Beg for Mercy is the debut album by hip hop group G-Unit, composed of 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Young Buck, with support from Tony Yayo. The album was released in November 2003, 10 months after 50 Cent's debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin.
"I've been promoting G Unit since before I even had a record deal", says 50. "All the music I put on the mixtape circuit was 50 Cent and G Unit."
As the album was recorded, Tony Yayo was sentenced to jail on ch...
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Beg for Mercy is the debut album by hip hop group G-Unit, composed of 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Young Buck, with support from Tony Yayo. The album was released in November 2003, 10 months after 50 Cent's debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin.
"I've been promoting G Unit since before I even had a record deal", says 50. "All the music I put on the mixtape circuit was 50 Cent and G Unit."
As the album was recorded, Tony Yayo was sentenced to jail on charges of gun possession, and so makes only two appearances on the entire record, on the tracks "Groupie Love" and "I Smell Pussy". His face is seen on the brick wall of the album cover because he could not be photographed due to the jail sentence.
In its first week of sales, Beg for Mercy sold 377,000 copies. It has now sold 3 million units in the U.S. and 6 million copies worldwide. It has been certified 3× platinum by the RIAA.
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