Continuing the trend of every rapper needing to have their own imprint label, now 50 Cent - currently signed to Eminem's Shady Records, which is an imprint of Dr Dre's Aftermath Records, which is an imprint of Interscope, which is an imprint of Universal - is getting his own imprint, G-Unit Records. Which means future 50 Cent releases will be released by G Unit – an imprint of an imprint of an imprint of an imprint of Universal (actually 50 Cent, like Eminem, will report directly to Interscope's management, but it’s less amusing that way). 50 Cent presumably has A&R ambitions and will no doubt be looking to sign other young hip hop talent, who will presumably all want their own labels too.
Apr 7, 2003
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50 Cent gets his own imprint
Rapper 50 Cent is launching his own imprint, G-Unit Records, which will sit within the existing Shady, Aftermath and Interscope label chain.