G-Unit, an abbreviation for Gorilla Unit, is a rap group founded by 50 Cent… Read Full Bio ↴G-Unit, an abbreviation for Gorilla Unit, is a rap group founded by 50 Cent. The group first garnered a following in the underground New York scene by independently releasing several mixtapes. The group's founder, Queens-based rapper 50 Cent, officially brought the group mainstream success by establishing it as a division at Interscope Records. Since signing to the label, G-Unit's members have released solo albums.
G-Unit was founded shortly after 50 Cent left Columbia Records. The original members were: 50 Cent, Bang Em Smurf, Domination, Lloyd Banks, Sha Money XL & Tony Yayo. These rappers collectively established the group as a whole in 2000; however, after Yayo got a prison sentence 50 Cent signed Young Buck and along with himself and Banks became the three faces of G-Unit. Smurf and Domination left the group due to some problems with the General, 50 Cent.
After being shot, 50 Cent signed to Interscope Records. Due to the success of his commercial debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin', he was granted his own record label. This was when 50 and Sha Money XL founded G-Unit Records.
The group continued to work hard and released several mixtape series which earned them a lot of attention in the rap industry. The most prominent of these being 50 Cent Is the Future, God's Plan, No Mercy, No Fear and Automatic Gunfire. G-Unit have also started a mixtape series with their DJ, DJ Whoo Kid, called G-Unit Radio.
These mixtapes gave them a gigantic buzz throughout New York City, which eventually led to 50's first solo album Get Rich or Die Tryin' selling over 12 million copies.
Before the group had a chance to record its debut album, Tony Yayo was sentenced to prison for a gun-possession charge as well as bail-jumping. During Tony Yayo's prison sentence, the group signed Nashville rapper, Young Buck. They continued their activity, working on yet more mixtape recordings. In particular, their 'G-Unit Remix' to 50 Cent's "P.I.M.P." was successful.
During Tony Yayo's prison sentence, G-Unit recorded their debut album, Beg for Mercy. The album was quickly released on November 14, 2003 to combat bootlegging and had significant commercial success. Tony Yayo made only two appearances on the album, both on songs that were recorded before his arrest. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts and sold over 4 million units.
50 Cent later went on to sign The Game, Mobb Deep, M.O.P., Olivia, Spider Loc andMase. The Game was asked to be put in the group by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. 50 Cent agreed, and gave 7 of his records which was supposed to go on his second LP The Massacre. After The Game went on the radio and said that he had no problems with some rappers 50 Cent had issues with, 50 felt that Game was disloyal and kicked him out of the group, which lead to the infamous G-Unit vs. The Game/Black Wallstreet meet and beat off.
G-Unit was founded shortly after 50 Cent left Columbia Records. The original members were: 50 Cent, Bang Em Smurf, Domination, Lloyd Banks, Sha Money XL & Tony Yayo. These rappers collectively established the group as a whole in 2000; however, after Yayo got a prison sentence 50 Cent signed Young Buck and along with himself and Banks became the three faces of G-Unit. Smurf and Domination left the group due to some problems with the General, 50 Cent.
After being shot, 50 Cent signed to Interscope Records. Due to the success of his commercial debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin', he was granted his own record label. This was when 50 and Sha Money XL founded G-Unit Records.
The group continued to work hard and released several mixtape series which earned them a lot of attention in the rap industry. The most prominent of these being 50 Cent Is the Future, God's Plan, No Mercy, No Fear and Automatic Gunfire. G-Unit have also started a mixtape series with their DJ, DJ Whoo Kid, called G-Unit Radio.
These mixtapes gave them a gigantic buzz throughout New York City, which eventually led to 50's first solo album Get Rich or Die Tryin' selling over 12 million copies.
Before the group had a chance to record its debut album, Tony Yayo was sentenced to prison for a gun-possession charge as well as bail-jumping. During Tony Yayo's prison sentence, the group signed Nashville rapper, Young Buck. They continued their activity, working on yet more mixtape recordings. In particular, their 'G-Unit Remix' to 50 Cent's "P.I.M.P." was successful.
