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In 1992, at at the height of both their young careers, Shaquille O'Neal met and became good friends with Notorious B.I.G..
"The first time I heard the name Biggie Smalls was she said my name in a rap, he said, 'I'm slamming brothers like Shaquille, it is real,'" Shaq remembered. "And instantly I became a fan. When I seen him, I saw that he was a big guy, you know it's an unwritten rule that all big guys stick together."
Shaq's career as a rapper was going pretty well at the time with 1 platimum album already uner his belt. Diesel remembers making the phone call to Big, asking if he would collab with him on a song for Shaq's upcoming album.
"My concept was always like rap with my favorite rappers. So I put out a call and asked if he would do it and he came right back and said yes." Shaq said.
One of the things that impressed Shaq more than anything else was the fact that Big came to the studio and was finished in 5 minutes.
"It's the most incredible thing I've ever seen in my life," said Shaq.
There's one regret that still haunts Shaquille regarding his friendship with the rapper. The two were supposed to meet the night Big was murdered. Shaq wonders if he were there, would Big still be alive. Biggie's cousin, Lil Cease believes he would be.
"I think that may have changed things. If Shaq would have said 'im coming with yall" him and Big would have rode together," Cease says. "I'm sure Shaq would have had security and Big would have brought extea along to make sure Shaq was alright."
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