Editing G-Unit (section)

==History==
===Formation and early years (2001–2002)===

The group's founding members, [[50 Cent]], [[Lloyd Banks]] and [[Tony Yayo]] were all friends raised in [[South Jamaica]], a neighborhood in the [[Queens, New York|Queens]] borough of [[New York City, New York]], and began rapping together.<ref>[http://www.g-unitsoldier.com/main.html Tony Yayo, in an interview, explains their past]. G Unit Soldier. Retrieved July 16, 2007.</ref><ref name=RS>Touré (April 3, 2003).[https://web.archive.org/web/20070516085920/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939379/the_life_of_a_hunted_man/1 The Life of a Hunted Man]. ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved July 29, 2007.</ref><ref>Adam Matthews (May 24, 2000). [https://web.archive.org/web/20070510054015/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/56 SOHH Exclusive: "50 Cent Shot in New York"]. SOHH. Retrieved September 18, 2007.</ref> After 50 Cent lost his record deal with [[Columbia Records]] in 2000, the group began recording music independently, and released several mixtapes between 2002 and 2003, the most prominent of these being ''[[50 Cent Is the Future]]'', ''[[God's Plan (album)|God's Plan]]'', ''[[No Mercy, No Fear]]'' and ''Automatic Gunfire''.

===Debut album and success (2002–03)===
[[File:G-Unit offcial original logo.png|thumb|Original G-Unit logo]]
Shortly after the unsolved murder of [[Jam Master Jay]], 50 Cent, an artist with JMJ Records since the mid-1990s. 50 Cent received a call from Eminem who signed him to [[Shady Records]], under the aegis of [[Dr. Dre]]'s [[Aftermath Entertainment]] and [[Interscope Records]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2591521.stm|title=50 Cent: The $1m rapper|date=December 23, 2002|access-date=November 24, 2018|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> After signing to Interscope, he was granted his own record label, which led to the creation of [[G-Unit Records]].<ref name="Allmusic">[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p555598|pure_url=yes}} G Unit biography]. Allmusic. Retrieved July 16, 2007.</ref> 50 Cent immediately signed both [[Lloyd Banks]] and [[Tony Yayo]] to the label. They began working on G-Unit's debut album. However, Tony Yayo was incarcerated at the time and was unable to record any new material for the album. This led to 50 Cent signing Tennessee-based rapper [[Young Buck]] to G-Unit Records; subsequently Young Buck was added to the group.<ref>Jeffries, David. [http://music.aol.com/artist/tony-yayo/555596/biography Tony Yayo biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312112623/http://music.aol.com/artist/tony-yayo/555596/biography |date=March 12, 2007 }}. AOL. Retrieved July 22, 2007.</ref> After the signing of Young Buck, G-Unit made their first major label appearance as a group on the remix to 50 Cent's single "[[P.I.M.P.]]", which featured [[Snoop Dogg]], Banks and Young Buck.

Later in November 2003, the group released their debut studio album, ''[[Beg for Mercy (G-Unit album)|Beg for Mercy]]''. The album featured [[guest appearance]]s from R&B singers [[Joe (singer)|Joe]] and [[Butch Cassidy (singer)|Butch Cassidy]], and [[Hip hop production|production]] was handled by high-profile producers such as [[Hi-Tek]], [[Dr. Dre]] and [[Scott Storch]], among several others. 50 Cent also served as the album's executive producer.<ref name="50 Cent Bio">Ed. Angela M. Pilchak. (2006). [http://arts.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/50-cent-biography 50 Cent biography at eNotes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070527013252/http://arts.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/50-cent-biography |date=May 27, 2007 }}. Arts.enotes.com. Retrieved July 20, 2007.</ref> Due to Tony Yayo's incarceration, he only made two appearances on the album, both of which used pre-recorded material. His face is seen on the brick wall of the album cover because he could not be photographed on account of his jail sentence. ''Beg for Mercy'' went on to sell over 3.9 million units in the U.S.,<ref>Crosley, Hillary (April 24, 2008). [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045760/g-unit-the-game-push-back-new-albums G-Unit, The Game Push Back New Albums]. ''Billboard''. Accessed May 10, 2008.</ref> 5.8 million copies worldwide,<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/06292008/entertainment/music/return_of_the_rap_pack_117691.htm New York Post, Return of the Rap Pack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904054524/http://www.nypost.com/seven/06292008/entertainment/music/return_of_the_rap_pack_117691.htm |date=September 4, 2008 }}. ''NYPost''. Accessed June 30, 2008</ref><ref>Jeffery-Coker, Mesai. [https://web.archive.org/web/20051030163921/http://www.rapfanatic.com/issue5/yayofeature Featured Interview: Tony Yayo]. ''Rap Fanatic'' magazine. Accessed August 31, 2007.</ref> and has since been certified [[RIAA certification|quadruple Platinum]] by the [[RIAA]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151856/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.</ref>

