You Can't Stop the Reign

You Can't Stop the Reign
You Can't Stop the Reign
Studio album by Shaquille O'Neal
Released	November 19, 1996
Recorded	1996
Studio	T.W.IsM. Studios (Orlando, FL); Skip Saylor Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Bosstown Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:08:38
Label	T.W.IsM.; Interscope;
Producer	Bobby Brown; Chris Large; Dave Atkinson; Darkchild; DJ Quik; Domingo; Easy Mo Bee; G-1; I-Roc; Jammin' James Carter; Mobb Deep; Poke & Tone; Ralph Tresvant; Ross "Spyda" Sloan;
Shaquille O'Neal chronology
Singles from You Can't Stop the Reign
	"You Can't Stop the Reign"; Released: October 20, 1996; "Strait Playin'"; Released: January 18, 1997;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B-^[2]
Muzik	^[3]

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, through T.W.IsM./Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place at T.W.IsM. Studios in Orlando, Skip Saylor in Los Angeles and Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, with additional recordings done at Soundtrack Studios and The Hit Factory in New York. Production was handled by Dave Atkinson, Ross "Spyda" Sloan, Domingo, Trackmasters, Darkchild, Bobby Brown, Chris Large, DJ Quik, Easy Mo Bee, G-1, I-Roc, Jammin' James Carter, Mobb Deep and Ralph Tresvant. It features guest appearances from Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz, S.H.E., Bobby Brown, Jay-Z, Mobb Deep and Peaches.

The album was moderately successful, peaking at number 82 on the Billboard 200 and number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It was supported by two singles with accompanying music videos for "You Can't Stop the Reign" and "Strait Playin'".

Its

Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay

chart.

The second single from the album, "Strait Playin'", reached No. 72 on the

Rhythmic Airplay in the US, and No. 17 in New Zealand. Its "Superman Remix" version was included in 1997 Music From and Inspired By the Motion Picture Steel

soundtrack album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Shaquille (Interlude)"	Darryl Barnes Pankey Thomas Reyes	Bobby Brown Ralph Tresvant Ken Finnel (co.)	4:24
15.	"Big Dog Stomp"	O'Neal Todd Gaither James Carter Sherwin Charles	Jammin' James Carter I-Roc Pat & Jimbob (add.)	4:11
16.	"Game of Death"	O'Neal William Griffin Pankey Hamilton Osten S. Harvey	Easy Mo Bee	4:12
17.	"Outtro (Interlude)" (performed by Lord Tariq)	Hamilton		1:20
18.	"Player (Bonus Track)" (performed by S.H.E.)	Bernadette Cosgrove Kevin Bruce Clark Antonina Armato	Antonina Armato	4:15
19.	"Don't Wanna Be Alone (Bonus Track)" (performed by 1 Accord)	Japhe Tejeda Charles Paul Jerkins	Darkchild	4:01
Total length:				1:08:38

Sample credits

Track 1 contains elements of "Superman Theme" by John Williams.
Track 2 contains elements of "You Can't Stop the Rain" by Loose Ends.
Track 4 contains elements of "Don't Do Me This Way" by Alicia Myers.
Track 8 contains elements of "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye.
Track 9 contains elements of "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins.
Track 11 contains elements of "Let's Wait Awhile" by Janet Jackson.
Track 13 contains elements of "Just Be Good to Me" by The S.O.S. Band.

Notes

Track 2 features uncredited rap vocals by
Notorious B.I.G.
Track 14 features uncredited rap vocals by
Smooth B
.
Track 16 features uncredited rap vocals by Rakim.

Personnel

Shaquille O'Neal – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4-9, 11-16), executive producer
Jane Eugene – background vocals (track 2)
Nanci Fletcher – background vocals (track 2)
Peaches – vocals (track 3)
Peter "
Peter Gunz
" Pankey – vocals (track 12), background vocals (tracks: 4, 6, 7)
Sherry Watson – additional background vocals (track 4)
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter – vocals (track 5)
Sean "
Lord Tariq
" Hamilton – vocals (tracks: 5, 17), background vocals (track 8)
Enrico Consilus Gates – background vocals (track 5), A&R
David "DJ Quik" Blake – background vocals & producer (track 6)
Kejuan "Havoc" Muchita – vocals & producer (track 8)
Albert "Prodigy" Johnson – vocals & producer (track 8)
Bobby Brown – vocals (track 9), background vocals & producer (track 14)
Jania Foxworth – vocals (track 10), background vocals (track 11)
Tyren Perry – vocals (track 10), background vocals (track 11)
Jaimee Foxworth – vocals (track 10), background vocals (track 11)
Alicia "Blue" Renee – lead vocals (track 13), background vocals (tracks: 12, 13)
Ralph Tresvant – background vocals & producer (track 14)
Dave Atkinson – keyboard programming (track 2), keyboards (tracks: 4, 9), producer (tracks: 4, 13), additional producer (tracks: 2, 9), additional mixing (tracks: 8, 14)
Ross "Spyda" Sloan – drum programming (track 4), producer (tracks: 4, 13), additional producer (tracks: 2, 9), additional mixing (track 14)
Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier – keyboards (track 5), keyboard programming (track 11), producer (tracks: 5, 11)
Samuel "Tone" Barnes – drum programming (track 5), producer (tracks: 5, 11)
Kenneth Crouch – additional keyboards (track 6)
Domingo Padilla – drum programming (track 7), producer (track 7, 9)
Sherwin "I-Roc" Charles – additional keyboards & producer (track 15)
Osten S. "Easy Mo Bee" Harvey, Jr. – keyboards, drum programming & producer (track 16)
Chris "Large" Jones – producer (track 2)
George "G-One" Archie – producer (track 6)
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – producer (track 12)
"Jammin'" James Carter – producer (track 15)
Ken Finnel – co-producer & engineering (track 14)
Pat & Jimbob – additional producers (track 15)
Fred McGuinn – engineering (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16), mixing assistant (track 2)
Gary Platt – mixing (tracks: 2, 4), engineering (track 13)
Dexter Simmons – mixing (tracks: 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15)
Bill Esses – mixing (tracks: 5, 11)
Chris Puram – engineering & mixing (track 6), editing, sequencing
Tony Smalios – mixing (track 7)
Mario Rodriguez – mixing (track 8)
Eric Lynch – engineering & mixing (track 16)
Robert Vosgien – mastering
Frank Edwards – editing, sequencing, executive producer, A&R
Leonard Armato – executive producer
Hasan Pore – associate producer, A&R
Kevin Mitchell – associate producer, A&R
Paul Palmer – A&R
Rob Kahane – A&R
Sharon Ronen – album coordinator
Cindy Cooper – album coordinator

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	82
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	21

References

^ Stanley, Leo. "You Can't Stop the Reign - Shaquille O'Neal | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ Diehl, Matt (December 13, 1996). "You Can't STOP the REIGN". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ 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 April 2, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
^ "Shaquille ONeal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "Shaquille ONeal Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

External links

Shaquille O'Neal – You Can't Stop The Reign at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Stanley, Leo. "You Can't Stop the Reign - Shaquille O'Neal | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[2] Diehl, Matt (December 13, 1996). "You Can't STOP the REIGN". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[3] 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 April 2, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Shaquille_ONeal-4] "Shaquille ONeal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Shaquille_ONeal-5] "Shaquille ONeal Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

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