Make It Reign (album)

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Make It Reign
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2, 1998 (1998-06-02)
Recorded1997–98
Studio
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length1:09:40
Label Columbia
Producer
Singles from Make It Reign
  1. "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)"
    Released: December 9, 1997

Make It Reign is the only studio album by American rap duo Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz. It was released on June 2, 1998, through Columbia Records. The recording sessions took place at the Hit Factory, at Unique Recordings, at the Cutting Room in New York City, at Ameraycan Studio and at Skip Saylors in Los Angeles. The production was handled by Dave Atkinson, DJ Clark Kent, Floyd Wilcox, Father Time, KNS, Peter Gunz, Ron Lawrence, Ski and Spyda. It features guest appearances from 1 Accord, Big Pun, Cam'ron, Chauncey Black, Fat Joe, Kurupt, Sticky Fingaz, and Will Tracks. The album peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, selling 40,000 copies in its first week. [1]

Contents

Its lead single "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over one million copies. "Fiesta" is censored on the explicit version of the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
RapReviews6/10 [4]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The Los Angeles Times noted that, "although they deliver several satisfying songs, the scratchy-voiced Tariq and the smooth-flowing Gunz lack the charisma to carry the 18 cuts." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Make It Reign" Clark Kent 3:00
2."We Will Ball"
  • S. Hamilton
  • P. Pankey
  • D. Atkinson
Dave Atkinson3:58
3."Massive Heat" (featuring Kurupt and Sticky Fingaz)
Clark Kent4:18
4."Sex, Money, Life, or Death" (Interlude)  1:20
5."One Life to Live"
  • S. Hamilton
  • P. Pankey
  • D. Atkinson
Dave Atkinson4:30
6."Fiesta" (featuring Will Tracks)
Floyd Wilcox3:54
7."Then & Now" (Interlude)  0:15
8."Startin' Somethin'" (featuring Chauncey Black) M. Jackson Peter Gunz 4:20
9."A Night in the Bronx With Lord & Gunz" (featuring 1 Accord)
  • S. Hamilton
  • P. Pankey
  • D. Atkinson
  • R. Sloane
  • Dave Atkinson
  • Spyda
3:56
10."Who Am I?"
  • S. Hamilton
  • P. Pankey
  • D. Atkinson
  • F. Wilcox
  • Dave Atkinson
  • Floyd Wilcox
3:35
11."Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)"KNS5:03
12."Keep On"
Clark Kent4:13
13."Worldwide"
  • P. Pankey
  • D. Atkinson
  • C. Coates
  • Dave Atkinson
  • Bodyguard (co.)
4:50
14."Streets to da Stage" (featuring Cam'ron)
  • S. Hamilton
  • P. Pankey
  • C. Giles
  • D. Atkinson
Dave Atkinson3:50
15."BX Most Wanted" (Interlude)  1:02
16."Cross Bronx Expressway" (featuring Fat Joe and Big Punisher) Ski 5:23
17."Precipitation" (Interlude) Father Time2:45
18."My Time to Go" (featuring 1 Accord)
Ron Lawrence 5:39
19."Be My Lady"  3:49
Total length:1:09:40
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 38
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 8

References

  1. "MASTER P CARVES OUT #1 SPOT ABOVE PUMPKINS". MTV News . June 10, 1998. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019.
  2. Allen, Aric Laurence. "Make It Reign - Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Baker, Soren (7 June 1998). "Record Rack". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 68 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Jost, Matt (March 16, 2010). "Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz :: Make it Reign :: Codeine/Columbia/Sony". RapReviews. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  5. Morales, Riggs (July 1998). "Record Report: Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz – The Reign". The Source . No. 106. New York. pp. 154, 156.
  6. "Peter Gunz Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  7. "Peter Gunz Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.