===Feud with The Game/solo albums (2004–07)===
[[File:GUnitBKK.JPG|thumb|left|alt=Three men and a woman holding decorative elephants|[[Olivia (singer)|Olivia]], [[Lloyd Banks]], [[Young Buck]] and [[50 Cent]] in [[Bangkok]], February 2006]]
During the production of ''Beg for Mercy'', [[Los Angeles]] rapper [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] was discovered and placed into G-Unit by [[Dr. Dre]] and [[Jimmy Iovine]] of Interscope Records. Their plan was to market The Game as a devotee, or a loyal member of 50 Cent's "camp". Due to being placed late into G-Unit, The Game makes no appearances on ''Beg For Mercy''; however, he appears in the music videos for ''Wanna Get To Know You'' and ''Poppin' Them Thangs'' and was mentioned in the latter song. The Game made his first appearances as a member of G-Unit on Lloyd Banks' and Young Buck's debut albums, ''[[The Hunger for More]]'' and ''[[Straight Outta Cashville]]''. Throughout 2004, The Game began working on his debut studio album, which was set to be executive produced by 50 Cent and [[Dr. Dre]]. In November 2004, the album's second single, "[[How We Do (song)|How We Do]]" featuring 50 Cent became a top 5 hit, as did the album's third single, "[[Hate It or Love It]]", which peaked at No. 2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], being held back from the top spot by 50 Cent's single, "[[Candy Shop]]" featuring [[Olivia (singer)|Olivia]].

Beginning in 2005, tensions began to rise between 50 Cent and The Game. Shortly after the release of ''[[The Documentary]]'', tensions escalated into a full-scale feud which led to 50 Cent announcing that The Game had been kicked out of G-Unit, with 50 Cent saying he had not received full credit for writing six songs from ''The Documentary''.<ref name="MTV-The Game">Reid, Shaheem (February 28, 2005). [https://archive.today/20120909183610/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497589/20050228/50_cent.jhtml 50 Drops Game From G Unit; Shots Fired at Radio Station]. MTV. Retrieved July 29, 2007.</ref> The two held a press conference on March 9, 2005, calling a truce between the two of them and seeming to publicly squash the feud.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2005/03/09/18129811.aspx |title=AHH Special: 50 Cent and Game's Truce |access-date=July 27, 2007 |first=Alvin |last=Blanco |date=March 9, 2005 |publisher=AllHipHop |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101043543/http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2005/03/09/18129811.aspx |archive-date=November 1, 2007 }}</ref> However, shortly after, The Game and G-Unit continued to attack one another, releasing numerous diss tracks throughout 2005 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=4469 |title=The Game Taunts 50 Cent, Jay-Z Returns At Hot 97's Summer Jam|access-date=July 27, 2007| first=Jayson | last= Rodriguez|date=June 6, 2005|publisher=AllHipHop |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050617073858/http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=4469 |archive-date = June 17, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3445/title.50-strikes-back-in-piggy-bank-video|title=50 Strikes Back in "Piggy Bank" Video|access-date=January 29, 2007|last=Springer|first=Anthony Jr.|date=August 5, 2005|publisher=HipHopDX|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228130258/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3445/title.50-strikes-back-in-piggy-bank-video|archive-date=February 28, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8275 |title=The Game takes on Spider Loc, 50 Cent strikes back |access-date=January 28, 2007 |author=Carl Chery |author2=Jesse Gissen |date=February 3, 2006 |publisher=Sohh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123041115/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8275 |archive-date=January 23, 2010 }}</ref>

In 2007 while leaving a studio, Tony Yayo (one third of G-Unit), and his friend Lodi Mack saw [[Jimmy Henchman]]'s (The Game's manager) 14-year-old son. The two proceeded to assault the 14 year old which would lead to Lodi Mack's arrest.  He was sentenced to two years in Prison and in 2009 Jimmy Henchman hired a hitman to kill Lodi Mack. In 2017, Jimmy Henchman was found guilty of murder; he is now spending two life sentences in prison.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 2, 2020|title=Jimmy Henchman Reportedly Loses Appeal In Lodi Mack Murder|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.55722/title.jimmy-henchman-reportedly-loses-appeal-in-lodi-mack-murder|access-date=June 21, 2020|website=HipHopDX}}</ref>