During Tony Yayo's prison sentence, G-Unit recorded their debut album, Beg for Mercy. The album was quickly released on November 14, 2003 to combat bootlegging and had significant commercial success. Tony Yayo made only two appearances on the album, both on songs that were recorded before his arrest. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts and sold over 4 million units.
50 Cent later went on to sign The Game, Mobb Deep, M.O.P., Olivia, Spider Loc andMase. The Game was asked to be put in the group by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. 50 Cent agreed, and gave 7 of his records which was supposed to go on his second LP The Massacre. After The Game went on the radio and said that he had no problems with some rappers 50 Cent had issues with, 50 felt that Game was disloyal and kicked him out of the group, which lead to the infamous G-Unit vs. The Game/Black Wallstreet meet and beat off.
U Should Be Here
G-Unit Lyrics
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{*this song borrows the beat and style from Raphael Saadiq's "Be Here"*}
(Intro - Tony Yayo talking) *echo*
YEAH!, your rockin' wit the talk of New York
Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent
G-UNIT, and here we go!
(*Saadiq sings "you should be here," and other parts of the song
in the background throughout the intro and most of the song*)
(50 Cent - Singing) - (Raphael Saadiq)
You should be here wit me bitch
You should come and make me rich
Girl you know you need a pimp
Girl you know you drive me crazy (drive me crazy)
You should be here wit me bitch (ew, ew, girl)
Girl you know you drive me crazy
Bitch, (you should be here)
(Verse 1 - 50 Cent) - (Raphael Saadiq) (Tony Yayo)
Bright and early in the mornin' come up short with my money
And for sure I'll kick your ass bitch (what you say)
(You should be here) You fuckin' with them other niggas
But you know you love the niggas, switch to a pimp bitch (BITCH)
(You should be here) You fit into my stable of hoes
You from Atlanta, I'm from New York, but I'm "throwin them bows"
(You should be here) Right here next to me,
Girl I know you tired of fuckin' for free (WOO, Sing along)
(Chorus 1 - 50 Cent) - (Raphael Saadiq) (Tony Yayo)
(You should be here)
You should be that bitch that come, everytime I call
(You should be here)
You should be down on your knees, tryin' to break me off (uh huh, uh huh)
(You should be here)
You should be that bitch, that buy me shit all the time
(Well I wish you were here)
You should be my bottom bitch, out on the grind (you should be here)
(Verse 2 - Lloyd Banks) - (Raphael Saadiq) (Tony Yayo) {50 Cent}
Bust in your ass, winter, spring, or summer
I'm a winner, I'm ain't a regular nigga, ho (Lloyd Banks)
(You should be here) Runnin' wit a pro, I ain't a beginner
Niggas know, what, you wanna percentage, no {Hell no}
(You should be here) Walkin' the track, rain, hail, sleet, snow
Anythin' to speed up the process of the cash flow {gotta get that money man}
(You should be here) Catchin' a date, and breakin'll keep me straight
Even if you gotta take it in the ass hole {you take it in the ass}
(Chorus 1 - 50 Cent) - (Raphael Saadiq) (Tony Yayo)
(You should be here) You should be that bitch that come (uh huh)
Everytime I call (I told ya'll motherfuckers)
(You should be here) You should be down on your knees
Tryin' to break me off (you should be here)
You should be that bitch, that buy me shit all the time
(Yo, 50 get on that 50 shit one time, my nigga)
You should be my bottom bitch, out on the grind
(Verse 3 - 50 Cent) - (Raphael Saadiq) (Tony Yayo)
Uh, yeah, (you should be here)
Look, I don't really need you, I get my dough, bitch
I got some Coupe's, I got some jeeps, I got some mo' shit
(You should be here) I stay wit some hoes, cause I use those twos (uh huh)
I keep a Benz, I keep some rims, and I stay with some jewels
