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09/07/2004 - To all G-UNIT fans our G-UNIT site was relaunched now it looks more pretty and have latest news. Also you can find there big photogallery, wallpapers and many interesting information.
07/07/2004 - Added 6!!!
videos
: Poppin' Them Thangs, Stunt 101, Smile, P.I.M.P., 21 Questions and If I Can't.
30/06/2004 - Our network finaly launched D12 site. There you can find latest news, video and audio. So visit it.
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26/06/2004 - Added first affiliate -
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It is very good site with lot of information and lastest news. Visit it you will find there many interesting.
24/06/2004 - Create new layout. Hope you like it. Now it is one of the best 50 Cent fan sites.
Game is planning a fall release for his debut - 07/07/2004
Banks Takes Number 1! - 07/07/2004
"Straight Outta Cashville" release date pushed over - 07/07/2004
Watch 'My Buddy' video - 07/07/2004
Lloyd Banks To Feature On Rah Digga Album - 04/07/2004
VITA - Newest addition on The Black Wall Street Roster - 03/07/2004
Lloyd Bank$ Album To Hit #1 1St Week - 01/07/2004
D.C. Company Animates G-Unit's 'My Buddy' - 30/06/2004
50 Cent - Song Writer Of The Year - 30/06/2004
The Game calls it quit on his own site - 28/06/2004
Introducing The 1st Lady Of G-UNIT - Olivia (with photo)- 28/06/2004
Official Banks Website - Relaunch - 28/06/2004
50 Cent is now looking into opening jewelry stores across the U.S. - 26/06/2004
50 Cent and Buck launching G-Unit South Records - 26/06/2004
50 Cent still may not be the best MC in his crew - 22/06/2004
G-UNIT is goin on tour in Europe. Check the dates below - 20/06/2004
Zero to 50 in a G-unit second - 19/06/2004
G-Unit Nominated and will perform at BET Awards - 18/06/2004
Dj Whoo Kid - Special Mixtape - 17/06/2004
Young Buck album news - 15/06/2004
Tony Yayo interview with MTV - 15/06/2004
G-Unit Game is planning a fall release for his debut. "The album is pretty much done, I'm just waiting on the single," he said. "Tuesday [July 6] I go to Miami to get with Timbaland, and then I come back and get with Dre and it's a wrap." Game has also recorded with his fellow G-Unit members, as well as with Eminem and D12.
Chalk up another #1 for 50 Cents G-Unit posse.
Rapper Lloyd Banks G-Unit/Interscope bow, The Hunger for More, proves a full meal for record buyers, debuting on top with 423k in first-week sales. Banks is one of five newcomers to the Top 10, which included Atlantics Brandy (#3), Universals Lil Wayne (#4), RCA/RMGs Dave Matthews Band (#9) and Geffens The Cure (#10).
Release date of Young Buck's debut album "Straight Outta Cashville" pushed over. Now album must be released 17 August.
We bring you exclusive video from G-UNIT 'My Buddy'
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Lloyd Banks is set to feature on Rah Digga's upcoming album "Everything Is a Story" due to drop later this year.
The Game announced, that he signed former Murder Inc lady Vita. Check the message to his fans below. Listen to her freestyle.
I'm back in this bitch to introduce the newest member to The Black Wallstreet family !!! I signed Vita simply because she is one of the rawest bitches in this rap shit, amongst Aftermath's EvE, Terror Squads Remy Martin, Flip Mode's Rah Digga, Lil' Kim & Foxy Brown. In 1999 Vita had a self titled singled that killed the air-waves & was supposed to be followed by her 1st LP but do to business problems with her then label (Murder Inc) it never surfaced ??? Murder Inc let Vita go late 2002 in exchange for Charli Baltimore who would make no buzz at all due to the downfall & conquer of her then record label Mureder Inc by the notorious 50 cent who today remains at the top of the rap game (CEO of G-Unit records). The point I'm trying to make is Vita was dismissed from Murder Inc before 50 cent & G-Unit destroyed their whole movement, which gave Vita more than enough breathing room in her career for me to make the decision to sign her to The Black Walstreet. Beginning Of Story!
Lloyd Banks' debut album "The Hunger for More" is outselling expectations and will debut at #1 next week on Billboard's Top 200 Charts. Banks' debut effort will join the list, as it on pace to sell over 450,000 copies in the first week on the shelves. Banks' album will definitely top charts.
