You Can't Stop the Reign

You Can't Stop the Reign
Studio album by Shaquille O'Neal
Released	November 19, 1996
Recorded	1995 - 1996
Genre	Hip hop
Length	68:38
Label	Interscope
Producer	DJ Quik, Poke and Tone, Mobb Deep, Easy Mo Bee, Shaquille O'Neal, Dave Atkinson, 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B-) [2]

You Can't Stop the Reign is the third studio album released by Shaquille O'Neal. It was released on November 19, 1996 for Interscope Records and featured production from the likes of DJ Quik, Poke and Tone, Mobb Deep Chris Large, and Easy Mo Bee. The album was moderately successful, making it to #82 on the Billboard 200 and #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.

Track listing

1. "Shaquille (Interlude)"- :58
2. "You Can't Stop the Reign"- 4:43 (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)
   • Contain a sample of "You Can't Stop The Rain" by Loose Ends
3. "D.I.V.A. Radio (Interlude)"- :55
4. "It Was All a Dream"- 4:43
   • Contain a sample of "Don't Do Me This Way" by Alicia Myers
5. "No Love Lost"- 3:51 (Featuring Jay-Z & Lord Tariq)
6. "Strait Playin'"- 4:35 (Featuring Peter Gunz & DJ Quik)
7. "Best to Worst"- 3:58 (Featuring Peter Gunz)
8. "Legal Money"- 4:36 (Featuring Mobb Deep)
   • Contain a sample of "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
9. "Edge of Night"- 4:26 (Featuring Bobby Brown)
   • Contain a sample of "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins
10. "S.H.E. (Interlude)"- :30 (Featuring S.H.E.)
11. "Let's Wait a While"- 4:04
    • Contain a sample of "Let's Wait Awhile" by Janet Jackson
12. "Can I Play"- 4:24 (Featuring Peter Gunz)
13. "Just Be Good to Me"- 4:32 (Featuring Alicia Renee)
    • Contain a sample of "Just Be Good to Me" by The S.O.S. Band
14. "More to Life"- 4:24 (Featuring Smooth B, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant)
15. "Big Dog Stomp"- 4:11
16. "Game of Death"- 4:12 (Featuring Rakim)
    • Contain a sample of "Children of the Sun" by Mandrill
17. "Outtro (Interlude)"- 1:20 (Featuring Lord Tariq)

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