G-Unit vs. The Game feud
The feud between G-Unit and The Game is a hip hop rivalry that began in early 2005.
Origins
When The Game signed onto Aftermath Entertainment in 2003, it was arranged that he would work with G-Unit and G-Unit Records in order to create a growing buzz for him that would also fuel an interest in G-Unit. The sudden feud between the pair, who had been marketed as having a mentor/protégé relationship, stemmed from alleged rumors that The Game had recorded with G-Unit nemesis Joe Budden on a track that was released in 2004. The two were able to put their differences aside for the release of The Game's debut album, The Documentary which was released on January 18 2005. The album was a big success for the rapper and had three singles that featured 50 Cent. The release date of 50 Cent's second album, The Massacre, was pushed back in order to accommodate The Game's album, causing a rift between 50 Cent and Interscope Records. Tensions would rise during the filming of the music video for The Game's third single, "Hate It or Love It", when 50 Cent refused to shoot a scene in the front seat of a car, instead sitting in the back (The Game's brother, Big Fase 100, would replace him). With 50 Cent's album also enjoying major success, the feud would then take an unexpected rise.
Feud begins
The Game had released images depicting the rap group in many parodies on some of his previous mixtapes, including Ghost Unit, which pictures them as parapsychologists, The Ghostbusters. In response, G-Unit published a mixtape cover of the rapper's head copied onto the body of an exotic dancer on the cover of G-Unit Radio Part 21, causing The Game to release "The Funeral (100 Bars)", a track aimed towards the G-Unit camp.
The Game launched a boycott of G-Unit called "G-Unot", which stood for "Gangsta You Not."
In XXL magazine, 50 Cent doubted that The Game would succeed on his second album without his assistance, claiming The Game to be a good rapper, but not songwriter. 50 Cent stated that he wrote six of The Documentarys eighteen tracks ("Hate It or Love It," "How We Do," "Church for Thugs", "Special", "Higher", and "Westside Story"), which The Game denied.
Although both rappers were once signed to Aftermath Entertainment, the feud between them has led to The Game leaving the record label (although others claim 50 Cent pressured Dr. Dre to kick him off). In October 2006, The Game extended a peace treaty to 50 Cent, which was not immediately responded to. A couple of days later, on Power 106, he would state that the treaty was offered for one day only. The Game later released "SoundScan", a track targeting G-Unit members in response to Lloyd Banks’ freestyle on BET Rap City which was aimed at The Game. "SoundScan" was mainly aimed at the lower sales of Lloyd Banks' second effort, Rotten Apple in comparison to his first, The Hunger For More.
Failed reconciliation
At one point, it was reported that Busta Rhymes wanted to get 50 Cent and The Game together on the same track which was to be included on his album, Before Hell Freezes Over. This way, he intended to end the feud between the two. Busta Rhymes commented on the feud. He said:
Although it was believed that Young Buck and The Game made peace and put the incident behind them, Young Buck recently confirmed in an interview with SOHH.com that the 'beef' is still on.
Young Buck said Recently The Game had an interview with MTV and addressed an apology to 50 Cent and G-Unit and said "Jimmy always says, 'Man, I told you guys not to break up the Beatles,' " Game said. "He says he told John Lennon the same thing a long time ago. But I was young, man. I was dumb. I did a lot of dumb things. I felt me and 50 clashed. I'm not gonna dis 50…He had his side, I had my side. I did what I felt was necessary for me and my career to have longevity and survive in hip-hop and music to be around when I'm Quincy Jones' age — not just be Quincy Jones' age, but be a Quincy Jones. Now, four albums in, I can honestly say from Banks to Buck to Dre to Yayo to whoever, if it would have kept going, endless paper. Millions of albums sold — because we were great together."
Tracks released
On April 17, 2007 Young Buck released a diss track towards The Game titled "Mr. Potato Head". It features Spider Loc. Young Buck in on the first verse and continued with Spider Loc. It was released on Best of the Bizness mixtape by DJ Whoo Kid and Mobb Deep.
On April 18 2007, Spider Loc released another diss song featuring Papa Smurf entitled "Ova-Kill", which was aimed at The Game.
On April 24 2007 Young Buck released a new song which is aimed at The Game. It is called "Teach Em' Bout Playin'" and features C-Bo. In the song Young Buck talks about his loyalty to 50 Cent and G-Unit and how The Game never showed his loyalty when he was part of G-Unit.
On May 1 2007 Spider Loc released a track titled "No More Games". It features Young Buck. It was released on the mixtape G-Unit Radio 18: Rags To Riches.
On May 23 2007 a diss track called "My Bitch" leaked. In the song's first verse, The Game disses 50 Cent and the whole of G-Unit. In the song's second verse, he disses Jay-Z and in the song's third verse, he disses Suge Knight.
On April 07 2008 The Game released a track featuring artists from his record label, The Black Wall Street Records, called "Our Turn" which is aimed at G-Unit.
