if you read between the lines its clear that Elz rocks with Jim wayyy more than Cam. He didn’t take kindly to that “you were a fan” comment at all, feeling that if Cam sees Jim like that then he probably sees Juelz the same.
I will say that Santana is full of shyt with how he minimized the appearance with 50 on stage all those years ago. hip-hop around that time was extremely competitive and slights were not taken lightly.
Being into the scene around that time everyone saw Juelz and Jimmy being on stage with 50 as a betrayal of Cam.
I think it does speak to the state of Dipset around 2007/2008, where Cam was clearly hamstrung by the declining health of his mother along with the dissolution of the Roc, and couldn’t be a focused or present leader.
And to be frank even in the best of circumstances, I don’t think Cam has ever been a great leader or manager of other rappers careers (most rappers arent built for it).
I think the way Jim and Juelz see it is what other choice did they have? Cam was out of sight and no real plans were being made as to the direction of Dipset.
Ballin was the biggest thing they ever put out were they to not try and capitalize on the momentum by appearing with a still very relevant 50 Cent?
Especially since Cam wasn’t involved in any of this in the first place. Not saying that’s the right decision but I can see how they got there.