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Young rapper Young J explains how his journey started and where he hopes it leads to

How are you, how has your day been?

‘Not too bad, I’m ready to discuss my journey into the Hip-Hop industry’.

What sparked your passion into loving Hip-Hop music?

‘Ever since I was a small, Hip-Hop was all i knew and it was the one and only genre that made me stop whatever I was doing and start dancing and singing or rapping along to’.

What was the first record you bought?

‘Late Registration from Kayne west, I was only 10 years old when I bought it, so this record is a piece of memorabilia and I still listen to it from time to time’.

Who’s the person you’ve met with the worst music taste?

‘This has to be my brother-in-law. He showed me his playlist and all of it was Rock and Punk music, its definitely not my type of music. All I heard was a lot of shouting’.

What’s the best advice a musician has ever given you?

‘A few months ago, at the Hip-Hop appreciation ceremony in Orlando, Florida I met Kayne West for the first time and he actually told me a few things about his journey into his Hip-Hop career. H e said to always be truthful in your music and relate to your own life experiences. If you were to ask me if I had any tips for aspiring musical artists, I would repeat Kayne’s advice and add that you need to put in hard work, make sure you keep at it and you will need a little bit of luck’.

What made you want to be a musician?

‘I fell in love with music at a very young age and it was my go to thing in my spare time. I also enjoyed creating short songs after school. Being a musician is my dream job, and I’m so grateful to be doing it.

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Record label case study

• G-Unit Records is an American record label, specialising in both hip hop and gangsta rap. 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
• History: 2003 saw the release of G-Unit's commercial debut, Beg For Mercy, which sold 377,000 copies in its first week of release. It has now sold over 2.7 million units in the U.S. and 6 million copies worldwide. It has been certified double platinum by the RIAA. After bringing in West Coast rapper and Aftermath signee, the Game in early 2004, Spider Loc was also signed, around the time of Young Buck's Straight Outta Cashville release. However, Game and 50 Cent later had a falling out. As a result of Game's falling out with G-Unit, 50 Cent became unsure whether or not to sign any new artists to his "family," how he perceived G-Unit as a group and record label. Later that year, though, the opportunity to sign Mobb Deep and M.O.P.came up.
• Present-2014: On February 20, 2014, Tony Yayo stated 50 Cent "ain't rocking with [him]" and that G-Unit is over. He also announced his retirement from music stating "Too much stress. I flew the world already. Dropped an album. Time to try new things and the Unit not together. Then after what seemed like condescending comments about Lloyd banks and Yayo in multiple interviews, on April 25, 2014, 50 Cent said that due to the recent inside-fighting, G-Unit is currently "dismantled. However, on June 1, 2014, G-Unit reunited at the 21st annual hip-hop fest Summer Jam with 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, and G-Unit's newest member, Kidd Kidd. The following day, G-Unit released a song titled "Nah I'm Talkin' Bout", a remix of HS87's "Grindin My Whole Life", making their comeback official.