Beg for Mercy
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| Studio album by G Unit ( 50 Cent , Lloyd Banks , Young Buck , Tony Yayo ) |
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November 14, 2003 |
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| Label (s) | G-Unit Records , Interscope Records | ||||||||
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18/19 |
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68:37 / 70:14 |
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Hi-Tek , Dr. Dre , Scott Storch , Eminem et al |
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Beg for Mercy (in German: " plea for mercy ") is the debut album of American hip-hop group G-Unit , consisting of the rappers 50 Cent , Lloyd Banks , Young Buck and Tony Yayo . It was released on November 14, 2003 on the G-Unit Records and Interscope Records labels .
background
After the huge success of 50 Cent's first album Get Rich or Die Tryin ' , he founded his own label, G-Unit Records. Shortly thereafter, rappers Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck joined the G Unit. The popularity of 50 Cent raised interest in this group. Together they then recorded the album Beg for Mercy . Problematic was that Tony Yayo was imprisoned at the time because he had illegal weapons and a forged passport. That's why he's only featured on the songs Groupie Love and I Smell Pussy . Thematically, the album is mostly about guns, women and drugs.
Cover design
The album cover shows Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent and Young Buck, dressed in black and looking seriously at the viewer. In the left background Tony Yayo can be seen as graffiti on a house wall. The lettering G Unit and Beg for Mercy are located in the top left of the picture in white or gray.
Guest Posts
In addition to the rappers of the G Unit, other artists are represented on four songs. The singer Tracie Spencer is involved in the songs G-Unit and Eye for Eye , while the singer Joe can be heard on Wanna Get to Know You . In addition, the singer Butch Cassidy has a guest appearance on Groupie Love .
Track list
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| 1 | G-Unit | Tracie Spencer | Hi-Tek | 3:29 |
| 2 | Poppin 'Them Thangs | Dr. Dre , Scott Storch | 4:01 | |
| 3 | My buddy | Thayod Ausar, Eminem (Co), Luis Resto (Co) | 3:45 | |
| 4th | I'm So Hood | DJ Twinz, Eminem (Co), Luis Resto (Co) | 2:25 | |
| 5 | Stunt 101 | Denaun Porter | 3:52 | |
| 6th | Want to get to know you | Joe | Red Spyda | 4:25 |
| 7th | Groupie Love | Butch Cassidy | Midi mafia | 4:14 |
| 8th | Betta Ask Somebody | Merger Unltd. & Jake One | 3:53 | |
| 9 | Footprints | Nottz | 4:21 | |
| 10 | Eye for Eye | Tracie Spencer | Hi-Tek | 3:55 |
| 11 | Smile | No ID | 3:38 | |
| 12 | Baby you got | Megahertz | 4:04 | |
| 13 | Salute U | 7th EMP | 3:01 | |
| 14th | Beg for Mercy | Black Jeruz , Sha Money XL | 2:39 | |
| 15th | G'D Up | Dr. Dre | 4:47 | |
| 16 | Lay you down | DJ Khalil | 4:03 | |
| 17th | Gangsta shit | Needlz | 4:12 | |
| 18th | I Smell Pussy | Sam Sneed | 3:58 | |
| 19th | Collapse (G Unit Freestyle) (bonus song) | Eminem | 1:37 |
success
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Beg for Mercy entered the German charts at number 57 on December 15, 2003 and was ranked 74th in the following two weeks. In total, the album stayed in the top 100 for 13 weeks. In the United States, the record reached position 2 and stayed in the charts for 41 weeks.
The album went double- platinum in the US for over two million copies and sold over six million copies worldwide. It paved the way for solo albums by individual members. In 2004, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck released their commercially successful debut albums. The hype was so great that G Unit received its own clothing brand from Eckō Unlimited and was able to sign a contract with Reebok for its own sneakers . G Unit also promoted energy drinks .
Singles
The first single was the song Stunt 101 released on September 23, 2003 , which reached number 39 in the German charts. This was followed by the releases Poppin 'Them Thangs , Wanna Get to Know You and Smile .
reception
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| Metacritic | 62% |
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Stefan Johannesberg from laut.de rated Beg for Mercy with three out of a possible five points. 50 Cent's concept of "putting every hookline, every chorus over the tracks on your own" would wear out over time. In addition, Young Buck cannot quite keep up with the others, as his texts “don't really get stuck” and the flow “gets bored quickly”.
Samples
Some of the songs contain content and samples from previously released films and songs:
- G-Unit includes millions of dollars in parts from Triumvirate .
- Poppin Them Thangs contains pieces from Christmas Camel by Procol Harum .
- My Buddy contains elements of the song Agony or Ecstacy by Ennio Morricone and video clips from the film Scarface .
- Stunt 101 features parts of Tobacco Road by Tommy Youngblood.
- Wanna Get to Know You contains elements from Come Live with Me Angel by Marvin Gaye .
- Groupie Love includes parts of Simply Beautiful by Al Green .
- Footprints contains parts of Walk with Me by Martha Bass.
- Eye for Eye includes parts of Hello Love by Eden Raskin.
- Smile contains parts of I Too am Waiting by Syreeta .
- Salute U contains parts of Brandenburg Concerto # 1 in F major (Allegro Moderato) , composed by Johann Sebastian Bach .
- Beg for Mercy contains elements of the song Back Down from 50 Cent 's first album Get Rich or Die Tryin '.
- Lay You Down contains parts of the song Doctor Marvello by Klaatu .
- I Smell Pussy contains elements of the song The Greatest Sex by R. Kelly .
Individual evidence
- ^ Allmusic.com: Review of the album Beg for Mercy
- ↑ album cover
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ US: 2x platinum
- ↑ WW sales: 6 million
- ↑ Shannon McCarthy: 50 Cent Biography. Net Industries, accessed December 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Rating: metacritic.com
- ↑ Rating: laut.de
- ^ Christian Hoard: G Unit: Beg For Mercy. In: Music Reviews. Rolling Stone , December 11, 2003; archived from the original on January 14, 2009 ; accessed on December 12, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
- ↑ Review: RapReviews.com
