Shaq Diesel

1993 studio album by Shaquille O'Neal

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]

Recording sessions took place at Parc Studios in Orlando, Platinum Post in Winter Park, Beat Street Studios in North Hollywood and Battery Studios. Production was handled 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

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

External links

Shaq Diesel at Discogs (list of releases)

Shaquille O'Neal

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	"(I Know I Got) Skillz" "I'm Outstanding" "Shoot Pass Slam" "Biological Didn't Bother" "No Hook" "You Can't Stop the Reign" "Strait Playin'" "Men of Steel" "The Way It's Goin' Down"