Reign (song)

"Reign"
Single by Ja Rule
from the album The Last Temptation
ReleasedJune 30, 2003 (2003-06-30)[1]
StudioRight Track, New York City, US
GenreHip hop
Length4:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Irv Gotti
  • 7 Aurelius
Ja Rule singles chronology
"Mesmerize"
(2002) 		"Reign"
(2003) 		"Clap Back"
(2003)

"Reign" (originally known as "Murder Reigns"[2] and also known as "The Reign"[3]) is a song by American rapper Ja Rule, released in June 2003[1] as the third and final single from his fourth studio album, The Last Temptation (2002). It was written by Ja Rule, 7 Aurelius and Irv Gotti and produced by the latter two. The song contains vocals from Celeste Scalone and samples "Africa" by Toto, thus crediting band members David Paich and Jeff Porcaro as co-writers.[2] In the UK, the song was titled "Reigns" (dropping the "Murder" in line with Murder Inc. Records' then-rebrand to The Inc. Records[4][5]) and released as a double A-side with "Clap Back",[6] the first single from Ja Rule's 2003 album Blood in My Eye.

  1. ^ a b "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 30th June 2003" (PDF). ARIA. June 30, 2003. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b The Last Temptation (booklet). Murder Inc. and Def Jam. 2002.
  3. ^ McLaughlin, Mike (May 17, 2023). "The 15 Best Ja Rule Songs Ever Released". One37PM. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Yahoo! Entertainment.
  4. ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (December 4, 2003). "Record Label Drops Murder, Keeps Inc". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Will, Ill (August 30, 2022). "Lloyd: 'You Can't Have a Murder Inc. Reunion Tour Without Ashanti'". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).