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|title=<center>Shaquille O'Neal Presents: His Superfriends Vol. 1</center>
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|imagecaption=Cover art for the album.
|imagecaption=Cover art for the album.
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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Aside from being a basketball star, Shaquille O'Neil also had an abysmal acting career and a hilariously bad rap career. By 2001, though, he had become aware of his lack of talent and started seeking out help from artists such as P!nk, Dr. Dre, George Clinton, and many others. He also really started becoming ambitious, seeking to create sounds never heard before instead of focusing on his lackluster rapping. In 2001, he intended to release what many believe to be his dream project, '''''Shaquille O'Neil Presents: His Super Friends Vol. 1'''''.
Aside from being a basketball star, Shaquille O'Neil also had an acting career and a rapping career. His early music was commercially successful, though it tended to receive mixed critical reviews. After taking a three-year hiatus from music, in 2001 he started seeking out help from artists such as P!nk, Dr. Dre, George Clinton, and many others. His musical style became more ambitious, seeking to combine various styles of rap to create something new. In 2001, he intended to release what many believe to be his dream project, '''''Shaquille O'Neil Presents: His Superfriends Vol. 1'''''.<ref>[http://www.hiponline.com/2148/shaquille-oneal.html Hip Online article about the album.] Retrieved 28 Jan '18</ref>


The album was originally set for release on September 11, 2001. Several singles were released for the album and were given to the "Shaq Dream Team" which was a group of promoters that would hand the singles to music critics to help build up hype. Some critics cited that the music itself was really ambitious and actually impressive, but Shaq's rapping was still expectedly mediocre. The album was pushed back to an October 2 release before finally being shelved for unknown reasons.
The album was originally set for release on September 11th, 2001. Several singles were released for the album and were given to the "Shaq Team", a group of promoters that would distribute the singles to music critics to help build up hype. Some critics cited that the music itself was ambitious and impressive, but considered Shaq's rapping to be mediocre. The album was pushed back to an October 2nd release before finally being shelved for unknown reasons.


Some of the singles were leaked after the album was shelved and can easily be found on YouTube. Most of the tracks, however, are unattainable and are probably never going to see an official release. One reviewer from AllMusic got the chance to listen to the entire album and gave it a [http://www.allmusic.com/album/shaquille-oneal-presents-his-superfriends-vol-1-mw0000974534 4/5 star rating] saying the album was surprisingly impressive. The critic has been forbidden to leak any of it, though. Bootlegs of the album are not known to exist.
=Track Listing=
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Title !! Status
|-
| 1 || That's Me || <span style=color:red>'''Lost'''
|-
| 2 || Connected || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
| 3 || Bounce || <span style=color:green>'''Found'''
|-
| 4 || Make It Hot || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
| 5 || Strawberry Letter || <span style=color:green>'''Found'''
|-
| 6 || I Don't Care || <span style=color:green>'''Found'''
|-
| 7 || Do It Faster || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
| 8 || Atomic Dog || <span style=color:red>'''Lost'''
|-
| 9 || In The Sun || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
| 10 || Y'all Don't Really Want It || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
| 11 || The One ||<span style=color:red>'''Lost'''
|-
| 12 || Big Hat Club || <span style=color:red>'''Lost'''
|-
| 13 || Psycho || <span style=color:green>'''Found'''
|-
| 14 || All In A Day || <span style=color:green>'''Found'''
|-
| 15 || No Words || <span style=color:green>'''Found'''
|}


==Gallery==
==Cut Songs==
<div style="margin:0 auto; text-align: center;">  
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Status
|-
| You'd Be Lyin || <span style=color:green>'''Found'''
|-
| I Don't Give A Fuck || <span style=color:green>'''Found'''
|-
| 4 Commandments || <span style=color:green>'''Found'''
|-
| It Takes Two || <span style=color:red>'''Lost'''
|}


<div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;">
=Availability=
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbMJ8pwkbK0|320x240|center|''In The Sun'', a leaked limited-release single from the album.|frame}}</div>​
Some of the singles were leaked after the album was shelved and can easily be found on YouTube. However, most of the tracks are unattainable and will probably never see an official release. One reviewer from AllMusic got the chance to listen to the entire album and gave it a 4/5 star rating, saying the album was surprisingly impressive; however, the critic has been forbidden to leak any of it.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/shaquille-oneal-presents-his-superfriends-vol-1-mw0000974534 AllMusic review of the album.] Retrieved 28 Jan '18</ref> Bootlegs of the album are not known to exist.


