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Shaquille O’Neal does not make a secret of his passion for music. After his retirement from basketball, Shaq has spent the majority of his time behind the DJ booth. DJ Diesel has revealed on various occasions that he does music because of his love for it. He wants all his fans to have a good time and that’s the only motivation he needs to get to work. Notably, he’s earned $0 from his DJ career.

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With the NBA season set to return within 2 weeks, O’Neal was on SportsCenter to talk about the happenings around the league. While talking about the Miami Heat‘s star, Shaq was asked about a band that portrayed the same style that Butler had on a few days ago.

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Shaquille O’Neal gave an honest answer

During his interview on Sports Center, Shaquille O’Neal was asked about Jimmy Butler‘s emo style during media day. After replying that he would never do something like that, he was asked about his music career.

While transitioning from this to Shaq’s music career, the Los Angeles Lakers legend was asked who was the most ’emo’ singer or band of all time.

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Without taking much time, Shaq replied “Fall Out Boys“.

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The Rock Band has been making music together since 2001. But it took them 17 years to get a number-one song on the Billboard charts. The band had its own unique style.

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From their outfits to their hair to the black outfits, the band resonated with the ’emo’ title perfectly. But throughout the years, their style has changed. Still, they have earned commercial success. The group’s combined net worth is reported to be around $35 million!

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Shaq is also taking his music career to the next level. He recently released his latest album, ‘GORILLA WARFARE‘. Even though he has been losing money from putting on shows for the people, Shaq keeps doing it for his fans.

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Shaquille O’Neal’s music career is not profitable

Shaq has been DJing since 2015. Even though it started off small, now the Big Aristotle is selling out stadiums and hosting his own music festivals.

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He does not make any money from putting on grand shows for his fans. But he still does it because he wants everyone to have a good time. Shaq loves it when people form moshpits after hearing his EDM music.

With him ready to take the stage in the Bay Area tomorrow, Shaq knows that if someone is paying money to see him, they should have a good time, and he should give it his all.

This, along with his love for music, is making him keep putting on more shows for the fans. What do you think of Shaq calling the Fall Out Boys emo? Let us know in the comments!

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Rijin is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. Specializing in the technical aspects of the game, keeps a close eye on the three principles of coaching of Gregg Popovich: Humility, Discipline, and Determination. That same attention to detail made him a big fan of the reigning Finals MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. While Rijin did not follow the traditional route to become a journalist, his passion for basketball and writing brought him to ES.

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