G-Unit discography

G-Unit discography

From left to right: Tony Yayo, 50 Cent & Lloyd Banks at the "Rider Pt. 2" video shoot
Releases
↙Studio albums 2
↙Singles 8
↙Music videos 7
↙Soundtracks 1
↙Mixtapes 43

The discography of American hip hop group G-Unit consists of two studio albums, eight singles, and one soundtrack on Interscope Records. 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. Following the success of his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin', he was granted his own record label by Interscope.[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, No Mercy, No Fear and Automatic Gunfire.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[5]		 AUS
[6]		 BEL
[7]		 CAN
[8]		 FRA
[9]		 IRE
[10]		 NZ
[11]		 SWE SWI UK
[12]
2003 Beg for Mercy 2 30 31 5 39 10 26 58 28 13
2008 T.O.S: Terminate on Sight
  • Released: July 1, 2008
  • Label: G-Unit, Interscope
  • Format: CD, LP
 4 35 46 4 61 35 37 — 25 39
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

Mixtapes

[4]

Year G-Unit Radio mixtape series[16][17]
2003
  • Smokin' Day 2 (G-Unit Radio Part 1)
    • Label: G-Unit/Shadyville (Applies to this whole mixtape series)
    • Reviews: All Music Link
  • International Ballers (G-Unit Radio Part 2)
  • Takin' It to the Streets (G-Unit Radio Part 3)
  • No Peace Talks! (G-Unit Radio Part 4)[18]
2004
  • All Eyez on Us (G-Unit Radio Part 5)
  • Motion Picture Shit (G-Unit Radio Part 6)
  • King of New York (G-Unit Radio Part 7)
  • The Fifth Element (G-Unit Radio Part 8)
2005
  • G-Unit City (G-Unit Radio Part 9)
  • 2050 Before the Massacre (G-Unit Radio Part 10)
  • Bulletproof Radio (G-Unit Radio Part 11)
  • So Seductive (G-Unit Radio Part 12)
  • The Return of the Mixtape Millionaire (G-Unit Radio Part 13)
  • Back to Business (G-Unit Radio Part 14)
  • Are You a Window Shopper? (G-Unit Radio Part 15)
2006
  • 10 Years of Hate (G-Unit Radio Part 16)
  • Best in the Bizness (G-Unit Radio Part 17)
  • Rags to Riches (G-Unit Radio Part 18)
  • Rep Yo Click (G-Unit Radio Part 19)
  • Best in the Bizness 2 (G-Unit Radio Part 20)
  • Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Radio Part 21)
  • 'Hip Hop Is Dead - Verse 2 (G-Unit Radio Part 22)
    • U.S. Sales: 4,221[19]
2007
  • Finally Off Papers (G-Unit Radio Part 23)
  • Clean Up Man (G-Unit Radio Part 24)
  • Sabrina's Baby Boy (G-Unit Radio Part 25)
Year G-Unit Radio West mixtape series[17]
2006
  • LA American Wasteland (G-Unit Radio West Volume 1)
Year ThisIs50 Mixtape Series
2008
  • Return Of The Body Snatchers (Volume 1)
    • Released: February 12, 2008
  • Elephant In The Sand (Volume 2)
    • Released: March 11, 2008
  • Sincerely Yours, Southside (Volume 3)
    • Released: June 20, 2008
  • S.O.D. (Volume 4)
    • Released: September 29, 2008
Year G-Unit Series
2002
2003
  • G-Unit: Automatic Gunfire[23]
  • Bulletproof: G-Unit Part 5: Hosted By Dave Chappelle[24]

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
[25]		 US
R&B
[26]		 US
Rap
[27]		 AUS
[6]		 BEL
[7]		 FRA
[9]		 GER
[28]		 IRE
[10]		 NZ
[11]		 UK
[12]
2003 "Stunt 101" 13 7 5 32 41 63 39 23 13 25 Beg for Mercy
"Poppin' Them Thangs" — 66 — — — — — 11 — 10
"My Buddy" — — — — — — — — — —
2004 "Wanna Get to Know You"
(featuring Joe)		 15 10 5 30 — — — 34 26 27
"Smile" — 72 — — — — — 34 — —
2008 "I Like the Way She Do It"
(featuring Young Buck)		 95 54 23 — — — — — — 117 T.O.S: Terminate on Sight
"Rider Pt. 2"
(featuring Young Buck)		 122 83 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

As featured performer

Year Title Peak chart positions[29][30][31] Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap UK
2003 "P.I.M.P. (remix)" (50 Cent featuring Snoop Dogg, & G-Unit) 3 2 1 5 Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2004 "Ride Wit U" (with Joe) 56 22 — 12 And Then...
2005 "I Know You Don't Love Me" (Tony Yayo featuring G-Unit) — 105 — — Thoughts of a Predicate Felon
2006 "Rompe (International remix)" (with Daddy Yankee and Nelly Furtado) 24 89 16 — Barrio Fino En Directo
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
R&B
[26]
2003 "Groupie Love"
(featuring Butch Cassidy)		 104 Beg for Mercy
"Gangsta Shit" 123
2008 "Straight Outta Southside" 112 T.O.S: Terminate on Sight
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Guest appearances

