1996 studio album by Shaquille O'Neal
You Can't Stop the Reign 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 The Notorious B.I.G. , Nas , 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 200Top 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 lead single , "You Can't Stop the Reign", made it to No. 54 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay in the United States, No. 40 on the UK singles chart , No. 17 on the Official Dance Singles Chart and No. 9 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart in the United Kingdom and No. 47 in New Zealand. The song has multiple versions, including the one features a verse from The Notorious B.I.G. , which was re-used in 2001 for Michael Jackson 's song "Unbreakable" from his Invincible Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
The second single from the album, "Strait Playin'", reached No. 72 on the Radio Songs , No. 33 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, No. 32 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and No. 40 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
On June 28, 2024, the album was officially re-released onto streaming platforms, now featuring the original unreleased version of "No Love Lost", which included a verse from Nas .
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Shaquille (Interlude)" Shaquille O'Neal 0:58 2. "Still Can't Stop the Reign" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. ) Chris "Large" Jones Ross "Spyda" Sloan (add. ) Dave Atkinson (add. ) 4:43 3. "D.I.V.A. Radio (Interlude)" (performed by Peaches) 0:55 4. "It Was All a Dream" Dave Atkinson Ross "Spyda" Sloan 4:43 5. "No Love Lost" (featuring Jay-Z and Lord Tariq ) Poke & Tone 3:51 6. "Strait Playin' " 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 Pankey Hamilton Williams Padilla Domingo Dave Atkinson (add. ) Ross "Spyda" Sloan (add. ) 4:26 10. "S.H.E. (Interlude)" (performed by S.H.E.) Jania Foxworth Tyren Perry Jaimee Foxworth 0:30 11. "Let's Wait a While" (featuring Jania) O'Neal Williams Olivier S. Barnes James Harris III Terry Lewis Poke & Tone 4:04 12. "Can I Play" (featuring Peter Gunz) Darkchild 4:24 13. "Just Be Good to Me" O'Neal Pankey Hamilton Atkinson Sloan Harris III Lewis Dave Atkinson Ross "Spyda" Sloan 4:32 14. "More to Life" 4:24 15. "Big Dog Stomp" Jammin' James Carter I-Roc Pat & Jimbob (add. ) 4:11 16. "Game of Death" Easy Mo Bee 4:12 17. "Outtro (Interlude)" (performed by Lord Tariq) Hamilton 1:20 18. "Player (Bonus Track)" (performed by S.H.E.) Antonina Armato 4:15 19. "Don't Wanna Be Alone (Bonus Track)" (performed by 1 Accord) Darkchild 4:01 Total length: 1:08:38
2024 streaming release No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 5. "No Love Lost" (featuring Jay-Z, Nas and Lord Tariq) Poke & Tone 4:55
Sample credits 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 producerJane 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
References
Stanley, Leo. "You Can't Stop the Reign - Shaquille O'Neal | Album" . AllMusic
Diehl, Matt (December 13, 1996). "You Can't STOP the REIGN" . Entertainment Weekly
Springer, Jacqueline (January 1997). "Shaquille O'Neal: You Can't Stop The Reign " (PDF). Muzik the original (PDF) on April 2, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
"Shaquille ONeal Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard "Shaquille ONeal Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard
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