Shaquille O’Neal x The Notorious BIG “You Can’t Stop The Reign” Single Stream

Shaquille O’Neal and The Notorious BIG’s “You Can’t Stop the Reign” is officially available on streaming services for the first time since its release nearly three decades ago.

Produced by Chris “Large” Jones, the collaboration was originally released in 1996 and served as the title track to Shaq’s third studio album. “You Can’t Stop the Reign” had three different versions: a single that only featured Shaq, the album track that included verses from the late Biggie Smalls, and a remix from DJ Quik. In a previous Drinking champions In the interview, the NBA legend confirmed that there was a more explicit version of Biggie’s verse. “The first verse – I’m the only one who understood it, I’ll never play it – it’s gone,” he said. “And I almost had a tear in my eye because I had to press that button. I was like, “Uh, Big? He said, “Yeah, yeah, for the kids, for the kids.” My bad, Diesel,” and then he did the verse that you heard.

TMZ further reports that Shaq will re-release You can’t stop the reign this June 28, and will include his previous links with JAY-Z, Mobb Deep, DJ Quik, Peter Gunz and Lord Tariq.

Stream “You Can’t Stop the Reign” by Shaquille O’Neal and The Notorious BIG on Spotify and Apple Music.