Michael Dapaah

Michael Dapaah (born 10 August 1991) is a British actor, rapper, and comedian. He is also known as Big Shaq (or Roadman Shaq). In 2017, he made his mockumentary SWIL (Somewhere in London). The mockumentary focuses on four characters and their journey to success.[1] His novelty song "Man's Not Hot" saw commercial success. It went to number three (meaning it is popular, but not popular enough to get to number one) on the UK Singles Chart. The song has been certified platinum in the United Kingdom by the BPI.

Dapaah was born in Croydon, London, to immigrants from Ghana.[2]


Charting singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[3] 		AUS
[4] 		AUT
[5] 		DEN
[6] 		GER
[7] 		NL
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		NZ
[10] 		SWE
[11] 		SWI
[12]
"Man's Not Hot"
(as Big Shaq) 		2017 3 28 33 21 26 20 23 22 15 41
"Man Don't Dance"[20]
(as Big Shaq) 		2018 78 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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 2019-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Big Shaq | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Big Shaq Discography". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Big Shaq Discographie". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Big Shaq Discography". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Big Shaq" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Big Shaq Discografie". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Big Shaq Discography". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Big Shaq Discography". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Big Shaq Discography". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Big Shaq Discographie". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Big Shaq" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norge. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "sverigetopplistan.se - Swedish charts and certifications". Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Big Shaq – Man's Not Hot". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 10 January 2018.[dead link]
  20. ↑ "Big Shaq returns with new song "Man Don't Dance": Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

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