G-Major Records

G-Unit Records

G-Unit Records is an American record label specializing in hip hop music. It was founded by 50 Cent and his manager, Sha Money XL in 2003. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records.

History

2003–2005

Due to the success of 50 Cent's debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin', he was granted his own record label. This was when G-Unit Records was created. G-Unit, then consisting of Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck, was signed to the label as a group as well as solo artists.

2003 saw the release of G-Unit's commercial debut, Beg For Mercy, which sold 377,000 copies in its first week of release. It has now sold over 2.7 million units in the U.S. and 6 million copies worldwide. It has been certified 2× platinum by the RIAA.

After the well publicized departure The Game 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

Act	Year signed	# Albums released under G-Unit
G-Unit	2003	2
Lloyd Banks	2003	2
Tony Yayo	2003	1
Young Buck	2003	2
Mobb Deep	2005	1
Spider Loc	2005	-
Young Hot Rod	2006	-
M.O.P.	2005	-
Nyce	2006	-
Mazaradi Fox	2007	-
40 Glocc	2006	-

DJs and producers

Joint venture artists

Former artists

Act	Year signed	# Albums released under G-Unit
The Game	2004	1
Olivia	2005	-

Discography

Past releases

Album information
G-Unit – Beg for Mercy Released: November 14, 2003 Chart position: 3 U.S. U.S. sales: 2.7 million + Worldwide sales: 6 million + RIAA certification: 2× Platinum 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. Worldwide sales: 2 million RIAA certification: Platinum Singles: "On Fire", "I'm So Fly", "Karma"
Young Buck – Straight Outta Cashville Released: August 24, 2004 Chart position: 3 U.S. U.S. sales: 1.1 million Worldwide sales: 2.3 million RIAA certification: Platinum Singles: "Let Me In", "Shorty Wanna Ride", "Look at Me Now"
The Game – The Documentary Released: January 18, 2005 Chart position: 1 U.S. U.S. sales: 2.5 million Worldwide sales: 5.2 million RIAA certification: 2× platinum 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. Worldwide sales: 950,000 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. Worldwide sales: 3 million RIAA certification: Platinum 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. U.S. sales: 275,000 (As of June 13, 2007) 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. U.S. sales: 341,000 (As of June 13, 2007) CRIA certification: Gold Singles: "The Cake", "Hands Up", "Help"
Lil Scrappy – Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live Released: December 5, 2006 Chart position: 24 U.S. 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. U.S. sales: 400,000 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. U.S. sales: 36,000 Singles: "Roc-A-Fella Billionaires", "Lights Get Low"
G-Unit – T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight) Released: July 1, 2008 Chart position: 4 U.S. U.S. sales: 185,000 Worldwide sales: 206,000+ Singles: "I Like The Way She Do It", "Rider Pt. 2", "Close to Me"