Year Song Artist(s) Album
2003 "Bump Heads" Eminem
2004 "DPG-Unit" Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Soopafly Straight Outta Cashville
"Loyal To The Game" 2Pac Loyal To The Game
2007 "Talk 'Bout Me" DJ Drama Gangsta Grillz: The Album
2008 "Así Soy (Rider Pt. 2 Remix)" Wisin & Yandel

Music videos

References

  1. ^ Tony Yayo, in an interview, explains their past. G-Unit Soldier. Accessed July 16, 2007
  2. ^ Touré (April 3, 2003).The Life of a Hunted Man. Rolling Stone. Accessed July 29, 2007.
  3. ^ Adam Matthews (May 24, 2000). SOHH Exclusive: "50 Cent Shot in New York". SOHH. Accessed September 18, 2007.
  4. ^ a b G-Unit biography. Allmusic. Accessed July 16, 2007
  5. ^ "G-Unit Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/artist/g-unit/chart-history/511242?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 14 August, 2011. 
  6. ^ a b "Discography G-Unit". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=G-Unit. Retrieved 14 August, 2011. 
  7. ^ a b "Discografie 50 Cent" (in Dutch). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=50%20Cent. Retrieved 14 August, 2011. 
  8. ^ "G-Unit Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/artist/g-unit/chart-history/511242?f=309&g=Albums. Retrieved 14 August, 2011. 
  9. ^ a b "Discographie 50 Cent" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=50%20Cent. Retrieved July 3, 2010. 
  10. ^ a b "Discography G-Unit". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=G-Unit. Retrieved 14 August, 2011. 
  11. ^ a b "Discography G-Unit". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=G-Unit. Retrieved 14 August, 2011. 
  12. ^ a b Peak chart positions for albums and singles in the United Kingdom:
  13. ^ "G-Unit searchable database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=G-Unit&format=&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 15 August, 2011. 
  14. ^ http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=G-unit&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
  15. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx
  16. ^ MixtapeMurder. G-Unit mixtapes at MixTapeMurder. MixTapeMurder. Accessed August 1, 2008.
  17. ^ a b G-Unit Radio. G-Unit Radio mixtape series. DatPiff. Accessed August 1, 2008.
  18. ^ MTV News (November 24, 2008). Mixtape Mondays: G-Unit, 50 Cent raps about Ja Rule, Nas, Vivica Fox on his crew's latest. MTVNews. Accessed July 17, 2008.
  19. ^ IndieHQ (January 31, 2007). Independent Sales Chart 1-31-07. IndieHQ. Accessed July 17, 2008.
  20. ^ BillBoard. 50 Cent Is the Future. Billboard. Accessed August 11, 2007.
  21. ^ BillBoard. No Mercy No Fear. Billboard. Accessed August 11, 2007.
  22. ^ BillBoard. God's Plan. Billboard. Accessed August 11, 2007.
  23. ^ DatPiff G-Unit - Automatic Gunfire. DatPiff. Accessed August 1, 2008.
  24. ^ http://www.mixtapesusa.com/bugpt5whkidm.html
  25. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in the United States:
  26. ^ a b Peak chart positions for Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs n the United States:
  27. ^ "G-Unit Album & Song Chart History: Rap Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/artist/g-unit/chart-history/511242?f=370&g=Singles. Retrieved 14 August, 2011. 
  28. ^ "Chartverfolgung / G-Unit / Single". musicline.de. Media Control Charts. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/G-Unit/?type=single. Retrieved 14 August, 2011. 
  29. ^ Billboard.[1]. Billboard. Accessed October 12, 2008.
  30. ^ Billboard.[2]. Billboard. Accessed 12 October 2008.
  31. ^ Billboard. [3]. Billboard. Accessed 12 October 2008.
  32. ^ a b c MVDBase. Artist Videography: G-Unit. MVDBase. Accessed July 16, 2008.
  33. ^ UniversalMusicGroup (March 10, 2007). G-Unit - Stunt 101: BET Version, Closed Captioned. Youtube. Accessed July 21, 2008.
  34. ^ a b UniversalMusicGroup (March 10, 2007). G-Unit - Poppin' Them Thangs: Explicit Version. Youtube. Accessed July 21, 2008.
  35. ^ Chris Romero. Romotion Clients, Past & Present. Romotion. Accessed July 28, 2008.
  36. ^ UniversalMusicGroup (March 15, 2008). G-Unit - I Like The Way She Do It. Youtube. Accessed July 21, 2008.
  37. ^ UniversalMusicGroup (March 29, 2008). G-Unit - Rider Pt. 2: BET Version. Youtube. Accessed July 21, 2008.

External links

Year Title Director(s)[32]
2003 "Stunt 101" Bryan Barber[32][33]
"Poppin' Them Thangs" Mr. X[34]
"My Buddy" Chris "Broadway" Romero[35]
2004 "Wanna Get to Know You" Jessy Terrero[32]
"Smile" Jessy Terrero & Antoinette Parkinson[34]
2008 "I Like the Way She Do It" Jessy Terrero[36][37]
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