Capitol Gainz Entertainment, a multi-faceted group based in Washington D.C., has created a 3D cartoon for G-Units latest video, My Buddy. after being contracted by the rap outfit. The company, of emcee/co-CEO Blyss, co-CEO Broadway, Chewy and Dula, considers themselves a complete entertainment company that deals with music, animation and videos.
After a chance meeting at area nightclub Dream, Broadway met with G-Unitss Sha Money and made known his posthumous work with Big Pun and Terror Squad.
Over 600 music and entertainment luminaries gathered at the 17th Annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles to celebrate the songwriters behind some of today's most popular music as awards were presented to songwriters and publishers of top R&B/Hip-Hop, Rap and Reggae music in the ASCAP repertory. ASCAP President and Chairman and three-time Academy Award-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman hosted the evening's festivities, which also saluted Black Music Month, and the 90th anniversary of the founding of America's first and largest Performing Rights Organization.
Among the honorees and notables attending the elegantly attired celebration were 50 Cent, Rick James, Jay-Z, Johnta Austin, Ivan Barias, Beyonce, Jayson "Koko" Bridges, Chingy, Bootsey Collins, Rah Digga, DJ Quik, Jermaine Dupri, Michael Elizondo, Jr., Free of BET's 106th and Park, John "J-Praize" Freeman, Nona Gaye, Goapele, Jeffrey "Jo-Bo" Grigsby, Carvin Haggins, Andre Harris, Osten "Easy Moe Bee" Harvey, Jr., Lalah Hathaway, Founder and CEO of BET Robert Johnson, Sean Paul Joseph, Just Blaze, Joe Kent, Killer Mike, Kindred the Family Soul, Kyjuan of the St. Lunatics, Ronald LaPread, Sr., Kenny Lattimore, Alonzo Lee, Lil' Fizz, Lil' Mo, Lyfe, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of RUN DMC, Harvey Mason, Jr., Mr. Cheeks, Musiq, Actress Elise Neal, L.A. Reid, Rick Rock, Frank Romano, Raphael Saadiq, Chink Santana, The Game, Damon Thomas, Truth, Kanye West, James "Big Jim" Wright, and many more.
The Game:
"I started this website (theblackwallstreet.com) so I could keep a personal relationship witt my fanz. I try to respond to every post or thread on here. I answer all personal questions & e-mails and look what the f*ck this shizzle turned into. A straight mothaf*ckin hater forum. Go onto any other artists website & see if they have the time to respond to any of your topics ??? Exactly, they don't !!! So for all my fanz that have shown me love & support, I really appreciate it !!! And for all you mothaf*ckas prayin on my downfall, suck my dick !!! See if you still hate my shizzle when I'm 3x platinum ??? I'm not gone shut the site down, but this will be the last time I type anything on this website. For all the Hoe Buttf*ck lovers, the next time I see him & believe me I will catch up to him, ammah beat the shizzle outta him & he knows he scared shizzleless of me !!! Nobody will be able to save him when I catch up witt em'. I'm not 50, I'm not Banks, I'm not Buck & I'm not Yayo. I am The GaMe & I represent Compton before anything else. Believe that !!! Thanx for everything, 1......."
Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1971 (of Jamaican, Indian, and Dominican descent), R&B/rap femme fatale Olivia specializes in sultry, smooth, and sexy sounds a la Janet Jackson, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, and so on. Born with the talent of perfect pitch, Olivia began developing her singing in the church choir and by singing Michael Jackson songs for friends, as well as taking voice, guitar, and piano lessons as a teen, eventually inking a recording deal with Clive Davis' J Records in August 2000. April 2001 saw the release of Olivia's self-titled debut and hit single, "Bizounce."
She's officially signed to G-Unit Records now. 50 Cent introduced the new first lady of G-Unit, Olivia, who stars in Banks' "Smile" video at "Summer Jam 2004". She also performed there. You can expect more information soon.
Source: AftermathMusic.com
Official LLoyd Banks site is relaunched. Visit
LloydBanksOnline.com
to get the latest news and information on Lloyd Banks.
Having launched a record label, sneakers, and a clothing line, whats next for 50 Cent? According to BBC Radio 50 Cent is now looking into opening jewelry stores across the U.S. More information coming soon.
G-Units Young Buck and 50 Cent have elected to jumpstart G-Unit South Records in an effort to expand the gangstas business properties below the Mason Dixon line.