===Second album and dissension (2008–13)===
On April 7, 2008, in an interview with Shanna Leviste on New York's [[WQHT|Hot 97 FM]], 50 Cent stated that [[Young Buck]] was no longer a member of G-Unit, but was still signed to [[G-Unit Records]].<ref name="50kicksbuckoutandmore">{{cite web |last=Ewing |first=Aliya |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6705 |title=50 Cent Kicks Young Buck Out Of G Unit & More! |publisher=Hiphopdx.com |date=April 7, 2008 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403174139/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6705 |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 50 Cent said problems involving excessive spending and Young Buck's public statement to not being paid royalty checks and "inconsistent behavior" from Young Buck, such as appearing on stage with his former [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]] label-mate [[Lil Wayne]], then seemingly dissing him on records with G-Unit were the main reasons for his removal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1589572/young-buck-responds-to-50-cents-leaked-phone-call-in-new-dis-track-listen-to-it-here/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140607201615/http://www.mtv.com/news/1589572/young-buck-responds-to-50-cents-leaked-phone-call-in-new-dis-track-listen-to-it-here/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2014|title=Young Buck Responds To 50 Cent's Leaked Phone Call In New Dis Track — Listen To It Here!|work=MTV News|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1585899/young-buck-responds-to-50-cents-allegations-with-new-song/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140607201451/http://www.mtv.com/news/1585899/young-buck-responds-to-50-cents-allegations-with-new-song/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2014|title=Young Buck Responds To 50 Cent's Allegations With New Song|work=MTV News|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>Jason (April 17, 2008). [http://www.rapbasement.com/news/50-cent/50-says-young-buck-lives-like-a-drug-dealer.html 50 Says Young Buck "Lives LIke A Drug Dealer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122023501/http://www.rapbasement.com/news/50-cent/50-says-young-buck-lives-like-a-drug-dealer.html |date=January 22, 2009 }}. RapBasement. Retrieved July 12, 2008.</ref><ref>Mr Frost (April 18, 2008). [http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/156868 50 Cent Gives Details On Kicking Young Buck Out Of G Unit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619224817/http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/156868 |date=June 19, 2008 }}. MusicBloggingNetwork. Retrieved July 12, 2008.</ref>

On June 17, 2008, [[Young Buck]] responded to [[50 Cent]]'s allegations with the song "Taped Conversation".<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 10, 2008 |title=G-Unit, "TOS: Terminate on Sight" |url=https://norfolkdailynews.com/entertainment/g-unit-tos-terminate-on-sight/article_7cdd8b03-ad0c-5881-b2b2-f882b36775b0.html |access-date=October 17, 2024 |work=[[Norfolk Daily News]]}}</ref> {{citation needed span|[[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] jumped onto the track later on, in which they take shots at [[50 Cent]], [[Lloyd Banks]] and [[Tony Yayo]].|date=October 2024}}

Their second album, ''[[T·O·S (Terminate on Sight)|T]]''·''[[T·O·S (Terminate on Sight)|O]]''·''[[T·O·S (Terminate on Sight)|S (Terminate on Sight)]]'', was released on July 1, 2008.<ref name="Locked and Loaded">[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7126773703421115556&hl=en 50 Cent on 106 & Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120102658/http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7126773703421115556&hl=en |date=November 20, 2007 }}. Google Video. Accessed May 17, 2007.</ref><ref name="Second G Unit Album">Fullmetal (April 30, 2007). [http://www.defsounds.com/news/view/1425-5-cent-g-unit-album-coming-soon.html 50 Cent "G Unit Album Coming soon"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826122242/http://www.defsounds.com/news/view/1425-5-cent-g-unit-album-coming-soon.html |date=August 26, 2007 }}. Def Sounds. Retrieved July 29, 2007.</ref> As a result of [[Young Buck]]'s removal from the group, Young Buck still appeared on songs previously recorded with the group; however, he was credited as a featured artist. As of August 8, 2008, the album had sold 507,000 copies in the United States.<ref>Thomas 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] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912080733/http://www.sohh.com/2008/08/hip-hop-charts.html |date=September 12, 2008 }}. SOHH. Retrieved August 8, 2008.</ref><ref>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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308091841/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7417/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-7-27-2008 |date=March 8, 2009 }}. ''HipHopDX''. Retrieved July 30, 2008.</ref> Along with Young Buck, reggae singer [[Mavado (singer)|Mavado]] appears on the album, while production came from [[Swizz Beatz]], Street Radio, Tha Bizness, [[Rick Rock]] and [[Polow da Don]], among several others.

