| Respect | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Shaquille O'Neal |
| Cover: | Respect (Shaquille O'Neal album - cover art).jpg |
| Recorded: | 1997–1998 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 63:50 |
| Prev Title: | You Can't Stop the Reign |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1 |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
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.[1] The album had 19 tracks, which Noah Callahan-Bever of Vibe said all "straddle the line between mediocre and unlistenable".[2]
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.[3]