NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal‘s love for music and respect for artists who produce masterpieces is well known. From time to time, he has been seen praising and complementing some artists. A few months ago, O’Neal shared his thoughts on Tupac during a podcast appearance. In this instance, O’Neal remembered the legendary rapper with admiration. During the show, Shaq was asked to choose between Tupac and DMX, and he selected Tupac.

As a follow-up question, the interviewer asked him if there was a story behind his choice. Shaq responded, “No, I don’t have a Tupac story.” 

The four-time NBA champion has always espoused strong opinions about music and artists. Recently, he ranted about the current generation’s music as well, echoing the beliefs of many. He said, “It sounds the same to me. I can remember growing up, going through those tapes, everyone sounds different, from fat boys to skinny boys to LL.” 

On the subject of music, the former MVP is very particular about the way this generation’s music industry is going. Apparently, the Big Diesel is not impressed with the current music trends.

Shaquille O’Neal shared a story about Tupac wearing his jersey

In addition to his basketball skills, Shaquille O’Neal was passionate about hip-hop culture. His time in this industry enabled him to meet a lot of artists. During the conversation about Tupac, Shaq recounted he once saw the rapper wearing his Orlando Magic #32 jersey.

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Shaq said, “I have seen him all the time. And I saw him one time in my jersey, but he had a lot of people around him, he just gave me the… I love Tupac when he first came out.” 

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One time during an interview, he even mentioned his favorite artists. Among the names on the list were Lil Wayne, Jay Z, Eminem, Tupac, and the Notorious B.I.G. As of now, Shaq has taken a break from music and hasn’t released any new songs for some time, however, he remains up to date with the music industry.

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