G-Unit discography | |
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Studio albums | 2 |
Music videos | 12 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 8 |
Mixtapes | 33 |
The discography of G-Unit, an American hip hop group, consists of two studio albums, two extended plays (EP), one soundtrack album, 43 mixtapes and 10 singles (including three as a featured artist). Music videos and collaborations are also included.
The group's members all grew up in South Jamaica, Queens, and when 50 Cent was spotted and signed to a label, both Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo worked on mixtapes in order to gain attention as artists themselves. [1] 50 Cent was later dropped from his label after being shot nine times in front of his grandmother's house, his label saw him as too much of a risk to keep. [2] [3] After being shot, 50 Cent signed to Interscope Records, who granted him his own record label later on due to the success of his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' . [4] 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.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [5] | US R&B [5] | US Rap [6] | AUS [7] | CAN [5] | GER [8] | IRE [9] | NZ [10] | SWI [11] | UK [12] | |||
Beg for Mercy |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 57 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 13 | |
T·O·S (Terminate on Sight) |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 54 | 99 | 76 | 25 | 100 | |
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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US [5] | US R&B/HH [5] | US Rap [16] | |||
The Beauty of Independence |
| 17 | 5 | 3 |
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The Beast Is G Unit |
| 27 | 3 | 3 |
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Title | Mixtape details | Peak chart positions | |||
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SWI [11] | UK [12] | ||||
50 Cent Is the Future (with 50 Cent) |
| 59 | 65 | ||
No Mercy, No Fear (with 50 Cent) |
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God's Plan (with 50 Cent) |
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Automatic Gunfire |
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Bulletproof |
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Smokin' Day 2 (G-Unit Radio Part 1) |
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International Ballers (G-Unit Radio Part 2) |
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Takin' It to the Streets (G-Unit Radio Part 3) |
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No Peace Talks! (G-Unit Radio Part 4) |
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All Eyez on Us (G-Unit Radio Part 5) |
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Motion Picture Shit (G-Unit Radio Part 6) |
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King of New York (G-Unit Radio Part 7) |
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The Fifth Element (G-Unit Radio Part 8) |
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Grand Theft Auto - G-Unit City (G-Unit Radio Part 9) |
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2050 Before the Massacre (G-Unit Radio Part 10) |
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Yayo Raw-N-Uncut (G-Unit Radio Part 11) |
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Olivia So Seductive (G-Unit Radio Part 12) |
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The Return of the Mixtape Millionaire (G-Unit Radio Part 13) |
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Back to Business (G-Unit Radio Part 14) |
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Are You a Window Shopper? (G-Unit Radio Part 15) |
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Crucified 4 The Hood - 10 Years of Hate (G-Unit Radio Part 16) |
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Best in the Bizness (G-Unit Radio Part 17) |
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Rags 2 Riches (G-Unit Radio Part 18) |
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Rep Yo' Click (G-Unit Radio Part 19) |
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Best in the Bizness 2 (G-Unit Radio Part 20) |
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Hate It or Love It - Verse 1 (G-Unit Radio Part 21) |
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Hip Hop Is Dead -Verse 2 (G-Unit Radio Part 22) |
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Finally Off Papers (G-Unit Radio Part 23) |
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The Clean Up Man (G-Unit Radio Part 24) |
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Sabrina's Baby Boy (G-Unit Radio Part 25) |
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Return of the Body Snatchers (ThisIs50 Volume 1) |
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Elephant in the Sand (ThisIs50 Volume 2) |
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Sincerely Yours, SouthSide (ThisIs50 Volume 3) |
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The Lost Flash Drive(Hosted By: DJ Whoo Kid) |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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US [18] | US R&B [19] | US Rap [16] | AUS [7] | BEL [20] | FRA [21] | GER [22] | IRE [9] | NZ [10] | UK [23] | ||||
"Stunt 101" | 2003 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 41 | 63 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 25 | Beg for Mercy | |
"Poppin' Them Thangs" | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 10 | |||
"My Buddy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Wanna Get to Know You" (featuring Joe) | 2004 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 30 | — | — | — | 34 | 26 | 27 | ||
