Song · Big Shaq
“Man's Not Hot” by Big Shaq
Released 2017
“Man's Not Hot” by Big Shaq appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2017. It was first released in 2017. Its best result is #51 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #217 alternative song of 2017.
British comedian Michael Dapaah made "Man's Not Hot" in character as Big Shaq, a made-up UK drill rapper, and Island Records put the comedy hip-hop novelty out in September 2017. It started as a May 2017 Instagram sketch, his Roadman Shaq character "freestyling" over the beat from 86's "Lurk"; a longer take followed in July in episode six of his mockumentary SWIL, delivered in front of drill crew 67, and in August he carried both Roadman Shaq and MC Quakez onto Charlie Sloth's Fire in the Booth on BBC Radio 1Xtra.
The single keeps that GottiOnEm and Mazza instrumental, also heard on 67 and Giggs's "Let's Lurk", with GottiOnEm producing and Dapaah sharing the writing with Rennel Daniel Charles Walker-Arthur. The joke landed: number three in the UK, platinum from the BPI, and more than 446 million YouTube views for the video by February 2026.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 51 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017 | 100 |
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