Make It Reign
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Make It Reign is the first and only album by rap duo Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
. It was released on June 2, 1998 through Columbia
and featured production from some of hip hop's biggest producers including Clark Kent
and Jermaine Dupri
. The album found success on the charts, peaking at 38 on the Billboard 200
and 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
.
The album is best known for its lead single "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)
". It peaked at 9 on the Billboard Hot 100
, 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
and 1 on the Hot Rap Singles and was certified platinum by the RIAA for over one million copies sold.
Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz were an American rap duo consisting of Sean "Lord Tariq" Hamilton and Peter "Peter Gunz" Pankey. They are best known for their song "Deja Vu " which went to #9 on the U.S...
. It was released on June 2, 1998 through Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
and featured production from some of hip hop's biggest producers including Clark Kent
Clark Kent (producer)
Clark Kent is a hip hop DJ, record producer and music executive of Panamanian descent . His crew of DJs is called "The Supermen", and his DJ moniker is derived from the name of Superman's alter ego....
and Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
. The album found success on the charts, peaking at 38 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
.
The album is best known for its lead single "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)
Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)
"Deja Vu " was the lead single from Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz' debut album, Make It Reign. Released in December of 1997 and produced by the production duo KNS, "Deja Vu" was a huge success for the duo, becoming a hit in both the United States, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Canada,...
". It peaked at 9 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
and 1 on the Hot Rap Singles and was certified platinum by the RIAA for over one million copies sold.
Track listing
- "Make It Reign"- 3:00
- "We Will Ball"- 3:58
- "Massive Heat"- 4:18 (Featuring Sticky Fingaz and KuruptKuruptRicardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
) - "Sex, Money, Life, or Death"- 1:20
- "One Life to Live"- 4:30
- "Fiesta" feat. Will Tracks- 3:54
- "Then & Now"- :15
- "Startin' Somethin'"- 4:20 (Featuring Teddy Riley and Chauncey HannibalChauncey Black (singer)Chauncey Black is a singer & co-founder of Blackstreet. Born November 24, 1968 he co-founder R&B group Blackstreet with New Jack Swing pioneer & Guy member Teddy Riley which Hannibal was a background vocalist for...
) - "A Night in the Bronx With Lord and Gunz"- 3:56
- "Who Am I?"- 3:35
- "Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)"- 5:03
- "Keep On"- 4:13
- "Worldwide"- 4:50
- "Streets to da Stage"- 3:50 (Featuring Cam'ronCam'ronCameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....
) - "BX Most Wanted"- 1:02
- "Cross Bronx Expressway"- 5:23 (Featuring Big PunBig PunChristopher Lee Rios , better known by his stage name Big Pun , was an American rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s...
and Fat JoeFat JoeJoseph Antonio Cartagena , better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad....
) - "Precipitation"- 2:45
- "My Time to Go"- 5:39
- "Be My Lady"- 3:49 (Featuring Jermaine DupriJermaine DupriJermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
and Jagged EdgeJagged Edge (band)Jagged Edge is an American R&B group, with the lead singers, Brandon & Brian, born in Hartford, CT on October 13, 1975, Kyle Norman of Decatur, GA born on February 26,1976 and Richard Wingo of College Park, GA born on September 3, 1975. Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after Kandi...
)