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===Reunion and EPs (2014β17)=== 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" β 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>
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