RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2008–2025
50 Cent vs. Young Buck
The G-Unit split, leaked call, and bankruptcy exit
Young Buck’s removal from G-Unit leads to a leaked emotional phone call, diss records, debt and bankruptcy battles, a short 2014 reunion, then a renewed contract fight. A reported 2025 bankruptcy settlement clears the remaining financial dispute and ends Buck’s G-Unit agreement, though their personal relationship remains distant.
THE RECORD
The moments
Music industry
Young Buck becomes a G-Unit breakout
Young Buck joins 50 Cent’s expanding G-Unit orbit and turns Straight Outta Cashville into a major solo success, establishing the relationship before the later rupture.
Read the receipt ↗Business dispute · disputed account
The G-Unit split becomes public
As tax debt and internal tension mount, 50 Cent publicly removes Young Buck from G-Unit. The move changes a label relationship into a prolonged public dispute.
Read the receipt ↗Social media · disputed account
A private phone call becomes a public humiliation
50 Cent releases a recorded call in which Young Buck, sounding emotional, asks for help and tries to repair the relationship. Buck later answers with diss records as the fallout expands.
“I'm trying to wrap my head around what I did. I just want my family right.”Young Buck, 2008 recorded phone call
Read the receipt ↗Reconciliation · disputed account
A Summer Jam reunion briefly resets the picture
G-Unit reunites onstage and releases The Beauty of Independence, but the return does not settle the deeper contract and debt conflict. By 2018–19, 50’s posts and Buck’s release restrictions make the split public again.
Read the receipt ↗Legal dispute · disputed account
Bankruptcy settlement closes the remaining contract chapter
Reporting around Young Buck’s bankruptcy estate describes a settlement that pays 50 Cent and ends Buck’s G-Unit agreement. The legal dispute is closed, even if the relationship has not returned to its original closeness.
Read the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
50 Cent × Young Buck — G-Unit split and later bankruptcy reporting ↗ARTIST LENSES