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.
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.
Contents
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
Track 1 contains samples from "Night Rider" performed by Alan Hawkshaw
Track 3 contains a sample from "The Break In" performed by Marvin Gaye
Track 6 contains an interpolation of "All Night Long" written by Lionel Richie
Track 8 contains samples from "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" performed by Michael Jackson
Track 11 contains elements from "Black Cow" performed by Steely Dan
Track 12 contains samples from "Keep That Same Old Feeling" performed by The Crusaders
Track 16 contains an interpolation of "Award Tour" written by Jonathan Davis, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Malik Taylor & Weldon Irvine