You Can't Stop the Reign

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	1995 – 1996
Genre	Hip hop
Length	68:38
Label	Interscope
Producer	Red Spyda 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]
Vibe	(negative)[3]

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shaquille (Interlude)"	0:58
2.	"You Can't Stop the Reign" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)	4:43
3.	"D.I.V.A. Radio (Interlude)"	0:55
4.	"It Was All a Dream"	4:43
5.	"No Love Lost" (featuring Jay-Z and Lord Tariq)	3:51
6.	"Strait Playin'" (featuring Peter Gunz and DJ Quik)	4:35
7.	"Best to Worst" (featuring Peter Gunz)	3:58
8.	"Legal Money" (featuring Mobb Deep)	4:36
9.	"Edge of Night" (featuring Bobby Brown)	4:26
10.	"S.H.E. (Interlude)" (featuring S.H.E.)	0:30
11.	"Let's Wait a While"	4:04
12.	"Can I Play" (featuring Peter Gunz)	4:24
13.	"Just Be Good to Me" (featuring Alicia Renee)	4:32
14.	"More to Life" (featuring Smooth B, Bobby Brown and Ralph Tresvant)	4:24
15.	"Big Dog Stomp"	4:11
16.	"Game of Death" (featuring Rakim)	4:12
17.	"Outtro (Interlude)" (featuring Lord Tariq)	1:20
18.	"Player" (bonus track)	4:15
19.	"Don't Wanna Be Alone" (bonus track)	4:01

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.

References

1. Stanley, Leo. You Can't Stop the Reign at AllMusic
2. Diehl, Matt (December 13, 1996). "You Can't Stop the Reign". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
3. 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.