- 50 Cent's former producer Sha Money XL told Insider he has "nothing but love" for the rapper.
- That's despite their falling out in 2015 over a financial dispute.
50 Cent's former producer Sha Money XL told Insider that he has "nothing but love" for the "genius" rapper despite their previous feud.
Sha, whose real name is Michael Jean Clervoix, was the former president of 50's record label, G-Unit Records, and played a large role in the production of 50 Cent's debut album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," which turns 20 on February 6 and has to date sold over 12 million copies worldwide, according to Complex.
The whole album was recorded at Sha Money's house, and he also produced three songs on the album: "High All the Time, "Poor Lil Rich," and "Wanksta."
Sha and 50 fell out behind the scenes in 2007, resulting in Sha leaving his role at G-Unit Records.
It wasn't until 2014 that their feud became public, however, when 50 posted a now-deleted photo of him and Sha Money together on Instagram, but crossed out Sha's face and captioned the image: "Success can turn old friend into enemies, you soft you will always lose going against me boy."
In 2015, 50 explained his post during an interview on radio station Power 105.1. He accused Sha Money of trying to "get as much money" as possible from him following the success of "Get Rich or Die Tryin'."
"When the money came, when the check came, Sha started going like everybody else, just started reaching in my pockets," 50 said.
Sha, who 50 claimed in the interview was paid $1.3 million for his work on the album, responded to 50's claims in a series of tweets in which he called him "cheap" and a "clown."
"Who wants to be partners with him? They all fall out eventually so let's talk facts not lies. Fuck you pay me," he said in one tweet. In another, he said: "You destroyed what was built and you will continue to do that. I feel sorry for you bro."
—Sha Money XL (@SHAMONEYXL) August 24, 2015
—Sha Money XL (@SHAMONEYXL) August 24, 2015
Speaking to Insider ahead of the 20th anniversary of 50's debut album, Sha Money said that he and 50 no longer speak, but that he holds no bad feelings towards the rapper.
"50 is like one of those guys, at one time you're going to be his friend and then you're going to have a fallout. Sometimes it gets fixed," he said. "We haven't spoke in a long time, so it's not like it's a beef now, but it's not like I have his number to call them. And it's not like he cares to call me."
"But I still respect him, and you know, what we did, nobody can ever take that back because the album is classic, it's still nothing but honorable what we did," Sha added.
"So, you know, it's nothing but love. I'm proud of him and I knew he was going to be who he is, so to this day, I'm just happy to see the results, live in the results, and still making music, and still happy for my guy."
Sha added that he believes 50 is a "genius" for the way he has used his celebrity feuds to help market himself. 50 has feuded with a number of high-profile rappers throughout his career, including Ja Rule, Rick Ross, The Game, and French Montana, who also recently praised the "In Da Club" rapper for using his rivalries as a marketing tool.
"50 knows how to use certain energies to market himself, kind of anything that will bring news, attention, and mentions around him," said Sha.
"So I say that to this day that he is a marketing genius. I've seen him do it time and time again. And I respect him and hats off to him."
Representatives for 50 Cent could not immediately be reached for comment.