "Wanna Get to Know You", "Smile"
Lloyd Banks – The Hunger for More Released: June 29, 2004 Chart positions: 1 U.S.^[11] Worldwide sales: 2 million^[12] RIAA certification: Platinum^[13] Singles: "On Fire", "I'm So Fly", "Karma"
Young Buck – Straight Outta Cashville Released: August 24, 2004 Chart position: 3 U.S.^[14] U.S. sales: 1.1 million^[15] Worldwide sales: 2.3 million^[16]^[17] RIAA certification: Platinum^[18] Singles: "Let Me In", "Shorty Wanna Ride", "Look at Me Now"
The Game – The Documentary Released: January 18, 2005 Chart position: 1 U.S.^[19] U.S. sales: 2.5 million^[20] Worldwide sales: 5.2 million^[21] RIAA certification: 2× platinum^[22] Singles: "Westside Story", "How We Do", "Hate It or Love It", "Dreams", "Put You on the Game"
Tony Yayo – Thoughts of a Predicate Felon Released: August 30, 2005 Chart position: 2 U.S.^[23] Worldwide sales: 750,000^[24] Singles: "So Seductive", "Curious", "I Know You Don't Love Me"
Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack Released: November 8, 2005 Chart position: 2 U.S.^[25] Worldwide sales: 3 million^[26] RIAA certification: Platinum^[27] Singles: "Hustler's Ambition", "Window Shopper", "I'll Whip Ya Head Boy", "Best Friend", "Have a Party"
Mobb Deep – Blood Money Released: May 2, 2006 Chart position: 3 U.S.^[28] U.S. sales: 275,000^[29]^[30] Singles: "Have a Party", "The Infamous", "Put 'Em In Their Place", "Give It To Me"
Lloyd Banks – Rotten Apple Released: October 10, 2006 Chart position: 3 U.S.^[31] U.S. sales: 341,000^[29]^[30] CRIA certification: Gold^[32] Singles: "The Cake", "Hands Up", "Help"
Lil Scrappy – Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live Released: December 5, 2006 Chart position: 24 U.S.^[33] Singles: "Money in the Bank", "Gangsta Gangsta", "Oh Yeah (Work)", "Livin' in the Projects"
Young Buck – Buck the World Released: March 27, 2007 Chart position: 3 U.S.^[34] U.S. sales: 347,000^[35] Singles: "I Know You Want Me", "Get Buck", "U Ain't Goin' Nowhere"
Freeway – Free at Last Released: November 20, 2007 Chart position: 42 U.S.^[36] U.S. sales: 36,000^[37] Singles: "Roc-A-Fella Billionaires", "Lights Get Low"

Upcoming releases

G-Unit – Terminate on Sight – July 1, 2008 ^[38]^[39]
Young Buck - Product of the South - Summer 2008
Tony Yayo – I Am 50’s Tax Write-off – 2008^[40]
Lloyd Banks – Gang Green – 2008^[41]
Young Hot Rod – Fast Lane – 2008^[42]
Spider Loc – World Wide Web^[43]

