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Born to Reign

Born to Reign is the third studio album released by American actor and rapper Will Smith. The album was released on Columbia Records in the United States on June 25, 2002, and was considered a drop from his previous level of success, having only reached Gold status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), whereas Big Willie Style and Willennium both reached multi-platinum status. This album includes "Black Suits Comin' ", which was also the lead single from the original motion picture soundtrack of Men in Black II. The album also spawned the European hit single "1000 Kisses", which features vocals from Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Reception
Critical AllMusic gave the album a four-star rating. On July 26, 2002 the album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of April 2005, the album sold 237,000 copies in the US. ==Controversy==
Controversy
The album was released as a copy-protected disc, which reportedly not only prevented the contents of the disc from being copied, but froze users' computers after they attempted to listen to it via their CD-ROM drives. This resulted in complaints of lost computer files due to the album's protection element. == Track listing ==
Track listing
;Notes • signifies a co-producer. • signifies an additional producer. • signifies a vocal producer. ;Sample credits • "Act Like You Know" - Contains a sample of "Trans-Europe Express" by Kraftwerk • "I Can't Stop" - Contains a sample of "A Tu Vera" by Manitas de Plata • "1,000 Kisses" - Contains samples of "Never Too Much" by Luther Vandross and "Future Now" by Pleasure • "Willow Is a Player" - Contains a sample of "Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)" by The Persuaders • "How Da Beat Goes" - Contains a sample of "Jam on It" by Newcleus • "Block Party" - Contains samples of "Family Affair" by Sly and the Family Stone and "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock • "Give Me Tonite" - Contains a sample of "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams ==Personnel==
Personnel
Personnel credits adapted from liner notes. • Annas Allaf – guitar , Rhodes , Pro Tools engineer • Jerry Allen – additional production • Rico Anderson – producer and programming • Chandler Bridges – engineer , Pro Tools engineer • David Campbell – string arrangements • Rob Chiarelli – producer , additional production , bass , guitar , engineer , mixing • Luis Conte – percussion • Steve Churchyard – strings engineer , percussion engineer • Tony Dofat – producer • Brandon Duncan – engineer , Pro Tools engineer • Ron Feemster – additional production • Dominique Fillan – steel drums engineer • Bryan Golder – engineer , Pro Tools engineer • Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein – DJ scratches • Andy Haller – engineer • Jerry Hey – horn arrangements • Bryon Jones – vocal producer • John Kaplan – engineer • Tim Kelley – producer, vocal producer, and engineer • Mar'Laina Kemp – background vocals • Knowledge – additional vocals • Abe Laboriel, Jr. – drums • L.E.S. – producer • Manny Marroquin – mixing • Herb Middleton – producer • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards • Derek Nakamoto – string arrangements • Andy Narell – steel drums • Jimane Nelson – co-producer • Gregg Pagani – producer • Nora Payne – background vocals • Poke & Tone – producers • Herb Powers Jr. – mastering • O.Banga – vocal producer , additional vocals , executive producer • Rick Rock – producer • Bob Robinson – producer • Sauce – producer , vocal producer • Dexter Simmons – mixing • Jada Pinkett-Smith – featured vocals • Will Smith – vocals, producer , executive producer • Mark Sparks – producer • Kel Spencer – additional vocals • Trā-Knox – vocals • Christina Vidal – featured vocals • Erick Walls – additional production == Charts ==
Charts
Weekly charts Year-end charts == Certifications ==
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