Sha Money XL

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Sha Money XL
Birth nameMichael Jean Clervoix
Also known as
  • Sha-Self
  • Sha Miguel
Born (1976-02-11) February 11, 1976 (age 48)
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • disc jockey
  • music manager
Years active1995–present
Labels
E1 Music

Michael Jean Clervoix [1] (born February 11, 1976), professionally known as Sha Money XL, is an American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and music manager from New York City.

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Career

Clervoix was a producer for 50 Cent and the founder of Teamwork Music Inc. [2] After Interscope granted 50 Cent his own label in 2003, Sha Money XL was president of G-Unit Records until 2007. He then was VP of A&R at Def Jam in May 2010, and produced Big K.R.I.T.'s Live from the Underground . As of 2015 he is an executive at Epic Records. [3]

Production discography

1997

Royal Flush - Ghetto Millionaire

1999

Brixx - Everything Happens for a Reason

2000

Half a Mill - Milíon
50 Cent - Power of the Dollar

2001

Tragedy Khadafi - Against All Odds
Beanie Sigel - The Reason
Cormega - The Realness

2002

50 Cent - Guess Who's Back?
G-Unit - 50 Cent Is the Future
G-Unit - No Mercy, No Fear
G-Unit - God's Plan

2003

Lil' Kim - La Bella Mafia
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Tragedy Khadafi - Still Reportin'...
G-Unit - Beg for Mercy
Juvenile - Juve the Great

2004

Lloyd Banks - "The Hunger for More"
Young Buck - "Straight Outta Cashville"
Snoop Dogg - "R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece"

2005

Cormega - The Testament
50 Cent - The Massacre
Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Riot Musik
Slim Thug - Already Platinum
Tony Yayo - Thoughts of a Predicate Felon
Various Artists - Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2006

Mobb Deep - Blood Money
Lloyd Banks - Rotten Apple
Lil Scrappy - Bred 2 Die - Born 2 Live

2007

50 Cent - Bulletproof
Gorilla Zoe - Welcome to the Zoo

2008

Scarface - Emeritus

2009

2010

Stat Quo - Statlanta

2011

Cashis - From The Vault

2012

2013

Keyz Ghost -

2014

Bobby Shmurda - Shmurda She Wrote

2015

Mac Miller - GO:OD AM

2016

Domo Genesis - Genesis

Personal life

Clervoix who is of Haitian descent, joined in on the relief efforts a year later in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake that still left many people impoverished and homeless sending over money, food and clothes to Port-au-Prince, as well as his mother’s hometown of Limbé. He sought to create a Haitian hip-hop EP in collaboration with Creole Haitian rap stars such as Seca Konsa and among others. [4]

He is cousins with DJ Whoo Kid. [5]

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References

  1. "BMI | Songview Search".
  2. Sha Money XL:The Past, Present and Future of G-Unit Pt.4 Accessed April 26, 2008.
  3. "AllHipHop » 50 Cent Disses Sha Money XL For Not Bailing Out Bobby Shmurda (VIDEO)". July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. Fresh, Mikey, ed. (12 January 2011). "Def Jam VP Sha Money XL Gives Back To Haiti, Announces Benefit EP". VIBE. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. Righi, Len, ed. (30 June 2005). "DJ Whoo Kid gets his 50 Cent's worth, and more". The Morning Call. Retrieved 18 January 2020.