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. 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. 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 #38 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, selling 40,000 copies in its first week.[3]
Make It Reign | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | June 2, 1998 |
Recorded | 1997–98 |
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Genre | East Coast hip hop |
Length | 1:09:40 |
Label | Columbia |
Producer |
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Singles from Make It Reign | |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
RapReviews | 6/10[2] |
Its lead single "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Make It Reign" | Clark Kent | 3:00 | |
2. | "We Will Ball" |
| Dave Atkinson | 3:58 |
3. | "Massive Heat" (featuring Kurupt and Sticky Fingaz) | Clark Kent | 4:18 | |
4. | "Sex, Money, Life, or Death" (Interlude) | 1:20 | ||
5. | "One Life to Live" |
| Dave Atkinson | 4:30 |
6. | "Fiesta" (featuring Will Tracks) |
| Floyd Wilcox | 3:54 |
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) |
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| 3:56 |
10. | "Who Am I?" |
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| 3:35 |
11. | "Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)" | KNS | 5:03 | |
12. | "Keep On" |
| Clark Kent | 4:13 |
13. | "Worldwide" |
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| 4:50 |
14. | "Streets to da Stage" (featuring Cam'ron) |
| Dave Atkinson | 3:50 |
15. | "BX Most Wanted" (Interlude) | 1:02 | ||
16. | "Cross Bronx Expressway" (featuring Fat Joe and Big Punisher) | Ski | 5:23 | |
17. | "Precipitation" (Interlude) | Father Time | 2:45 | |
18. | "My Time to Go" (featuring 1 Accord) |
| Ron Lawrence | 5:39 |
19. | "Be My Lady" | 3:49 | ||
Total length: | 1:09:40 |
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[4] | 38 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 8 |