Shaquille O'Neal says he's ready to take over Hollywood with TMZ ... offering to host an upcoming edition of the "TMZ After Dark" tour!

The NBA Hall of Famer told us he's ready to join up with fans of the show for a night of revelry ... as long as we do it up as big as the 7'1" inch celeb himself. Gallery Launch Gallery Getty

Shaq tells us he's down to hit the normal places our tour goes -- Scum & Villainy, Saddle Ranch, TomTom, Roosterfish or the like -- but, he wants the evening to end with a party of 100K strong ... all raging to DJ Diesel himself. Play video content

Harvey chatted with Shaq about the nuts and bolts of it, too ... and, it sounds like our people gotta get in touch with his -- so, it's in the works!

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