Unreleased albums

Lloyd Banks – The Big Withdraw
Olivia – Behind Closed Doors

Affiliated labels

See Universal Music Group.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Interact at Thisis50.com - May 3, 2008-May 4, 2008, 6PM ET. Live from Capetown, South Africa.
^ Lab Ox at MySpace. MySpace. Accessed August 6, 2007.
^ Nick Speed at MySpace. MySpace. Accessed August 6, 2007.
^ Sha Money XL at MySpace. MySpace. Accessed August 6, 2007.
^ Shake (April 4, 2007). 50 Cent Speaks!. HipHopDX.com. Accessed 27 January 2008.
^ Shaheem Reid (February 28, 2005). 50 Drops Game from G-Unit; Shots Fired at Radio Station. MTV. Accessed 2 June 2007.
^ Joe D'Angelo (November 19, 2003). Beg for Mercy chart position. VH1. Accessed 26 July 2007
^ Crosley, Hillary (April 24, 2008). G-Unit, The Game Push Back New Albums. Billboard. Accessed May 3, 2008.
^ Jeffery-Coker, Mesai. Featured Interview: Tony Yayo. Rap Fanatic magazine. Accessed August 31, 2007.
^ Searchable Database. Recording Industry Association of America. Accessed September 2, 2007.
^ Billboard. Artist Chart History – Lloyd Banks. Billboard. Accessed July 9, 2007.
^ Winning, Brolin (October 3, 2006). Exclusive Interview with Lloyd Banks. MP3.com. Accessed August 27, 2007.
^ Gold and Platinum search results - "The Hunger For More". Recording Industry Association of America. Accessed August 27, 2007.
^ Joe D'Angelo (September 1, 2007). Straight Outta Ca$hville chart position. VH1. Accessed 26 July 2007
^ Mitchell, Gail (March 12, 2007). Rapper Young Buck shows versatility on new album. Reuters. Accessed September 5, 2007.
^ Shaw, Amir (March 20, 2007). Young Buck - man on fire. ro Spotlight. Accessed September 5, 2007.
^ Young Buck - Buck The World. Universal Music Publishing Group. Accessed September 5, 2007.
^ Gold and Platinum search results – "Straight Outta Cashville". Recording Industry Association of America. Accessed August 24, 2007.
^ James Montgomery (January 26, 2005). The Documentary chart position. VH1. Accessed 26 July 2007
^ Hilburn, Robert (September 23, 2007). Dr. Dre, mix marathon man. Los Angeles Times. Accessed October 2, 2007.
^ The Game Continues. PR Newswire (September 26, 2006). Accessed January 26, 2007.
^ Gold and Platinum search results – "The Documentary". Recording Industry Association of America. Accessed January 26, 2007.
^ Chris Harris (September 7, 2007). Thoughts of a Predicate Felon chart position. VH1. Accessed 26 July 2007
^ Reid, Shaheem; Rodriguez, Jayson (February 26, 2007). Tony Yayo Dives into 50/Cam Conflict. MTV. Accessed August 31, 2007.
^ Chris harris (November 16, 2005). 50 Cent Gets A Billboard Beating From Zellweger's Ex. VH1. Accessed August 24, 2007.
^ Johnson, Dick (August 10, 2007). Pulse Report. SOHH. Accessed August 11, 2007.
^ 50 Cent Timeline. Rock on the Net. Accessed May 24, 2007.
^ Chris Harris (May 10, 2006). Tool, Pearl Jam Claim Billboard Chart In The Name Of Rock. VH1. Accessed 27 July 2007.
^ ^a ^b Samuel, Anslem (May 2008). Turf Drop. XXL magazine, p. 73.
^ ^a ^b Kondo, Toshitaka (June 13, 2007). Stormy Weather. Vibe. Accessed August 23, 2007.
^ Chris Harris (October 18, 2006). Lloyd Banks Can't Catch Rod Stewart's Classics In Race For Billboard #1. VH1. Accessed August 24, 2007.
^ CRIA Search Certification Database - "Lloyd Banks". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Accessed May 29, 2008.
^ "Tracie J." Murphy (December 14, 2006). Hip-Hop Charts: Ciara Hits The Jackpot, Eminem "Re-Ups," Jay-Z Slides Down. SOHH. Accessed August 1, 2007.
^ UrbanConnects (April 4, 2007). Top Album Sales ANALYSIS 04/04/2007. UrbanConnects. Accessed August 13, 2007.
^ Keiper, Nicole (July 19, 2007). Rapper Young Buck focusing on charity work, new image. The Tennessean. Accessed September 26, 2007.
^ Paine, Jake (November 28, 2007). Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 11/25/07. HipHopDx. Accessed December 3, 2007.
^ Paine, Jake (November 28, 2007). Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 11/25/07. HipHopDX. Accessed December 3, 2007.
^ Slava Kuperstein (February 5, 2008). 50 Cent Speaks on New Mixtape, Paris Hilton. HipHopDX. Accessed February 5, 2008.
^ Lyrical Thought (October 18, 2007). G-Unit Album Due Out in December, Single Hits Airwaves Tomorrow. Def Sounds. Accessed October 18, 2007.
^ Steve Raze (November 5, 2007). Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo: Shooters, Part 2. AllHipHop. Accessed November 6, 2007.
^ Sha Money Talks about Lloyd Banks, New Banks Album & More. TBOHipHop (June 12, 2007). Accessed July 24, 2007.
^ Al Capone (October 17, 2007). Hot Rod Talks G Unit, Industry Beefs, Album, Mixtape, & More. DefSounds. Accessed October 23, 2007.
^ HH411. Interview with Spider Loc. HH411. Accessed 24 July 2007.

External links

v • d • e The G-Unit family

Record labels	150 Entertainment · Cashville Records · Dumout Entertainment · G'$ Up · G-Unit Records · Baymaac Records · Infamous Records · G-Unit Philly

Companies	G-Unit Books · G-Unit Clothing Company · G-Unit Films · G-Unity Foundation Inc. · Money Management Group · Shadyville Entertainment · Cheetah Vision

Categories: 50 Cent | American record labels | G-Unit Records | Hip hop record labels | Record labels established in 2003

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