Beg for Mercy

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Beg for Mercy
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Studio album by G Unit
Released November 14, 2003
Recorded 2003
Genre Hardcore hip hop, gangsta rap
Length 68:37
Label
Producer 50 Cent (executive), Dr. Dre, Scott Storch, Hi-Tek, Sha Money XL, No I.D., Thayod Ausar, Eminem, Luis Resto, DJ Twins, Denaun Porter, Red Spyda, Dirty Swift, Bruce Waynne, Fusion Unltd, Jake One, Nottz, Megahertz, 7th EMP, Big-Toni, DJ Khalil, Needlz, Sam Sneed, Black Jeruz
G Unit chronology
God's Plan
(2002)God's Plan2002		 Beg for Mercy
(2003)		 T·O·S (Terminate on Sight)
(2008)
Singles from Beg for Mercy 5.0
  1. "Stunt 101"
    Released: September 23, 2003
  2. "Poppin' Them Thangs"
    Released: November 4, 2003
  3. "My Buddy"
    Released: 2003
  4. "Wanna Get to Know You"
    Released: January 13, 2004
  5. "Smile"
    Released: April 8, 2004

T·O·S (Terminate on Sight)2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 62/100
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars link
Entertainment Weekly (B) link
Robert Christgau (dud) link
RapReviews.com (7.5/10) link
Blender 3/5 stars link
E! B link
PopMatters (favorable) link
Rolling Stone 3/5 starslink

Beg for Mercy is the debut album by hip hop group G-Unit, at the time composed of rappers 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck, with support from Tony Yayo. The album was released in November 2003, 9 months after 50 Cent's successful debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

Background

"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."[1]

As the album was recorded, Tony Yayo was sentenced to jail on charges of gun possession, and so he makes only two appearances on the entire record, on the tracks "Groupie Love", and "I Smell Pussy". His image is seen on the brick wall of the album cover as he could not be photographed due to the jail sentence.

At the time of the album's release, rapper The Game was just placed in G-Unit, therefore he is not photographed, nor does he make an appearance on the album. He does however make cameos in the videos for singles Stunt 101, Wanna Get To Know You & Poppin' Them Thangs. He is also mentioned in Poppin' Them Thangs when Young Buck raps, "You ain't no Crip like Snoop, / You ain't no Blood like Game."

Sales and certifications

In its first week of sales, Beg for Mercy sold 377,000 copies. It debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, behind Tupac Shakur's eighth posthumous release, Tupac: Resurrection, (430,000 units moved), and Jay-Z's The Black Album, (463,263 units moved.) Its bow was moved up from November 18 to thwart piracy, as was Beg for Mercy.[2] Beg for Mercy then sold 327,000 copies in its second week to peak at #2 on the Billboard 200,[3] while moving another 193,000 units in its third week.[4] By April 2008, it had sold over 2.7 million units in the U.S.,[5] 5.5 million copies worldwide,[6][7] and had been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.[8]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "G-Unit"  
Hi-Tek 3:29
2. "Poppin' Them Thangs"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
4:01
3. "My Buddy"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
3:44
4. "I'm So Hood"   Jackson
  • DJ Twins
  • Eminem
  • Luis Resto
 2:26
5. "Stunt 101"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
 Mr. Porter 3:52
6. "Wanna Get to Know You" (featuring Joe)
Red Spyda 4:25
7. "Groupie Love" (featuring Butch Cassidy)
Midi Mafia 4:14
8. "Betta Ask Somebody"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
  • Fusion Unltd.
  • Jake One
 3:53
9. "Footprints"  
  • Jackson
  • Brown
 Nottz 4:21
10. "Eye for Eye"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
 Hi-Tek 3:56
11. "Smile"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
 No I.D. 3:38
12. "Baby U Got"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
 Megahertz 4:04
13. "Salute U"  
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
 7th EMP 3:00
14. "Beg for Mercy"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
2:39
15. "G'd Up"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
  • Dr. Dre
  • Scott Storch
 4:47
16. "Lay You Down"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
 DJ Khalil 4:03
17. "Gangsta Shit"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
 Needlz 4:12
18. "I Smell Pussy"  
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Bernard
 Sam Sneed 3:58
19. "Collapse (G Unit Freestyle)" (Bonus Track) Jackson Eminem 1:38
Total length:
 1:10:22
Samples
  • "G-Unit" contains samples of "Million Dollars" by Triumvirat
  • "My Buddy" contains samples of "Ecstacy of Gold" and "Piume Di Cristallo" by Ennio Morricone, an interpolation of "My Buddy" a commercial of Playskool, and audio excerpts from the film Scarface.
  • "Wanna Get to Know You" contains samples of "Come Live with Me Angel" by Marvin Gaye.
  • "Groupie Love" contains samples of "Simply Beautiful" by Al Green.
  • "Betta Ask Somebody" contains samples of "Blue Leopard" by Pierre-Alain Dahan.
  • "Footprints" contains samples of "Walk with Me" by Martha Bass.
  • "Eye for Eye" contains samples of "Hello Love" by Eden Raskin.
  • "Smile" contains samples of "I Too Am Wanting" by Syreeta
  • "Salute U" contains samples of "Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F Major (Allego Moderato)" by Johann Sebastian Bach
  • "Beg for Mercy" contains samples of "Back Down" by 50 Cent
  • "Lay You Down" contains samples of "Doctor Marvello" by Klaatu
  • "I Smell Pussy" contains samples of "The Greatest Sex" by R. Kelly

References

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  5. ↑ Crosley, Hillary (April 24, 2008). G-Unit, The Game Push Back New Albums. Billboard. Accessed May 10, 2008.
  6. ↑ New York Post, Return of the Rap Pack. NYPost. Accessed June 30, 2008
  7. ↑ Jeffery-Coker, Mesai. Featured Interview: Tony Yayo. Rap Fanatic magazine. Accessed August 31, 2007.
  8. ↑ RIAA Searchable Database - "G-Unit". RIAA. Accessed May 10, 2008.
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