NBA Hall of FamerShaquille O’Nealignited a rap beef with Portland Trailblazers star Damian Lilliard last week after the latter made an appearance on theJoe Budden Podcastto promote his recent album,Big D.O.L.L.A.During the episode, Lilliard — who has long been open about his pursuit of a rap career while playing in the NBA — was asked to compare his talents to those of O’Neal, who released his own rap albums in the early 1990s.“I think I rap better than Shaq. I’ve heard Shaq’s stuff,” said Lillard, 29,according toRolling Stone.“I think he was viewed as Shaq, though. People was like, this Shaq,” Lillard continued. “It wasn’t like, Shaq and Biggie. People weren’t looking like this a real rapper. It was like, ‘That’s Shaq rapping.’ So, of course, it was a big deal.”O’Neal, whois knownfor nottaking criticism lightly, immediately released a diss trackon Instagramtargeting Lillard.The accompanying four-minute-long video, which has been viewed nearly 200,000 times, features a puppet version of himself rapping behind a boom box.Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock; Michael LeBrecht II/NBAE via Getty“Take your time to respond, there is no hurry, you’ll never be Westbrook, never be Curry,” the 47-year-old TNT Sports host raps in the song.O’Neal then suggests Lillard isn’t as good as his Western Conference rival,LeBron James.“What’s in your wallet, American Express or Visa, talkin’ like your Bron, you ain’t even Trevor Ariza,” he says.DJ Diesel also known as NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal made his Wynn debut at Encore Beach Club’s Nightswim Pic Courtesy of Wynn Nightlife.Lillard didn’t take long to respond to O’Neal’s diss, releasing his own NSFW trackon SoundCloudon Tuesday.The track, titled “Reign Reign Go Away,” goes through O’Neal’s entire career, even referencing his starring vehicle,Kazaam, andShaq-Fu, his ill-received video game.Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal in 1997.Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/GettyBut the line in the song that likely cut the deepest was the reference to O’Neal’s former Los Angeles Lakers teammateKobe Bryant.“We both could be working at Kinko’s and Kobe won you them rings, though,” Lillard said.O’Neal and Bryant had a contentious relationship during their time on the Lakers, which eventually led to O’Neal being traded to the Miami Heat to join an up-and-coming Dwyane Wade — who Lillard also referenced in his song.“Even in Miami, won that on the strength of Flash,” he said, using Wade’s nickname.As of Wednesday, O’Neal has not responded to Lillard’s song, which has been played on SoundCloud more than 1.1 million times.
NBA Hall of FamerShaquille O’Nealignited a rap beef with Portland Trailblazers star Damian Lilliard last week after the latter made an appearance on theJoe Budden Podcastto promote his recent album,Big D.O.L.L.A.
During the episode, Lilliard — who has long been open about his pursuit of a rap career while playing in the NBA — was asked to compare his talents to those of O’Neal, who released his own rap albums in the early 1990s.
“I think I rap better than Shaq. I’ve heard Shaq’s stuff,” said Lillard, 29,according toRolling Stone.
“I think he was viewed as Shaq, though. People was like, this Shaq,” Lillard continued. “It wasn’t like, Shaq and Biggie. People weren’t looking like this a real rapper. It was like, ‘That’s Shaq rapping.’ So, of course, it was a big deal.”
O’Neal, whois knownfor nottaking criticism lightly, immediately released a diss trackon Instagramtargeting Lillard.
The accompanying four-minute-long video, which has been viewed nearly 200,000 times, features a puppet version of himself rapping behind a boom box.
Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock; Michael LeBrecht II/NBAE via Getty
“Take your time to respond, there is no hurry, you’ll never be Westbrook, never be Curry,” the 47-year-old TNT Sports host raps in the song.
O’Neal then suggests Lillard isn’t as good as his Western Conference rival,LeBron James.
“What’s in your wallet, American Express or Visa, talkin’ like your Bron, you ain’t even Trevor Ariza,” he says.
DJ Diesel also known as NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal made his Wynn debut at Encore Beach Club’s Nightswim Pic Courtesy of Wynn Nightlife.
Lillard didn’t take long to respond to O’Neal’s diss, releasing his own NSFW trackon SoundCloudon Tuesday.
The track, titled “Reign Reign Go Away,” goes through O’Neal’s entire career, even referencing his starring vehicle,Kazaam, andShaq-Fu, his ill-received video game.
Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal in 1997.Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty
But the line in the song that likely cut the deepest was the reference to O’Neal’s former Los Angeles Lakers teammateKobe Bryant.
“We both could be working at Kinko’s and Kobe won you them rings, though,” Lillard said.
O’Neal and Bryant had a contentious relationship during their time on the Lakers, which eventually led to O’Neal being traded to the Miami Heat to join an up-and-coming Dwyane Wade — who Lillard also referenced in his song.
“Even in Miami, won that on the strength of Flash,” he said, using Wade’s nickname.
As of Wednesday, O’Neal has not responded to Lillard’s song, which has been played on SoundCloud more than 1.1 million times.
source: people.com
