The first duo was M.O.P., who graciously accepted the money but ultimately recorded nothing (save for a handful of singles) for the G-Unit, opting instead to go the independent path (although they're still technically signed to the label).
While he also went the traditional route of signing unknowns to become part of his army (none of whom have seen an album release date as of this writing), Curtis also elected to track down two already-established rap duos, hoping that his newfound clout would translate into both street credibility and mainstream success for the acts involved. He decided that one way to reach his goal was to sign as many artists as he possibly could to his vanity label, G-Unit Records, with the help of his bottomless checking account, funded by Interscope. One of the members of his camp turned traitor and defected, opting instead to friend his leader's enemies on Facebook, but Curtis remained determined to take over hip hop completely. He believed himself to be the newly-crowned prince of hip hop, and thanks to his consistent record sales (as much as Max hates to draw attention to the fact, both Get Rick or Die Tryin' and The Massacre were massive global blockbusters), all of the most powerful men in all of the music industry helped to solidify his perception.Ĭurtis had already brought all of his friends into the industry, in the form of his crew G-Unit, and they, too, found success (well, to a point: did anybody actually purchase Tony Yayo's solo album?). Once upon a time, there was a man named Curtis Jackson.
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