Rap producer Shawty Redd, real name Demetrius Lee Stewart, remains in a Henry County jail one day after Henry County Superior Court Judge Brian Amero set his bond at $200,000. But friends say the diminutive producer is too broke to post bail.

“He’s not ballin’ like that. We in a recession. He doesn’t have $20,000,” said a friend referring to the standard 10% bail bondsmen require as a deposit.

Stewart has been in the jail since his New Year’s Day arrest. He is accused of shooting 35-year-old Damon A. Martin of Detroit during a quarrel at Stewart’s home in Hampton, about 30 miles southeast of Atlanta.

Stewart’s lawyer, Marcia Fuller, said Tuesday afternoon Stewart was in the process of bonding out of jail but did not immediately return a call seeking comment Wednesday.

Stewart has worked with Young Jeezy, Snoop Dogg and other major artists. Source