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Respect (Shaquille O'Neal album)

Field	Value
name	Respect
type	Studio
artist	Shaquille O'Neal
cover	Respect (Shaquille O'Neal album - cover art).jpg
released
recorded	1997–1998
genre	Hip hop
length	63:50
label
producer
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misc	{{Singles
name	Respect
type	studio
single1	The Way It's Goin' Down
single1date	July 3, 1998

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.

It peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. As of 2004, the album has sold 104,000 units.

Critical reception

Respect received mixed reviews from music critics. Noah Callahan-Bever of Vibe believed that all tracks on the album "straddle the line between mediocre and unlistenable". Brent Rollins, in his review for The Source, wrote that the album "surely won't have anyone crying for him to give up his day job for a full-time rap career". He highlighted the improvement of Shaquille O'Neal's vocal performance, but added that "at his best [he] doesn't match up well when he's sharing mic time with rap professionals". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic thought that Respect is a "well-constructed album that isn't devoid of good moments [...] but it's also not particularly distinctive". Describing it as "background party music", he added that "the musicians who made the record probably had a better time than the listeners at home".

Track listing

Sample credits

"Fiend '98" contains samples from:
- "School Boy Crush"; written by Onnie McIntyre, Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Steve Ferrone, and James Stuart; as recorded by Average White Band.
- "Microphone Fiend" written by Eric Barrier and William Griffin, as recorded by Eric B. & Rakim.
"Voices" contains a sample from "Voices Inside My Head", written by Sting, as recorded by The Police.
"Got to Let Me Know" contains an interpolation of "Show Me", written by Jonathan Nettlesbey, Terry Coffey, and Howard Hewett.
"Heat It Up" contains a sample from "Feel Up", written and recorded by Grace Jones.
"Pool Jam" contains a sample from "You Haven't Done Nothin'", written and recorded by Stevie Wonder.
"Make This a Night to Remember" contains a sample from "A Night to Remember"; written by Dana Meyers, Charmaine Sylvers, and Nidra Sylvers; as recorded by Shalamar.
"Blaq Supaman" contains a sample from "Black Superman"; written by Jimmy Russell, Gregory Hutchison, Kevin Gulley, and Anthony Stewart; as recorded by Above the Law.
"48 @ the Buzzer" contains a sample from "Watermelon Man", written and recorded by Herbie Hancock.

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak
position

References

Golianopoulos, Thomas. (April 12, 2013). "The Secret History of Kobe Bryant's Rap Career". [[Grantland]].
Mitchel, Gail. (July 24, 2004). "Athlete McGinest Fields Music Co.". Nielsen Business Media, Inc..
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Respect - Shaquille O'Neal". [[AllMusic]].
Rollins, Brent. (October 1998). "Shaquille O'Neal – Respect".
Christgau, Robert. (March 23, 1999). "Consumer Guide".
Callahan-Bever, Noah. (November 1998). "Revolutions: Shaquille O'Neal – Respect". Vibe Media Group.

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