Shaq Diesel is again!
Shaquille O’Neal, the person of many hustles, has returned to his rapping persona and launched a brand new hip-hop track titled “King Discuss.” The only includes a Ghanaian American rapper named Blackway.
For these sufficiently old to recollect, the previous NBA participant launched a platinum album, Shaq Diesel, 30 years in the past in 1993. In his want to get again on stage to make the most of the microphone another way, he spoke to The Hollywood Reporter a number of months in the past and teased his return to hip-hop.
“It’s like being in a basketball sport and having folks come and cheer you on and help you,” he advised the media outlet in February forward of his efficiency at Shaq’s Enjoyable Home. “I simply need everyone to have an excellent time.”
The track was produced by Koko and launched particularly for the NBA playoffs, that are going down now. In response to Individuals, Shaq Fu included afrobeat and hip-hop artist, Blackway, who captured O’Neal’s ear earlier than working collectively on this track. In a written assertion to Individuals, O’Neal mentioned that he and Koko had been “sending beats forwards and backwards for a minute now,” and after listening to “King Discuss” initially, “I knew I needed to leap on it,” he said.
Blackway had a track positioned within the film, Spider-Man: Throughout The Spider-Verse in 2018, “What’s Up Hazard,” featured Black Caviar. Blackway is engaged on his personal EP and just lately launched his newest solo single, “Lion,” on March 10.
“I’ve been ready for the right second for a collab with Blackway, and this was it. That is the kind of file that will get me hyped like I’m strolling out for Recreation 7 of the finals,” mentioned O’Neal.
“King Discuss” will likely be launched through Hive Music/Place Music on streaming platforms. O’Neal’s collaborator isn’t any stranger to his music receiving airplay. His track “Heavyweight” was utilized in an NFL promotion through the season for its Songs of the Season marketing campaign, together with different rising recording artists who’ve additionally had their work included into broadcasts all through the soccer season.
When O’Neal launched his platinum providing, it featured two gold-selling singles, “What’s Up Doc? (Can We Rock)” that includes Fu-Schnickens and “(I Know I Bought) Skillz.” Each songs positioned within the High 40 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart.
No phrase on if an album is on the best way.
