Respect (Shaquille O'Neal album)

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Respect
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1998 (1998-09-15)
Recorded1997–1998
Genre Hip hop
Length63:50
Label
Producer
Shaquille O'Neal chronology
You Can't Stop the Reign
(1996)
Respect
(1998)
Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1
(2001)
Singles from Respect
  1. "The Way It's Goin' Down"
    Released: July 3, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Respect is the fourth studio album by American basketball player and rapper Shaquille O'Neal. It was released on September 15, 1998, through T.W.IsM./A&M Records. Production was handled by DJ Clark Kent, DJ Quik, Duran Ramos, Dutch, Japhe Tejeda, Ken Bailey, Majah League, Rodney Jerkins, Russell "Russ Prez" Pressley, Sean "Barney" Thomas and The Storm. It features guest appearances from K-Raw, Peter Gunz, Sonja Blade, 1 Accord, Deadly Venoms, Loon, Public Announcement, Sauce Money and Trigga, as well as O'Neal's Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant performs at the start of the track "3 X's Dope", though his name was not listed on the credits. [3] The album had 19 tracks, which Vibe said all "straddle the line between mediocre and unlistenable". [4]

Contents

It peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album sold 104,000 units. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:41
2."Fiend '98"3:50
3."The Way It's Goin' Down (T.W.Is M. for Life)" (featuring Peter Gunz)4:29
4."Voices" (featuring Sauce Money)4:21
5."Fly Like an Eagle" (featuring Trigga)3:59
6."The Light of Mine (Interlude)"0:57
7."Go to Let Me Know"4:59
8."River (Interlude)" (featuring 1 Accord)2:38
9."Heat It Up" (featuring Loon)4:06
10."Pool Jam"4:06
11."Make This a Night to Remember" (featuring Peter Gunz and Public Announcement)3:52
12."Blaq Supaman"4:49
13."Psycho Rap (Interlude)"0:41
14."Deeper" (featuring Sonja Blade and K-Raw)3:40
15."The Bomb Baby" (featuring Deadly Venoms and K-Raw)4:57
16."3 X's Dope" (featuring Sonja Blade and Kobe Bryant)3:41
17."Like What"4:24
18."48 @ the Buzzer"3:40
Total length:1:03:50

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 58
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 8

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