Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has set his sights to various endeavours since retiring from the NBA and he’s making fairly a reputation for himself within the DJing business.
Shaq goes by the title 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 just lately, he performed at 2023 Exterior Lands – a three-day pageant in San Francisco.
Though the Basketball Corridor of Famer has been honing his DJing craft for a greater a part of a decade, Mercury Information’ Jim Harrington thinks he wants far more apply.
A hilarious excert of his overview is under.
“Shaquille O’Neal is healthier at capturing free throws than he’s at DJing,” Harrington wrote.
“And for many who didn’t observe his Basketball Corridor of Fame profession, the massive man was actually no Steph Curry when it got here to the stripe.
“O’Neal did, nevertheless, draw an enormous crowd to look at his finest makes an attempt at enjoying DJ throughout a set that felt prefer it may by no means finish on an otherwise-very-entertaining Day 1 (Aug. 11) of Exterior Lands at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
“O’Neal’s grooves had been weak, mismatching his samples and sounds in ways in which had been hardly ever compelling. His reliance on huge beats was extra tiring than inspiring. And he really appeared at a loss on the way to command a crowd, as an alternative settling for what gave the impression to be an try at setting a brand new world file for repeating the phrase ‘palms up’ probably the most instances in a single efficiency.”
Harrington was additionally miffed that Shaq was a bit late to the stage.
“The large 7-footer — who received three NBA Championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Miami Warmth — was even a bit tardy taking the stage,” he continued.
“Sorry I used to be late, I used to be chilling with Steph Curry and Draymond Inexperienced,” O’Neal advised the gang. “The place my Warriors followers at?”
Unsure if Shaq is basically making an attempt to win any awards together with his DJing or his promptness. Lol.
He’s most likely having a hell of a time doing it and at 51 yr’s outdated, why not?
Plus, the person isn’t foolish. It’s clearly a profitable enterprise that he’s probably making financial institution from.
A pinned publish on DJ Diesel’s Twitter depicts a poster for an upcoming pageant in Dallas that’s actually received Shaq’s title in it.
We’re taking SHAQ’s Bass All Stars to the following degree with my very personal bass pageant “SHAQ’S BASS ALL STARS: FESTIVAL” on September sixteenth at Panther Island Pavilion in Dallas/Fort Price! This would be the largest bass pageant in Texas with 2 phases and 15 of my favourite bass and… pic.twitter.com/JrvH4YlTzH
— DJ Diesel (@djdiesel) June 20, 2023
Little doubt the massive man is taking a reduce and is concurrently blocking out the haters.
