Claim: 50 Cent is a rapper.

G-Unit Records is an American record label . The label was founded in 2003 by rapper 50 Cent . Upon its inception , the label operated as a subsidiary of , and was distributed through , Universal Music Group 's Interscope Records . In August 2010 , the label added another distribution with EMI . In February 2014 , G-Unit Records severed its eleven-year relationship with Interscope Records , and the label now operates under the mantle of Capitol Music Group and Caroline Records . G-Unit Records has a subsidiary label , G-Note Records , that caters to other genres of music , including R&B and pop . The label 's acts over the years have earned RIAA certifications of `` Platinum '' or higher on seven of its sixteen released albums .