“The Best Rapper Before the Kardashians Got to Him”: Months After Infamous Beef With Kanye West, Shaquille O’Neal Echoes Fans’ Sentiments

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is a huge fan of rap music and arguably a rap icon himself. His first-ever album, Shaq Diesel which was released in 1993, was certified platinum in 1994. The Los Angeles Lakers legend was friends with the legendary rapper Biggie Smalls and has worked with him as well. Over the years, Big Diesel released a few more albums but has now become more of a DJ. The 4-time champion has always had a good relationship with superstar rappers. However, Shaq recently got into a huge feud with rapper Kanye West.

In the past few months, Kanye West has been plagued by controversies. However, his beef with Shaq started because of the four-time champion’s comments about NBA superstar Kyrie Irving when there was a looming controversy over his actions.

Shaquille O’Neal shared a viral resurfaced clip of Kanye West

Despite his beef with Kanye West, Shaquille O’Neal recently shared a resurfaced video clip of the rapper via his Instagram story. The caption of the original post read, “I miss the Old Kanye !!” and it looks like the 7ft man seemingly agrees with the notion by sharing the video. Moreover, Shaq was not alone.

Fans loved Ye’s skills and many felt that the Kanye West of the past was one of the best rappers ever and they miss that version of the rapper. Here are some reactions from fans:

“He was the best rapper before the Kardashians got to him! 💯💯”

“We all miss the old kanye”

“I remember when Homecoming came out…. These kids now don’t know old Kanye”

“Always gonna be a classic.. on a freestyle though 💯”

“Ye produced that track too. Classic”

“Once upon a time there was a Kanye…and he just loved Hip Hop. Thats all….”

“Everyone misses this version of Kayne. Got me up here wearing a bunch of adidas, formerly known as Yeezy’s”

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The resurfaced video of Ye rapping has racked up huge numbers of views and likes ever since it was posted.

Ye’s beef with O’Neal

The feud between Shaquille O’Neal and Kanye West started after Shaq’s comments on Kyrie Irving. The Brooklyn Nets star was on the receiving end of backlash after sharing a link to a controversial movie via his social media handle. While discussing the controversy, Shaq stated that one has to be aware of their every action and added Irving “doesn’t really care what’s going on”.

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The 2000 MVP added he stands for equality. But his comments did not sit well with West who took a swipe at Shaq in support of Irving. The rapper took to Twitter and made some allegations about O’Neal’s business deals.