A History of G-Unit's (Alleged) Physical Altercations

50 Cent and his G-Unit crew have never been afraid of beef. Since their inception in 2002, 50's G-Unit soldiers haven't just hurled lyrical barbs at other rappers, but they've also gotten into their fair share of physical altercations. Longtime member Lloyd Banks and lifetime goon Tony Yayo have gotten into all-out brawls while short-lived members like Game and Young Buck and lesser known members like 40 Glocc have squared up, too.

G-Unit’s latest scuffle went down this weekend during a taping of the BET Hip-Hop Awards when they got into a fight with Rick Ross cohort, Gunplay. There have been a ton of rumors about the incident (including G-Unit affiliate Kidd Kidd implying that they did in fact jump Gunplay), but you can watch video of the incident here and hear Gunplay give a play-by-play of the events here. There are even rumors of 50 popping off with Diddy backstage.

While 50 has been quiet about the whole situation, but perhaps only because he's so used to the drama. We took a look back at G-Unit’s history of physical altercations that includes run-ins with everyone from Onyx to Ja Rule.

Written By Eric Diep (@E_Diep) and Michael Nguyen (@xmikeynguyen)

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Date: 2000

What Happened? In an MTV special, Ja Rule was interviewed by Louis Farrakhan about his beef with 50 Cent. In the interview, Ja recalled the first time he had a brawl with 50 in Atlanta. According to Ja, he confronted 50 and started to go into detail about how he felt about him.

“I let him know I wasn't feeling it, his whole style," said Ja. "So he punched me, he snuffed me, and—boom!—I caught him back. Then the fight broke out.” Ja claimed the incident lead to their beef becoming official. “Once that ensued, that's when the real beef started. Because now it's a physical thing."

Date: March 2000

What Happened: After popping off with Ja Rule in Atlanta, the beef between 50 and Ja was on. Things got uglier when 50 was approached by Murder Inc.'s Black Child and a crew outside of the Hit Factory studio in NYC when 50 was beaten and stabbed by Black Child. Multiple reports claimed that Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo and his brother Christopher were involved.

50 was treated to three stitches and eventually recovered from the stab wound. Black Child would later admit he was responsible, saying he was defending himself because he saw someone reaching for a gun.

Date: 2003

What Happened: 50 and Onyx's Fredro Starr met each other through Jam Master Jay, who used to bring 50 in the studio so he could record with Onyx. Eventually, a young 50 got on an Onyx song called "React."

Fredro Starr had a theory about how their beef started. According to Fredro, when Onyx went on tour back in the day, they still liked performing "React" so they got rapper Scarred 4 Life to perform 50's verse. When the tour stopped in NYC, Onyx invited 50 to their show at the Apollo to do his verse. However, when it came time for 50 to do his verse, Scarred 4 Life did it instead and stole the spotlight from 50.

Later, 50 would diss Onyx's Sticky Fingaz on a number of mixtapes, including 50's underground hit “How To Rob." However, things got physical at the rehearsal for the 2003 VIBE Awards. Fredro was in attendance and saw 50 and his G-Unit crew near the stage. He headed over to make a peaceful gesture, but 50 ended up surprising him with one swing. The altercation ended up blowing over and the two haven’t spoken to each other since.

Date: November 2004

What Happened: During the 2004 VIBE Awards, Young Buck was involved in a fight. During the ceremony, 26-year-old Los Angeles native Jimmy James Johnson approached Dr. Dre with an intention of getting an autograph but for whatever reason, he ended up punching Dre in the face and a melee ensued. This lead to the scuffle which resulted in Buck and two other men stabbing Johnson.

Johnson was stabbed in the chest and suffered a collapsed lung. He was treated at a local hospital and recovered. Buck was charged with assault with a deadly weapon but was able to plead it down to no contest to assault with a chance to produce bodily injury after somehow convincing the court that Buck didn't have a knife but in fact was wielding a fork. We might have believed that if we didn't see Buck wearing this shirt shortly after.

Date: June 2004

What Happened: Bang'em Smurf and 50 Cent were once close, but Bang'em Smurf claimed that their friendship turned sour after 50’s rise to fame. Their tension soon turned into hatred, capped off during Hot 97’s Summer Jam in 2004. 50 Cent and his G-Unit crew were on stage performing, and Bang'em Smurf, Domination, and Silver Back Guerilla crew showed up in the front row to taunt 50. That’s when chaos ensued.

50 and Lloyd Banks started throwing cash at Bang'em Smurf and 50 proceeded to throw water on him. This lead to Bang'em trying to jump over the barricade while his crew threw chairs at 50.

Former G-Unit DJ, DJ Whoo Kid, who was spinning during their performance, told MTV after seeing Bang'em Smurf and his crew show up in the front row, "I didn't even think that it would be that crazy."

Date: March 2005

What Happened: With G-Unit firmly established as one of the hottest crews in hip-hop, Interscope CEO Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre wanted West Coast rapper The Game added to the roster to help strengthen the group. After releasing The Documentary in 2005, rumors started spreading of friction between Game and 50.

In an interview with VIBE in 2005, 50 responded to Game’s claim that they got into shoving matches from time to time. When asked if it happened often in G-Unit, he said, “Only between me and him. He’s real opinionated. He hasn’t been around long enough to know that he needs to listen. Everybody else knows that."

