On today's episode of The Big Podcast w/ Shaq we welcome Iconic Artist Russ! Together they talk about being independent as an artist or player, Shaq's mosh pit incident, & surprise drop in from Adam with Marvel! Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode of The Big Podcast.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:55 How he got +20 billion streams

03:40 Russ reflects on his journey

04:55 Staying independent

06:30 NBA players not needing agents

08:40 Industry’s standards on streaming numbers

13:20 DraftKings segment

15:00 DraftKings ad

16:15 Doordash ad

17:25 Influences

19:00 Money vs Love for the game

20:25 Shaq reveals his relationship-saver song

23:30 Staying true to his sound

27:05 The General

29:15 Lunazul ad

29:45 Creating new W!LD album

36:35 Touring with Big Sean

38:10 Dealing with negativity

42:50 Players caring about criticism

45:10 Shaq’s rap career

48:20 Today’s playstyle in Shaq’s era

49:25 ZipRecruiter segment

50:00 ZipRecruiter ad

51:20 Morgan and Morgan ad

52:25 Shaq’s mosh pit incident

53:55 Dr. O’Neal fan advice

55:55 Cheat GPT

01:00:55 Shaq vs Gorillas

01:04:45 Russ’ Rap Mt. Rushmore

01:05:50 Shaq’s Big Men Mt Rushmore

01:07:15 Beatbox x Russ clip

01:08:00 Adam from Marvel joins the show

01:09:20 Shaq “stealing” diamonds story

01:13:20 Creating the Infinity Gauntlet

01:16:35 Shaq tries to buy the Gauntlet

01:21:00 Shaq gets Loki’s Scepter

01:23:50 Ending

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