AlbumE · 1997
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)
by Warren G
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) is a 1997 g-funk album by Warren G. It runs 17 tracks across 48 minutes on Def Jam Recordings.
G-Funk · Hip-Hop · West Coast Hip-Hop
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- 61 /100
- 9 critics
- 17
- Tracks
- 48 min
- Runtime
- 93 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
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- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- RapReviews8.5/10
- NME8/10
- The Source3.5/5
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- Spin6/10
- AllMusic2/5
- The New Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5
- Muzik2/10
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The Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) cover was photographed by Brian Cross.
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Take a Look Over Your Shoulder is the second solo studio album by American hip-hop musician Warren G. It was released on March 25, 1997, via Rush Associated Labels. The recording sessions took place at G-Funk Studios in Lakewood, Golden Lady in New York, Track Record in North Hollywood, LightHouse Studios, and Enterprise Recording Studios in Burbank. Produced by Warren G, it features guest appearances from Adina Howard, Arnita Porter, Bad Azz, Dorinda Roberts, Jah-Skillz, Jayo Felony, K-9, Knee-Hi, Mr. Malik, Nancy Fletcher, Nate Dogg, Neb Luv, PC, Perfec, Reel Tight, Ricky Harris, Ronald Isley, and Twinz. In the United States, the album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on May 28, 1997, for sales of over 500,000 in the US alone. The album was supported with three charted singles: "What's Love Got to Do with It", "I Shot the Sheriff" and "Smokin' Me Out". The lyrics off the track "Reality" were also used in "Prince Igor", a collaboration with the Rapsody and Sissel Kyrkjebø.
In brief
- When was Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) released?
- Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) was released in 1997 on Def Jam Recordings.
- How many tracks are on Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)?
- Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) has 17 tracks, with a runtime of 48 minutes.
- What genre is Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)?
- Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) is catalogued under G-Funk, Hip-Hop, West Coast Hip-Hop.
- What BPM is Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)?
- Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) runs at a median tempo of 93 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)?
- Listeners of Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) also rate All Eyez on Me by 2Pac, Missionary by Snoop Dogg, G Funk Classics, Vols. 1 & 2 by Nate Dogg.





