Beg for Mercy

Beg for Mercy is the debut studio album by G-Unit, at the time composed of rappers 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck, with support from Tony Yayo, who is an original member but was in prison at the time of the album's main recording(s) as well as release, and newest member The Game, who was inducted into the group after recording sessions were already finished. The album was released in November 2003, 9 months after 50 Cent's successful debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

Beg for Mercy
Studio album by
G-Unit
ReleasedNovember 14, 2003
Recorded2003
Genre
Length68:37
Label
Producer
G-Unit chronology
God's Plan
(2002)		 Beg for Mercy
(2003)		 T·O·S (Terminate on Sight)
(2008)
Singles from Beg for Mercy
  1. "Stunt 101"
    Released: September 23, 2003
  2. "Poppin' Them Thangs"
    Released: November 4, 2003
  3. "Wanna Get to Know You"
    Released: January 13, 2004
  4. "Smile"
    Released: April 8, 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Entertainment Weekly(B) link
Robert Christgau link
RapReviews.com(7.5/10) link
Blender link
E!B link
PopMatters(favorable) link
Rolling Stonelink

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 bail jumping, 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 "Wanna Get To Know You" & "Poppin' Them Thangs". He is also mentioned in the lyrics of 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 2Pac's Tupac: Resurrection, & Jay-Z's The Black Album. Its bow was moved up from November 18 to thwart piracy, as was Beg for Mercy.[2] Beg for Mercy then sold 330,000 copies in its 2nd week to peak at #2 on the Billboard 200,[3] while moving another 195,000 units in its 3rd week.[4] By April 2008, it had sold over 2.7 million units in the U.S.,[5] 9.8 million copies worldwide,[6][7] and has since been certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."G-Unit"
Hi-Tek3:29
2."Poppin' Them Thangs"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
4:00
3."My Buddy"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
3:44
4."I'm So Hood"Jackson
  • DJ Twins
  • Eminem
  • Luis Resto
2:25
5."Stunt 101"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
Mr. Porter3:52
6."Wanna Get to Know You" (featuring Joe)
Red Spyda4:25
7."Groupie Love" (featuring Butch Cassidy)
Midi Mafia4:14
8."Betta Ask Somebody"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
Jake One3:53
9."Footprints"
  • Jackson
  • Brown
Nottz4:21
10."Eye for Eye"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
Hi-Tek3:55
11."Smile"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
No I.D.3:38
12."Baby U Got"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
Megahertz4:03
13."Salute U"
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
7th EMP3:00
14."Beg for Mercy"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
2:38
15."G'd Up"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
  • Dr. Dre
  • Scott Storch
4:47
16."Lay You Down"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
DJ Khalil4:03
17."Gangsta Shit"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Brown
Needlz4:12
18."I Smell Pussy"
  • Jackson
  • Lloyd
  • Bernard
Sam Sneed3:58
19."Collapse (G-Unit Freestyle)" (Bonus Track)JacksonEminem1:37
Total length:1:10:14
Samples (Liner notes)
  • "G-Unit" contains samples of "Million Dollars" by Triumvirat
  • "My Buddy" contains samples of "Agony or Ecstacy" by Ennio Morricone, 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

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[32] 4× Platinum 400,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[34] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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