Take a Look Over Your Shoulder

Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)
Studio album by
Warren G
ReleasedMarch 25, 1997
Studio
Genre
Length56:17
Label
ProducerWarren G
Warren G chronology
Regulate... G Funk Era
(1994) 		Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)
(1997) 		I Want It All
(1999)
Singles from Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)
  1. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
    Released: September 3, 1996
  2. "I Shot the Sheriff"
    Released: February 10, 1997
  3. "Smokin' Me Out"
    Released: May 6, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(dud)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
NME8/10 link
RapReviews8.5/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Source link
USA Today link
Muzik2/10[6]

Take a Look Over Your Shoulder is the second studio album by the G-funk rapper Warren G. It was released on March 25, 1997, under his own label G-Funk Entertainment and Rush Associated Labels, a division of Def Jam Recordings. It contains the hits "I Shot the Sheriff" (US#20, UK#2), and "Smokin' Me Out" (US#35, UK#14). The album was certified gold in America. The lyrics off the track "Reality" were also used in Prince Igor, a collaboration with The Rapsody and Sissel Kyrkjebø.

  1. ^ Stanley, Leo. "Take a Look Over Your Shoulder - Warren G". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "CG: Warren G". Robert Christgau. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  3. ^ Tucker, Ken (March 28, 1997). "Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  4. ^ El Surround (March 2, 1997). "Warren G :: Take a Look Over Your Shoulder :: Def Jam". RapReviews. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  5. ^ Powell, Kevin (March 20, 1997). "Warren G: Take A Look Over Your Shoulder". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  6. ^ Ashon, Will (April 1997). "Warren G: Take A Look Over Your Shoulder" (PDF). Muzik. No. 23. p. 123. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.