(You should be here) I'm internationally known, man everybody know me
Way down in McNolly, they feelin' me wodie
(You should be here), but you can catch me in Houston, with Bun and Pimp C (C)
Or in Miami, wit Luke and VIP (yeah)
(Chorus 2 - Raphael Saadiq - singing)
(You should be), you should be here with me babe
You should be here with me babe
(You should be). Girl you know you drive me crazy (sing along)
Girl you know you drive me crazy
(You should be) You should be here with me babe (ew, ew, girl)
(Girl I wish you were here) I just wanna drive ya babe
You should be here
(Outro - Tony Yayo - talking)
I told ya'll motherfuckers G-UNIT is takin' over this shit man (*echo*)
(You should be here) We run the hood (*echo*)
And we run these motherfuckin' offices (*echo*)
Ya'll be wiling (*echo*)
(you should be here) If ya'll hear (*echo*), the fuckin' (*echo*)
Chase these crackers that's cuttin' us right now
(You should be here) Man you still local
I'm out the hood man (*echo), C'mon
(Chorus 2 - Raphael Saadiq - singing)
You should be), you should be here with me babe
You should be here with me babe
(You should be). Girl you know you drive me crazy (sing along)
Girl you know you drive me crazy
(You should be) You should be here with me babe (ew, ew, girl)
(Girl I wish you were here) I just wanna drive ya babe
You should be here
(Intro - Tony Yayo talking) *echo*
YEAH!, your rockin' wit the talk of New York
Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent
G-UNIT, and here we go!
(*Saadiq sings "you should be here," and other parts of the song
(50 Cent - Singing) - (Raphael Saadiq)
You should be here wit me bitch
You should come and make me rich
Girl you know you need a pimp
Girl you know you drive me crazy (drive me crazy)
You should be here wit me bitch (ew, ew, girl)
Girl you know you drive me crazy
Bitch, (you should be here)
(Verse 1 - 50 Cent) - (Raphael Saadiq) (Tony Yayo)
Bright and early in the mornin' come up short with my money
And for sure I'll kick your ass bitch (what you say)
(You should be here) You fuckin' with them other niggas
But you know you love the niggas, switch to a pimp bitch (BITCH)
(You should be here) You fit into my stable of hoes
You from Atlanta, I'm from New York, but I'm "throwin them bows"
(You should be here) Right here next to me,
Girl I know you tired of fuckin' for free (WOO, Sing along)
(Chorus 1 - 50 Cent) - (Raphael Saadiq) (Tony Yayo)
(You should be here)
You should be that bitch that come, everytime I call
(You should be here)
You should be down on your knees, tryin' to break me off (uh huh, uh huh)
(You should be here)
You should be that bitch, that buy me shit all the time
(Well I wish you were here)
You should be my bottom bitch, out on the grind (you should be here)
(Verse 2 - Lloyd Banks) - (Raphael Saadiq) (Tony Yayo) {50 Cent}
Bust in your ass, winter, spring, or summer
I'm a winner, I'm ain't a regular nigga, ho (Lloyd Banks)
(You should be here) Runnin' wit a pro, I ain't a beginner
Niggas know, what, you wanna percentage, no {Hell no}
(You should be here) Walkin' the track, rain, hail, sleet, snow
Anythin' to speed up the process of the cash flow {gotta get that money man}
(You should be here) Catchin' a date, and breakin'll keep me straight
Even if you gotta take it in the ass hole {you take it in the ass}
(Chorus 1 - 50 Cent) - (Raphael Saadiq) (Tony Yayo)
(You should be here) You should be that bitch that come (uh huh)
Everytime I call (I told ya'll motherfuckers)
(You should be here) You should be down on your knees
Tryin' to break me off (you should be here)
You should be that bitch, that buy me shit all the time
(Yo, 50 get on that 50 shit one time, my nigga)
You should be my bottom bitch, out on the grind
(Verse 3 - 50 Cent) - (Raphael Saadiq) (Tony Yayo)
Uh, yeah, (you should be here)
Look, I don't really need you, I get my dough, bitch
