Strait Playin'

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{{Infobox song

| name = Strait Playin'

| cover = Strait Playin.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Shaquille O'Neal featuring DJ Quik and Peter Gunz

| album = You Can't Stop the Reign and Steel (soundtrack)

| B-side = No Love Lost

| released = January 18, 1997

| recorded = 1996

| studio = Skip Saylor (Los Angeles, California)

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 4:35

| label = Interscope

| writer = Shaquille O'Neal

| producer = DJ Quik

| chronology = Shaquille O'Neal

| prev_title = You Can't Stop the Reign

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Men of Steel

| next_year = 1997

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|yRYtYOWJCpU|"Strait Playin'"}}}}

}}

"Strait Playin'" is the second single released from Shaquille O'Neal's third album, You Can't Stop the Reign.{{Cite web |last=Kiser |first=Chad |date=2024-06-25 |title=Shaquille O'Neal Re-Releases DJ Quik-Produced "Strait Playin'" & Mobb Deep-Produced "Legal Money" To Digital Streaming |url=https://chadkiser.com/2024/06/25/shaquille-oneal-re-releases-dj-quik-produced-strait-playin-mobb-deep-produced-legal-money-to-digital-streaming/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Chad Kiser |language=en-US}} It was produced by DJ Quik and featured verses from Quik and Peter Gunz.{{Citation |title=Shaquille O'Neal (Ft. DJ Quik & Peter Gunz) – Strait Playin' |url=https://genius.com/Shaquille-oneal-strait-playin-lyrics |access-date=2024-07-30}} The song was a slight improvement from the album's first single, peaking at number 33 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/shaquille-oneal/chart-history/rbm/|title=Shaquille O'Neal|website=Billboard|access-date=2020-04-21}} The song was also featured on the soundtrack to the film Steel starring O'Neal himself.