It was released on June 1, 2002 via Street Dance/Thurd World Muzic.

The lone guest appearance is provided by UTP, which marks the first collaboration between the group and future member Young Buck.

[5] The mixtape was recorded in Canada in 2001 after 50 Cent was dropped from Columbia Records and blacklisted from the recording industry due to his controversial song "Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me)", leaving his debut studio album Power of the Dollar unreleased.

The project mostly revisits material by Mobb Deep and features Southern hip hop group UTP represented by Skip, Young Buck and Juvenile.

After 50 Cent Is the Future, he recorded his 2002 compilation mixtape Guess Who's Back?, which "G-Unit That's What's Up" is included in.