Date: February 2005

What Happened: 50 Cent and G-Unit showed up at Hot 97 ready to kick Game out of the crew. 50 told Funkmaster Flex that he felt Game was being disloyal, especially when Game didn’t want to get involved with his beefs. However, the interview was interrupted when Game and his crew got into a shootout outside of the radio station. The shootout ended with Game falling back after his boy, Kevin Reed, got shot in the left leg.

Date: February 2006

What Happened: During the filming of Busta Rhymes’ star-studded video shoot for the “Touch It (Remix),” (which featured Lloyd Banks) G-Unit member Tony Yayo got into a war of words with famed producer Swizz Beatz as well as members of the Ruff Ryders camp. The dispute ended in gunfire and resulted in the death of Busta Rhymes’ security man, Israel Ramirez.

A witness said Yayo was insulting Swizz Beatz, Darrin "Dee" Dean, and Joaquin "Waah" Dean [CEOs of Ruff Ryders Entertainment]. Although the shooting was never pinned on Yayo, it was believed that an argument which began at the shoot “moved to the street.” Outside, a pushing and shoving match ensued and an unidentified assailant fired at least eight shots and one of them hit Ramirez, who later died on arrival at a Brooklyn hospital.

A witness said, "Then Yayo started talking to Busta, saying, 'My bad, I'm not trying to disrespect you. I ain't gonna make it hot.’” The shooting became a huge source of controversy.

Date: February 2007

What Happened: Although Game and G-Unit went their separate ways in 2005, there was still plenty of bad blood between them in 2007. At a T.I. and Young Jeezy-hosted party in Las Vegas for NBA All-Star weekend, Game just happened to be in the same building as Buck.

In the clip above, Young Buck is on stage getting the crowd hyped. Meanwhile, Game and his crew are seen moving towards the stage when Buck begins to call them out. Thank goodness security comes over to calm things down because you can tell things were about to get really real.

Date: March 2007

What Happened: In 2007, Tony Yayo and his entourage approached Jimmy Henchman’s 14-year-old son while he was walking towards the Czar Entertainment offices. Multiple reports claimed that Yayo and company surrounded the boy and backhanded him across the face for repping the management company that also represented Game.

Yayo was later arrested on charges of harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. But thanks to his lawyer Scott Leemon, Yayo's charges were eventually dismissed as part of a plea deal to a lesser, noncriminal harassment charge, which resulted in only 10 days of community service and no jail time.

However, G-Unit's Lowell "Lodi Mack" Fletcher stepped up and said he did in fact assault Henchman's son and was sentenced to nine months in prison. Two weeks after being released from prison, Lodi Mack was shot and killed in the Bronx. Jimmy Henchman was eventually implicated in the murder.

Date: April 2008

What Happened: 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. were the best of friends at one point. But even best friends get into arguments. “Money” Mayweather, one of boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighters, got into a fight with 50 during a celebrity basketball event in Michigan.

In an interview with Hot 97’s Miss Jones, 50 says that he put his hands in Mayweather's face. As a natural reflex, Mayweather immediately threw a punch back. When asked about how the scuffle came about, he says they were arguing over a bet. Many wondered who won the fight between them. His response to Miss Jones’ question was confident as usual, “Floyd’s no longer undefeated.”

Date: January 2010

What Happened: Chris Hines is a veteran of the music industry responsible for putting together shows and parties. He booked Lloyd Banks at Club NV in Ontario, Canada, but Banks showed up 90 minutes late and got upset when the venue ended up being half-full. Banks then stopped his set and went back to his hotel.

The next morning, Hines claims that Banks and his associates—Shaun McGee, Tyrell Cooper, and Nicklas Sloane—came to his room and held him against his will. They assaulted and robbed Hines, leaving him with noticeable bruises. The dispute was allegedly over Banks’ payment and whether he should have returned an undisclosed fee.

Date: May 2011

What Happened: G-Unit affiliate 40 Glocc and Black Wall Street member Compton Menace got into a fight during the Cage Vs Cons event at the L.A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles. In the following clips, the Black Wall Street member is seen with several others jumping 40 Glocc. It’s unclear how it all started, but several sources claim that it was related to their gang affiliations to the Bloods and Crips.

Compton Menace would tell AllHipHop in the aftermath that 40 was running his mouth and simply needed to be put in line. “He had no choice [but to fight], he did what another cat against a wall would do. 40 Glocc got his ass whooped, he don't run his mouth no more, and watch who talk shit about and watch who you run up on."

Date: July 2012

What Happened: While walking down the street in L.A., Game’s crew ran up on 40 Glocc armed with an iPhone and proceeded to give him a beatdown. 40 claimed that Game and his Black Wall Street camp drew guns, leaving him unable to fight back, forcing him to run for safety.

Date: September 2012

What Happened: Twitter was buzzing this weekend during Saturday’s taping of the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards. While Young Jeezy and Rick Ross were beefing inside the venue, Gunplay and members of 50 Cent’s G-Unit crew were beefing in the trailer park outside the venue.

In the following footage captured by a bystander, the 601 & Snort rapper is seen landing a few swings on an alleged member before getting sprayed by mace. He was detained by police, but not arrested. When 50 was questioned by a TMZ photographer about what happened at the BET Awards, he brushed it off with a spot-on answer, "They gave out awards."