For Buck, the move is as much personal as it is business, he said.
I want to see more artists from where I am from get into the game as well as other artists that just deserve something else, so you will hear something from G-Unit South Records, Buck revealed to AllHipHop.com. Thats officially 50 Cent and Young Buck. Its going to be coming to a hood near you. Thats real.
Buck said that the label was something the two were developing because their plans for it went beyond a logo deal, where a major label markets and distributes the releases- and owns the masters- in return for slapping the logo on the album artwork.
The goals would be to sell units and to establish myself as a company for the long-term business, not one of them cats that just comes and go, Buck said. I want longevity. I love the music before the money so I got a real heart for the s**t.
While Buck said that he is focused on promoting his album, he already has an artist in mind that could potentially be the first signing to the G-Unit South label.
I got a homey that I started with by the name of D-Tay, Buck continued. That will probably be the first look that I have as far as the label is concerned because he is me in a sense, another version of Buck. Hes seen the same things Ive walked through. Hes got the same quality skills that I bring to the table.
Not content with just a new label, Buck said that he was considering a move into the automotive world.
I like cars a lot so I think I want to get my own rim. I want to see that go down.
As a member of G-Unit, Buck has enjoyed luxuries like high-end guest spots, a chart-topping album, a clothing line and a sneaker collection through Reebok.
Young Bucks solo album Straight Outta Cashville drops July 27
by Shaheem Reid, interviews by Sway Calloway, Joseph Patel and Shaheem Reid
With all his street credibility, all his millions of records sold, all his hit songs and all his radio airplay, 50 Cent still may not be the best MC in his crew.
It goes against the usual rap M.O., which works something like this: An MC comes out, develops a strong fanbase, sells a gazillion records, then has enough clout in the industry to start a vanity label and put his or her friends on. If the coattailers gain their own fans and sell, dope. If they flounder or never even see their record released, it's not that big a deal the superstar of the crew will make enough money to keep the team living large.
But then there's the G-Unit, a crew composed of five MCs from different regions who are all nice on the mic. There's 50 Cent, a master with his reality raps. There's Lloyd Banks, a wizard with wordplay, who brutalizes metaphors with humor and brash, young G bravado. Tony Yayo, all about telling tales of hustling drugs, is the hypest member of the crew to hold the steel. Then you have Young Buck, who oozes with arrogance, and Game, who's just raw, the antithesis of a non-threatening black man. But even with each member of the Unit carving his own niche during the 50 Cent mania of 2002-2003, there was no question 50 was spitting craziest.
This year, however, it's Lloyd Banks' time. And not just to follow up 50: Some fans are saying that Banks is even better than the G-Unit captain, especially when it comes to lyrics.
"They gave me the lyrical [championship]," Banks, a.k.a. Boy Wonder, says of his fans and some media types' response to him. " 'He's the most lyrical,' that's hard. Don't get me wrong, I was aiming for that title, not just in the G-Unit, I want to be the most lyrical in the game, period."
It's not like Banks was a slouch before. He is, after all, the 2003 Mixtape Artist of the Year. But in 2004, Banks has stepped up his game a few notches in preparation for the release of his solo debut, Hunger for More.
"You know what irks me, when people say, 'You're guaranteed to go because of 50. You're gonna blow,' " Banks says. "That's bull."
While being 50's artist has afforded Banks way more fame and luxury than most debuting MCs, Banks has certainly risen up to the occasion. He's put all eyes on him, incessantly hitting the mixtapes with freestyles and unreleased material. He's stood on his own with such tracks as "Bangers" and "Warrior," and stolen the show on posse cuts like "I'm So Sorry." He can go from outlandish one-liners ("My words touch the kids like Michael") to potent b-boy-based punch lines ("If you don't learn how to relax, swallow steam/ There'll be more shells in the grass than Halloween").
"When I go in the studio, I gotta keep making them go, 'Oooooh! Did you hear what he just said?' " Banks says. "50 could just be himself, he's just going in the booth and telling whatever happened to him today or yesterday. The 'most lyrical' title makes me feel like I gotta get on my job."
Part of the job for Banks means never substituting quantity for quality. No matter if he's putting records out in stores or in the streets, he says chances are you won't hear him at anything less than his best. "Before I put out a mediocre freestyle, I won't put one out. I'll disappear for a minute, then I'll come back and have the impact," he explains.
