Shaq Diesel

Shaq Diesel
Studio album by Shaquille O'Neal
Released	October 26, 1993 (1993-10-26)
Recorded	1992–1993
Studio	Parc Studios (Orlando, FL) Platinum Post (Winter Park, FL) Beat Street Studios (North Hollywood, CA) Battery Studios
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	41:02
Label	Jive
Producer	Ali Shaheed Muhammad Def Jef Erick Sermon K-Cut Meech Wells
Shaquille O'Neal chronology
Shaq Diesel (1993) Shaq Fu: Da Return (1994)
Singles from Shaq Diesel
"What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)" Released: June 8, 1993 "(I Know I Got) Skillz" Released: September 7, 1993 "I'm Outstanding" Released: November 10, 1993 "Shoot Pass Slam" Released: January 4, 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
NME	7/10[2]

Shaq Diesel is the debut studio album by American professional basketball player and rapper Shaquille O'Neal. It was released on October 26, 1993, through Jive Records.[3]

The recording sessions took place at Parc Studios in Orlando, Platinum Post in Winter Park, Beat Street Studios in North Hollywood, and Battery Studios. The album was produced by Erick Sermon, Def Jef, Meech Wells, K-Cut, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, with Colin Wolfe serving as co-producer. It features guest appearances from Phife Dawg, Fu-Schnickens and Def Jef.[3]

Despite mixed reviews,[4][1][2] the album became a surprising success, reaching No. 25 on the Billboard 200 and No. 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States and eventually achieving platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 21, 1994, for shipping of one million copies.[5]

Three singles from the album also managed to fare well on the charts, with "What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)" peaked at No. 39, "(I Know I Got) Skillz" at No. 35 and "I'm Outstanding" at No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. The first two singles were certified gold by the RIAA for shipping of 500,000 units. A fourth single entitled "Shoot Pass Slam" was also released, but did not make it to the Billboard charts.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		Def Jef Meech Wells	1:48
2.	"(I Know I Got) Skillz" (featuring Def Jef)	Shaquille O'Neal Jeffrey Fortson Cecil Demetrius Womack Jr.	Def Jef Meech Wells	4:23
3.	"I'm Outstanding"	O'Neal Erick Sermon Raymond Calhoun Alisa Peoples Yarbrough	Erick Sermon	4:07
4.	"Where Ya At?" (featuring Phife Dawg)	O'Neal Malik Taylor Ali Shaheed Muhammad	Ali Shaheed Muhammad	4:44
5.	"I Hate 2 Brag"	O'Neal Fortson Womack Jr. Herbie Hancock	Def Jef Meech Wells	4:32
6.	"Let Me in, Let Me In"	O'Neal	Erick Sermon Colin Wolfe (co.)	3:02
7.	"Shoot Pass Slam"	O'Neal Sermon	Erick Sermon	3:31
8.	"Boom!"	O'Neal Sermon Roderick Roachford Lennox Maturine Joseph A. Jones	Erick Sermon	3:00
9.	"Are You a Roughneck?"	O'Neal Roachford Maturine Jones	K-Cut	3:42
10.	"Giggin' on 'Em" (featuring Phife Dawg)	O'Neal Taylor Muhammad	Dr. "?"	4:07
11.	"What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)" (featuring Fu-Schnickens)	O'Neal Roachford Maturine Jones Kevin McKenzie Bugs Bunny	K-Cut	3:52
12.	"Game Over"			0:10
Total length:				41:02

Sample credits

• Track 2 contains a sample of "Snake Eyes" written by Shawn McKenzie, Kevin McKenzie and William Mitchell and performed by Main Source.
• Track 3 contains samples of "Outstanding" written by Raymond Calhoun and performed by the Gap Band, "The Payback" written by James Brown, John Starks and Fred Wesley and performed by James Brown, and "Don't Stop the Music" written and performed by Yarbrough and Peoples.
• Track 5 contains samples of "Watermelon Man" written and performed by Herbie Hancock, "Kalism" written and performed by the Kali Tribe, and "Basketball Throwdown" performed by the Cold Crush Brothers & Fantastic Freaks.
• Track 6 contains a sample of "Wrath of My Madness" written by Dana Owens and Mark James and performed by Queen Latifah.
• Track 7 contains a sample of "Tarzan" written and performed by Johnny "Guitar" Watson.
• Track 10 contains a sample of a performance by Sam Kinison.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peak position US Billboard 200[6] 25 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Billboard 200[8] 100 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 54

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Shaq Diesel - Shaquille O'Neal | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
2. Batey, Angus (February 12, 1994). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 39. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
3. Murphy, Keith (September 9, 2016). "'Shaq Diesel'". Andscape. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
4. Thigpen, David (October 29, 1993). "Music Capsule Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved May 26, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.
5. "American album certifications – Shaquille – Shaq Diesel". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
6. "Shaquille ONeal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
7. "Shaquille ONeal Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

External links

• Shaq Diesel at Discogs (list of releases)