In an interview with Los Angeles Leakers, Queens hip-hop group G-Unit confirmed that their new EP, titled The Beast is G-Unit, is set for release some time in October. This news comes a little more than a week after the release of the group's most recent EP, The Beauty of Independence. In the interview, 50 Cent explains how The Beauty of Independence and The Beast is G-Unit were conceived as two halves of the same work.
"It's broken into two pieces," he said. "The Beauty is the first half, The Beauty of Independence, and then The Beast is G-Unit, the second half."
Though there are just six tracks on The Beauty of Independence (it's unclear how many will be included on The Beast is G-Unit), the group estimates that they recorded close to 40 songs for the project.
These two EPs serve as a sort of comeback for G-Unit, whose last studio album T.O.S. (Terminate On Sight) was released back in 2008. "I got something to prove, we're gonna make some music," 50 said regarding G-Unit's comeback. "Music still means a lot. It's not about money...it's about relevancy, to have music that really means something in this time period."
This has been a pretty busy year for 50 Cent, whose most recent album Animal Ambition was released back in June. His next album, Street King Immortal, is set for release on Sept. 16, which would make two full albums and two EPs that he's released this year alone.
You can check out a video of G-Unit's Los Angeles Leakers interview right here:
