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Shaquille O'Neal discography
O'Neal in 1998
Studio albums	5
Soundtrack albums	1
Singles	9
Unreleased albums	1

The discography of former professional basketball player, rapper, and DJ Shaquille O'Neal consists of five studio albums, two compilation albums, two soundtracks, one unreleased album, and 19 singles. O'Neal played in the NBA from 1992 until 2011. Around 1993, O'Neal was signed to Jive Records where he released his debut album, Shaq Diesel, in that year. The album peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200, number 10 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Shaq Diesel produced four singles. The first, "What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)", peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 56 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 22 on Rap Songs, and was certified gold by the RIAA. The second, "(I Know I Got) Skillz", peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 20 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 3 on Rap Songs, and was certified gold by the RIAA. It also peaked at number 34 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The third, "I'm Outstanding", peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 29 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 6 on Rap Songs. Internationally, it peaked at number 43 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and number 70 on the UK Singles Chart. The fourth, "Shoot Pass Slam", did not chart.

Shaq Fu: Da Return (1994) was the rapper's second album. It peaked at number 67 on the Billboard 200, number 19 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified gold by the RIAA. The album spawned two singles: "Biological Didn't Bother" and "No Hook". The first peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100, 54 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and 18 on Rap Songs. The second peaked at number 66 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 16 on Rap Songs. O'Neal released his third album, You Can't Stop the Reign, in 1996. It peaked at number 82 on the Billboard 200 and number 21 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. You Can't Stop the Reign had two singles. The first, "You Can't Stop the Reign", peaked at number 54 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, 47 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and 40 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "Strait Playin'," peaked at number 33 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 17 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. He followed the release with his first compilation, The Best of Shaquille O'Neal (1996), and two soundtracks, Kazaam (1996) and Steel (1997). The last peaked at number 185 on the Billboard 200 and number 26 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

O'Neal released his fourth album, Respect, in 1996. It peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Only one single, "The Way It's Goin' Down", was released. It peaked at number 47 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 62 on the UK Singles Chart. The rapper had a fifth album, Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1, planned to release in 2001; however, it was cancelled. Although the album was cancelled, three singles were released, but they did not chart. In 2006, O'Neal's second compilation album was released, but it did not chart.

O'Neal's fifth studio album, Gorilla Warfare, was released in 2023 under the O'Neal's DJ name DIESEL, and marked a transition into dubstep and electronic dance music while retaining rap and hip-hop influences.

Albums

Studio albums

Soundtrack albums

Unreleased albums

Singles

Guest appearances

Music videos

Music videos featured in

Notes

1. ^ Performing as DJ Diesel.
2. "No Hook" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
3. "Connected" did not enter R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 4 on Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles.
4. "In The Sun" did not enter R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 9 on Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles.

References

1. MacMullan, Jackie (June 2, 2011). "Shaquille O'Neal Announces His Retirement". ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
2. Bush, John. "Shaquille O'Neal > Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
3. ^ "Shaquille O'Neal Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
4. ^ "Shaquille O'Neal Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
5. ^ "American album certifications – Shaquille O'Neal – Shaq Diesel". Recording Industry Association of America. December 21, 1993. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
6. ^ "Shaquille O'Neal Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
7. ^ "Shaquille O'Neal Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
8. ^ "Shaquille O'Neal Chart History: Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
9. ^ "American single certifications – Fu-Schnickens featuring Shaquille O'Neal – What's Up Doc (Can We Rock)". Recording Industry Association of America. August 20, 1993. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
10. ^ "American single certifications – Shaquille O'Neal – (I Know I Got) Skillz". Recording Industry Association of America. December 21, 1993. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
11. ^ "Discography Shaquille O'Neal". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
12. ^ For UK singles peaks:
    • For everything except "Biological Didn't Bother" and "The Way It's Going Down": "Shaquille O'Neal". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
    • For "Biological Didn't Bother": "Chart Log UK: The O – Ozric Tectacles". Zobbel.de. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
    • For "The Way It's Going Down": "Shaquille O'Neal". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
13. ^ "American album certifications – Shaquille O'Neal – Shaq Fu: Da Return". Recording Industry Association of America. January 11, 1995. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
14. ^ "Steel – Original Soundtrack > Charts & Awards > Billboard Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
15. "Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1 – Shaquille O'Neal > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
16. Minsker, Evan (March 25, 2011). "High Five: Unreleased Albums That Should Be Released". MTV Hive. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
17. "Shoot Pass Slam (Single)". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
18. "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 11, 1995. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2011. This reference is best viewed in Internet Explorer.
19. "Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 23, 2001. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011. This reference is best viewed in Internet Explorer.
20. "Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 27, 2001. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011. This reference is best viewed in Internet Explorer.
21. Bein, Kat (February 21, 2019). "Nghtmre, Shaq & Lil Jon Go 'Bang' on Monster Collab: Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
22. Scruggs, Rugby (July 21, 2020). "Shaquille O'Neal teams up with Eliminate on monstrous dubstep number, 'Tear It Up'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
23. Zemler, Emily (January 7, 2022). "Hear Shaq collaborate with Steve Aoki on 'Welcome to the Playhouse'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
24. DeFaria, Cameron (June 9, 2023). "DIESEL & HAIRITAGE unite on Monstercat with 'BANG YOUR HEAD'". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
25. "QUINCY JONES". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
26. "Shoot, Pass, Slam". MTV.com. MTV Networks. October 26, 1993. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
27. "I'm Outstanding". MTV.com. MTV Networks. October 26, 1993. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
28. "(I Know I Got) Skillz". MTV.com. MTV Networks. October 26, 1993. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
29. "'No Hook' by Shaquille O'Neal". VH1. MTV Networks. November 8, 1994. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
30. "'Biological Didn't Bother' by Shaquille O'Neal". VH1. MTV Networks. December 8, 1999. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
31. "'You Can't Stop the Reign' by Shaquille O'Neal". VH1. MTV Networks. November 19, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
32. "'Strait Playin'' by Shaquille O'Neal". VH1. MTV Networks. November 19, 1996. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

External links

• Albums at Billboard
• Compilations at Allmusic
• Compilations at Billboard
• DVDs & Videos at Allmusic
• Main Albums at Allmusic
• Singles & EPs at Allmusic

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Discography
Family	Shareef O'Neal (son) Shaunie O'Neal (ex-wife)
Music	Studio albums Shaq Diesel Shaq Fu: Da Return You Can't Stop the Reign Respect Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1 Compilation albums The Best of Shaquille O'Neal Singles "What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)" "(I Know I Got) Skillz" "I'm Outstanding" "Biological Didn't Bother" "No Hook" "You Can't Stop the Reign" "Strait Playin'" "Men of Steel" "The Way It's Goin' Down"
TV	Shaquille Shaq's Big Challenge Shaq Vs. Shaqtin' a Fool Upload with Shaquille O'Neal
Video games	Shaq Fu Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn NBA 2K18
Related articles	Hack-a-Shaq Shaq–Kobe feud Shaquille O'Neal filmography
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