The former basketball player has a prolific musical career with five studio albums published
Pivot Shaquille O’NealKnown as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, it has been confirmed as one of the attractions of Lollapaloza 2026. Interlagos AutodromeIn San Paolo – where the festival between 20, 21 and 22 March takes place.
O’Neal will present himself how DJ DieselYour artistic project of electronic music. Inspired by names such as Steve Aoki AND Skrillex -CH which will also be in Lollapalooza-The ex Sportsman bets on a mixture of the sound of dubstep and trap. Under the new nickname, Shaquille released a single album in 2023, the Gorilla Warfare.
The connection of the former player of Los Angeles Lakers With music, however, it is old and has produced several fruits. In recent decades, O’Neal has acted in numerous professional areas. Him He was an actor, commentator, presenter, businessman, but his true passion – in addition to basketball – has always been the song.
As a teenager, Shaquille was passionate about rap and loved the discotarous. In 1993, when I was in his second professional season in NBAhas released his first musical album, the Shaq Diesel. Although it is a success of sales, reaching the mark of over one million copies sold, the athlete’s album has been widely criticized by the media.
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Between 1994 and 1998, O’Neal released three more albums – Shaq was: from the return (1994), You can stop the kingdom (1996) e Respect (1998) – But nobody achieved the same success as his first work. The critic continued to treat the athlete’s musical career with contempt and, although he recorded a fifth album in 2001, O’Neal never released the project.
In recent decades, the former player has made sporadic releases and participations in the world of music, but his official return took place in 2023. In addition to his electronic music album, O’Neal began to perform in festivals around the world and created his event- Shaq Bass All-Stars. In 2026, the “largest DJ in the world” Auto -arta – Shaquille has 2.16 m – arrives for the first time in Brazil.
Source: Terra
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