Brian and Murdock have fun revisiting the early-90's and the idea of the "multi-tiered celebrity" through the person of Shaquille O'Neal. Did an emerging alt-rock god really almost collab with the 7-foot superstar on wax?

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https://smashing-pumpkins-recording-sessions.fandom.com/wiki/Summer_1996_%E2%80%93_Soundworks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_(song)

https://brobible.com/sports/article/shaq-rap-career/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Diesel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Fu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu-Schnickens

https://www.rapreviews.com/2009/09/chip-fu-interview/

https://www.dubcnn.com/2013/02/23/chip-fu-interview-february-2013/

https://golianopoulos.com/new-blog/2014/1/31/shaquille-oneals-rap-career

https://www.forbes.com/sites/imeekpo/2024/05/28/shaq-diesel-the-nba-stars-iconic-rap-collaborations-with-michael-jackson-jay-z-biggie-smalls-and-more/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_Up_Doc%3F_(Can_We_Rock)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Fu:_Da_Return

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_at_the_Beach_(1994)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellon_Collie_and_the_Infinite_Sadness

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings

Corgan talking about Lynch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdqqakB6Cg

Shaq talking about Biggie: https://www.reddit.com/r/NotoriousBIG/comments/1gre8u5/shaquille_oneal_talks_about_biggie/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_to_Die

https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/pop-culture/2024/06/26/shaq-third-rap-album-released-streaming-jay-z-nas-collaboration/79757669007/

https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-jay-z-and-nas-feud/

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