With all the tragedies that you guys faced recently, what type of life lessons do you draw from these experiences and how do they affect you when you step inside the recording booth?

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G-Unit Records seemed to expand a whole lot a couple of years ago when you had everybody signing. Now, for a variety of reasons, it seems like it's shrunk back to the three of you.

Yayo: Well, contractually, everybody is still on G-Unit, from Hot Rod to M.O.P. to Mobb Deep. Prodigy, shout to him, he's incarcerated now at Downstate Correctional Facility with my man El Dorado. Shout to them. Havoc, he's still making beats. M.O.P., they just have to deal with their own issues. They have to get theirselves together, but they still contractually still with G-Unit, along with Hot Rod and Spider Loc, and everybody else. It's not shrinking. It's just going back to the original formula of just me, Banks, and 50 in the studio going hard. And Buck, he's contractually under G-Unit too. He's still on the label. You could believe anything you want to believe, but he's still on the label, and he's still under the Unit. Nobody did anything to disrespect Buck. These are all the moves that he wanted to make. He complained about royalties. I never had a royalty problem, a publishing problem, ever in my life. I never had no complaints about it. I live in a million-dollar home. I own numerous properties. I have nice vehicles. I live the life that you supposed to live, being on G-Unit. - Villagevoice.com

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Check out the G-Unit Q&A Session Part 1 with Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo on DefSounds.com

Defsounds: What happened in Angola?--What was the whole chain snatching thing about?

Banks: You know what, you have to go to Angola to even understand the kind of energy and love they have for G-Unit, it ain't no artists that went there prior to us—except for maybe Jay Z, he might've toured around that way. When you go there, it's a overwhelming love—the people'll run and latch onto you. They're not going on stage with the intentions of taking anything from you—they want to come on stage and hug the artist and some times they don't let go. So it looks like its more than what it was. - DefSounds.com

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Lloyd Banks, the multi-platinum playboy of G-Unit, is back with his second installment Rotten Apple. The album features cameos by 50 Cent, Young Buck, Tony Yayo and Scarface. With tracking produced by Eminem, Timbaland and others -- and with Banks' punchline style -- this album is on its way to becoming a hip-hop classic.

To celebrate the album Lloyd Banks has signed a copy of the CD for a lucky fan! Bid now for your chance to own a piece of hip-hop history!

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“RAP CITY TOP 25 COUNTDOWN”

BEGINNING @ 1:00pm Saturday, 12/9

“YOU DON’T KNOW”

Plus Appearances By

THE SHADY RECORDS CAMP

MTV

“TRL”

3:30pm

&

BET

“106 & PARK”

6:00pm

and Tomorrow at 11:00am

"Sucker Free" on MTV

Shady Records & G-Unit Takeover
Tuesday, 11/7 @ 7pm on MTV

Featuring the Premiere of "You Don't Know"
The new video from Eminem & 50 Cent with Lloyd Banks and Ca$his

Also featuring videos and interviews with the Shady and G-Unit rosters.

Harry O's, Park City, UT Friday, November 3

House of Blues Hollywood, CA Sunday, November 5

4th and B San Diego, CA Monday, November 6

We intend to reschedule these dates as soon as possible! On behalf of Lloyd Banks we extend our sincerest apologies and look forward to bringing him back to these markets in coming weeks.

LLOYD BANKS REP.

The piece aired on FOX
Last Sunday, 10/22 and introduced
Game 2 of the 2006 World Series.

PRE GAME PIECE:
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Available 12.05.06 on "Eminem Presents The Re-Up"