Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has set his sights to a variety of endeavours since retiring from the NBA and he’s making fairly a reputation for himself within the DJing trade.
Shaq goes by the identify of DJ Diesel and has been on the dubstep / EDM scene for nearly ten years.
He has even performed on the notorious Tomorrowland in Belgium.
Most not too long ago, he performed at 2023 Outside Lands – a three-day competition in San Francisco.
Even although the Basketball Hall of Famer has been honing his DJing craft for a greater a part of a decade, Mercury News’ Jim Harrington thinks he wants far more observe.
A hilarious excert of his evaluation is beneath.
“Shaquille O’Neal is better at shooting free throws than he is at DJing,” Harrington wrote.
“And for those who didn’t follow his Basketball Hall of Fame career, the big guy was certainly no Steph Curry when it came to the stripe.
“O’Neal did, however, draw a massive crowd to watch his best attempts at playing DJ during a set that felt like it might never end on an otherwise-very-entertaining Day 1 (Aug. 11) of Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
“O’Neal’s grooves were weak, mismatching his samples and sounds in ways that were rarely compelling. His reliance on big beats was more tiring than inspiring. And he truly seemed at a loss on how to command a crowd, instead settling for what appeared to be an attempt at setting a new world record for repeating the phrase ‘hands up’ the most times in a single performance.”
Harrington was additionally miffed that Shaq was a bit late to the stage.
“The big 7-footer — who won three NBA Championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Miami Heat — was even a bit tardy taking the stage,” he continued.
“Sorry I was late, I was chilling with Steph Curry and Draymond Green,” O’Neal informed the group. “Where my Warriors fans at?”
Not positive if Shaq is basically attempting to win any awards along with his DJing or his promptness. Lol.
He’s in all probability having a hell of a time doing it and at 51 12 months’s outdated, why not?
Plus, the person isn’t foolish. It’s clearly a profitable enterprise that he’s seemingly making financial institution from.
A pinned submit on DJ Diesel’s Twitter depicts a poster for an upcoming competition in Dallas that’s actually acquired Shaq’s identify in it.
We are taking SHAQ’s Bass All Stars to the following stage with my very personal bass competition “SHAQ’S BASS ALL STARS: FESTIVAL” on September sixteenth at Panther Island Pavilion in Dallas/Fort Worth! This would be the largest bass competition in Texas with 2 levels and 15 of my favourite bass and… pic.twitter.com/JrvH4YlTzH
— DJ Diesel (@djdiesel) June 20, 2023
No doubt the large man is taking a minimize and is concurrently blocking out the haters.
