The 43-year-old hip hop legend 50 Cent is reuniting with the rap group G-Unit which he formed with Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of his debut album ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ for his three date arena tour of the UK in September.
Celebreating 15 years aniversery of the track which took him from the streets to the top of the charts which spawned a slew of hit singles including the platinum smash ‘In Da Club’, ‘P.I.M.P’ and ‘21 Questions’.
Inspired by the successful biopic of the same name and kicked off one of the biggest careers in Hip Hop, ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ was produced by Eminem and Dr Dre.
The album took a big hit which ended up selling more than 10 million copies and won multipule Grammy awards.
G-Unit – comprised of 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck and The Game – released their debut album ‘Beg For Mercy’ in November 2013 which sold 4 million copies worldwide and the collective went on to create their own clothing line with Marc Ecko.
In 2003 they became the inspiration for the hugely popular G-Unit clothing brand.
They build the G-Unity Foundation, a non-profit organizations that focus on improving the quality of life for low-income and under resourced communities.
> Shatabdi Sarker Poushi
50 Cent joined by G-Unit on UK tour
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