Customer Reviews

You Can't Stop the Reign

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Okay. Let's be honest. Shaq is not the greatest rapper. And since music is not his first priority (basketball is #1), it's easy for us to not give this CD the careful listen it deserves. And don't get me wrong, there are some definite misses on this cd. However, there are great flashes of brilliance that will amaze you. The definite highlight is the title track. Shaq's delivery and the music mesh so well together, you'll start wondering if Shaq is thinking of quiting his day job (basketball)! There are even a few tracks in the beginning that give the album some lift. My suggestion is to give good listen to this cd........ And....Oh ya, as you're listening, forget that Shaq is a world champion ball player.

If you guys want quality rap than buy this CD!
most of the songs feature great rappers like - Notorious BIG, Nate Dogg, Jay-Z, SHE, Peter Gunz, Ice Cube and a lot more! This CD is the Bomb, so buy it today

Best Songs:
Still Can't Stop the Reign ****1/4 w/ Biggie Smalls
Legal Money **** w/ Prodigy
Strait Playin' ***1/4 w/ Nate Dogg
Edge of Night *** (Phil Collins beat)


Overall CD effort by Shaq ****
Overall Song Quality ***

Shaq does it again with another CD. This time around he has even bigger appearances from Rap Stars. He must have paid top dollar, because this time around he gathers Nate Dogg, Jay Z and even Biggie! The beats are even tighter aswell, not one single bad beat on the entire cd. Some of the beats are obviously borrowed (credit is given in the insert) but makes the raps sound even better. This is by far Shaq's best to date, edging out Shaq-Fu: Da return.

I would have to give this CD four stars just because of the quality beats and guests. Usually guests are overplayed, but in Shaq's case they helped out his quality alot.

I would have given this CD 3 1/2 stars, and It's better then Shaq Fu: Dar Return, but since theres no option for 3 1/2 I went with 3 stars.

Of the great loss to the hip hop world of Christopher Wallace AKA "The Notorious B.I.G", who collaborated with Shaquille O'Neal on the title cut. Hip hop music has regressed in the eleven years since the release of "You Can't Stop the Reign", having lost much of its energy and originality.

I miss the lightheartedness and euphoric feelings evoked from the hip hop sounds from the late 80's to mid 90's. It is a wonderful thing to have the old school sounds available in the market. Sounds to remind us of the richness and raw energy from a time gone by and perhaps one day, hip hop will go through a rebirth and restore the cool and the flavor lost in the current recipe of sameness and lame lyrics saturating the radiowaves today.

I'v listened and owned Shaq's previous stuff, some hits and a lot of mistakes. This cd is by far his best piece of work. I f You like the title track, sit back, put it on track one, and just let it play. Much impressed!

Oh my god this is horrible. This is some of the worst "music" I've heard in quite a long time. Please just go away.

ok ok, here's the deal- this cd kinda sucks, i mean shaq is trying to rap and it's pretty sad, but the song STRAIGHT PLAYIN is the awesome!! shaq forever!!!

This had to be one of the best non cussing cds I have ever heard. Plus it had more legendary Rapppers on this cd all it was missin was snoop and 2 pac (even though he was dead when this album was released). But it had all an idea of an gangsta rap album, but with no cussin or killin. It was mainly talking about gettin that Legal money. Plus shaq wasnt half bad as an rapper on this cd he worked his ass off on this one. I think it was another legandary album slept on because he is a hooper. but with tracks such as "Legal Money" "You caint stop the regin" and "straight Playin" showed that shaq tried to make a legandary album it worked, but slept on.

my boy shaq is the best athlete/rapper out there... this was his hottest cd in my opinion. its rare too! pick it up!

It would be tight if the Lakers all rapped.