G-Unit
Sign in to saveG-Unit (short for Guerilla-Unit) was an American hip hop group formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks. After amassing a string of self-released mixtapes in the early 2000s, the group released their debut album Beg for Mercy in 2003; the album went on to sell over two million copies in the US and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Vinony's link graph records 477 inbound references to G-Unit, and connects out to The Game, New York City and Queens.
Vinony files it under 1999 establishments in New York City, 2022 disestablishments in New York (state) and African-American musical groups.
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- 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo at Rider Pt 2 video shoot.jpg
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- The original G-Unit lineup; (left to right) Tony Yayo, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks during a music video shoot.
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- Queens, New York City, U.S.
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- 2001–2022
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- 50 Cent Tony Yayo Lloyd Banks Young Buck The Game Kidd Kidd
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- musical group
- Has part
- Young Buck
- Genre
- gangsta rap
- Country of origin
- United States
- Record label
- Interscope Records
- Discography
- G-Unit discography
- Image
- 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo at Rider Pt 2 video shoot.jpg
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- member category
- Category:G-Unit members
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- Category:G-Unit
- Commons category
- G-Unit
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- G-Unit
- inception
- 1999-00-00
- location of formation
- New York City
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- name
- G-Unit
- social media followers
- 518000
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