"Smile" | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | |||
"I Like the Way She Do It" (featuring Young Buck) | 2008 | 95 | 54 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | T·O·S (Terminate on Sight) | |
"Rider Pt. 2" (featuring Young Buck) | 122 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Come Up" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"Set the Pick" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Lost Flash Drive | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions [24] [25] [26] | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||||||||||
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U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | AUS | UK | ||||||||||||||||||||
"Ride Wit U" (Joe featuring G-Unit) | 2004 | 56 | 22 | — | 32 | 12 | And Then... | |||||||||||||||||
"I Know You Don't Love Me" (Tony Yayo featuring G-Unit) | 2005 | — | 105 | — | — | — | Thoughts of a Predicate Felon | |||||||||||||||||
"Rompe (International Remix)" (Daddy Yankee featuring G-Unit and Nelly Furtado) | 2006 | 24 | 89 | 16 | — | — | Barrio Fino En Directo | |||||||||||||||||
"You Don't Know" (Eminem featuring G-Unit and Cashis) | 12 | 87 | 32 | — | 32 | Eminem Presents: The Re-Up | ||||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US R&B [19] | |||||||||
"Groupie Love" (featuring Butch Cassidy) | 2003 | 104 | Beg for Mercy | ||||||
"Gangsta Shit" | 123 | ||||||||
"Straight Outta Southside" | 2008 | 112 | T.O.S: Terminate on Sight | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"Bad News" | 2002 | 50 Cent | Friday After Next (soundtrack) |
"Bump Heads" | 2003 | Eminem, DJ Green Lantern | Straight from the Lab / Invasion Part II: Conspiracy Theory |
"Follow Me Gangster" | 50 Cent | Cradle 2 the Grave (soundtrack) | |
"Ooh! (Remix)" | Mary J Blige | Soul Is Forever - The Remix Album | |
"We All Die One Day" | Obie Trice, Eminem | Cheers | |
"44's Calicos Part II" [27] | P$C | Gangsta Grillz Meets T.I. & P$C In da Streets | |
"DPG-Unit" | 2004 | Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Soopafly | Straight Outta Cashville |
"Angels Around Me" | DJ Kay Slay | The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2 | |
"A.T.L. to L.A. to N.Y.C." | Akon, The Game | Trouble | |
"Loyal to the Game" | 2Pac | Loyal to the Game | |
"I'm So Sorry" | The Game | You Know What It Is, Vol. 2: Throwin' Rocks At the Throne | |
"Unconditionally" | Olivia | Barbershop 2: Back in Business (soundtrack) | |
"Hate It or Love It (Remix)" | 2005 | 50 Cent, The Game | The Massacre |
"Talk 'Bout Me" | 2007 | DJ Drama | Gangsta Grillz: The Album |
"Respect The Shooter" | 2008 | 615, Spider Loc | The Hustle Don't Stop |
"Así Soy" | 2009 | Wisin & Yandel | Un Junte Pa' La Historia |
"Men of Respect" | 2010 | DJ Kayslay, Papoose, Jim Jones, Rell | More Than Just a DJ |
"100" | 2015 | D12 | The Devil's Night Mixtape |
Title | Year | Director(s) [28] |
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"Stunt 101" | 2003 | Bryan Barber [28] [29] |
"Poppin' Them Thangs" | Mr. X [30] | |
"My Buddy" | Chris "Broadway" Romero [31] | |
"Wanna Get to Know You" | 2004 | Jessy Terrero [28] |
"Smile" | Jessy Terrero & Antoinette Parkinson [30] | |
"I Like the Way She Do It" | 2008 | Jessy Terrero [32] [33] |
"Rider Pt. 2" | ||
"Nah I'm Talkin Bout" | 2014 | Eif Rivera [34] [35] |
"Come Up" | ||
"Ahhh Shit" | Timo Albert [36] | |
"Watch Me" | Eif Rivera [37] | |
"Changes" | 50 Cent [38] | |
"I'm Grown" | 2015 | Eif Rivera |
"Set The Pick" | 2016 | Eif Rivera |
Christopher Charles Lloyd, 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. After the release of their debut album Beg for Mercy (2003), Banks released his debut solo album, The Hunger for More (2004) the following year. Met with critical and commercial success, it peaked atop the Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top ten single, "On Fire", as well as the top 20 single "Karma". His second album, Rotten Apple (2006) peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and saw mixed reviews. Banks then left Interscope Records and signed with EMI in 2010—along with his G-Unit cohorts—to release his third album, H.F.M. 2 in November that year, which saw a critical rebound and peaked at number 26 on the chart.
The Hunger for More is the debut studio album by American rapper Lloyd Banks, released via Interscope Records and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records. Originally scheduled for a May 25, 2004 release, the album was ultimately released on June 29, 2004, as later planned.
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. The label had also launched the subsidiary label G-Note Records, which caters to R&B and pop. The label's flagship artist is its founder 50 Cent, as well as the label's namesake group of which was formed prior.
Thoughts of a Predicate Felon is the debut and only studio album by American rapper Tony Yayo. It was released on August 30, 2005, through G-Unit Records and Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place at Sound One, at Integrated Studios, Sony Music Studios, G Unit Studios, Sound On Sound and Right Track Recording in New York, at 54 Sound in Detroit, at Encore Studios in Los Angeles and at Joi Studios in Atlanta. Production was handled by Focus..., Eminem, Black Jeruz, DJ Khalil, Domingo, Havoc, J. R. Rotem, LT Moe, Megahertz, Punch, Ron Browz, Sam Sneed, Sebb, Studio 44, and Sha Money XL, who also served as co-executive producer. It features guest appearances from fellow G-Unit members 50 Cent, who also served as executive producer, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, Olivia and Spider Loc, as well as Eminem, Obie Trice, Jagged Edge, Joe and Kokane.