On June 26 2009 The Game released a Michael Jackson tribute song, "Better on the Other Side". On the track, The Game says that the beef between 50 Cent and himself is over, due to the nature of it being in a Michael Jackson tribute song it was thought to be likely that this is true till 4 weeks later, at a Dutch concert, he went back to his old "G-Unot" Diss. The Game raps the following lines:
Origins
When The Game signed onto Aftermath Entertainment in 2003, it was arranged that he would work with G-Unit and G-Unit Records in order to create a growing buzz for him that would also fuel an interest in G-Unit. The sudden feud between the pair, who had been marketed as having a mentor/protégé relationship, stemmed from alleged rumors that The Game had recorded with G-Unit nemesis Joe Budden on a track that was released in 2004. The two were able to put their differences aside for the release of The Game's debut album, The Documentary which was released on January 18 2005. The album was a big success for the rapper and had three singles that featured 50 Cent. The release date of 50 Cent's second album, The Massacre, was pushed back in order to accommodate The Game's album, causing a rift between 50 Cent and Interscope Records. Tensions would rise during the filming of the music video for The Game's third single, "Hate It or Love It", when 50 Cent refused to shoot a scene in the front seat of a car, instead sitting in the back (The Game's brother, Big Fase 100, would replace him). With 50 Cent's album also enjoying major success, the feud would then take an unexpected rise.
Feud begins
The Game had released images depicting the rap group in many parodies on some of his previous mixtapes, including Ghost Unit, which pictures them as parapsychologists, The Ghostbusters. In response, G-Unit published a mixtape cover of the rapper's head copied onto the body of an exotic dancer on the cover of G-Unit Radio Part 21, causing The Game to release "The Funeral (100 Bars)", a track aimed towards the G-Unit camp.
The Game launched a boycott of G-Unit called "G-Unot", which stood for "Gangsta You Not."
In XXL magazine, 50 Cent doubted that The Game would succeed on his second album without his assistance, claiming The Game to be a good rapper, but not songwriter. 50 Cent stated that he wrote six of The Documentarys eighteen tracks ("Hate It or Love It," "How We Do," "Church for Thugs", "Special", "Higher", and "Westside Story"), which The Game denied.
Although both rappers were once signed to Aftermath Entertainment, the feud between them has led to The Game leaving the record label (although others claim 50 Cent pressured Dr. Dre to kick him off). In October 2006, The Game extended a peace treaty to 50 Cent, which was not immediately responded to. A couple of days later, on Power 106, he would state that the treaty was offered for one day only. The Game later released "SoundScan", a track targeting G-Unit members in response to Lloyd Banks’ freestyle on BET Rap City which was aimed at The Game. "SoundScan" was mainly aimed at the lower sales of Lloyd Banks' second effort, Rotten Apple in comparison to his first, The Hunger For More.
Failed reconciliation
At one point, it was reported that Busta Rhymes wanted to get 50 Cent and The Game together on the same track which was to be included on his album, Before Hell Freezes Over. This way, he intended to end the feud between the two. Busta Rhymes commented on the feud. He said:
Although it was believed that Young Buck and The Game made peace and put the incident behind them, Young Buck recently confirmed in an interview with SOHH.com that the 'beef' is still on.
Young Buck said Recently The Game had an interview with MTV and addressed an apology to 50 Cent and G-Unit and said "Jimmy always says, 'Man, I told you guys not to break up the Beatles,' " Game said. "He says he told John Lennon the same thing a long time ago. But I was young, man. I was dumb. I did a lot of dumb things. I felt me and 50 clashed. I'm not gonna dis 50…He had his side, I had my side. I did what I felt was necessary for me and my career to have longevity and survive in hip-hop and music to be around when I'm Quincy Jones' age — not just be Quincy Jones' age, but be a Quincy Jones. Now, four albums in, I can honestly say from Banks to Buck to Dre to Yayo to whoever, if it would have kept going, endless paper. Millions of albums sold — because we were great together."
Tracks released
On April 17, 2007 Young Buck released a diss track towards The Game titled "Mr. Potato Head". It features Spider Loc. Young Buck in on the first verse and continued with Spider Loc. It was released on Best of the Bizness mixtape by DJ Whoo Kid and Mobb Deep.
On April 18 2007, Spider Loc released another diss song featuring Papa Smurf entitled "Ova-Kill", which was aimed at The Game.
On April 24 2007 Young Buck released a new song which is aimed at The Game. It is called "Teach Em' Bout Playin'" and features C-Bo. In the song Young Buck talks about his loyalty to 50 Cent and G-Unit and how The Game never showed his loyalty when he was part of G-Unit.
On May 1 2007 Spider Loc released a track titled "No More Games". It features Young Buck. It was released on the mixtape G-Unit Radio 18: Rags To Riches.
On May 23 2007 a diss track called "My Bitch" leaked. In the song's first verse, The Game disses 50 Cent and the whole of G-Unit. In the song's second verse, he disses Jay-Z and in the song's third verse, he disses Suge Knight.
On April 07 2008 The Game released a track featuring artists from his record label, The Black Wall Street Records, called "Our Turn" which is aimed at G-Unit.
On June 26 2009 The Game released a Michael Jackson tribute song, "Better on the Other Side". On the track, The Game says that the beef between 50 Cent and himself is over, due to the nature of it being in a Michael Jackson tribute song it was thought to be likely that this is true till 4 weeks later, at a Dutch concert, he went back to his old "G-Unot" Diss. The Game raps the following lines:
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