Hip Hop News: 25 thing you probably did not know about G Unit
1. 50 Cent got his rap name from infamous Brooklyn gangster 50 Cent.
2. Tony Yayo did prison time for gun possession.
3. G-Unit shortly featured a female rapper by the name of Scarlett O’hara.
4- 50 Cent never really did a ‘3-9.’
5. Young Buck got his start in the industry under Cash Money
6. 50 Cents nickname as a kid was Boo-Boo
7. Lloyd Banks was the victim of a shooting in 2001.
8. Diddy once offered 50 Cent a record deal.
9. Tony Yayo got his start in rap by freestyling at neighborhood BBQs.
10. Young Buck was formerly a member of the group UTP Playas.
11. Lloyd Banks is half Puerto Rican.
12. 50 Cent was once signed to Jam Master Jay.
13. Before linking up with DJ Whoo Kidd, G-Unit worked with a Queens DJ named Cutmaster C.
14. G-Unit was once managed by Sha-Money XL.
15. 50 Cent was originally slated to be on Jennifer Lopez’s single ‘I’m Gonna Be Alright.’
16. Lloyd Banks was named 2003 Mixtape Artist of the Year at the Justo Mixtape Awards.
17. Game was originally included in G-Unit at the behest of Jimmy Iovine.
18. 50 Cent wrote LL Cool J’s verses on ‘Paradise.’
19. G-Unit once had a rhyme war with Joe Budden.
20. Young Buck became a member of G-Unit after meeting 50 Cent on Juvenile’s tour bus.
21. A version of Lloyd Banks’ second album was leaked after he left it at a groupie’s house.
22. Game is the highest-selling G-Unit artist outside of 50 Cent.
23. Young Buck once dated R&B singer Monica.
24. Lloyd Banks’ brother acted as a younger version of him in the video for his solo debut ‘Smile.’
25. 50 Cent is a New York Times bestselling author.
