You Can't Stop the Reign

Personnel includes: Shaquille O'Neal, Rakim, Jay-Z, Mobb Deep, Lord Tariq, Notorious B.I.G., Fat Joe (rap vocals); Peaches, S.H.E. (vocals); Dave Atkinson (keyboards, programming); Poke, Kenny Crouch (keyboards); Tone, Domingo, Easy Mo Bee (programming); Peter Gunz, DJ Quik, Alicia "Blue" Renee, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant (background vocals).
Producers include: Poke & Tone, Domingo, Dave Atkinson, Rodney Jerkins, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Easy Mo Bee, Mobb Deep, DJ Quik.
Engineers include: Fred McGuinn, Chris Puram.
Personnel: One Accord (vocals, background vocals); Bobby Brown (vocals); Dave Atkinson (keyboards, keyboard programming); Easy Mo Bee, Kenneth Crouch (keyboards); Poke (keyboard programming); Ross Sloan (drum programming); DJ Quik, Shari Watson, Alicia Renee, Jane Eugene, Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz, Nanci Fletcher, Peter Gunz, S.H.E. (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Dexter Simmons; Fred McQuinn; Jack Kaulmasn; Gary Platt; Chris Puram; Eric Lynch; Mario Rodriguez ; Ross Sloan; Dave Atkinson; Bill Esses; Jon Gass.
Recording information: Bosstown Studios, Atlanta, GA; Hit Factory, New York, NY; Rondor Studios; Sony Studios, NY, NY; T.W. IsM Studios, Orlando, FL.
Editor: Chris Puram.
Unknown Contributor Role: Rich Kammerer.
This 24-year-old is no dilettante. Although he has a day job as a basketball superstar, he's stayed busy with film roles and recording projects that show him to be a man of many talents. The diesel one's third album showcases not only his own prodigious talents but also those of a number of other prominent hip-hop artists.
With Shaq's lyrical skills, and with musical production provided by hip-hop heavyweights like the Trackmasterz, Easy Mo Bee and Mobb Deep, YOU CAN'T STOP THE REIGN is a top-shelf rap album. The DJ Quik-produced "Strait Playin'" adds West Coast flavor to the album, but doesn't take away from Shaq's universal sound, which is typical of rappers who are influenced by both coasts.