T.O.S. (Terminate On Sight) [Bonus Track Version]

Though they are roundly reviled by many critics and hip-hop purists, G-Unit are a commercial juggernaut with an undeniably impressive back catalog of lean, street ready hits to their credit. 50 Cent’s debut Get Rich or Die Trying neatly provided a new blueprint for the hardcore hip-hop record, one that owed more to the eclectic, hit packed structure of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, than to Criminal Minded or The Infamous. Since the success of Get Rich or Die Trying 50 and his G-Unit associates have returned compulsively to this formula with varying levels of success. Though it’s hardly an out and out triumph G-Unit’s Terminate on Sight is undoubtedly one of the collective’s most satisfying releases. Unsurprisingly the album hedges its bets around the low slung, Dr. Dre aping “Rider Pt. 2,” an inescapable radio staple throughout the summer of 2008 that does its best to revisit the magic of 50-Cent’s early singles. What makes Terminate on Sight truly worthwhile however, is the indomitable presence of Young Buck, who performs here with the same verve and determination he displayed on 2007’s outstanding Buck The World.