Big Shaq has been played on NTS shows including Shanghai, with Man's Not Hot (MC Mix) first played on 31 August 2017.

Big Shaq is a character created by and played by Michael Dapaah a British comedian for his online series #SWIL (Somewhere in London). "Big Shaq" blew up when he appeared on BBC 1xtra’s Charlie Sloths: Fire In The Booth. His comedic rap "Man's Not Hot" developed into a viral meme and a studio track version of the song was released a short while later.