A History of 50 Cent Beefing With G-Unit Members (2024)

The feud between 50 Cent and the Game began as a power struggle between two alpha dogs. When Game signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath imprint in 2003, 50 was not only the label’s biggest star, but one of the most popular rappers alive. Later that year, during production of G-Unit’s multi-platinum debut album Beg For Mercy, Dr. Dre and Interscope CEO Jimmy Iovine decided to have Game join G-Unit, marketing him as a loyal member of 50 Cent’s camp. From there, 50 Cent was brought in to work on Game’s debut album The Documentary, thus beginning the friction that would ultimately escalate into a full-scale beef.

By late 2004, buzz surrounding The Documentary had reached feverish heights, in part thanks to 50 Cent, who helped pen the album’s first two singles, “Westside Story” and “How We Do,” the second of which became a top 5 hit that November. With Aftermath rallying behind its new upstart, 50 said he felt neglected, as his sophom*ore LP The Massacre (originally slated for a February 18 release) was pushed back a month in order to accommodate Game’s major label debut.

In January 2005, The Documentary debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 586,000 copies in its first week. 50 Cent appeared on three songs, including the LP’s third single, “Hate It Or Love It,” which showcased the seemingly magical chemistry between two of hip-hop’s biggest young stars. At the time, it looked like a perfect union, butjust a monthlater, everything would come crashing down...

Less than two months after publicly squashing his beef with 50 at a charity function in Harlem that March, Game reignited the feud inJunewhen he started a “G-Unot” campaign at Summer Jam (and subsequently dropped hisYou Know What It Is Vol. 3 mixtape). The tape’s standout songwas “300 Bars N Runnin,” the first and most impressive 50-aimed diss track Game haslaid to wax. Attempting to end 50’s career with an unending, 14-minute verse, the songwas filled with quotables: “You sell records, but a G you not/Acting big on the radio, to me you not/You can ask Mister Cee who hot/Tony Yayo I bet 10 Gs you flop/Run up on that new 300 C you got.” Over the second half of 2005, Game would release two more mixtapes geared at dissing his former crew:November’s Ghost Unit and December’s Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin.

Weeks after comparing Yayo and Banks to“spoiled milk” in an interview with The Breakfast Club, Fif sent more shots at the OG G-Unit members in an interview with Hot 97. "They actually like Troy Ave's hype men now, 50 said, referencing appearances on Troy's "Show Me Love" and "Your Style,” respectively. "That's not a shot. They're there as the supporting cast.” As always, 50 assured that he only wants the best for his affiliates. "They're like my little brothers," he added. "I'd like for them to work to sustain their interests in the public."

As soon as 50 squashed his beef with Game in August 2016, fans expected that his beef with Lloyd Banks was over, too, considering their falling out happened after Banks was pictured alongside Game in an Instagram post earlier that year. But in the summer of 2018, fans were forced to question whether the two OG G-Unit members were in fact on good terms, as 50 took to Instagram to announce that Banks was no longer a member of the crew. More shocking than Banks’ departure, though, was the seemingly kind way 50 went about telling social media, as he showed his former lyrical lieutenant love. "Check out my boy Lloyd bank$. New Mixtape coming soon!" Fif wrote along with a photo of Banks. "Independence Day, he is doing his own thing and you know it’s gonna be loaded with bars. (Check him out) PLK get the strap." Was a genuine Curtis Jackson or 50 Cent the Troll behind the post? We may never know.

A decade removed from their initial falling out, 50 Cent and Young Buck got back to beefing in 2019. Their most recent feud can be traced back to the beginning of February, when Buck called out 50 for trying to sabotage his career after the former’s music was removed from streaming services and a cease and desist note was sent to his distribution label from G-Unit Records. Ever the king of pettiness, 50 responded by taking to Instagram and sharing an alleged audio recording of Buck discussing his transgender sex scandal. The since-deleted clip features a man, who seems to be Buck, telling a woman to "take that sh*t down,” in reference to a video that allegedly shows him performing a sexual act with a transgender woman.

One month after stirring the pot about Buck andhis alleged relationship with a trans woman, 50 sharedan Instagram post that sarcastically promoted Buck's forthcoming studio album, claiming that it would be a hit with the LGBT community."Young Buck is almost ready to drop his album," 50 wrote in the since-deleted post. "He worked hard on this project. I told him his personal choice to date a tran sexual [sic] will confuse some of his core audience but with the support of the LGBT he should be fine [...]"

Hours later, Buck took to Instagram Live and called out 50 with several threats and a challenge:"If you such a real n***a, why don’t you let me go? You understand? And we’ll fight the battle like that. Whatchu scared for, sucka? Line me up like Ja Rule, n***a. Go bar-for-bar with me, n***a. Play that game. You scared? You wanna do sucka sh*t. You ain’t gonna get away from me though."

From there, Buck suggested that he had dirt on 50, even threatening to expose him as soon as he gets out of his contract with G-Unit:"Tell 'em you got your panties in a bunch 'cause I'm tryin' to move forward with my own career. We not gonna talk about all the other sh*t, unless you want to. Understand what I'm sayin'? [...] We gon' get real. I can blow your sh*t up, n***a. For real, for real. I'll burn your career down. I'll Ja Rule you."

50 followed up his sarcastic promotion of Buck’s new album with an even more petty marketing ploy, allegedly opening a GoFundMe page to raise money for Buck. In a since-deleted post on Instagram, 50 wrote, "Help Young buck get away from Fofty, just make a donation and set your favorite rapper free."He added, "#fofty wants his f*cking money. Lol"

Another troll job by 50 found the G-Unit ringleader deleting Young Buck's music video for "Road Trip" from YouTube for copyright infringement. He took to Instagram to share his power move with a screenshot that read, "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by G-Unit Records, Inc."In the caption, 50 added, "Check out Bucks New Video. Fofty I want my money Mondays."

After suffering a seemingly knockout blow from 50 (who offered up his most pettiest move to date by removing Young Buck’s "Road Trip"video from YouTube) Buck responded by fighting petty with petty, firing back in a since-deleted Instagram post. Under a screenshot of his new music video "Road Trip" Buck wrote: "Aye #Foffy or whatever tf yo name is, You forgot to take this one down... Hatin a$$ mtf you gotta pay for something to own it #OpenTheBooks."

Nearly two months after beginninghis 2019 beef with Young Buck, 50 is back to square one: trolling his former G-Unit brother’s alleged transgender relationship. 50 shared a clip of a video interview featuring GlamourPurfek, introducedas someone who "used to deal with rapper Young Buck." In the clip, GlamourPurfek discusses her relationship with Buck, mentioning his visits to her Nashville home. In the caption, 50 wrote:"Buck Gay as a motherf*cker."