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Shaq’s about to get jealous of Myles again. The eldest of the O’Neal Boys has the “DJ hair” and talent that Shaquille O’Neal craves. Myles and his little brothers are also keeping their dad out of their WWE shenanigans. Now he’s also inserting himself into the video game sphere in ways Big Diesel could never think of. Not long ago, Shaq’s jaw was on the floor when he realized that the streaming business could make more money than LeBron James’ salary. Myles already knew that and that’s why he used his love for games to tease his newest work.

The avid gamer and musician leaked a preview of his upcoming track on a Fortnite stream with his friends. And anyone who wants to listen to his unreleased music can find him on Fortnite. “Leaked my next release on @fortnite with @d.awninc @404fnc !…Map Code: 4474-9643-1748…Let me know if you wanna hop on and play with me.

It’s an ingeniously planned collaboration with the $31.5 billion worth Epic Games, makers of Fortnite that’s played by at least 400 million players worldwide. He teased something was coming a day ago, tagging D.AWN and the Fortnite creative marketing team, 404 Creative. There was a slight delay in the promised announcement, which Myles apologized for, but then it dropped with a bang.

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The song titled All I Need played in Myles’ Reel. He showed it off on his TV while explaining how this collab happened. “I got a call from some of my homies over at Fortnite. They’re making a new map, ‘Super End Game.’ And we did the music for it.” If that wasn’t cool enough, Myles ensured the game code was visible to all his followers. He also promised that All I Need will release as an official track very soon but gamers can get an early listen through the new map.

 

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Myles also shared the release on his stories with an excited statement, “We on Fortnite Baby!” D.AWN went a step further, presenting ‘Super End Game Zone Wars’ featuring Myles’ music. He shared that too with the added humble brag, “Music by yours truly!” and an appeal, “Go play that map baby!” Sounds like Myles knows the utility of gaming more than his dad does.

Shaquille O’Neal’s not a gamer yet

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Video games are one of the many products under Shaq’s media offerings in a multi-faceted empire. But he’s not tried some of the popular games himself. That’s why he was left stunned when he discovered that the professional eSports star, xQc, earns $50 million to play video games after signing a $100 million contract with Kick. To put it in perspective, that’s worth more than LeBron’s Lakers salary of $47 million this year.

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Since discovering the lucrative side of playing games, Shaq said,He is in trouble because I’m about to come after him!” Hilariously, xQc was ready for the challenge. His streaming career, though, never manifested. Instead, his kids have enjoyed gaming and making something out of it.

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Shaq instead loves sharing his music career with Myles. The platinum-selling rapper firmly proclaims Myles is better than him musically and is his favorite collaborator. And perhaps, wanting to listen to Myles’ new song would draw Shaq on to Fortnite.

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