Shaquille O’Neal is unlike your usual NBA icon. The LA Lakers legend boasts a wide range of skills, in addition to his basketball prowess. One thing that Shaq is most passionate about is music. He has been heavily involved in the production process since the very beginning of his career. The Big Man also boasts a platinum album in rap music.

So now that he has been retired for some time, music has become his primary focus yet again. After months of traveling the world for his DJ gigs, DJ Diesel is back to his home crowd and by the looks of it, he’s been killing it yet again.

Shaquille O’Neal is back in town

Music, especially hip hop music has had a long-standing relationship with the NBA. Several of our icons have tried their hands at the art form, such as Kobe Bryant, and Damian Lillard. This year, hip-hop music is celebrating its 50th birthday, and the NBA made a beautiful tribute video for the art form. In the clip, several musicians and athletes can be heard putting the decades-old relationship into perspective. However, Diesel’s love for music transcends into other horizons as well. He is a renowned DJ now and does many shows every year.

Recently, the Big Man returned home to Orlando. The 51-year-old is back to where it all started for him and the fans couldn’t be happier about it. The UCF Knights X handle recently announced: “IT’S SHAQ’S HOMECOMING FOR HOMECOMING”. The Big Man will be performing on October 28th at the IOA Plaza in Orlando. Fans under the announcement post showed their excitement for DJ Diesel’s pre-game set.

As for his specialization in DJ-ing, Shaq is a big fan of dubstep and often packs his sets with this genre.

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“Shaq & Kobe”, a tribute to the legends

Recently, Shaq’s favorite rapper Rick Ross released a song called ‘Shaq & Kobe’ featuring Meek Mill. As soon as Ross revealed his upcoming song named after two of the greatest NBA players of all time, the internet went into a frenzy. More importantly, it garnered interest from the likes of LeBron James as well. A hyped LeBron said that he is very excited for the reunion of the iconic rap duo. He also said that these two coming together with a song titled after the most iconic duo, it’s going to be “body bags”.

The song opened to a great reception from fans and was an instant hit.

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