music.wikisort.org - CompositionBlack Reign is the third studio album by American rapper Queen Latifah, released in 1993.[7] Black Reign was her most successful album up to that point, peaking at number 60 on the Billboard 200.[8] The album also peaked at number fifteen on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album sold in excess of 500,000 copies, achieving gold status.[9]
1993 studio album by Queen Latifah
Black Reign |
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Released | November 16, 1993 |
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Recorded | November 1992 – September 1993 |
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- Skyline Studio
- Giant Studio
- Unique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
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Length | 55:44 |
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Label | Motown[2] |
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Producer | - Sidney "S.I.D." Reynolds
- Tony Dofat
- Kay Gee
- Queen Latifah
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
Robert Christgau |   [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |     [4] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |     [5] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[6] |
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that Latifah "rhymes over bottom-booming jeep beats and sings to sweet soul, dancehall and, in the case of 'Winki’s Theme,' a song for her late brother, a live jazz quartet."[10] The New York Times wrote: "As one of hip-hop's true vocal virtuosos, Queen Latifah tosses off articulate, quick-changing syncopations when she raps, slipping in and out of a Jamaican accent and singing melodic choruses in a sweet, strong voice."[11]
Track listing
- "Black Hand Side" – 3:22
- "Listen 2 Me" – 4:43
- "I Can't Understand" – 3:50
- "Rough..." (featuring Treach, Heavy D, and KRS-One) – 5:04
- "4 The D.J.'s (Interlude)" – 1:38
- "Bring tha Flavor" – 3:25
- "Coochie Bang..." (featuring Treach) – 3:46
- "Superstar" – 3:56
- "No Work" – 2:51
- "Just a Flow (Interlude)" – 1:30
- "Just Another Day..." – 4:29
- "U.N.I.T.Y." – 4:11
- "Weekend Love" (featuring Tony Rebel) – 4:09
- "Mood Is Right" – 3:30
- "Winki's Theme" – 5:29
Music videos
Influence
The album was a major influence for young adult novelist Jason Reynolds,[12] who was inspired to start writing poetry when he discovered Black Reign at nine years old.[13]
Certifications
References
- "Black Reign – Queen Latifah | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- "Queen Latifah, Black Reign (Motown): The recording..." OrlandoSentinel.com.
- Christgau, Robert (February 1994). "Consumer Guide Album". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 711.
- The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 669.
- Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 318–319.
- "Queen Latifah | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "Queen Latifah". Billboard.
- "American album certifications – Queen Latifah – Black Reign". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- "Queen Latifah". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- Pareles, Jon (February 22, 1994). "Review/Pop; Queen Latifah, Tough but Kind (Published 1994)" – via NYTimes.com.
- Brown, Lesley-Ann (August 22, 2015). "The Graceful Power of Novelist Jason Reynolds". NBC News. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- Foster, Jordan (April 17, 2017). "Jason Reynolds: From Kid Poet to Award-Winning Author". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- Concepcion, Mariel (June 9, 2007). "A bad rap?". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 23. pp. 24–25. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
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Related articles |
- The Queen Latifah Show
- The Equalizer
- Sugar Water Festival
- Flavor Unit
- Flavor Unit Entertainment
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Black Reign — третий студийный альбом американской хип-хоп исполнительницы Куин Латифы, выпущенный 16 ноября 1993 года на лейбле Motown. Он стал самым успешным её альбомом, достигнув 60-го места в Billboard 200[6], а также 15-го места в чарте Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[7]. Альбом разошелся тиражом свыше 500 000 экземпляров в США, получив золотую сертификацию[8].
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