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G Unit

Rap Group As 50 Cent rose to prominence, he formed G-Unit Records and the crew of the same name. He recruited his Queens, New York, protégés, rappers Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. They flooded the scene with mixtape music before releasing their multiplatinum 2003 debut, Beg for Mercy. 50 Cent added, and split with, several new members along the way, including West Coast rapper The Game, Memphis emcee Young Buck, fellow Queens veterans Mobb Deep and singer Olivia and others. While many former members publically beefed with 50 Cent before breaking from the group, the core has remained 50 Cent, Yayo and Banks.

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Young Buck

Few musicians have caught the boot worse than Young Buck, who 50 Cent shamed out of G-Unit by releasing a phone call of Buck crying and pleading for forgiveness for various transgressions. (Photo: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images)

Bang 'Em Smurf

G-Unit friend turned foe Bang Em Smurf's long-rumored street cred caught up to him when he was deported to his native Trinidad for undisclosed crimes. (Photo: Courtesy Bang'em Smurf/ SSP Productions)

Game/G-Unit

Game's 2005 split from G Unit had it all — gunshots outside Hot 97, tons of diss tracks, Summer Jam tomfooleryand an awkward man-hug. (Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Game Starts Petition in Favor of G-Unit Reunion

The Compton MC wants fans to weigh in on the crew's future.

50 Cent Planning Animated Series

The hip hop mogul is nearing a deal with FOX for a cartoon about his childhood.

G Unit Clothing Explodes

50 Cent and crew teamed up with clothier Marc Ecko to launch G Unit clothing in 2003. Two years later, 50 boasted that the line had $55 million in sales, more than Rocawear or Sean John. (Photo: Courtesy of G Unit Clothing Company)

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