===Reunion and EPs (2014–17)===
On February 20, 2014, Tony Yayo said that G-Unit had officially broken up, saying he and 50 Cent were no longer friends, and also announced his retirement from music, saying it had caused him too much stress and that he had already accomplished everything he wished to do.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sohh.com/2014/02/tony_yayo_turns_his_back_on_g-unit_too_m.html|title=Tony Yayo Turns His Back On G-Unit? "Too Much Stress. I Flew The World Already" – SOHH.com|date=February 21, 2014|access-date=November 24, 2018|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502154319/http://www.sohh.com/2014/02/tony_yayo_turns_his_back_on_g-unit_too_m.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.27595/title.tony-yayo-says-50-cent-ain-t-rocking-with-me-that-g-unit-is-over|title=Tony Yayo Says 50 Cent "Ain't Rocking With Me" & That G Unit Is Over|author=HipHopDX|date=February 20, 2014|work=HipHopDX|access-date=March 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308050325/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.27595/title.tony-yayo-says-50-cent-ain-t-rocking-with-me-that-g-unit-is-over|archive-date=March 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Then, after what seemed like condescending comments made about Lloyd Banks and Yayo in multiple interviews, on April 25, 2014, 50 Cent said that due to the recent inside-fighting, G-Unit was currently "dismantled."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/04/50-cent-says-g-unit-dismantled-recounts-steve-stoute-confrontation/|title=50 Cent Says G Unit Is "Dismantled," Recounts Steve Stoute Confrontation |work=XXL|date=April 26, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref> Despite this, on June 1, 2014, G-Unit reunited at the 21st annual Summer Jam with 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, and G-Unit's newest member, [[Louisiana]] rapper [[Kidd Kidd]] appearing on stage together. The following day, G-Unit released a song titled "Nah I'm Talkin' Bout", a remix of [[Hit-Boy|HS87]]'s "Grindin My Whole Life", making their comeback official.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1836819/g-unit-fuck-you-talkin-bout-grindin-my-whole-life-remix/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140626094346/http://www.mtv.com/news/1836819/g-unit-fuck-you-talkin-bout-grindin-my-whole-life-remix/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2014|title=G-Unit Is Back: Listen To 'Nah I'm Talking Bout'|work=MTV News|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/g-unit-nah-i-m-talking-bout-free-download|title=G-Unit - Nah I'm Talking Bout [Free Download] - TI50|access-date=March 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093902/http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/g-unit-nah-i-m-talking-bout-free-download|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Throughout June 2014, G-Unit released numerous remixes to popular songs by other artists, including [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Trey Songz]], and [[Jeremih]], as well as an original song,  "They Talked About Jesus".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/06/listen-to-g-units-they-talked-about-jesus|title=Listen to G Unit's "They Talked About Jesus"|author=Zach Frydenlund|work=Complex|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1847681/g-units-new-song-is-for-all-non-believers-listen-to-they-talked-about-jesus/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140626094342/http://www.mtv.com/news/1847681/g-units-new-song-is-for-all-non-believers-listen-to-they-talked-about-jesus/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2014|title=G-Unit's New Song Is 'For All Non-Believers': Listen To 'They Talked About Jesus'|work=MTV News|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/g-unit-they-talked-about-jesus-new-song.1918358.html|title=G-Unit - They Talked About Jesus|author=Trevor Smith|work=HotNewHipHop|date=June 16, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2014/06/16/listen-to-new-g-unit-they-talked-about-jesus/|title=Listen To New G-Unit "They Talked About Jesus" - The Source|date=June 16, 2014|access-date=November 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1837602/g-unit-drake-0-100/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140613213901/http://www.mtv.com/news/1837602/g-unit-drake-0-100/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2014|title=50 Cent And G-Unit Give Drake's '0-100' A Spin - MTV|work=MTV News|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/g-unit-don-t-tell-em-remix-new-song.1925344.html|title=G-Unit - Don't Tell 'Em (Remix)|author=Rose Lilah|work=HotNewHipHop|date=June 27, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref> On June 4, 50 Cent announced they were working on a studio album and revealed plans to release it by late November 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/06/listen-to-g-units-fk-you-talkin-bout|title=Listen to G-Unit's "F**k You Talkin Bout"|author=Zach Frydenlund|work=Complex|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref> and on June 25, 2014, announced they would be releasing a mixtape prior to the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/g-unit-dropping-a-new-mixtape-before-its-album-news.11045.html|title=G-Unit Dropping A New Mixtape Before Its Album?|author=Kevin Goddard|work=HotNewHipHop|date=June 24, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.29435/title.50-cent-addresses-g-unit-album-mixtape-bmf-movie|title=50 Cent Addresses G-Unit Album, Mixtape & BMF Movie|author=HipHopDX|date=June 25, 2014|work=HipHopDX|access-date=March 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165908/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.29435/title.50-cent-addresses-g-unit-album-mixtape-bmf-movie|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1855151/g-unit-new-mixtape-coming-soon/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140626094744/http://www.mtv.com/news/1855151/g-unit-new-mixtape-coming-soon/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2014|title=G-Unit Is Getting Ready To Drop A Mixtape|work=MTV News|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref> On August 25, 2014, G-Unit surprised fans with an [[extended play]] (EP) titled ''[[The Beauty of Independence]]'', which was released at midnight, via digital retailers.