Luckily, L.B. has enough rhyme reserves in his arsenal to keep him around for a while. "I'll never disappear, but I will leave the lane open for Young Buck, Yayo, Game," Banks says. "I'll leave the lane open like when 50 left and fell back for me. I had to beg 50, 'You're 11 million records sold, leave. Can I get an award? Can I get a plaque?' At the end of the year, I want to be able to go, 'Buck's a platinum artist, Game's a platinum artist and Yayo's a platinum artist' so I can get some of their money."
Just because the members of the G-Unit show solidarity, it doesn't mean that they're OK with getting outshined by each other.
"50 and Banks are always the ones battling each other," says Whoo Kid, the G-Unit's DJ. "50 will come out and just try to kill him. They're always at it. I guess Banks lives off of 50's energy."
"While we're working on a record it'll be a competition," 50 admits.
"It's competitive, especially 50," Banks says. "I didn't really have to look outside the studio for that drive. I go in the studio and Yayo's got a verse that's making me go, 'Whoa! I gotta go do something else.' When [Yayo] was gone I felt his absence. Him being home for one day, he reminded me of how it was a year ago. He was like, 'You hot, but I don't think you can mess with me.' I was like, 'Soon as you get home? Damn, you could've ate a slice of pizza, did something, then come talking the trash.' "
"Of course we're competitive, 'cause that keeps you on your toes," says Yayo, who insists he became a better lyricist while he was locked down. "Banks has damn near the hottest punch lines in New York. He'll say a hot punch line and I'll be like, 'How the f--- did you say that?' Banks has always been talented. Then here comes 50 with some fire and then I know I gotta write some sh--. 50 could go in the booth and do a song in two minutes. 50 knows how to make songs. He knows how to make hits."
"I got my drive from 50 ... I know when it's a go. If he doesn't go crazy when I play a song for him, then I scrap that one."
The newest member of the G-Unit, Game, says coming up with new raps is never a problem when the family of thugsters are in the studio at the same time. "When we all in the studio, it's like just crazy creativity," Game points out. "These are MCs that are all street and they all bring something different to the table. Then when they jell, you never have a problem, you never catch writer's block. You feed off one another and that's what we try to do when we in there. It's usually 50 that's more creative, cause he's real melody-driven. It's usually him coming up with the song format. Then after that it's just me, Banks and Buck that takes it. Now that Yayo's home it just adds more base to a foundation that's already in its mold. It's crazy man, it's like it's easy. We're knocking out three songs in a matter of an hour and a half."
It's in songmaking where Banks' next big hurdle lies. He's murdered a thousand freestyles and proved himself as a spitter, but now with the release of Hunger for More, he has to convince people he can make an album. Banks says there's a question he often hears from doubters: "He got the mixtape thing, he's the mixtape artist of the year, but can he make records?"
"I knew I could make records, but I ain't wanna tell them that. For what?" Banks says. "I wanted it to build up for now. On my album there's everything the hook, the bridges, the character, everything is coming out. They'll get a good feel of who Lloyd Banks is and what I could bring to the table. 50 came out last year and blew by everybody like the roadrunner. I plan on doing the same thing."
"Banks' album is gonna destroy New York City," Yayo forecasts.
The self-proclaimed Talk of New York isn't selling wolf tickets when bragging on his buddy. Banks is a clear standout on the street level, and Hunger for More should establish Lloyd as a viable commodity in the industry and as one of rap's top lyricists. There's records like "I'm So Fly," where he raps, "Don't confuse me with these suckas/ When I spit, you hear more 'oohs' than a Skip to My Lou move at the Rucker." Banks and Yayo have a vicious duet called "Ain't No Click," where the Boy Wonder brags about having guns as big as Popeye's arms and sending "amateurs back to wrapping sandwiches."
"Banks is definitely the punch-line king in our crew," Whoo Kid says. "And while other dudes are chasing groupies and that's not to say Buck and Yayo and Game are not working Banks is more likely to be in the hotel room writing than chasing girls. He's always trying to stay ahead of the so-called competition out there. He doesn't even want them to try to come near him."
"I had damn near 60 records in preparation for my album," Banks says. "I got my drive from 50. I know when he gets a rush. I know when it's a go. If he doesn't go crazy when I play a song for him, then I scrap that one. I have a lot of faith in him."
