Big Shaq

Big Shaq is the music moniker for Multi-Hyphenate British-Born Ghanaian entertainer Michael Dapaah. Michael’s stardom as a leading British Millennial and Gen Z entertainer skyrocketed when his portrayal of ‘Big Shaq’, went globally viral with the freestyle ‘MAN’S NOT HOT’. The song went on to achieve UK top 3 chart success with over 370 million views. Remaining in the charts for 25 weeks, Dapaah’s hilarious content garnered the attention of icons such as Drake, Liam Gallagher, Shaquille O’Neil and the British Parliament. He has since collaborated on pieces with musicians, actors and sports legends, such as Stormzy, Jack Whitehall, Ed Sheeran, Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish and Mo Farah. Dapaah also created the hugely popular YouTube mockumentary series SWIL aka ‘Somewhere in London’. SWIL follows six different characters (with Dapaah acting as all of them), including the notorious ‘Big Shaq’, and their individual journeys to success. The first season garnered 5.1 million views and the second season, which was released in July 2019, has amassed over 5.4 million views. The show has earned him a wide following with viewers from all over the world. Credited as The Sunday Times 28th top UK influencer, he has made multiple TV appearances in the UK, guested on Rapman’s prolific series ‘Shiro’s Story’, presented at the BET Awards and BRIT Awards, nominated for ‘Hero of The Year’ for NME Awards and won GUBA’s ‘Rising Star Award’ and GRM Daily Rated Awards’ ‘Personality of the Year’