"Outta Control" is a song by American rapper 50 Cent, recorded for his second studio album, The Massacre (2005). The song was produced by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo. A remixed version of the song was released as the fourth and final single from The Massacre, although it is only included on the re-released version and replaces the original version. The remix is also produced by Dr. Dre and Elizondo and features a guest appearance from hip-hop group Mobb Deep. It also appears as a bonus track on Mobb Deep's seventh studio album Blood Money (2006).
"So Seductive" is a song by Tony Yayo as the first single from his debut album Thoughts of a Predicate Felon (2005), it features guest vocals from 50 Cent, and was produced by Punch, who helped write the song along with Tony Yayo and 50 Cent. Released following a highly publicized campaign by G-Unit, to release Tony Yayo from prison prior to the song's release, "So Seductive" is an uptempo "club banger" containing elements of string instruments and a repetitive bassline in its instrumentation. The song received little promotion from Tony Yayo at the time of its release, as he was still under house arrest following the end of his prison sentence, although he has since performed the song during various live performances.
Doctor's Advocate is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist the Game, released on November 14, 2006, through Geffen Records. The album is his second major-label release, following 2005's The Documentary, which was released under Aftermath Entertainment, G-Unit Records and Interscope Records. Due to his disputes with G-Unit leader and founder 50 Cent, Game left Aftermath and G-Unit; he was later transferred from Interscope to its division, Geffen Records, another label under Universal Music Group's Interscope Geffen A&M faction to terminate his contractual obligations with G-Unit, in the summer of 2006.
Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the debut studio album by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on February 6, 2003, by Interscope Records, Eminem's Shady Records, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records. After signing with Eminem, 50 Cent also worked heavily with Dr. Dre acting as the album's executive producers, who worked to combine the gangsta rap and R&B combo prevalent in New York hip hop. Additional production is provided by Mike Elizondo, Sha Money XL, Mr. Porter, Rockwilder, Dirty Swift, Megahertz, and more.
Rotten Apple is the second studio album by American rapper Lloyd Banks, released October 10, 2006 via G-Unit and Interscope. The title of the album is a play on the New York City nickname, "The Big Apple". 50 Cent's song "Rotten Apple" is on his mixtape Guess Who's Back? (2002) and should not be confused with Banks' song of the same name on this album. Rotten Apple Entertainment is also the name of Banks' former label owned by 50 Cent in the past. The album cover also resembles the cover of the film, King of New York.
T·O·S is the second and final studio album by rap group G-Unit. It was the group's first album in five years since their previous album, Beg for Mercy. The title of the album was originally announced to be Shoot to Kill and then Lock & Load, with the eventual name being Terminate on Sight. The album was originally scheduled to be released on June 24, 2008, but was rescheduled to July 1.
The discography of Lloyd Banks, an American rapper, consists of six studio albums, sixteen mixtapes, eleven singles and one soundtrack. His music has been released on the record labels Interscope Records and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records.
American rapper Young Buck has released two studio albums, three independent albums, 6 collaborative albums, 32 mixtapes, 20 singles, and 27 music videos.
Curtis is the third studio album by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released September 11, 2007, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, G-Unit Records, Interscope Records, and Universal Music Group. The album features production from Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Timbaland, among others. Music writers have noted that 50 Cent divides between "hard" and "soft" songs on the album. The album went through many changes in the lead up to its release and was heavily anticipated after the success of 50 Cent's two prior albums, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005).
This is the discography of Tony Yayo, an American rapper.
Marvin Bernard, better known by his stage name Tony Yayo, is an American rapper. He was best known as a member of G-Unit, a hip hop group he formed with his childhood friends, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks. Yayo released his debut studio album, Thoughts of a Predicate Felon, on August 30, 2005, which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. After eighteen years of not releasing a sophomore follow-up, due to his association with G-Unit and later disbandment of the group in 2022, Yayo returned with The Loyal Mixtape, which released on February 10, 2023.
"Haters" is the second single from Tony Yayo's second studio album. The song features fellow rapper 50 Cent, Shawty Lo and Roscoe Dash. The song was released as a digital download on March 23, 2011.
The Big 10 is a mixtape by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on December 9, 2011 via his community website ThisIs50 as a free download.
"We Up" is a song by American hip hop artist 50 Cent. It was released as the third single from his shelved studio album, Street King Immortal, and his last to be released under Shady/Aftermath. It was officially released to public on March 22, 2013, on Interscope Records' SoundCloud account, and made available for purchase on March 25, 2013. The song features American rapper and Aftermath labelmate Kendrick Lamar, and production from Roc Nation producer Davaughn. It uses a sample from "Something About Us" by Daft Punk, who received a songwriting credit. The song was released to Rhythmic contemporary radio on May 28, 2013.
Curtis Stewart, better known by his stage name Kidd Kidd, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of the first members of Lil Wayne's label imprint, Young Money Entertainment, as a part of Southern hip hop group Sqad Up. In 2011, Kidd Kidd signed a record deal with 50 Cent's label imprint G-Unit Records and subsequently in 2014, he joined the newly reformed East Coast hip hop group, G-Unit. In 2015, he was chosen as part of XXL Magazine's annual Freshman Class.
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'.
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