"50 will be like, 'Yo, I think y'all should say this like this,' " Young Buck further elaborates about 50 putting his stamp on certain tracks. "I'll be like, 'Nah, I feel we should do it like this.' "
"I'll say, 'But look, I sold 10 mil,' " 50 Cent, seated next to Buck, jumps in. " 'How many records you sold, baby? I think you should take my advice.' That's the same way I feel when Em and Dre tell me something; no question, just scrap it."
"I feel the exact same way," Buck affirms.
50's been in Buck's ear the most lately. Like Banks, Buck has begun his ascension up the ranks, building up his name as a solo artist. His debut album, Straight Outta Cashville, drops July 27. Soon after the Buck album, Game and Yayo will have a chance to prove themselves as well. Game has been recording for the past several months with Dr. Dre, and Yayo recorded an entire album within just 12 days of being released from prison. He plans on going back in the studio and making more records.
So who is the illest member of the G-Unit? We can't make a decision until everyone drops their own album, but 50 says he doesn't care who you choose, as long as it's somebody down with him.
"I like it when fans say they think Lloyd Banks is ill, or they like him better," 50 says with a smile. "There's people who pick [someone else in G-Unit] just because they are tired [of me]. They got so much 50 that they'll be like, 'I wanna like the other guy.' I love it."
G-UNIT is goin on tour in Europe (11 countries). Check the dates below.
July 03. USA Oorlando (Funk Master Flex Car Show)
July 17. USA Atlanta (Funk Master Flex Car Show)
August 11. Iceland (TBD)
August 12. Helsinki (Tavastia)
August 14. Oslo (Wallhal)
August 15. Malmoe (Mollepladset)
August 17. Slovenia (TBD)
August 18. Austria (TBD)
August 20. Switerland (Geneva Arena)
August 21. Belgium (Pukkelpop)
August 22. Turkey Istanbul (Rock & Coke)
August 23. Italy (TBD)
August 25. France Paris (Bercy)
August 26. Scotland Glasgow (Secc)
August 27. England Leeds (Carling Weekender)
August 28. England London (Wembley Arena)
August 29. England Reading (Carling Weekender)
September 01. Netherlands Rotterdam (Ahoy)
September 02. Germany (TBD)
September 05. Beirut (TBD)
September 07. Cairo (TBD)
September 09. (TBD)
September 17. Rio De Jjaneiro (Pier Maua)
September 18. Sao Paulo (Antarctica Park)
50 Cent & G Unit shook things up overseas in Rockingham, England in what proved to be a most electric performance by artists whose shows always generate hard-to-rival energy.
The performances of 50, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck ignited a fire that the crowd took and literally ran with.
Die hard fans leaped over security staffed gates, making their way to the front stage and VIP areas. And of course 50, no stranger to mischief himself, fed off of the fans. Despite overwhelmed security, he encouraged more concert-goers to jump the gates to get closer to the stage.
With the VIP area flooded and the crowd cheering, a would-be 45 minute set easily blazed on to almost two hours. 50 and G-Unit must have performed nearly every one of their commercially released songs in addition to some mix tape material.
Lloyd Banks performed his 3 solo records, Smile, Warrior, & the new single On Fire. Young Buck performed 2 of his solo records, Footprints and the brand new Let me in.
The way the crowd grooved to the newly released single Let Me In was impressive, as it was undoubtedly the first time many had heard it. This goes to show that a hit record is a hit record especially when you can move a crowd on the first spin!
But the highlight of any performance is when something completely unexpected and unrehearsed steals the show. There were two young boys in the front row. Both had G-Unit carved in the back of their fades of course grabbing 50s attention. He immediately called one of them to join him on stage; the boy was no more than 5 years old. At first he experienced a little expected stage fright, but he quickly became the fourth member of G-Unit when 50 put his G-Unit Clothing chain on the boy, followed by Young Buck letting him don his G- Unit spinner. The kid was a show alone working his way back and forth across the stage with his own gangsta stroll, rocking both chains and even spinning the G-Unit piece as he walked!
You never know what to expect when it comes to a G-Unit performance. And despite prior press, the show in Rockingham proves that G-Unit performances are not always chaotic in the negative sense. Captivating performers, naturally, captivate crowds. And often that creates the kind of chaos that makes concerts unforgettable.
G-Unit should surely look forward to an invitation back to Rockingham.
