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Brian and Murdock have fun revisiting the early-90's and the idea of the "multi-tiered celebrity" through the person of Shaquille O'Neal. Did an emerging alt-rock god really almost collab with the 7-foot superstar on wax? Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Win Louder Than Life passes by sending us your “rock n roll origin story”! What made you the kind of nerd who listens to a show like this? Send us your story to wearethestoryguys@gmail.com to get in the running. See the Louder Than Life line-up! SHOW NOTES: https://smashing-pumpkins-recording-sessions.fandom.com/wiki/Summer_1996_%E2%80%93_Soundworks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_(song) https://brobible.com/sports/article/shaq-rap-career/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Diesel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Fu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu-Schnickens https://www.rapreviews.com/2009/09/chip-fu-interview/ https://www.dubcnn.com/2013/02/23/chip-fu-interview-february-2013/ https://golianopoulos.com/new-blog/2014/1/31/shaquille-oneals-rap-career https://www.forbes.com/sites/imeekpo/2024/05/28/shaq-diesel-the-nba-stars-iconic-rap-collaborations-with-michael-jackson-jay-z-biggie-smalls-and-more/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_Up_Doc%3F_(Can_We_Rock) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Fu:_Da_Return https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_at_the_Beach_(1994) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellon_Collie_and_the_Infinite_Sadness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings Corgan talking about Lynch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdqqakB6Cg Shaq talking about Biggie: https://www.reddit.com/r/NotoriousBIG/comments/1gre8u5/shaquille_oneal_talks_about_biggie/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_to_Die https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/pop-culture/2024/06/26/shaq-third-rap-album-released-streaming-jay-z-nas-collaboration/79757669007/ https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-jay-z-and-nas-feud/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .