Beg for Mercy is the major label debut album by G-Unit, at the time composed of rappers 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Young Buck, with support from Tony Yayo, who is an original member but was in prison at the time of the album’s main recording(s) as well as release, and newest member The Game, who was inducted into the group after recording sessions were already finished. The album was released in November 14, 2003, 9 months after 50 Cent’s successful debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'.