G-Unit News and Photos

A$AP Ferg’s New Work-Out Plan

Wed, May 15 2013 1:17pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Ask Slava P about hockey right now and you will get cross-checked.

Get To Know The Funniest Dudes 'In' Rap

Mon, April 01 2013 12:33pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Hip-hop is a natural minefield for satire, a world in which oversize personalities talk large and create brands and fronts that rest on the fragile backs of 16-bar verses.

Hoody Who! January's Best Rap Videos & Mixtapes

Mon, February 11 2013 2:12pm - Source: The Quietus

I owe the title of this column to Master P, so it's no wonder I'm stoked Percy Miller has returned with his Al Capone mixtape after years of not hearing "make 'em say ughhhhhhh" anywhere.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ Turns 10

Thu, February 07 2013 3:38pm - Source: Stereogum

It's a strange task: thinking of 50 Cent, at this very moment, as the powerhouse that Get Rich Or Die Tryin' catapulted him into being.

Shawty Lo Reveals Lessons Learned From His 11 Kids, Talks 'Scarred Childhood,' New Mixtape

Mon, January 14 2013 9:48pm - Source: The BoomBox

Shawty Lo knows that people are talking, but the recent backlash against his Oxygen reality show , "All My Baby Mamas," hasn't affected his momentum in the slightest.

MobbDeen: Gangbanging 101 with Cap., Young Jeezy & Game…

Thu, January 10 2013 4:11pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Deen is having his wisdom teeth removed.

Wacka Flocka to Skydive for Retweets, Kanye to Design Lil Wayne's Album Cover & More

Mon, November 26 2012 11:04pm - Source: The BoomBox

Waka Flocka Flame goes hard in the social media paint with an invitation to fans.

Live from the Killer Bee Hive: A GZA & Killer Mike Show Review

Mon, October 22 2012 1:26pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Harold Stallworth has never seen a G-Unit licence plate.

MobbDeen: Gucci Vs. Jeezy — Beef. Winter 2012 Edition…

Tue, October 16 2012 1:08pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

"I take summers off 'cos I love winter beef – NasGawd.

Love Revisited: The Passion of the Weiss Staff Remembers Their First Favorite Album

Fri, October 12 2012 1:23pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Music listeners are essentially dopamine addicts.

Gunplay, 'Rap Sheet': Rapper Debuts New Song Before Turning Himself Into Authorities

Tue, October 09 2012 7:51pm - Source: The BoomBox

Earlier today, Maybach Music Group affiliate Gunplay debuted a new song, "Rap Sheet," littered with verses centered on his felonious past.

BET Hip Hop Awards 2012: 2 Chainz Reflects, Chris Lighty Lives On, Cyphers Thrive

Mon, October 08 2012 5:40pm - Source: The BoomBox

The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards saw the return of the imprint-driven super performance with one of the best presentations coming from Taylor Gang with Wiz Khalifa , Juicy J and Young Jeezy pitching in to open the show.

G.O.O.D Music - Cruel Summer

Tue, September 18 2012 7:06am - Source: The Four Oh Five

"I could die right now and still be happy," shouted my rather unhinged friend as the first Birmingham show of the Watch the Throne tour came to a close.

Emmanuel Jal: Behind the Warchild

Tue, September 04 2012 2:27pm - Source: Rolling Stone

In Issue 1052, Evan Serpick profiled Emmanuel Jal, an MC who grew up in Sudan and became a soldier in the country's vicious civil war at age seven.

50 Cent Talks Cop Career, Being a 'Good Guy' and Favorite Acting Roles

Tue, August 21 2012 2:32pm - Source: The BoomBox

50 Cent 's life story reads like any other MC's, except that his is true.

Ten Years Later, 50 Cent Reminisces On Creating “50 Cent Is The Future”

Tue, June 19 2012 8:58pm - Source: The Smocking Section

The first time I recall hearing 50 Cent was the summer of 2002 at a cookout.

The 5 Most Contentious Moments In Hot 97 Summer Jam History

Mon, June 04 2012 7:25pm - Source: Stereogum

Summer Jam, the annual stadium concert thrown by New York rap-radio giant Hot 97, has been a tradition around the city since 1994, when its lineup included Arrested Development, SWV, and Black Moon. In the nearly 20 years since, the event has grown into a rap-scene circus that serves as an in-that-instant Polaroid of everything happening in the rap music overground at that particular moment.

Warrior Song: The Sacred Fearlessness of Nasir Jones

Thu, May 31 2012 5:08pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

In light of Nas' "Behind the Music" special and his recent string of stellar singles , Zilla Rocca breaks down the brilliance and madenning contradictions of the street's disciple.

Young Buck To Serve 18 Months Of Jail Time for Gun Possession

Wed, May 23 2012 2:00am - Source: Prefix Magazine

Unfortunately for rap fans, Young Buck just can't seem to get his shit straight.

