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Jul 7, 2018 · 20 years later, revisiting the 5 best songs on Noreaga's debut 'N.O.R.E.'. The LP was a massive success, featuring a number of the rapper’s peers, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and eventually becoming the LeFrak native’s first platinum-certified album.
Capone-N-Noreaga (also known as C-N-N) is an American hip hop duo formed in 1995 from Queens, New York. The duo features East Coast rappers Capone and N.O.R.E.
Jun 17, 2017 · “T-O-N-Y invade N.Y/Multiply” is Capone N Noreaga’s mission statement on this timeless record, which is one of the hallmarks of the duo’s debut LP, and a staple of East Coast hip-hop that...
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N.O.R.E. (an acronym for Niggas On The Run Eating) is the debut studio album by American rapper Noreaga. It was released on July 7, 1998, by Penalty Recordings.
- 1995–1997: Career Beginnings with Capone
- 1997–2000: Solo Career and Debut Album
- 2001–2007: Name Change and Reggaeton Era
- 2009–Present: Student of The Game and Podcasting Career
Santiago began his career in 1995, performing under the pseudonym Noreaga (after Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega), as part of the duo Capone-N-Noreaga alongside friend and fellow Queens-based rapper Capone, whom he met while serving time in prison. Santiago grew up in LeFrak City and spent time hanging out in Capone’s neighbouring Queensbridge Hous...
Following the release of the album, Capone was again sentenced to a jail term, which left Noreaga to take on a solo career and make an album on his own. Noreaga solo debut studio album N.O.R.E, was released in 1998. The title, a shortening of the artist's name, used the backronym "Niggaz on (the) Run Eatin'". The album became even more successful t...
Noreaga continued his career as a solo artist. He officially changed his stage name to N.O.R.E. in the late 1990s, and after some delays, his third solo studio album God's Favorite, was released in 2002. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. It contained the major hit "Nothin'" (produced by The Neptunes), which reached No. 10 on the Billb...
In 2009, N.O.R.E. collaborated with Capone once again, to release their third studio album Channel 10, which charted at No. 136 on the Billboard 200. A fourth Capone-N-Noreaga album, titled The War Report 2, was released in 2010. Its lead single was "Hood Pride", featuring Faith Evans. In June 2011, fellow American rapper Busta Rhymes, with whom N....
Nov 17, 2022 · Capone’s cautionary tale makes this an urgent and respectable relic of rap history. Keeping it more hood than a jammed-up token slot on a turnstile, Capone-N-Noreaga set a new paradigm for hard-core hip-hop.
Jun 17, 2022 · Throughout The War Report, Capone-N-Noreaga (and guest star Tragedy Khadafi) make their bid for hardcore rap immortality on their debut. Polished enough for the mainstream, gritty enough for the streets, it announced these two hungry emcees from Queens as a force to be reckoned with.
