N.O.R.E.

• Artist: Noreaga
• Rating:
• Release Date: June 16, 1998
• Type: Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rap

Review

With his colleague Capone, Noreaga released an exciting debut album, The War Report, in 1997. Shortly after its release, Capone was sent to jail, leaving Noreaga to fend for himself on the follow-up. N.O.R.E. doesn't quite live up to the expectations set by The War Report, mainly because Capone is absent, but it often hits head-spinning high notes. Noreaga lined up an impressive team of guest rappers -- Nas, Mase, Kool G Rap, Cam'ron, Big Punisher, and Busta Rhymes, among others, are all present, and most contribute some great, hard-hitting raps. Still, the whole thing adds up to the less than the sum of its parts. Maybe the thrilling interplay and fresh beats on The War Report raised hopes too high, but N.O.R.E. doesn't transcend expectations like you may anticipate. Instead, it simply delivers the goods. That does make for some great listening, but it's hard not to think that Noreaga is capable of greatness, not just merely good work. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Jump Off		Noreaga	(:54)
Banned from TV (Lyrics)	K. Dean, David Styles, J.R. Baxter, Victor Santiago	Big Punisher, Noreaga, Nature, Jadakiss	(5:11)
I Love My Life	Fredrick Gordon, Noreaga	Carl Thomas, Noreaga	(4:36)
N.O.R.E.	S. Barnes, J. Olivier, Victor Santiago	Noreaga	(3:14)
Hed (Interlude)		Noreaga	(1:00)
Hed	S. Barnes, J. Olivier, J.R. Baxter	Noreaga, Nature	(4:48)
It's Not a Game	M. Allen	Noreaga	(3:12)
Fiesta	S. Barnes, J. Olivier	Kid Capri, Noreaga	(3:35)
40 Island	Kool G Rap, M. Williams	Kool G Rap, Noreaga	(4:35)
The Way We Live	Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper	Chico DeBarge, Noreaga	(5:09)
Animal Thug Interlude		Noreaga	(1:41)
The Change	Noreaga	Noreaga	(3:32)
Superthug	Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, P. Williams, Chad Hugo, Victor Santiago	Noreaga	(5:00)
Da Story	M. Allen	Noreaga	(4:43)
Mathematics (Esta Loca)		Noreaga	(3:23)
The Assignment	Trevor Smith, Jay Garfield, M. Allen	Busta Rhymes, Noreaga, Spliff Star	(4:22)
Body in the Trunk	Nas	Nas, Noreaga	(3:49)
One Love		Noreaga	(5:13)
Outro		Noreaga, Eve Brenner	(1:01)

Credits

Busta Rhymes (Performer), Marley Marl (Engineer), Nas (Performer), DJ Nastee (Engineer), Tammy Lucas (Vocals (Background)), Swizz Beatz (Producer), Nasheim Myrick (Producer), The Neptunes (Producer), Chico DeBarge (Performer), Leon Zervos (Mastering), Dame Grease (Producer), Nasheim Myrick (Mixing), Robert Mays (Multi Instruments), Neil Levine (Executive Producer), Chris Conway (Engineer), Poke (Mixing), Kurt Gowdy (Producer), Avon Marshall (Multi Instruments), Pacman (Engineer), Ez Elpee (Producer), Ken Ifill (Mixing), Poke (Producer), Portia (Guitar), Kevin Crouse (Mixing), Martin Moor (Mixing), Jungle (Associate Executive Producer), Kevin Thomas (Engineer), Duro (Producer), Richard Travali (Mixing), Eric Altenburger (Design), Kevin Thomas (Mixing), Michael Ambrosio (Project Coordinator), Kid Capri (Performer), Marley Marl (Producer), Doug Wilson (Engineer), Pat Viola (Engineer), Martin Moor (Engineer), Big Punisher (Performer), Carl Thomas (Performer), Eve Brenner (Performer), Jadakiss (Performer), SPK (Producer), Joe Quinde (Mixing), Nastee (Engineer), L.E.S. (Producer), Eric Altenburger (Art Direction), Stephen Dent (Engineer), Spliff Star (Performer), Danny Clinch (Photography), Kiam "Capone" Holley (Executive Producer), Kool G Rap (Performer), Vinia Mojica (Vocals (Background)), The Neptunes (Vocals (Background)), Martin Moor (Executive Producer), Nature (Performer), Joe Quinde (Engineer)

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