Fat Joe is credited as a co-producer of 50 Cent’s “Candy Shop,” but beatmaker Scott Storch, who is the primary producer behind the 2005 smash hit, says there’s more to the story.
While speaking on Drink Champs, the Miami-based producer explained that he was actually cooking up the beat for Joey Crack, who passed on it before it got in 50 Cent’s hands.
“The main part of the song, obviously, it’s my language, keyboards, it’s my drums. [Fat Joe] was an inspiration to me during making it and he suggested to do the [intro].”
Scott Storch went on to detail how Joe didn’t hit any buttons, but suggested the intro sounds used on the 50 Cent classic. Regardless, the beat was originally for Joe but he didn’t want it.
“Is he a writer on the record? Yeah, technically, I’m not taking credit away from him I love collaborating with people, but in this particular instance, we were in the room,” Storch continued. “But I was making that for him, I wasn’t making it for 50 Cent.”
During his 2021 Verzuz battle with Ja Rule in NYC, Fat Joe attempted to take credit letting the crowd know he produced the platinum The Massacre staple.
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Storch, who was watching via live stream, rained on the Terror Squad leader’s parade by clearing up the confusion in the comment section.
“OK, I actually did the ‘Candy Shop.’ Joe helped me with the intro,” he wrote.
Scott Storch was just conforming what was already said. Fat Joe has already told this story, twice. It’s not not news anymore.
It’s news if you click it though lol. That’s how it works.
Fat Joe said this during their beef back in ‘05 #next
Joe was the classic “ I was in the room” credit guy in this case.
Even then YOU can’t deny that be bop boo boo boooo at the beginning of the track sounds like a cheesy corny ass thing from a Joe thing
It would have actually been about candy
this has been known for 15 years
Shiit should’ve produced it for me because mine would’ve been about peaars shit.
This man has one song I really like in his catalogue, and he made a whole career off of if, Still Dre.
Fat Joe already said this in like 10 interviews.
Scott is a small hat !
I’ll take you to the candy shop
Won’t let you lick the lollipops
Go home because I just can’t stop
Keep going ’til I eat the lot, whoa
THATS A BAD PHOTO OF STORCH. MY MAN DID A MASON DIXON LINE OF COKE BEFORE THAT PIC.
😂😂😂