Story by: Brent Walker and Meghan Crosby
G-Unit have been added to the list of performers for the 2004 BET awards. G Unit is nominated for Best Group and 50 Cent for best Male Artist.
They will join a star-studded roster that already includes Outkast, Usher, Janet Jackson and The Isley Brothers. Twista has also been tapped to present an award.
Outkast leads this year's nominations with 6 nods. Jay-Z collected 4 nods, including two for his collaboration with girlfriend Beyonce Knowles while Ludacris, Lil Jon and Kanye West received three apiece.
When he's not rolling across the globe with 50 Cent, DJ Whoo Kid is planning on putting together a special mixtape. According to his spokesperson, the Queens street rep is working with Rap the Vote to put out a street CD promoting voting. So far, according to Whoo Kid's people, 50, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Talib Kweli and Dead Prez are donating records, while the NBA's Rookie of the Year, LeBron James, will be hosting the mixtape. There is no street date for the project yet.
Souce: AftermathMusic.com
Young Buck: "I feel the pressure to make sure I sell these records..."
Barely 6 months after G-Unit's debut, Young Buck is finally poised to release his solo debut, Straight Outta Cashville. Here, Buck talks about how pressure busts pipes and his relationship with Cash Money.
Since 50 Cent's Get Rich Or Die Trying, G-Unit's track record has been impeccable. 50's LP has sold close to 7 million to date while G-Unit's Beg For Mercy is well over the 2 million mark. Now, with Lloyd Banks joining 50 among MTV and BET's favorites, Young Buck feels the weight to exceed the expectations placed on his shoulders.
"I feel the pressure, but it's to make sure that I come out and sell these records. We done been so successful with 50 and now the G-Unit album. Now it's to the point where going platinum is just aight," Buck told SOHH.com. "I don't feel pressure from inside my camp. I feel the pressure to represent my city and make sure it's seen the way I want it to be looked at."
In recent months, fans have begun to pit Buck and Banks against each other. While many feel that Banks' punchlines will result in him outselling Buck, just as many feel that Buck's Dirty South appeal gives him an edge over the Queens emcee. Buck confesses that friendly competition is always in play.
"To be real, each individual got their own little friendly competition. It's not like I'm trying to be better than Banks, 50 or [Tony] Yayo. But we got Game now and he's representing the West Coast," the sympathetic emcee offered. "50, Banks and Yayo are representing the East Coast so now I gotta make sure I represent the South. I'mma make sure I show up."
Heads were puzzled when they first heard Buck southern drawl mixed with the Unit's New York flows, but the Nashville native now has a legion of followers. Yet, he admits that his introduction into the G-Unit fold was hard, especially since it coincided with Yayo's temporary exit.
"In the beginning it would throw some people off," Buck said of his first appearances with G-Unit. "I would get mixed up with Yayo when we go to shows. People would be like, yo what's up Yayo. To the people's eyesight I was somebody just coming up. But with time they started feeling where I was coming from."
On "Let Me In," Straight Outta Cashville's lead single, Buck spits, "I'm a cold young thug / not a hot boy," which prompted many to speculate on a possible beef between Buck and his former mentor, Juvenile.
"I said I'm a cold young thug / not a hot boy. The opposite of hot is cold. But, of course you got people saying, oh he's throwing something at them. I'm a say something directly if it comes to that point," Buck revealed. "I don't have no ongoing relationship with them. When I see them we always show each other love. I remember seeing them at an Award show and they were telling me how they were proud of me. I spent a lot of time trying to make things happen with these dudes and it just didn't. But I'm winning and they're doing their thing so I shouldn't have anything against them and they shouldn't have anything against me."
Young Buck's Straight Outta Cashville featuring T.I, Ludacris and Lil Flip hits stores this summer.
To most fans of 50 Cent and the G-Unit, Tony Yayo has been nothing but an abstraction. He's a name spray-painted on a wall. He's a cause silk-screened on a T-shirt. He's a homey shouted out on multiplatinum albums.
His situation, though, has been anything but abstract. His well-documented troubles started on December 30, 2002 when Yayo, 50 Cent and three others were arrested for gun possession before a pre-New Year's Eve show in New York. Yayo had been on the run from multiple warrants and his arrest led to a year-long stint in jail. In January 2004, just one day after being released, Yayo was caught for having a fraudulent passport, earning him another four-and-a-half months in federal prison.
