Also, the fact that everyone is STILL arguing over who the better artist/album was during the G-Unit era is a testament to just how great they were, and how smart 50 was.
I was a very pedestrian fan of G-Unit as well. I owned the 50 album and Buck album, but downloaded all of the others if I remember correctly. With the exception of the 50 album and a few Buck songs, I didn't really know any of the lyrics or albums by heart. I just remember thinking "Wow, these guys are a machine, and it's all GOOD."
It was very impressive, and ultimately capped off with The Documentary. I think at that time, I really understood that 50 had done his homework and really put a lot of work into rounding out the biggest artist in the nation (himself), one of the biggest mixtape/lyrical rappers (Banks), one of the biggest southern acts (Buck), one of the biggest west coast acts (Game), and the newest hottest group in (arguably) the world in G-Unit. They were like the new Wu Tang, everyone wanted everything that they were putting out, and on blockbuster levels. They were as close to an international boy band as rap gets, I guess is what I'm trying to say.
Speaking of genius, 50 and G-Unit's success was owed back to Eminem, who owed it back to Dre. It just made the Aftermath family and formula that much more impressive. The run from Chronic 2001 to Eminem's reign to 50 to G-Unit was extremely impressive. And Eminem flooded suburbia with all of it (Dre made him cool though), so kids were buying G-Unit clothes and gear in bulk.
They really couldn't lose until the mythical Tony Yayo (again, as a pedestrian fan, I only knew his name in legendary status). When they pulled back the curtain for Yayo, the "Ta-da!" was very underwhelming, in my opinion. But I digress. However, since then, he's become one of my favorite hype men ever strictly off of the Gunplay beat down clip.
I was a very pedestrian fan of G-Unit as well. I owned the 50 album and Buck album, but downloaded all of the others if I remember correctly. With the exception of the 50 album and a few Buck songs, I didn't really know any of the lyrics or albums by heart. I just remember thinking "Wow, these guys are a machine, and it's all GOOD."
It was very impressive, and ultimately capped off with The Documentary. I think at that time, I really understood that 50 had done his homework and really put a lot of work into rounding out the biggest artist in the nation (himself), one of the biggest mixtape/lyrical rappers (Banks), one of the biggest southern acts (Buck), one of the biggest west coast acts (Game), and the newest hottest group in (arguably) the world in G-Unit. They were like the new Wu Tang, everyone wanted everything that they were putting out, and on blockbuster levels. They were as close to an international boy band as rap gets, I guess is what I'm trying to say.
Speaking of genius, 50 and G-Unit's success was owed back to Eminem, who owed it back to Dre. It just made the Aftermath family and formula that much more impressive. The run from Chronic 2001 to Eminem's reign to 50 to G-Unit was extremely impressive. And Eminem flooded suburbia with all of it (Dre made him cool though), so kids were buying G-Unit clothes and gear in bulk.
They really couldn't lose until the mythical Tony Yayo (again, as a pedestrian fan, I only knew his name in legendary status). When they pulled back the curtain for Yayo, the "Ta-da!" was very underwhelming, in my opinion. But I digress. However, since then, he's become one of my favorite hype men ever strictly off of the Gunplay beat down clip.
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both of them went in
1 bad album because the original got leaked and he had to rush it, every other release has been fire
this guy gives zero fux ... in addition to his own questionable decisions, it's no wonder he got blackballed.
