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On today's episode of The Big Podcast w/ Shaq we welcome Iconic Artist Russ! Together they talk about being independent as an artist or player, Shaq's mosh pit incident, & surprise drop in from Adam with Marvel! Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode of The Big Podcast.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:55 How he got +20 billion streams
03:40 Russ reflects on his journey
04:55 Staying independent
06:30 NBA players not needing agents
08:40 Industry’s standards on streaming numbers
13:20 DraftKings segment
15:00 DraftKings ad
16:15 Doordash ad
17:25 Influences
19:00 Money vs Love for the game
20:25 Shaq reveals his relationship-saver song
23:30 Staying true to his sound
27:05 The General
29:15 Lunazul ad
29:45 Creating new W!LD album
36:35 Touring with Big Sean
38:10 Dealing with negativity
42:50 Players caring about criticism
45:10 Shaq’s rap career
48:20 Today’s playstyle in Shaq’s era
49:25 ZipRecruiter segment
50:00 ZipRecruiter ad
51:20 Morgan and Morgan ad
52:25 Shaq’s mosh pit incident
53:55 Dr. O’Neal fan advice
55:55 Cheat GPT
01:00:55 Shaq vs Gorillas
01:04:45 Russ’ Rap Mt. Rushmore
01:05:50 Shaq’s Big Men Mt Rushmore
01:07:15 Beatbox x Russ clip
01:08:00 Adam from Marvel joins the show
01:09:20 Shaq “stealing” diamonds story
01:13:20 Creating the Infinity Gauntlet
01:16:35 Shaq tries to buy the Gauntlet
01:21:00 Shaq gets Loki’s Scepter
01:23:50 Ending
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