G-Unit discography

Infobox Artist Discography
Artist = G-Unit


Image size = 250px
Caption = From left to right: Tony Yayo, 50 Cent & Lloyd Banks at the Rider Pt. 2 video shoot
Studio = 2
Studio link = Albums
Soundtrack = 1
Soundtrack link = Soundtracks
1Option = Over 41
1Option name = Mixtapes
1Option link = Mixtapes
1Option color = limegreen
Singles = 8
Singles link = Solo
Music videos = 8
MV link = Music videos
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G-Unit, an American hip hop group, have released two studio albums, eight singles, and one soundtrack on Interscope Records. Music videos and collaborations are also included, however, solo works from the groups' members, Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent, Tony Yayo and formerly Young Buck are not.

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. [ [http://www.g-unitsoldier.com/main.html Tony Yayo, in an interview, explains their past] . G-Unit Soldier. Accessed July 16 2007] 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.Touré (April 3 2003). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939379/the_life_of_a_hunted_man/1 The Life of a Hunted Man] . "Rolling Stone". Accessed July 29 2007.] [Adam Matthews (May 24 2000). [http://web.archive.org/web/20070510054015/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/56 SOHH Exclusive: "50 Cent Shot in New York"] . SOHH. Accessed September 18 2007.] After being shot, 50 Cent signed to Interscope Records. Following the success of his debut album, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'", he was granted his own record label by Interscope. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:acfoxqr0ldae~T1 G-Unit biography] . All Music Guide. Accessed July 16 2007] G-Unit continued to record and released several mixtape series which earned them attention in the rap industry, including "50 Cent Is the Future", "God's Plan", "No Mercy, No Fear" and "Automatic Gunfire".

They released their commercial debut, "Beg For Mercy" in 2003, which sold 377,000 copies in its first week of release. [Katie Hasty. (July 9 2008). [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003825808 Lil Wayne Back On Top Of The Billboard 200] . "BillBoard". Accessed July 10 2008.] It has now sold over 2.7 million units in the U.S.Crosley, Hillary (April 24 2008). [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003794170 G-Unit, The Game Push Back New Albums] . "Billboard". Accessed May 10 2008.] and 6 million copies worldwide. [http://www.nypost.com/seven/06292008/entertainment/music/return_of_the_rap_pack_117691.htm New York Post, Return of the Rap Pack] . "NYPost". Accessed June 30 2008] It has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.RIAA. [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=G-Unit&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 RIAA Searchable Database - "G-Unit"] . RIAA. Accessed May 10 2008.] Their second studio album, "", was released on July 1 2008. The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 102,000 for the first week,Katie Hasty. (July 9 2008). [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003825808 Lil Wayne Back On Top Of The Billboard 200] . "BillBoard". Accessed July 10 2008.] and number 6 on the United World Chart with sales of 119,000 worldwide for the first week. [ The United World Chart counts sales data from Japan, United Kingdom, Germany and France.
United World Chart. [http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week29-2008.htm United World Chart - Week 29/2008] . United World Chart. Accessed July 16 2008.] As of August 8 2008, the album has sold 185,000 copies in the United StatesThomas A. Harden (August 7 2008). [http://www.sohh.com/2008/08/hip-hop-charts.html HIP-HOP CHARTS: Lil' Wayne Begins Quest For "3 Milli," Nas Eeks Out Top 10 Spot, G-Unit On Life Support] . SOHH. Accessed August 8 2008.] [Aliya Ewing (July 30 2008). [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7417/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-7-27-2008 Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/27/2008] . "HipHopDX". Accessed July 30 2008.] and 206,000 copies worldwide.United World Chart. [http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week29-2008.htm United World Chart - Week 29/2008 (T.O.S. 119,000)] , [http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week30-2008.htm United World Chart - Week 30/2008 (T.O.S. 47,000)] , [http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week31-2008.htm United World Chart - Week 31/2008 (T.O.S. 28,000)] , [http://www.sohh.com/2008/08/hip-hop-charts.html HIP-HOP CHARTS: Lil' Wayne Begins Quest For "3 Milli," Nas Eeks Out Top 10 Spot, G-Unit On Life Support] . United World Chart. Accessed August 8 2008. ]

Albums

tudio albums

References

External links

* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=G-UNIT&sql=11:acfoxqr0ldae~T2 G-Unit discography] at Allmusic
* [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=G%2DUNIT&search_in=a&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=10&start=1 G-Unit] at ASCAP
* [http://www.shadyville.biz G-Unit Radio mixtapes] at Shadyville