You Can't Stop the Reign - Composition

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You Can't Stop the Reign is the third studio album by 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.

You Can't Stop the Reign

Studio album by

Shaquille O'Neal

Released

November 19, 1996

Recorded

1996

Studio

T.W.IsM. Studios (Orlando, Florida)
Skip Saylor (Los Angeles, California)

Genre

Hip hop

Length

68:38

Label

T.W.IsM.
Interscope

Producer

Red Spyda
DJ Quik
Poke and Tone
Mobb Deep
Easy Mo Bee
Shaquille O'Neal
Dave Atkinson
Chris Large
Domingo
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins

Shaquille O'Neal chronology

Shaq Fu: Da Return
(1994)

You Can't Stop the Reign
(1996)

Respect
(1998)

Singles from You Can't Stop the Reign

"You Can't Stop the Reign"
Released: October 20, 1996
"Strait Playin'"
Released: January 18, 1997

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B-)[2]
Muzik	[3]
Vibe	(negative)[4]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Shaquille (Interlude)"	Shaquille O'Neal	O'Neal	0:58
2.	"You Can't Stop the Reign (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)"	O'Neal Christopher Wallace	Chris "Large" Jones	4:43
3.	"D.I.V.A. Radio (Interlude)"			0:55
4.	"It Was All a Dream"	O'Neal	Dave Atkinson Red Spyda	4:43
5.	"No Love Lost (featuring Jay-Z and Lord Tariq)"	O'Neal Carter	Poke and Tone	3:51
6.	"Strait Playin' (featuring Peter Gunz and DJ Quik)"	O'Neal Pankey Blake	DJ Quik	4:35
7.	"Best to Worst (featuring Peter Gunz)"	O'Neal Pankey	Domingo	3:58
8.	"Legal Money (featuring Mobb Deep)"	Muchita Johnson O'Neal	Mobb Deep	4:36
9.	"Edge of Night (featuring Bobby Brown)"	O'Neal	Domingo	4:26
10.	"S.H.E. (Interlude) (featuring S.H.E.)"	S.H.E.		0:30
11.	"Let's Wait a While"	O'Neal	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	Atkinson Red Spyda	4:32
14.	"More to Life (featuring Smooth B, Bobby Brown, and Ralph Tresvant)"	O'Neal	Bobby Brown Ralph Tresvant	4:24
15.	"Big Dog Stomp"	O'Neal	Jammin' James Carter I-Roc	4:11
16.	"Game of Death (featuring Rakim)"	O'Neal 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
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.

Shaquille O'Neal

Discography

Family

Shareef O'Neal (son)
Shaunie O'Neal (ex-wife)

Music

Studio albums	Shaq Diesel Shaq Fu: Da Return You Can't Stop the Reign Respect Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1
Compilation albums	The Best of Shaquille O'Neal
Singles	"(I Know I Got) Skillz" "I'm Outstanding" "Shoot Pass Slam" "Biological Didn't Bother" "No Hook" "You Can't Stop the Reign" "Strait Playin'" "Men of Steel" "The Way It's Goin' Down"

Shaquille
Shaq's Big Challenge
Shaq Vs.
Shaqtin' a Fool
Upload with Shaquille O'Neal

Video games

Hack-a-Shaq
Shaq–Kobe feud
Shaquille O'Neal filmography

Category

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You Can't Stop the Reign es el tercer álbum de estudio lanzado por Shaquille O'Neal. Fue lanzado el 19 de noviembre de 1996 por Interscope Records y presenta la producción de DJ Quik, Poke y Tone, Mobb Deep y Easy Mo Bee.[1]

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