Editing G-Unit (section)

{{short description|American hip hop group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!--See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians-->
| name              = G-Unit
| background        = group_or_band
| alias             = Gorilla-Unit 
| image             = 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo at Rider Pt 2 video shoot.jpg
| caption           = The original G-Unit lineup; (left to right) [[Tony Yayo]], [[50 Cent]] and [[Lloyd Banks]] during a music video shoot.
| image_size        = 
| origin            = [[Queens]], [[New York City]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[[Hardcore hip-hop]]
*[[gangsta rap]]}}
| years_active      = 2001–2022
| label             = {{flatlist|
*[[Interscope]]
*[[G-Unit Records|G-Unit]]}}
| past_members      = *[[50 Cent]]
*[[Tony Yayo]]
*[[Lloyd Banks]]
*[[Young Buck]] 
*[[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]
*[[Kidd Kidd]]
}}

'''G-Unit''' (short for '''Gorilla-Unit''')<ref name="gorilla-unit">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Houston |url=http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2005/04/12/18129910.aspx  |title=50 Cent's Ideal World Is "Peaceful", Rapper Explains Gorilla Unit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105235654/http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2005/04/12/18129910.aspx |archive-date=November 5, 2007}}.</ref> was an American [[Hip-hop|hip hop]] group formed by longtime friends and [[East Coast hip-hop|East Coast]] [[Rapping|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 [[RIAA certification|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).
 
During Tony Yayo's imprisonment in 2003, the group recruited Tennessee-based rapper [[Young Buck]] as a temporary replacement and later an official member. Californian rapper [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] was also made a member in late 2003 after ''Beg for Mercy'', in an effort to promote him after he was signed to [[Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath]]/[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]; he was ousted from the group in February 2005 for alleged disloyalty according to 50 Cent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Drops Game From G-Unit; Shots Fired At Radio Station |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/mrbag4/50-drops-game-from-g-unit-shots-fired-at-radio-station |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102014540/https://www.mtv.com/news/mrbag4/50-drops-game-from-g-unit-shots-fired-at-radio-station |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref> In April 2008, Young Buck was ousted from the group due to his problematic behavior.<ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Cent: Young Buck No Longer In G-Unit |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/rrccod/50-cent-young-buck-no-longer-in-g-unit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605161252/https://www.mtv.com/news/rrccod/50-cent-young-buck-no-longer-in-g-unit |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref> In July 2008, the group released their second studio and final album, ''[[T·O·S (Terminate on Sight)]]'', featuring the original trio.

In early 2014, Yayo and 50 Cent both separately stated that G-Unit was no more. However, the group members reconciled and reunited soon thereafter; the group became a quintet, with the rejoining of Young Buck and the addition of [[G-Unit Records]] artist [[Kidd Kidd]]. The group performed at [[Summer Jam (festival)#Summer Jam 2014|Summer Jam 2014]]; they released their first collaborative project in six years, the EP ''[[The Beauty of Independence]]'', in August of the same year.

In 2018, Kidd Kidd announced that he was leaving both the group and label to become independent; Lloyd Banks and Young Buck followed suit after revolved disputes with 50 Cent.<ref name="xxlmag.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/04/kidd-kidd-departure-g-unit/|title=Kidd Kidd Leaves G-Unit to Find Success on His Own|work=XXL |date=April 11, 2018 |access-date=November 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 12, 2018|title=50 Cent Announces Lloyd Banks' Exit From G-Unit Records|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47242/title.50-cent-announces-lloyd-banks-exit-from-g-unit-records|access-date=June 21, 2020|website=HipHopDX}}</ref> In 2022, 50 Cent confirmed that the group had once again disbanded and stated that there would never be a reunion, citing disaffection with the other members.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web  |date=2022-08-13 |title=50 Cent Is Done 'Carrying' G-Unit, Says There Won't Ever Be A Reunion Album |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.72546/title.50-cent-tired-carrying-g-unit-lloyd-banks-tony-yayo-young-buck |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=HipHopDX}}</ref>