After the first EP, the group released music videos for "Watch Me" and "Changes". G-Unit planned to release the second EP in November, but after the release of ''The Beauty of Independence'', it was announced that the album would divided into two parts, ''The Beauty of Independence'' and ''[[The Beast Is G-Unit]]''. The group planned to release ''The Beast'' in late October, but the EP was pushed back to a later release in 2015. On November 10, 2014, a deluxe version of ''The Beauty of Independence'' was released, containing two new songs, "Ease Up" and "Big Body Benz". On January 20, 2015, the cover art for ''The Beast Is G-Unit'' was revealed via social media. The Beast Is G-Unit was released on March 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-beast-is-g-unit-ep/958887610 |title=iTunes - Music - The Beast Is G Unit - EP by G-Unit |date=March 3, 2015 |publisher=[[iTunes]] |access-date=March 3, 2015}}</ref>

In August 2016, they released ''The Lost Flash Drive'', composed of numerous unreleased songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/08/gunit-lost-flash-drive-mixtape-unreleased-songs/ |title=G-Unit releases the Lost Flash Drive |last=Schwadron |first=Eli |date=August 31, 2016 |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=August 31, 2016}}</ref>

===Final projects and disbandment (2018–22)===
On April 11, 2018, Kidd Kidd announced his departure from both the group and G-Unit Records to focus on his own label, RLLNR Entertainment.<ref name="xxlmag.com"/>

On February 1, 2018, in his single "Crazy" featuring [[PnB Rock]], 50 Cent said he and Lloyd Banks were no longer on speaking terms, and in June, Banks and 50 Cent announced his departure from both the group and the label via [[Instagram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/50-cent-teases-new-lloyd-banks-mixtape-coming-soon-news.52428.html|title=50 Cent Announces Lloyd Banks' Departure From G-Unit|website=HNHH |date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=November 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/50-cent-crazy-lyrics|title=50 Cent (Ft. PnB Rock) – Crazy|access-date=November 24, 2018}}</ref>

On September 2, 2020, 50 Cent stated during an Instagram Live interview with [[DJ Whoo Kid]] that he wanted to erase the group and their success from his memories "forever".<ref>{{Cite web  |date=2020-09-02 |title=50 Cent Wants To Erase G-Unit From His Memory Forever |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.57650/title.50-cent-wants-to-erase-g-unit-from-his-memory-forever |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=HipHopDX}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Cent Wants to Erase G-Unit From His Memory Forever |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-09-03-50-cent-wants-to-erase-g-unit-from-his-memory-forever/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=iHeart |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=XXL Staff|title=50 Cent Says He Would Like to Forget G-Unit |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/50-cent-wants-to-forget-g-unit/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=XXL Mag |date=October 27, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He also echoed accusations that Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo's inconsistencies were what caused him to blame himself for their failures as solo artists.<ref>{{Cite web  |date=2020-05-08 |title=50 Cent Blames Himself For Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo's 'Unfulfilled Potential' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.55825/title.50-cent-blames-himself-for-lloyd-banks-tony-yayos-unfulfilled-potential |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=HipHopDX}}</ref> With him and Tony Yayo left as the only members of the original lineup by this time, on August 3, 2022, 50 Cent stated on ''[[The Breakfast Club (radio show)|The Breakfast Club]]'' that he was done "carrying" the group and there would not be another G-Unit album; this was confirmation that G-Unit had officially broken up for the second time.<ref name=":0" />