Roku 1998 založil New Yorkský rapper 50 Cent skupinu G-Unit, a to se svými kamarády z dětství, tedy rappeři Tony Yayo a Lloyd Banks. Ke konci roku 2002 byl rapper Tony Yayo odsouzen na rok do vězení za držení zbraně, ale po půlce trestu byl...
[50 cent:]
I think I'm a gangsta but I'm really not,
All I ever do is pick my nose and eat my snot,
I like to go around with tatoos and say I got shot,
When the holes are tattoos that were glued on the spot
I AM NOT A GANGSTA
YOU JUST A WANGSTA BITCH
I try to create an image that is fake
Like goin to the library and eatin cake
I don't like that shit man, it's just not me
Cuz what I really like to do is drink my own pee
Nigger, I am
I stupid fat lipped motherfuckin ugly ass bitch ass nigger
Uh oh, here comes the KKK, I BETTER RUN!