Noreaga (N.O.R.E)

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N.O.R.E
Aka Noreaga
Real Name : Victor Santiago
Group : Capone-n-Noreaga (CNN)
Hometown : LeFrak City

N.O.R.E Biography :

Capone (born Kiam Holley) and Noreaga aka N.O.R.E (born Victor Santiago) grew up in the projects of Queensbridge and LeFrak City, respectively, and endured rough childhoods and multiple run-ins with the law. They first began making waves as the Queens-based duo Capone-n-Noreaga (CNN). They met in 1992 while serving kitchen duty together at Collins Correctional Facility in New York, and became friends ; upon their release, they decided to team up as rappers, taking their performing names from two legendary gangsters. In 1996, they signed with Penalty Records ; their first release was the single "Illegal Life," and they next teamed up with Mobb Deep for "L.A., L.A.," another salvo in the East Coast/West Coast feud. Before their debut album was completed, Capone was sent back to prison for violating his parole on a weapons possession charge.

Noreaga finished "The War Report" on his own, and it was a substantial underground success upon its release in 1997, making the R&B Top Five and going gold. With Capone incarcerated, the duo’s thugged-out image rang true, and the singles "Closer" and "T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York) " saw some action on the rap charts. Noreaga capitalized on the album by starting a solo career, but remained loyal to Capone, visiting his friend often and giving Capone executive producer credits on the two popular solo albums ( N.O.R.E. and Melvin Flynt - Da Hustler ) he recorded over 1998-1999. Capone was released from prison in early 1999, and the two immediately reteamed for the much-anticipated "The Reunion", which was released in 2000 on Tommy Boy. Dissatisfied with the promotion, CNN asked to be released from their contract, and signed with Def Jam in 2001. Later that year, Capone ran into further trouble with the law ; he was charged with assault following a nightclub brawl involving gunfire in Queens, but the charge was dropped due to lack of evidence. Not long after the incident, he was arrested at a Greensboro, NC, airport for possession of marijuana, but avoided jail time. Noreaga released his third solo album, "God’s Favorite", in 2002, and Capone was reportedly working on his own solo debut at the same time.

Name
N.O.R.E. is a backronym for Niggaz On (the) Run Eatin’. His previous alias, Noreaga, is derived from the Panamanian general Manuel Noriega, convicted of drug running. Tommy Boy Records, his former label, own the "Noreaga" name, which forced him to bill himself differently after moving to Def Jam Records via Roc-A-Fella Records.

N.O.R.E Discography :

N.O.R.E Album :

N.O.R.E.
Released : June 16, 1998

Melvin Flynt - Da Hustler
Released : August 24, 1999

God’s Favorite
Released : June 25, 2002

N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe
Released : July 18, 2006

N.O.R.E. Noreality Global Warming 11368
Released : Aug 28, 2007

CNN Discography :

CNN Album :

The War Report
Released : June 17, 1997

The Reunion
Released : November 21, 2000

Best of Capone-N-Noreaga : Thugged da F*** Out
Released : May 25 2004

New Religion
Released : Tba 2008

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