Shaquille O’Neal is coming out of retirement, and we’re not talking about basketball. Actually, the four-time NBA champ is heading back to Miami to showcase new music. Shaq will reportedly be one of the headliners at the upcoming Miami Music Week this month.
The sports commentator will bring “Shaq’s Fun House” to Miami Music Week. The performance will showcase his DJ skills.
“Performing to me is my Game 7,” O’Neal, aka DJ Diesel, told The Associated Press. “Game 7, down by one, the city needs you, everybody needs you, the crowd’s going crazy. When you do these music festivals, the kids, they come to do two things — relieve stress and have a great time. Sports and music relieve stress, and I happen to dominate both.”
Shaq’s passion for Dj-ing dates back to the early 2000s. His “fun house” has previously made appearances during the Super Bowl festivities earlier this year and in Miami in 2018. Shaq is also a platinum-selling rapper. His first studio album, Shaq Diesel, sold one million album units in 1993. His next three studio albums also performed well on Billboard’s US R&B chart.
As far as his Miami showcase goes, Shaq said that he isn’t worried. “There’s really no pressure,” he said. “I was taught since an early age, if people pay to see you perform, just give them a show. When it comes to playing music, you just have to pick the right songs the kids can groove to. Give them some new stuff, give them some old stuff. And when I get up there and I see the bouncing, I just go into the zone. Music and sports are the only things that get me into that zone.”
Shaq will join several celebrity guests during Miami Music Week. DJ Diesel will hit the stage in Miami on Mar. 29.