Sha Money XL

Sha Money XL
Background information
Birth name	Michael Clervoix III
Born	February 11, 1972 (1972-02-11) (age 36)
Origin	South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.
Genre(s)	Hip-Hop
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Label(s)	G-Unit/Money Management Group
Associated acts	G-Unit, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, Tony Yayo, DJ Whoo Kid
Website	www.MoneyManagementXL.com

Michael Clervoix III (born February 11, 1972), better known as Sha Money XL, is a Haitian-American record producer.

[edit] Biography

He is the founder of Money Management Group; a firm in which he manages a group of new producers^[1]. He helped bring rapper 50 Cent to the mainstream and has produced numerous tracks including "Poor Lil Rich", "Beg For Mercy", and "This Is 50". After Interscope granted 50 Cent his own label, Sha Money XL was appointed president of G-Unit Records. He has produced singles for other artists including Slim Thug, Cormega, Snoop Dogg, Paul Wall, Juvenile and four tracks from a 2Pac album, Pac's Life.

[edit] Early life

At the age of nine, Clervoix's mother sent him to piano lessons; he would later claim that he "just knew how to play." He got bored of playing piano and later moved onto DJing. He recalls

I used to always be up at the radio at night, so I got to meet all the underground MCs. I started putting out independents myself, had artists that I was putting out. I even started pressing vinyl myself, doing everything from produce it to press it to put it out and promote it.^[2]

[edit] The Money Management Group

Sha Money XL and 50 Cent are the founders of The Money Management Group; a firm in which they manages a group of new producers.

[edit] The Money Management Group

• DJ Whoo Kid
• Lab Ox
• Jake One
• Nick Speed
• Sha Money XL
• Tha Bizness
• Dual Output
• Dangerous LLC
• Needlz
• Black Jeruz
• Chad Beatz

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Money Management Group
• Sha Money XL at MySpace
• HipHopDX August 2007 Interview