Respect (Shaquille O'Neal album)

Respect
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1998 (1998-09-15)
Recorded1997–1998
GenreHip hop
Length63:50
Label
Producer
Shaquille O'Neal chronology
You Can't Stop the Reign
(1996)
Respect
(1998)
Gorilla Warfare
(2023)
Singles from Respect
  1. "The Way It's Goin' Down"
    Released: 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.