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Shaq Diesel

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Released
  
October 26, 1993

Length
  
39:02

Release date
  
26 October 1993

Genre
  
Hip hop music

Recorded
  
1992–1993

Artist
  
Shaquille O'Neal

Label
  
Jive Records

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Producer
  
Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Def Jef, Erick Sermon, K-Cut, Meech Wells

Shaq Diesel (1993)
  
Shaq Fu Da Return (1994)

Similar
  
Shaquille O'Neal albums, Hip hop music albums

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Shaq Diesel is the debut album by professional basketball player and rapper, Shaquille O'Neal, released on October 26, 1993 through Jive Records. The album features production from Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Def Jef, Erick Sermon, K-Cut and Meech Wells, and guest appearances from Def Jef, Phife Dawg and Fu-Schnickens. Despite mixed to negative reviews, the album became a surprising success, reaching 25 on the Billboard 200 and eventually reaching platinum status on March 21, 1994 for shipping of one million copies.

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Two singles from the album also managed to fare well on the charts, "(I Know I Got) Skillz", made it to #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and managed to reach gold status on December 21, 1993 for shipping of 500,000 copies, while "I'm Outstanding" made it to #47 on the Hot 100. A third single entitled "Shoot Pass Slam" was also released, but did not make it to the Billboard charts.

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Samples

What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock?)

  • "Largo Al Factotum" by Gioachino Rossini
  • "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke
  • "Batman Theme" by Neal Hefti
  • "People in Your Neighborhood" by Bob McGrath, Jim Henson and Frank Oz

    • I Hate 2 Brag

  • "Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock
  • "Basketball Throwdown" by The Cold Crush Brothers and The Fantastic Five
  • "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane & Biz Markie
  • "I'm Still #1" by Boogie Down Productions

    • (I Know I Got) Skillz

  • "It's My Thing" by EPMD
  • "Large Professor" by Main Source

    • I'm Outstanding

  • "The Payback" by James Brown
  • "Don't Stop the Music" by Yarbrough & Peoples
  • "Outstanding" by The Gap Band
  • "Jingling Baby" by LL Cool J

    • Songs

    1Intro1:48
    2(I Know I Got) Skillz4:23
    3I'm Outstanding4:07

    References

    Shaq Diesel Wikipedia
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