Offset may have been at center of Cardi B’s feud with ex-manager
Cardi B’s former manager claims he was so invested in making the red-hot rapper a star he even tried to protect her from her new husband.
Klenord Raphael, a k a Shaft, filed a $10 million suit against Cardi in April, claiming he’d built up her career only to be left out in the cold once she hit the big time.
Cardi retaliated by filing a $15 million countersuit last week, accusing Shaft of “attempting to control her” and charging her exorbitant management fees.
However, sources close to Shaft say that he was just trying to take care of the star — finding her a home, and even buying her new teeth.
One said that Shaft had protected her from other vultures — including her new husband, Offset, after he charged her $50,000 for his work on her track “Lick.”
According to a source, Offset first demanded $25,000 and then upped his fee, saying it was purely “business.”
The source added: “Shaft taught Cardi B the ropes, even to the point of opening her first bank account, buying her new teeth, getting her an apartment and enabling her to transform [and] normalize her day-to-day life. These are not actions of someone looking to exploit or take advantage of a young artist.”
A rep for Cardi declined to comment.
A rep for Offset did not respond for comment.
