G Unit

Following the astounding success of 50 Cent's debut album, the stage was set for his G Unit crew to step up and take over the game. Beg For Mercy was an immediate hit, with anthemic production and thugged-out rhymes aplenty. Includes the singles "Stunt 101," "Poppin' Them Thangs" and "Wanna Get To Know You."

If 50 Cent's "get rich or die Tryin' " is hip-hop's Scarface, G Unit's Beg for Mercy aims to be
its Goodfellas -- a gangster-buddy drama, complete with widespread violence and 50 Cent
as head of the family. But unlike a Scorsese film, there's little that poignant or humanizing
here -- Beg for Mercy is more about being at the top of the rap heap and loving it. The
cinematic, bouncy production on Mercy is almost as full of life as Get Rich's; dar... More >