Take a Look Over Your Shoulder

{{Short description|1997 studio album by Warren G}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)

| type = studio

| artist = Warren G

| cover = Take-a-look-over-your-shoulder.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1997|3|25}}

| recorded =

| studio = {{hlist|G-Funk Studios (Lakewood, CA)|Golden Lady (New York, NY)|Track Record (North Hollywood, CA)|Lighthouse Studios|Enterprise Recording Studios (Burbank, CA)}}

| genre = {{hlist|West Coast hip-hop|gangsta rap|G-funk}}

| length = {{Duration|m=52|s=33}}

| label = Rush Associated Labels

| producer = Warren G

| prev_title = Regulate... G Funk Era

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = I Want It All

| next_year = 1999

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)

| type = Studio album

| single1 = What's Love Got to Do with It

| single1date = August 17, 1996

| single2 = I Shot the Sheriff

| single2date = February 10, 1997

| single3 = Smokin' Me Out

| single3date = May 6, 1997

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Leo |title=Take a Look Over Your Shoulder - Warren G {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/take-a-look-over-your-shoulder-mw0000184899 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2score = B+{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Tucker |date=March 28, 1997 |title=Take a Look Over Your Shoulder {{!}} EW.com |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109002444/https://ew.com/article/1997/03/28/take-look-over-your-shoulder |access-date=January 9, 2016 |website=Entertainment Weekly}}

| rev3 = Muzik

| rev3score = 2/10{{Cite magazine |last=Ashon |first=Will |author-link=Will Ashon |date=April 1997 |title=Warren G: Take A Look Over Your Shoulder |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik023_april_1997.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181336/http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik023_april_1997.pdf |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |access-date=July 17, 2022 |magazine=Muzik |page=123 |issue=23}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4score = 8/10{{Cite web |last=Oldham |first=James |date=January 1, 1998 |title=WARREN G {{!}} Take A Look Over Your Shoulder {{!}} (Mercury) |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000139reviews.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001001190529/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000139reviews.html |archive-date=October 1, 2000 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=NME |via=Wayback Machine}}

| rev5 = RapReviews

| rev5score = 8.5/10{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=March 2, 1997 |title=Warren G Take a Look Over Your Shoulder |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/1997/03/warren-g-take-a-look-over-your-shoulder/ |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=RapReviews |language=en-US}}

| rev6 = Rolling Stone

| rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Powell |first=Kevin |author-link=Kevin Powell |date=March 20, 1997 |title=Recordings |magazine=Rolling Stone |page=86 |issue=756}}

| rev7 = Spin

| rev7score = 6/10{{Cite magazine |last=Gold |first=Jonathan |author-link=Jonathan Gold |date=April 1997 |title=Records |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xbtTqjWx8FsC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA158&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false |access-date=December 16, 2024 |magazine=Spin |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |page=158 |language=en |issn=0886-3032}}

| rev8 = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev8score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite book |last=R. |first=P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Warren+G+Take+a+Look+Over+Your+Shoulder&pg=PA859 |title=(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8 |editor-last1=Brackett |editor-first1=Nathan |editor-link1=Nathan Brackett |pages=859–860 |language=en |editor-last2=Hoard |editor-first2=Christian David |editor-link2=Christian Hoard}}

| rev9 = The Source

| rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Wilson |first=Elliott |author-link=Elliott Wilson (journalist) |date=March 1997 |title=Record Report |url= |access-date= |magazine=The Source |page=115}}

| rev10 = The Village Voice

| rev10score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}{{Cite news |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=May 27, 1997 |title=Consumer Guide |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=warren+g |access-date=December 16, 2024 |newspaper=The Village Voice}}

}}

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.