G-Unit is an American hip hop group originating from New York City. G-Unit emerged on the New York scene by independently releasing several mixtapes. The name of the group is short for "Guerrilla Unit" as well as "Gangsta Unit".Williams, Houston; Diva, Amanda (April 12 2005). [LINK: http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2005/04/12/18129910.aspx] "50 Cent?s Ideal World Is "Peaceful", Rapper Explains Gorilla Unit. AllHipHop. Accessed July 29 2007. Biography Early days The group's founding members, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo all grew up on the same block, they rapped and sold drugs together.[LINK: http://www.g-unitsoldier.com/main.html] Tony Yayo, in an interview, explains their past. G-Unit Soldier. Accessed July 16 2007. When 50 Cent was spotted and signed to a label, both Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo worked hard on mixtapes in order to gain attention as artist

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