G-Unit: Encyclopedia II - G-Unit - Controversy

G-Unit - Controversy

G-Unit - The feud with The Game

Their next acquisition was The Game, a Compton rapper backed by Dr. Dre. After releasing his debut album, which sold multiplatinum as the most successful G-Unit album since GRoDT, 50 Cent and G-Unit publicly ousted the rapper from their clique on many radio stations, notably the controversial Hot 97. 50 Cent claimed that The Game didn't follow the tradition of "beefing" (feuding) with Ja Rule and Murder Inc; he also refused to participate in the feud with 50 Cent's rivals Nas, Jadakiss, and Fat Joe.

On the anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.'s death, the two publicly made peace, jointly donating money to charities and promising that they wouldn't risk their lives in the feud, presumably avoiding a "coast war", like that between Tupac & B.I.G., who were enemies from opposite coasts and died violently. Within a few weeks, however, members of G-Unit continued "dissing" The Game in interviews. Finally The Game shot back at Hot 97's recent Summer Jam 2005 and on his 'How The West Was One' tour.

The Game recently released a 15-minute-long song titled "300 Bars and Runnin". He has also started a campaign titled: "G-Unot", which many hip hop stars have supported by wearing "G-Unot" shirts. G-Unit have released a few "diss tracks" (song tracks dedicated to putting down another artist) towards The Game, and have on many occasions mentioned their views on him at interviews. Recently The Game claimed victory in the feud and declared it over on his last mixtape album "Stop Snitchin - Stop Lyin". He has also released the documentary DVD Stop Snitchin' Stop Lyin'. Game claims to give us the real truth about what happened.

G-Unit - Other Rivalries

Amidst the conflict with The Game, G-Unit's four core members have directed lyrical attacks at Nas, Jadakiss and Fat Joe, all purportedly for associating with 50 Cent's nemesis Ja Rule. Prior to this, St Louis rapper Chingy and New Jersey rapper Joe Budden have both consistently sent diss tracks at the group and put them down in interviews, though Chingy has reported his feud with them was set up by both parties as a publicity stunt.

Bang 'Em Smurf and Domination, both chafing at having been dropped from the group, have on several occasions made records with West Coast rappers C-Bo and Yukmouth, directing disses toward the G-Unit camp.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Controversy", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki