Michael Dapaah

"Big Shaq" redirects here. For the American basketball player, see Shaquille O'Neal.

Michael Dapaah
Dapaah in 2023
Born (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 33)[1]
Croydon, London, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • rapper
Years active2014–present
Musical career
Also known as
  • Big Shaq
  • Roadman Shaq
  • MC Quakez
Genres
Labels
Comedy career
Genres
Notable works and roles"Man's Not Hot"

Michael Dapaah (born 10 August 1991)[1] is a British actor, rapper, and comedian best known for portraying the fictional rapper Big Shaq (also known as Roadman Shaq). He is also known for his mockumentary SWIL (Somewhere in London), which focuses on four characters and their journey to success.

Early life

Michael Dapaah was born in 1991 in Croydon, south London, to first-generation Ghanaian immigrants.[5] While he was growing up, his parents wanted him to study science in order to become a doctor, but he was never interested in the subject, instead being more interested in acting and comedy. He also spent time in South Africa as a child. For a time he was in prison.[5] He studied film, acting and theatre at Brunel University and took a course from the National Youth Theatre.[6]

Career

Dapaah began his career by garnering a social following among the British-African community for his brief comedic parts in shows like Meet the Adebanjos, which deals with a Nigerian family in London.

In May 2017 along with friend and fellow Brunel graduate Marv Brown, he launched a mockumentary series on YouTube titled SWIL (Somewhere in London) which amassed over 1 million views in its first series.[7] In this series he created the characters MC Quakez and Big Shaq.[6]

In 2020, Michael Dapaah started making the move to a fitness show called "Belly Must Go".[8]

"Man's Not Hot"

Main article: Man's Not Hot

Dapaah saw a rapid growth in public attention when he appeared on Charlie Sloth's BBC Radio 1Xtra show "Fire in the Booth".[9] His comedic rap "Man's Not Hot" (whose backing track was sampled from 67 and Giggs' 2016 track "Let's Lurk") developed into a viral meme, and a studio track version of the song was released on 22 September 2017.[10] The song's music video was released by Dapaah himself on 26 October of the same year;[11] which features cameos from Waka Flocka Flame, Lil Yachty, Dutch rap-group Broederliefde and DJ Khaled, who calls Dapaah's character a "legend".[12]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[13] 		AUS
[14] 		AUT
[15] 		DEN
[16] 		GER
[17] 		NL
[18] 		NOR
[19] 		NZ
[20] 		SWE
[21] 		SWI
[22]
"Balance"[23]
(as MC Quakez; featuring Shakes) 		2017 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Man's Not Hot"
(as Big Shaq) 		3 28 33 21 26 20 23 22 15 41
"Man Don't Dance"[31]
(as Big Shaq) 		2018 78 — — — — — — — — —
"Daily Duppy"[32]
(as Big Shaq; featuring GRM Daily) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Buss It Down"[33]
(as Big Shaq) 		2019 — — — — — — — — — —
"Chicken Shop Freestyle" (as Big Shaq) 2020 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"The Ting Go Challenge"[34]
(DJ Flex featuring MC Quakez) 		2017 Non-album single

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Michael Dapaah". Twitter. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. ^ "AMP Fiona Onasanya slips Big Shaq's Man's Not Hot lyrics into Commons". BBC News. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "A Guide to Explaining UK Drill to Your Family Over the Holidays". 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Big Shaq giver koncert i København – 'Man's Not Hot'-rapperen til ny hiphopfestival". 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b Dotiwala, Jasmine (3 May 2018). "Michael Dapaah on Big Shaq, politics, growing up in Croydon, and what prison taught him". Channel 4 News. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b Dahir, Ikran (11 November 2017). "The Most Viral Man Of The Year Isn't A One-Hit Wonder". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. ^ "The man behind 'Big Shaq' tells the story of his viral freestyle 'Man's Not Hot'". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  8. ^ Michael Dapaah on his obsession with early gym starts
  9. ^ "Michael Dapaah's Fire in the Booth - official Roadman Shaq single and merch on the way". BBC Newsbeat. BBC. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  10. ^ Minamore, Bridget (27 October 2017). "How the world fell in love with Michael Dapaah's absurd "The Ting Goes" freestyle". The Fader. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  11. ^ Jefferson, J'na (26 October 2017). "Big Shaq Releases Video For Viral Hit "Mans Not Hot"". Vibe. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Big Shaq's Official 'Man's Not Hot' Video Is Actually Spectacular – WATCH". Capital XTRA. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Big Shaq | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Big Shaq Discography". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Big Shaq Discographie". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Big Shaq Discography". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Big Shaq" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Big Shaq Discografie". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Big Shaq Discography". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  20. ^ "Big Shaq Discography". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Big Shaq Discography". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Big Shaq Discographie". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Balance (feat. Shakes) – Single by MC Quakez on Apple Music". iTunes Store (GB). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  24. ^ "British single certifications – Big Shaq". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 April 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Type Big Shaq in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  25. ^ "Ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  26. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  27. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  28. ^ "Big Shaq" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norge. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  29. ^ "sverigetopplistan.se - Swedish charts and certifications". Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  30. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Big Shaq – Man's Not Hot". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  31. ^ "Big Shaq returns with new song "Man Don't Dance": Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  32. ^ "Daily Duppy - Single". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  33. ^ Ramli, Sofiana (11 October 2019). "Big Shaq returns with new video for 'Buss It Down'". NME. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  34. ^ "The Ting Go Challenge – Single by DJ Flex on Apple Music". iTunes Store (GB). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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