DJ Whoo Kid Breaks Everything (and More) Down…

Tue, March 02 2010 5:23pm - Source: ArtistDirect

"You've got to know how to read the crowd," declares Dj Whoo Kid [ Twitter ].

Young Buck – “No Place For Me” Video

Fri, April 13 2012 1:04am - Source: The Smocking Section

Young Buck can still rap, bankruptcy be damned.

Mixtape Of The Week: Children Of The Night Queens… Revisited

Wed, March 28 2012 3:39pm - Source: Stereogum

This past weekend, I jumped on a Bolt Bus up to New York to sit on a panel at the EMP Pop Conference with a bunch of my friends.

Rapture & Verse #9

Tue, March 27 2012 4:52pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

For the introduction to this month's Rapture & Verse , we need one of those gristly, blockbuster film voiceovers, because Naba Napalm...is...'The Love Bullet'.

Articles: We Invented Swag: NYC's Queer Rap

Thu, March 22 2012 5:27pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Click play on the top right corner of the page to listen to artists mentioned in this piece.

Articles: We Invented Swag: New York's Queer Rap

Wed, March 21 2012 5:21am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Click play on the top right corner of the page to listen to artists mentioned in this piece.

Mobb Deep - Black Cocaine EP

Wed, January 11 2012 6:21am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Does it devalue Mobb Deep 's output from the 1990s if I think they could still possibly perform at that level despite over a decade's worth of evidence to the contrary?

Step Inside The Mind That Revolves Around Rhyme: The Making of Danny Brown’s XXX

Tue, January 10 2012 10:26am - Source: Passion of the Weiss

For Daniel Sewell, a Black-Filipino kid from Linwood, Detroit, his career was never a choice.

Young Buck Likely to Sell Rap Name in Bankruptcy Case

Mon, December 26 2011 4:33pm - Source: The BoomBox

Young Buck faces an obstacle that most rappers never want to come across during their music career.

TSS Presents Smoking Sessions With Billy Danze Of M.O.P.

Thu, December 15 2011 6:23pm - Source: The Smocking Section

Veterans to the game, New York's elite rhyming duo, M.O.P. recently dropped their ninth studio album, Sparta , and first with European production crew, the Snowgoons.

Album Review: 50 Cent – The Big 10 Mixtape

Wed, December 14 2011 1:24pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

It's no secret that some think 50 Cent has fallen off.

50 Cent Debuts New Rap Signee Paris in 'Queens' Video

Tue, December 13 2011 3:04pm - Source: The BoomBox

50 Cent is beefing up his roster of talent and the newest signee added to his G-Unit Records imprint is a female rapper.

50 Cent Attempts To Recapture The Magic With “The Big 10″ Mixtape

Sat, December 10 2011 10:15pm - Source: The Smocking Section

Give or take a few months, it was about this time a decade ago a movement was brewing in Hip-Hop that effectively changed the way we hear music, embrace music and perceive success.

Sharief Easterling: The Mixtape Epidemic

Thu, November 17 2011 7:14pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Kidding, of course -- but in this oversaturated climate, it doesn't seem too far-fetched.

A$AP Rocky - LIVELOVEA$AP

Thu, November 10 2011 6:21am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Never let no one know how much dough you hold.

Champion Sound #3: Feat. Paul White

Fri, October 14 2011 8:40am - Source: Drowned In Sound

Since the last Champion Sound column there has been a lot of great mixtapes released, making the selection of what to include here all the more difficult.

What’s Luv: Is Rick Ross Trying to Make Wale the Ashanti of Maybach Music?

Thu, October 06 2011 5:52pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Evan Nabavian does not believe that Lil Twist is the Shyheim of Young Money.

The Game - The R.E.D. Album

Mon, August 29 2011 5:28am - Source: Pitchfork Media

When Game got himself kicked out of G-Unit in 2005, he effectively became a ward of the record industry.

Danny Brown - XXX

Fri, August 26 2011 7:06am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Danny Brown is a Detroit rapper with a strangled yap of a voice that you could politely call "distinctive."

Lloyd Banks – “Love Me In The Hood”

Sun, August 21 2011 3:55pm - Source: The Smocking Section

As far as I'm concerned Lloyd Banks is the only rapper from the once glorious G-Unit who can, well, rap anymore and now he's back to follow up the very solid HFM2 album with the release of "Love Me in the Hood." His voice is still monotonous as ever and the accompanying rhymes continue to induce scowls every couple bars.

The iPod Shuffle: G-Unit’s “Bad News”

Sun, August 14 2011 3:46pm - Source: The Smocking Section

Young, disrespectful, vibrant and immune to any rules the establishment set forth before them, one could make the argument the early 2000′s G-Unit and 1992′s Bébs Kids were one in the same.

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