Shaq Diesel [Import]

Shaquille O'Neal, ?????????? | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Avex Trax
• ASIN: B000007UVD
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,100,676 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Clean Out Your Ears {2 Stars}, March 19, 2007

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Norfeest "Yes Yes Y'all" (Washington DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shaq Diesel (Audio CD)

There really isn't much to these 4 and 5 star reviews. The reasons are usually nostalgic or have something to do with the beats. If you weren't a kid when this dropped, then you probably hated this album from day one. You'll notice that the reviews praising this album never cover the one issue that makes this album wack: the lyrics. This album is wack. Period. On the opening track (and 1st single) Shaq stumbles out of the gate with lines like:

"I dribble rhymes like basketballems (?)/ People call me E.T. (What's That Shaq Man?)/ Extra Tallems..."

and on I Hate 2 Brag (one of the worst songs on the album) he lays eggs like:

"I can flow like pee comin' out ya know what/ or some dookie diahrrea comin' out ya butt..."

"I'm the lord of the underground dunk funk/ treat me like a big kriss kross/ you better jump punk..."

"I'm cool like a breez/ I'm finished rappin'/ no autographs please..."

And he says "I smoke smoke the mic mic like Cheech Cheech and Chong Chong" at least 5 times on this album...sometimes more than once in the same song.

If you think this album is dope, you have no clue what good rap music is supposed to sound like. You could try and pass this off as an artist that doesn't take himself too seriously, but the lyrics are on par with Vanilla Ice's. No, seriously, they are.

Also, in response to another reviewer, this album came out in '93. Gangsta rap was already the big thing (The Chronic ('92) and Doggystyle ('93) had been released by the time this album came out). That still doesn't excuse this wack album though. And, yes, Shaq should be banned from the recording booth. He showed improvement on later releases, but not much. This album actually gets worse after repeated listens. You'll find yourself chuckling, or cracking up, when you hear some of these lines that he kicks.

Are the beats dope? No question. That's why this album gets 2 stars for the beats alone. Def Jef, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Erick Sermon, and K-Cut (Main Source) all contribute some excellent tracks. There are some tracks where the beat is so dope that it's hard not to start nodding -- despite the "emcee" on the song -- Erick Sermon's "Shoot Pass Slam" & "I'm Outstanding" or Ali Shaheed Muhammad's "Where Ya At?" for example. With all that being said, when I list a standout track, it's solely for the beats or guest appearances on that particular song. Lyrically, the only decent track on the album is also one of the corniest -- Boom feat. Fu Schnickens -- and that's because the Fu Schnickens rock the mic. The Schnicks do their thing over a thumping Erick Sermon track.

The only thing keeping this album from being a total drink coaster is the production and the guest shots. No, scratch that, it stinks. Straight up. When a really rich athlete gets bored, decides to try his hand at rap, hires some of the best producers out at the moment, and decides to pen his own lyrics, the end result (9 times out of 10) is going to be something like the Shaq Diesel LP.....the most unintentionally funny album on this planet. A good laugh is all this CD is good for. I recommend steering clear of this album. You'll thank me for it.

Standout Tracks: Where Ya At? feat. Phife Dawg, (I Know I Got) Skillz feat. Def Jef, Shoot Pass Slam, I'm Outstanding, and Boom feat. Fu-Schnickens & Erick Sermon

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than anyhting...ever, December 21, 2002

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sleeve Heruitz (sEATTLE, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shaq Diesel (Audio CD)

this is by far Shaq's greatest album. People say Shaq fu "Da return" is better but I strongly disagree. This album works on so many levels you can listen to it anytime. Like when you come home from a bad day just put on "Shoot pass slam" and it will cheer you right up. This cd also shows that shaq's music has deep emotional meaning with a track like "Biological Father". I am not embarrassed to say I cry every time I here it. To think that shaq became so big without a father is a miracle.

ElePHanTOS for life,
ZACH

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars shaq, September 1, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Shaq Diesel (Audio CD)

shaq is awesome every cd he comes out with is the best cd in the world this cd is recommed from me to all the children in the world.