Former G-Unit President Says 50 Cent Now Has To Deal With The Headaches

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

Former G-Unit Records president Sha Money XL is keeping busy these days with manager Young Buck and Lloyd Banks and the rest of the artists on his Money Management Group roster. He recently shared his thoughts on his friend 50 Cent and his current beefs with Interscope Records. 50 Cent went ballistic a few weeks ago because he thinks Interscope Records is leaking music form his upcoming album, Curtis.

Sha Money XL explained that 50 Cent still hasn't replaced him at G-Unit Records. He told MTV.com, "There is no replacement. There's 50 Cent. 50 Cent is the president and CEO of G-Unit. He's not gonna replace anyone. He has to fix things himself now, outside of (his manager) Chris Lighty, and Chris Lighty has a lot of responsibilities with Diddy and his other clients. There's a lot of pressure. 50's under a lot of pressure."

The producer added, "But he's really killing it. He's doing what he got to do. It's frustrating and I tried to tell him that's the frustration I used to have. I'm one man, Interscope has 500 people. Some things you just can't fix. People in L.A. are real Zen. (New Yorkers are) more aggressive. And Fif is really aggressive. He wants to see results now. The same things I tried to conquer before I brought (them) to him, I was knocking down walls myself. 'Cause you don't want it to be like always going to Daddy. But it was the same thing that happened with Banks, so he's experiencing it a year later. Last year, I was mad. But eights months later, I'm good."

Sha Money XL shared that everything is good with the G-Unit camp after a late night meeting between Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, and 50 Cent. He explained, "The whole squad (was there). G-Unit is back. Every beef is squashed." A G-Unit group album featuring 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, and Young Buck is now in the works.

In related news, Young Buck is in the process of launching his own clothing and watch line, the David Brown Collection.