Black Reign (album)

Black Reign
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 1993
RecordedNovember 1992 – September 1993
Studio
Genre
Length55:53
LabelMotown[2]
Producer
  • Sidney "S.I.D." Reynolds
  • Tony Dofat
  • Kay Gee
  • Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah chronology
Nature of a Sista
(1991)
Black Reign
(1993)
Order in the Court
(1998)
Singles from Black Reign
  1. "U.N.I.T.Y."
    Released: November 9, 1993
  2. "Just Another Day..."
    Released: December 23, 1993
  3. "Black Hand Side / Weekend Love"
    Released: 1994
  4. "Rough... / I Can't Understand"
    Released: September 27, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
NME7/10[5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[7]

Black Reign is the third studio album by American rapper Queen Latifah, released in 1993.[8] Black Reign was her most successful album up to that point, peaking at number 60 on the Billboard 200.[9] The album also peaked at number fifteen on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album sold in excess of 500,000 copies, achieving gold status.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Black Reign – Queen Latifah | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Queen Latifah, Black Reign (Motown): The recording..." OrlandoSentinel.com.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 1994). "Consumer Guide Album". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 711.
  5. ^ Batey, Angus (February 12, 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 41. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 669.
  7. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 318–319.
  8. ^ "Queen Latifah | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. ^ "Queen Latifah". Billboard.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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