Noreaga
b. Victor Santiago, 6 September 1976, the Bronx, New York, USA. This hardcore rapper first began making waves as part of the Queens-based duo Capone-N-Noreaga (C-N-N) with Kiam "Capone" Holley. The two men, who had both endured troubled upbringings in the New York projects, first met on kitchen duty at Collins Correctional Facility. When they were released they began rapping together and attempted to break into the music business. Their distinctive gangsta approach soon came to the attention of Martin Moore of Penalty Records, who signed the duo in 1996. The hardcore classic The War Report was released the following year, gaining strong reviews and sales of nearly half-a-million, but shortly before its release Holley was sent back to prison for parole violation.
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Albums
- (1998) N.O.R.E.
Top Tracks
- Superthug
- Sometimes
- Banned From T.V.
- N.O.R.E.
- Body In the Trunk
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