<div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;">
On March 8th, 2017, a promotional copy of the album, simply titled "Shaq", was sold on Discogs for $999 USD. This promo contains a slightly different track lineup to the final album, but still includes many of the previously unreleased songs.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Shaquille-ONeal-Shaq/release/8500957 Discogs page for the promo.] Retrieved 28 Jan '18</ref> The full promo containing the 14 songs was leaked in 2021 and can now be easily found online. Previously, before the leak, a 6-minute video containing short samples of all the tracks had been uploaded to YouTube by a user named K Dub.
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd6ylhpuGKw|320x240|center|''Make It Hot'', another leaked limited-release single from the album.|frame}}</div>​


<div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;">
=Gallery=
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OwsTUTZQns|320x240|center|''Connected'', the only single from the album for which a music video was created and distributed.|frame}}</div>​
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  |description2 ="Make It Hot", another limited-release single from the album.
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=External Link=
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal_Presents_His_Superfriends,_Vol._1 Wikipedia page of ''Shaquille O'Neil Presents: His Superfriends Vol. 1''.] Retrieved 28 Jan '18


</div>​
=References=
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 14:04, 28 March 2023

Superfriends.jpg

Cover art for the album.

Status: Partially Lost

Aside from being a basketball star, Shaquille O'Neil also had an acting career and a rapping career. His early music was commercially successful, though it tended to receive mixed critical reviews. After taking a three-year hiatus from music, in 2001 he started seeking out help from artists such as P!nk, Dr. Dre, George Clinton, and many others. His musical style became more ambitious, seeking to combine various styles of rap to create something new. In 2001, he intended to release what many believe to be his dream project, Shaquille O'Neil Presents: His Superfriends Vol. 1.[1]

The album was originally set for release on September 11th, 2001. Several singles were released for the album and were given to the "Shaq Team", a group of promoters that would distribute the singles to music critics to help build up hype. Some critics cited that the music itself was ambitious and impressive, but considered Shaq's rapping to be mediocre. The album was pushed back to an October 2nd release before finally being shelved for unknown reasons.

Track Listing

# Title Status
1 That's Me Lost
2 Connected Found
3 Bounce Found
4 Make It Hot Found
5 Strawberry Letter Found
6 I Don't Care Found
7 Do It Faster Found
8 Atomic Dog Lost
9 In The Sun Found
10 Y'all Don't Really Want It Found
11 The One Lost
12 Big Hat Club Lost
13 Psycho Found
14 All In A Day Found
15 No Words Found

Cut Songs

Title Status
You'd Be Lyin Found
I Don't Give A Fuck Found
4 Commandments Found
It Takes Two Lost

Availability

Some of the singles were leaked after the album was shelved and can easily be found on YouTube. However, most of the tracks are unattainable and will probably never see an official release. One reviewer from AllMusic got the chance to listen to the entire album and gave it a 4/5 star rating, saying the album was surprisingly impressive; however, the critic has been forbidden to leak any of it.[2] Bootlegs of the album are not known to exist.

On March 8th, 2017, a promotional copy of the album, simply titled "Shaq", was sold on Discogs for $999 USD. This promo contains a slightly different track lineup to the final album, but still includes many of the previously unreleased songs.[3] The full promo containing the 14 songs was leaked in 2021 and can now be easily found online. Previously, before the leak, a 6-minute video containing short samples of all the tracks had been uploaded to YouTube by a user named K Dub.

Gallery

"In The Sun", a leaked limited-release single from the album.

"Make It Hot", another limited-release single from the album.

"Connected", the only single from the album for which a music video was created and distributed.

Video containing samples of the promo album.

"Do It Faster".

"Y'all Don't Really Want It".

External Link

References

  1. ↑ Hip Online article about the album. Retrieved 28 Jan '18
  2. ↑ AllMusic review of the album. Retrieved 28 Jan '18
  3. ↑ Discogs page for the promo. Retrieved 28 Jan '18
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