A: Shaquille O’Neal
(Q: Which baller-slash-rapper sold the most albums?)
This was an easy one, because you know you own at least one Shaq album. Shaq Fu was the originator of the baller/rapper and arguably the only B-ball MC to be taken seriously in hip-hop.
Shaq appeared on the music scene in 1993 overshadowing the Fu-Schnickens on their song “What’s Up Doc? (Can We Rock),” a minor hit and the biggest hit for the Fu’s. By the end of that year Shaq had released his first album, Shaq Diesel, which was certified platinum.
Shaq went on to release 3 more albums over the rest of the decade and performed on collabos with Method Man, Redman, Jay-Z, Mobb Deep, and The Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie killed that track, and Shaq definitely held his own; the remake was ill-advised.) He’s probably the only ballin’ rapper to get respect from hip-hop’s elite. Anyone remember Kobe’s, Iverson’s or Chris Webber’s albums? Didn’t think so.
We couldn’t find the video for our favorite Shaq single, “Biological Didn’t Bother,” so here’s Shaq “Strait Playin’”:
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