G-Unit Records
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G-Unit Records | |
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File:Gunitlogo.jpg | |
Parent company | Universal Music Group |
Founded | 2003 |
Founder | 50 Cent Sha Money XL |
Distributor(s) | Interscope Records |
Genre | Hip Hop |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Rochester, New York |
Official website | http://www.g-unitrecords.com// |
G-Unit Records is a record label founded by 50 Cent and his manager Sha Money XL. After the debut of the album Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 50 Cent was granted his own label. Since 2003, the label has became successful for not only the rapper, but his appointed label artists. Due to the success of G-Unit, Dr. Dre was impressed and offered to work alongside 50 Cent with the then Aftermath artist, The Game. After the well publicized departure of the rapper in early 2005, 50 Cent wasn't certain as to whether or not he should add new rappers to his 'family', which is how he saw G-Unit. But then later that year, the opportunity to sign Mobb Deep came up, along with M.O.P.. Since then, G-Unit had signed on a new roster of talent to the growing label. 50 Cent has expressed interest in working with artists outside of G-Unit. Freeway and LL Cool J are working with 50 Cent in the release of their albums, whilst Lil' Scrappy released his album in December last year.
Artists
- G-Unit (50 Cent,Lloyd Banks,Tony Yayo & Young Buck)
- Olivia
- Spider Loc
- Mobb Deep (Havoc & Prodigy)
- M.O.P. (Lil' Fame & Billy Danzenie)
- Young Hot Rod
- DJ Whoo Kid
- Trick-Trick
- Mazaradi FOX
Joint Venture Artists
- Lil Scrappy (BME Records/Reprise Records/Warner Bros. Records)
- Freeway (Roc-A-Fella Records)
- LL Cool J (Def Jam Records)
Record Labels under G-Unit Records
- Infamous Records (Mobb Deep)
- G-Unit South Aka Ca$hville Records (Young Buck)
- G-Unit MidWest (Trick-Trick)
- G-Unit West (Spider Loc)
- G'$ Up (Lil Scrappy)
- Sha Money Management (Sha Money XL)
- 150 Entertainment (Young Hot Rod)
- Dumout Records (Mazaradi FOX)
- Shadyville Entertainment (DJ Whoo Kid)
Discography
Past Releases
NOTE: All sales information were correct as of November 24, 2006[2].
Upcoming Releases
- Young Buck - Buck the World (March 27, 2007)
- M.O.P. - Yearly Physical (May, 2007)[11]
- 50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct (May/June, 2007)
- Young Hot Rod - Fast Lane (2007)
- Tony Yayo - Godfather of the Ghetto (Late 2007)
- Olivia - Second Chance (2007)
- Spider Loc - The West Kept Secret (2007)
- Freeway - Free At Last - (2007)
- G-Unit - Locked & Loaded (2007)
Notes and references
- ^ Joe D'Angelo, 2003-11-19, "Jay-Z's Exit Makes Big Entrance On Billboard Albums Chart" VH1.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Buck244, 2006-11-24, "G-Unit And Game's Soundscan Totals" Boxden.Com Forum
- ^ Sway Calloway, 2004-07-07, "Lloyd Banks' Hunger Debuts At #1; Brandy Settles For #3" VH1.com
- ^ Joe D'Angelo, 2004-09-01, "Tim McGraw, R. Kelly, Young Buck, Mase Roar Into Top Five On Albums Chart" VH1.com
- ^ James Montgomery, 2005-01-26, "Straight Outta Compton, Straight To #1: Game Tops Albums Chart" VH1.com
- ^ Chris Harris, 2005-09-07, "Kanye West's Late Registration Tops Albums Chart — By A Mile" VH1.com
- ^ Chris Harris, 2005-11-16, "50 Cent Gets A Billboard Beating From Zellweger's Ex" VH1.com
- ^ Chris Harris, 2006-05-10, "Tool, Pearl Jam Claim Billboard Chart In The Name Of Rock" VH1.com
- ^ Chris Harris, 2006-10-18, "Lloyd Banks Can't Catch Rod Stewart's Classics In Race For Billboard #1" VH1.com
- ^ Rebecca "Tracie J." Murphy, 2006-12-14"Ciara Hits The Jackpot, Eminem "Re-Ups," Jay-Z Slides Down" SoHH.com
- ^ Carl Chery, 2007-02-21, "M.O.P. Drafted For NBA Theme Song, Sizzurp Campaign" SoHH.com