Shaquille O'Neal says Biggie recorded an unreleased verse for "Still Can't Stop The Reign"

Can you even call yourself a Hip Hop fan if you're unaware of Shaquille O’Neal's run as a rapper in the 90's?

He's had multiple collaborations during his rap career including Ice Cube, Fat Joe, Nate Dogg, and The Notorious B.I.G. 

Shaq recently appeared as a guest on the Drink Champs podcast where he revealed that he still has an unreleased verse from his studio session with Biggie for their 1996 single "You Can't Stop The Reign."

The former NBA star recalled rerecording his verse ahead of his session with Biggie. Once they got in the studio, Biggie not only liked Shaq's bars but also laid down several verses himself.

 “My thing is this is Big coming in. One I gotta impress Big cause if Big say, ‘No, this is terrible,’ I’m done. I won’t get a second shot.”

After playing his verse for Biggie, and seeing Biggie nodding along, he knew he was fine. “He's like, ‘Ok big dog, that’s tight, that’s tight.'

Then Shaq said, ‘Here you go Big, here’s the pad and pen. Hit this button right here, I’m going to be in the house,’ and he’s like, ‘No, I’m ready now,’ and I said, ‘What you mean ready right now,’ and he starts smiling, and he went in there, and he killed it."

Shaq then had to remind Biggie that he needed it to be kid-friendly, “The first verse, I’m the only one that got it, and I’ll never play it," Shaq revealed. "He went off, and I damn near had a tear in my eye cause I had to press that button and I’m like, ‘Umm Big,’ and he’s like, ‘Yeah, yeah, for the kids, for the kids. My bad, Diesel,’ and then he did the verse in the song. I got it, but I’m not going to play it.”

It's a shame that the verse won't get to see the light of day.

Relieve Shaq and Biggie's beloved track below.

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