''Reign'' is the third studio album by Ghanaian artist

Shatta Wale Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., (born 17 October 1984) is a Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist. He is known by his stage name Shatta Wale, formerly Bandana. His best-known singles are "Dancehall King", "My level" and "We taking over" .He is also know ...

, released on October 13, 2018, by Zylofon Music and Shatta Movement Empire.

Background

Prior to the release of ''Reign'', Wale embarked on a media tour to promote its launch. During one of his interviews, Wale made comments which rapper Sarkodie did not like, so Sarkodie released the diss track "Advice" directed at Wale as a result. The diss track generated heated debate, with some pundits predicting it would have a negative impact on the album launch, but the launch at the Fantasy Dome in

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was considered successful, with thousands of fans attending. Some also criticized the diss track as an attempt to dampen the praise ''Reign'' was receiving.

Commercial performance

''Reign'' debuted at number 6 on the ''

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'' Top World Albums Chart.

Track listing

References

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