Yayo's sentence coincided with the eruption of 50 Cent and the G-Unit into the pop consciousness, and he was forced to witness his crew's success from behind bars, isolated from the glory.
Just over a week after being released, Yayo sat down with MTV News, freshly dipped from a trip to Jacob the Jeweler and excited to be in the spotlight. Yayo shared his feelings on his prison term, his plans for recording and how he'll reintegrate himself into the G-Unit.
MTV: How did you feel when you initially got arrested on New Year's Eve?
Tony Yayo: I was stressed out but I knew it was gonna happen. I mean, I'm on MTV and I'm on BET. My probation don't even know I'm on the run. I had a warrant ... and I'm on nationwide TV. I think I'm the only rapper that's ever done that in history. You know, I was gonna turn myself in after [50 Cent's] Get Rich or Die Tryin'. But everything happened for a reason.
MTV: Was it hard watching your crew blow up and succeed while you're inside and not able to participate in it?
Yayo: You can't think about outside when you inside, 'cause you living a whole 'nother life. I can't worry about what records they puttin' out when I'm in a dorm with about 30, 40 n---as ... and some of them got knives and razors. I gotta worry about my phone time. I gotta worry about people scheming on me or whatever else 'cause I was in [the prison's general] population. I wasn't in protective custody or nothing. Yeah, I listen to my peoples blow up. Yeah, I was happy. But when I'm in jail, I gotta worry about me, what's goin' on for that day.
MTV: Everyone credits you for being the glue that holds G-Unit together. Why is that?
Yayo: They credit me 'cause I brought Banks to 50. And when 50 got shot, I was the one still standin' next to him. I always believed in 50. We from the bottom and if it wasn't for this, I'd still be sellin' crack right now.
MTV: What's your relationship like with 50?
Yayo: Honestly, I think I pushed 50 to keep going. 50 is a different type of person. He's been shot nine times. I'm the only person outta G-Unit that never been shot. So the way he carries himself is totally different from me. A lot of things he went through in his life, I don't think you would ever find another 50 Cent in the world ever again. He went through a lot of stuff and I was always there to support him and he knows he can trust me.
I mean, I told him to keep goin', keep goin', keep goin'. His work ethic is crazy. People don't understand. Everything happens for a reason in life. That's what I believe. Me being locked up happened for a reason. God forbid, I'd probably be dead right now if I wasn't locked up.
"He [50 Cent] went through a lot of stuff and I was always there to support him and he knows he can trust me."
MTV: Did you spend a lot of time writing while you were locked up?
Yayo: Yeah, I was busy writing. That's all you gotta do in jail is write, do push-ups. Just hang around and watch your back. Jail is jail. A lot of people don't understand how it is on the inside. I think everybody in the world should do a bid just for like a month to see how it is, 'cause you see who your true friends are when you in jail or on your deathbed.
MTV: Most people aren't familiar with your rhyme style. How would you describe it?
Yayo: I'm hot ... and the sh-- I'm sayin' is real. What I'm saying is reality rap. It ain't stuff that I'm making up or saying I did something I didn't do. Everything I said in my rhymes I did. Out-of-state trips, slingin' on the block in the cold. Stayin' out all night getting chased by police. I had whole precincts chase me before.
"Everything I said in my rhymes I did ... I had whole precincts chase me before."
MTV: You're going to be on Young Buck's album, too. What's your relationship like with him?
Yayo: Buck is the hottest dude from the South. Me and Buck is cool. A lot of people feel like Buck took my spot [in G-Unit] I get that a lot but I knew Buck for years, when he was on Juvenile's label. People try to divide and conquer, try to make groups break up. I stay hater-free every time I walk out the house. I buy my hater repellant, I spray it on and it keeps the haters away. You don't listen to what people say, 'cause me and Banks, we was riding in the hot van going to the studio and people didn't believe it was going to happen.
MTV: So when was the last time you spoke with Eminem? What did he say?
Yayo: I spoke with Em the other day. He just showed me love, you know? Em is a good dude. When I speak to him he just tells me to stay out of trouble 'cause he knows how I am. 50 tells me to stay out of trouble because he knows I'm not scared to go back to jail. Anything could happen. I could get violated tomorrow. When I go see my [parole officer] tomorrow ... I come five minutes late and he could violate me. I'm not scared. If it happens, it happens. Everything in life happens for a reason.
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