N.O.R.E. (album)
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N.O.R.E. is the solo debut album by rapper Noreaga
. It was released on July 14, 1998. N.O.R.E. opened up with sales of 163,000 in its first week of release and eventually went platinum. The album contained the hit single "Superthug
" which peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100
and reached #1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
The track 'The Change' has found new fame after then underground rapper 50 Cent
was filmed doing a freestyle over its instrumental.
N.O.R.E.
Victor Santiago, Jr., best known by his stage name N.O.R.E. or Noreaga , is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent...
. It was released on July 14, 1998. N.O.R.E. opened up with sales of 163,000 in its first week of release and eventually went platinum. The album contained the hit single "Superthug
Superthug
"Superthug" is a hip-hop single by Puerto Rican American rapper Noreaga with background vocals from Kelis during the song's hook. It was the second single from his debut solo album, N.O.R.E.. At the time it became Noreaga's highest charting and most successful single, peaking at #36 on the...
" which peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and reached #1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
The track 'The Change' has found new fame after then underground rapper 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
was filmed doing a freestyle over its instrumental.
Track listing
- "The Jump Off" 0:46
- "Banned from TV" (featuring Big PunBig PunChristopher Lee Rios , better known by his stage name Big Pun , was an American rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s...
, NatureNature (rapper)Jermain Baxter , better known as Nature, is an American rapper, best known for his association with fellow Queensbridge-born rapper Nas.-Career:...
, Cam'ronCam'ronCameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....
, JadakissJadakissJason Phillips , better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.-Early life:By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle...
& Styles PStyles PDavid Styles better known by his stage name, Styles P, is an American rapper, author, and entrepreneur. He is prominently known as a member of Hip Hop group The LOX and is also a part of the Ruff Ryders hip-hop group, and in addition has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo...
)4:41 (Produced by Swizz BeatzSwizz BeatzKasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...
) - "I Love My Life" (featuring Carl Thomas) (Produced by EZ Elpee) 4:50
- "N.O.R.E." 2:55 (Produced by Trackmasters)
- "Hed Interlude" 0:58
- "Hed" (featuring Nature) 4:48 (Produced by Trackmasters)
- "It's Not a Game" (featuring Maze & Musalini) 4:17 (Produced by SPK) / (featuring sample of "Cuando Vayas Conmigo" (1983) by José JoséJosé JoséJosé Rómulo Sosa Ortiz , known by his artistic name José José, is a Mexican singer.Referred in the entertainment world as "El Príncipe de la Canción" , José José is best known for his romantic ballads and renowned for his vocals...
) - "Fiesta" (featuring Kid CapriKid CapriDavid Anthony Love, Jr , also known by his stage name Kid Capri, is an American musician.He was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA....
) 3:38 (Produced by Trackmasters) - "40 Island" (featuring Kool G RapKool G RapNathaniel Thomas Wilson , better known by his stage names Kool G Rap , Kool G. Rap, and Giancana , is an American rapper, from the Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew...
& Musalini) 4:36 (Produced by Marley MarlMarley MarlMarlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...
) - "The Way We Live" (featuring Chico DeBargeChico DeBargeJonathan Arthur "Chico" DeBarge is an American R&B singer and a younger brother of the members of the Motown family act DeBarge...
) 4:18 (Produced by L.E.S.L.E.S. (producer)Leshan David Lewis, better known as L.E.S., is a hip hop producer commonly associated with Nas. His first production credit was for Nas' popular song "Life's a Bitch" from the Illmatic album in 1994. He soon produced a single, "Sugar Hill", for AZ's album Doe Or Die...
) - "Animal Thug Interlude" 1:22
- "The Change" 5:26 (Produced by Kurt Gowdy)
- "SuperthugSuperthug"Superthug" is a hip-hop single by Puerto Rican American rapper Noreaga with background vocals from Kelis during the song's hook. It was the second single from his debut solo album, N.O.R.E.. At the time it became Noreaga's highest charting and most successful single, peaking at #36 on the...
" 4:01 (Produced by The NeptunesThe NeptunesThe Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for many successful hip hop, R&B and pop artists in the late-1990s and 2000s...
) - "Da Story" (featuring Maze) 4:31 (Produced by L.E.S.)
- "Mathematics (Esta Loca)" 3:26 (Produced by Clue & Duro)
- "The Assignment" (featuring Busta RhymesBusta RhymesTrevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
, Spliff StarSpliff StarWilliam A. Lewis Raised in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, he is of Trinidadian descent, better known as Spliff Star, first appeared alongside Busta Rhymes as the Flipmode Squad in 1996 on his album The Coming....
, and Maze ) (Produced by Nashiem Myrick) 4:26 - "Body in the Trunk" (featuring NasNasNasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
) 3:23 (Produced by Dame GreaseDame GreaseDamon Blackmon, or Dame Grease, is a Harlem, New York based video and music producer.Before becoming a staple on every mixtape, The LOX relied on the sounds of Grease in order to acquire the street buzz that landed them their deal on Bad Boy Records in 1996...
) - "One Love" 4:14
- "Outro" 1:37 (featuring Eve Brenner)