No Mercy, No Fear

No Mercy, No Fear is the second mixtape by hip hop group G-Unit, released on August 1, 2002. Originally released independently as a free mixtape, 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?. 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'. 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, in anticipation of his debut album. According to Billboard, the mixtapes caused "tremendous buzz amongst hip-hop fans and artists". Vancouver Sun wrote that the mixtapes "widely circulated" for several years after the release. 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, creating a blueprint for later artists, such as Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, and Drake. The mixtape was ranked No. 5 on XXL's Top 20 Mixtapes list.