''Shaq Diesel'' is the debut album by American professional basketball player and rapper

Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as "Shaq" ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program '' Inside the NBA''. O'Neal is regarded as one of the great ...

, released on October 26, 1993 through

Jive Records Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, ...

. The album features production from

Ali Shaheed Muhammad Ali Shaheed Muhammad (born August 11, 1970) is an American hip hop DJ, record producer, and rapper, best known as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. With Q-Tip and Phife Dawg (and sometimes Jarobi White), the group released five studio albums ...

Def Jef Def Jef is the stage name of Jeffrey Fortson (born September 27, 1970), an American alternative hip hop musician and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Harlem, New York City. His debut album was 1989's ''Just a Poet wit ...

Erick Sermon Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968) is an American rapper, musician, and record producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside PMD & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work. Career Sermon started profe ...

K-Cut Kevin McKenzie (born July 25, 1971), professionally known as K-Cut, is a Canadian record producer and DJ, most notably as a member of East Coast hip hop group Main Source. Early life and family Born in Toronto to a Jamaican father and an Afro-Gu ...

and

Meech Wells Meech Wells (born Cecil Demetrius Womack Jr.) is an American record producer. He works primarily on hip hop music, and has produced or co-produced for Snoop Dogg and Shaquille O'Neal. Biography Before becoming Snoop's producer of choice during ...

, and guest appearances from Def Jef,

Phife Dawg Malik Izaak Taylor (November 20, 1970March 22, 2016), known professionally as Phife Dawg (or simply Phife), was an American rapper and a member of the group A Tribe Called Quest with Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (and for a short time Jarobi ...

and

Fu-Schnickens Fu-Schnickens were an American hip-hop trio from 1988 to 1995, based in Brooklyn, New York. History Fu-Schnickens was composed of Chip Fu (Roderick Roachford), Moc Fu (Joe Jones), and Poc Fu (Lennox Maturine). ''Fu'' stood for unity and '' ...

. Despite mixed reviews, the album became a surprising success, reaching 25 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and eventually reaching platinum status on March 21, 1994 for shipping of one million copies. Two singles from the album also managed to fare well on the charts, " (I Know I Got) Skillz", made it to #35 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and managed to reach gold status on December 21, 1993 for shipping of 500,000 copies, while "

I'm Outstanding "I'm Outstanding" is the second single released from American former professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal's debut album, '' Shaq Diesel'' (1993). Produced by Erick Sermon, the single was a minor success, making it to 47 on the US ''Bi ...

" made it to #47 on the Hot 100. A third single entitled "Shoot Pass Slam" was also released, but did not make it to the Billboard charts.

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References

1993 debut albums Albums produced by Erick Sermon Albums produced by K-Cut (producer) Shaquille O'Neal albums Jive Records albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub