| No Mercy, No Fear | |
| Type: | mixtape |
| Artist: | G-Unit |
| Cover: | No Mercy, No Fear.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Alt: | A photo of G-Unit, holding pistols, wearing white T-shirts and gray baggy pants, against a white background. 50 Cent is squatting in foreground, while the other two members are standing behind him. In upper left corner is the text "g unit" made of images of a pistol. In bottom left corner is the text "50 Cent", "No Mercy, No Fear" and "Collectors Edition" in a mix of red, black, and white colors. |
| Released: | August 1, 2002 |
| Recorded: | 2001–2002 |
| Length: | 50:30 |
| Label: | BCD Music Group |
| Prev Title: | 50 Cent Is the Future |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | God's Plan |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
No Mercy, No Fear is the second mixtape by hip hop group G-Unit, released on August 1, 2002.[1] Originally released independently as a free mixtape,[2] it was re-released in 2006 by BCD Music Group. No Mercy, No Fear was recorded after the group's de facto leader 50 Cent had signed a $1 million deal with Aftermath Entertainment and Shady Records following the release of his 2002 compilation album Guess Who's Back?.[3] [4] It featured the hit single "Wanksta", which was added onto the 8 Mile soundtrack album and later as a bonus track on his 2003 commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'.[5] [6] It also contained the freestyle to Puff Daddy's song "Victory", from the album No Way Out, which was later used on Bad Boy Records's compilation album Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits.
Described by Billboard magazine as a classic, No Mercy, No Fear was released during 50 Cent's and G-Unit's 2002 mixtape run,[7] in anticipation of his debut album.[8] According to Billboard, the mixtapes caused "tremendous buzz amongst hip-hop fans and artists".[9] Vancouver Sun wrote that the mixtapes "widely circulated" for several years after the release.[10] By rapping over instrumentals from other artists and then releasing it for free, with No Mercy, No Fear and the other contemporary releases 50 Cent revolutionized hip hop mixtapes,[11] creating a blueprint for later artists, such as Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, and Drake.[12] The mixtape was ranked No. 5 on XXLs Top 20 Mixtapes list.[13]
| Title | Length | Performer(s) | Samples | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "MTV Intro" | 0:53 | G-Unit | ||
| 2 | "Green Lantern" | 1:36 | 50 Cent | "'Till I Collapse" by Eminem (featuring Nate Dogg) | |
| 3 | "Elementary" | 3:37 | G-Unit (featuring Scarlett) | ||
| 4 | "Fat Bitch" | 3:28 | G-Unit | "Baby Phat" by De La Soul (featuring Devin the Dude and Yummy Bingham) | |
| 5 | "Banks Victory" | 3:29 | Lloyd Banks and 50 Cent | "Victory" by Puff Daddy (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes) | |
| 6 | "Back Seat/Tony Yayo" | 3:03 | Tony Yayo and 50 Cent | "I Shot Ya" by LL Cool J (featuring Keith Murray) | |
| 7 | "After My Chedda" | 2:50 | G-Unit | "Luv U Better" by LL Cool J (featuring Marc Dorsey) | |
| 8 | "Soldier" | 3:43 | G-Unit | "Soldier" by Eminem | |
| 9 | "E.M.S." | 1:35 | G-Unit | "The Blast by Reflection Eternal | |
| 10 | "G-Unit Skit" | 0:42 | G-Unit | "Whenever, Wherever" by Shakira, "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback, "Get The Party Started" by P!nk & "Hey Baby" by No Doubt | |
| 11 | "Say What You Say" | 4:03 | G-Unit | "What Goes Around" by Nas | |
| 12 | "Clue Shit" | 2:50 | 50 Cent" | "Sherm Stick by Jayo Felony & "Ova Here" by KRS-One | |
| 13 | "Funk Flex" | 2:04 | 50 Cent | "Guess Who's Back" by Scarface (featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel) | |
| 14 | "Whoo Kid" | 2:42 | 50 Cent | "Whoa!" by Black Rob | |
| 15 | "Scarlet Skit" | 1:20 | G-Unit | ||
| 16 | "Part 2 & Bump Heads" | 3:41 | G-Unit | "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" by P. Diddy (featuring Loon, Ginuwine and Mario Winans)/"Ambitionz az a Ridah" by 2Pac | |
| 17 | "G-Unit/U.T.P." | 3:41 | 50 Cent, Young Buck and Skip from UTP | ""NY To NO" by Juvenile, 50 Cent, Young Buck, Skip" | |
| 18 | "Wanksta" | 3:44 | 50 Cent | "Do What You Gotta Do" by Nina Simone | |
| 19 | "Star & Buc Outro" | 1:35 | G-Unit |