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| Released | November 19, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 68:38 | |||
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You Can't Stop the Reign is the third studio album by American basketball player and rapper Shaquille O'Neal. It was released on November 19, 1996, and features production from the likes of DJ Quik, Poke and Tone, Mobb Deep, Chris Large, and Easy Mo Bee.
The album was moderately successful, peaking at number 82 on the Billboard 200 and number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released, "You Can't Stop the Reign" and "Strait Playin'". The Notorious B.I.G.'s verse from "You Can't Stop the Reign" was reused in Michael Jackson's song "Unbreakable", from his last studio album Invincible.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B-)[2] |
| Muzik | [3] |
| Vibe | (negative)[4] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shaquille (Interlude)" | Shaquille O'Neal | O'Neal | 0:58 |
| 2. | "You Can't Stop the Reign (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)" |
| Chris "Large" Jones | 4:43 |
| 3. | "D.I.V.A. Radio (Interlude)" | 0:55 | ||
| 4. | "It Was All a Dream" | O'Neal |
| 4:43 |
| 5. | "No Love Lost (featuring Jay-Z and Lord Tariq)" |
| Poke and Tone | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Strait Playin' (featuring Peter Gunz and DJ Quik)" |
| DJ Quik | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Best to Worst (featuring Peter Gunz)" |
| Domingo | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Legal Money (featuring Mobb Deep)" |
| Mobb Deep | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Edge of Night (featuring Bobby Brown)" | O'Neal |
| 4:26 |
| 10. | "S.H.E. (Interlude) (featuring S.H.E.)" | S.H.E. | 0:30 | |
| 11. | "Let's Wait a While" |
| Poke and Tone | 4:04 |
| 12. | "Can I Play (featuring Peter Gunz)" | O'Neal | Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins | 4:24 |
| 13. | "Just Be Good to Me" | O'Neal |
| 4:32 |
| 14. | "More to Life (featuring Smooth B, Bobby Brown, and Ralph Tresvant)" | O'Neal |
| 4:24 |
| 15. | "Big Dog Stomp" | O'Neal |
| 4:11 |
| 16. | "Game of Death (featuring Rakim)" |
| Easy Mo Bee | 4:12 |
| 17. | "Outtro (Interlude) (featuring Lord Tariq)" | Sean Hamilton | 1:20 | |
| 18. | "Player (bonus track)" | O'Neal | 4:15 | |
| 19. | "Don't Wanna Be Alone (bonus track)" | O'Neal | 4:01 | |
| Total length: | 68:38 | |||
- Sample credits
- "You Can't Stop the Reign" contains a sample of "You Can't Stop the Rain" by Loose Ends.
- "It Was All a Dream" contains a sample of "Don't Do Me This Way" by Alicia Myers.
- "Legal Money" contains a sample of "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" performed by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, and written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed.
- "Edge of Night" contains a sample of "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins.
- "Let's Wait a While" contains a sample of "Let's Wait Awhile" by Janet Jackson.
- "Just Be Good to Me" contains a sample of "Just Be Good to Me" performed by The S.O.S. Band.
- "Game of Death" contains a sample of "Children of the Sun" by Mandrill.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1996–1997) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[5] | 82 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 21 |
References
- ↑ Stanley, Leo. You Can't Stop the Reign at AllMusic
- ↑ Diehl, Matt (December 13, 1996). "You Can't Stop the Reign". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ↑ Springer, Jacqueline (January 1997). "Shaquille O'Neal: You Can't Stop The Reign" (PDF). Muzik. No. 20. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ↑ Ex, Christian (February 1997). "Shaquille O'Neal 'You Can't Stop the Reign'". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. 5 (1): 106. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Shaquille O'Neal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Shaquille O'Neal Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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