Exclusive: Here's a heads up on nearly a dozen upcoming songs and pull quotes courtesy of 50 Cent and G-Unit directly from their upcoming reunion special on Shade 45.
It’s rare to get an email from a G-Unit executive inviting you to a private interview and listening session for 50 Cent and G-Unit, especially the day before the event. As it happened, I received such an email Tuesday, August 19.
Honestly, this was a once and lifetime opportunity in my opinion. So I cleared my schedule and made the drive from Northeast Philadelphia to Manhattan on August 20. After sitting in three hours of traffic, paying $40 to park and making the three-block hike, I made it to Shade 45, 20 minutes late. But this is a Hip Hop event, so technically I was 30 minutes early.
At Shade 45 Studios, MTV’s Rob Markman hosted an exclusive interview and listening session with G-Unit to preview their upcoming music. The interview will air
Monday, August 25 at 10:00 pm on Shade 45. In the meantime, here are a few takeaways from Rob’s interview with 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, Kidd Kidd and Young Buck. The guys covered all things G-Unit including nearly a dozen new, unreleased tracks.
Kevin Gates & Ca$hout Are G-Unit Fans
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Kevin Gates dropped in for the occasion. He dapped up both Young Buck and fellow New Orleans native Kidd Kidd. There’s a few loose dots from the ‘90s and early aughts connecting the trio, as Buck languished on the Cash Money roster with former group-mate D-Tay before connecting with G-Unit. Similarly, Kidd Kidd also logged time under the CMR banner alongside Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda and T-Streets as a member of Lil Wayne’s ill-fated Sqad Up crew. Meanwhile, Gates turned down an opportunity from Birdman, but still lists him as a mentor of sorts. The Ca$hout spotting was somewhat random, but the creator of the 2012 hit “Cashin’ Out” was welcomed and snapped a few pics with Kidd Kidd and Young Buck.
G-Unit’s Rift Was Cause By Lack Of Communication
Wednesday’s group session was the first interview with the full group in years. Between 50 Cent’s
2008 leaked phone call, which featured Young Buck sobbing and more recent remarks where Fif’
compared G-Unit to spoiled milk, many figured G-Unit was done for good. Count Tony Yayo among them. The “Gun Powder Guru” said he figured things were a wrap, but vividly recalled listening to
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ in 50’s grandma’s crib and riding around in a van with bullet proof vests. As it turns out, at Wednesday’s listening session, 50 proclaimed, “The only thing that could break up the Unit again is me.” For the record, Buck says he feels no emotion—good or bad—about the taped conversation from six years ago. He added that it was a real moment for him, and people hyped it up to be more than it really was. 50 says he taped the exchange because they had the convo over and over, so he wanted to have it recorded since they rehashed the same thing so many times. Given the fan response to the Summer Jam reunion and subsequent musical releases (
“Nah I’m Talkin’ Bout” has over 4 million combined YouTube views), it appears the only thing the guys will recording will be music.
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