G-Unit Books

{{Short description|American book publishing imprint}}

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G-Unit Books was an American book publishing imprint started by rapper 50 Cent in partnership with MTV/Pocketbooks on January 4, 2007, following a prior relationship with the company dating back to the publication of his memoir in 2005. He launched G-Unit Books at the Time Warner Building in New York.Strong, Nolan (February 1, 2007). [http://allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=6557 50 Cent to Launch G-Unit Books, Meet Fans] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823045849/http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews?ID=6557 |date=2007-08-23 }}. AllHipHop. Accessed May 22, 2007.

In addition to his memoir, 50 also co-wrote The Ski Mask Way, a novel about a small-time drug dealer who attempts to rob his employers.Mirchandani, Raakhee (January 5, 2007). [http://www.nypost.com/seven/01052007/entertainment/the_merchant_of_menace_entertainment_raakhee_mirchandani.htm?page=0 The Merchant of Menace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218121148/http://www.nypost.com/seven/01052007/entertainment/the_merchant_of_menace_entertainment_raakhee_mirchandani.htm?page=0 |date=2008-12-18 }}. New York Post. Accessed May 22, 2007. All G-Unit books were meant to be street fiction encouraging reading at a younger age.{{cite news |title=50 Cent Moves Into Book Publishing |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/50-cent-moves-into-book-publishing/ |access-date=10 February 2021 |work=CBS News |date=15 November 2005}}

G-Unit Books released its last book in 2011.{{cite news |last1=Luck |first1=Katherine |title=50 Cent and the Death of the Author |url=https://the-delve.com/2017/05/15/50-cent-and-the-death-of-the-author/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026010213/https://the-delve.com/2017/05/15/50-cent-and-the-death-of-the-author/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 26, 2017 |access-date=10 February 2021 |work=the delve |date=15 May 2017}}