Make It Reign (album) explained

Make It Reign
Type:Studio album
Artist:Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
Cover:Makeitreign.jpg
Recorded:1997–98
Genre:East Coast hip hop
Label:Columbia

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]

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

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."

Track listing

Sample credits

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. News: MASTER P CARVES OUT #1 SPOT ABOVE PUMPKINS. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209062725/http://www.mtv.com/news/350106/master-p-carves-out-1-spot-above-pumpkins/. dead. December 9, 2019. MTV News. June 10, 1998.