Artist
Capone-N-Noreaga
Capone-N-Noreaga is a hip-hop artist from Queens, New York formed in 1995. 11 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Queens, New York · Best hip-hop albums
- 11
- Releases
- 1997–2015
- Active years
- 1995
- Formed
Artist
Capone-N-Noreaga is a hip-hop artist from Queens, New York formed in 1995. 11 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Queens, New York · Best hip-hop albums
Most popular
The War Report
1997
Capone-N-Noreaga (also known as C-N-N) is an American hip hop duo formed in 1995, from Queens, New York City, New York. The duo is composed of East Coast rappers Capone and Noreaga. In 1995, Capone-N-Noreaga appeared in The Source magazine's Unsigned Hype column in October. In 1996, the duo secured a recording contract with Penalty Records. In 1996, before the group’s debut album was completed, Capone was imprisoned for a parole violation, and Noreaga finished their debut album The War Report, with the help of various fellow New York City hip-hop acts such as Mobb Deep and Tragedy Khadafi. The album was met with critical and commercial acclaim; it also saw the group partake in the conflict between Death Row Records and Bad Boy Entertainment, making it a more widespread East Coast/West Coast rivalry, responding to West Coast hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound's single "New York, New York", with their own rendition "L.A L.A". In 2000, the group released The Reunion, their second album on Tommy Boy Records. The album was similarly star-studded, but suffered from mixed reviews. Additionally, Capone had once again been sent to prison before its release for violating a probation sentence on gu…