I got some Coupe's, I got some jeeps, I got some mo' shit
(You should be here) I stay wit some hoes, cause I use those twos (uh huh)
I keep a Benz, I keep some rims, and I stay with some jewels
(You should be here) I'm internationally known, man everybody know me
Way down in McNolly, they feelin' me wodie
(You should be here), but you can catch me in Houston, with Bun and Pimp C (C)
Or in Miami, wit Luke and VIP (yeah)
(Chorus 2 - Raphael Saadiq - singing)
(You should be), you should be here with me babe
You should be here with me babe
(You should be). Girl you know you drive me crazy (sing along)
Girl you know you drive me crazy
(You should be) You should be here with me babe (ew, ew, girl)
(Girl I wish you were here) I just wanna drive ya babe
You should be here
(Outro - Tony Yayo - talking)
I told ya'll motherfuckers G-UNIT is takin' over this shit man (*echo*)
(You should be here) We run the hood (*echo*)
And we run these motherfuckin' offices (*echo*)
Ya'll be wiling (*echo*)
(you should be here) If ya'll hear (*echo*), the fuckin' (*echo*)
Chase these crackers that's cuttin' us right now
(You should be here) Man you still local
I'm out the hood man (*echo), C'mon
(Chorus 2 - Raphael Saadiq - singing)
You should be), you should be here with me babe
You should be here with me babe
(You should be). Girl you know you drive me crazy (sing along)
Girl you know you drive me crazy
(You should be) You should be here with me babe (ew, ew, girl)
(Girl I wish you were here) I just wanna drive ya babe
You should be here
The song "U Should Be Here" by G-Unit featuring Raphael Saadiq is about a man who desires the companionship of a woman who can make him feel rich, buy him things, and be his bottom bitch on the grind. The lyrics are explicit and demeaning to women, portraying them as disposable objects that exist only to fulfill men's desires. 50 Cent sings the first verse, telling the woman she belongs in his stable of hoes and that she should be tired of "fucking for free." Lloyd Banks takes the second verse, boasting about his success and how a woman can help him make more money. 50 Cent returns in the third verse, explaining that he doesn't really need a woman but enjoys having them around to show off his wealth and power.
The chorus, sung by Saadiq, repeats the line "You should be here with me babe" over and over again. It's a plaintive plea for companionship that contrasts sharply with the aggressive, misogynistic verses. Saadiq's soulful voice adds depth and emotion to the song, but it's not enough to redeem its offensive content. The choice to sample Saadiq's "Be Here" is interesting because it's a song about longing and desire, but Saadiq's lyrics are much more respectful toward women.
Overall, "U Should Be Here" is a catchy but problematic song that reflects the sexist attitudes that pervade hip-hop music. While G-Unit's verses might be tongue-in-cheek, they still perpetuate harmful stereotypes that contribute to real-world violence against women.
Contributed by Riley E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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@theDJRHYNO
This is the first 50 Cent song I ever heard in the 9th grade while playing Madden. I will never forget that moment. I’m a 50 fan for life!
Jay Milestone
U a 80s baby 4sho
@theDJRHYNO
@Jay Milestone yessir. What a time to be alive
G Kieninger
80s baby's are the shit....50 that classic shit
DmizzMOB
I had this on repeat years and years ago and the shot still 🔥
Lance Thomas
What I love about music, how a song can take you to a place and time so vivid. Thanks for posting this one.
LB So Wavy718
I cant believe 50 performed this at Hot 97 Summer Jam 2014 . That shit was crazy.
LB So Wavy718
+Tre Moore I don't get it. What funny?
Tharsan Jeyachandran
classic shit
Nishant Krishnan
you got a link to a video of them performing this song?