Latest Release
- APR 1, 2024
- 1 Song
- Oye Mi Canto - EP · 2004
- God's Favorite · 2002
- God's Favorite · 2002
- N.O.R.E. y la Familia (Explicit Version) · 2006
- Reggaeton! · 2004
- El Documental II · 2006
- The Neptunes Present... Clones · 2003
- Binoculars - Single · 2018
- The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 6 · 2002
Artist Playlists
- Adding a distinctly Latin flavor to East Coast hip-hop since 1996.
- Daz Dillinger & Capone
More To Hear
- Lil Wayne chats with guests T-Pain, Damian Lillard, Lil Duval, N.O.R.E., and Nicki Minaj.
- The New York rap don gives the lowdown on new album "5E."
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About N.O.R.E.
Emerging as part of Capone-N-Noreaga in the late '90s, N.O.R.E. and his rambunctious bars helped reinforce a rich legacy of East Coast street rap. Born Victor James Santiago Jr. in 1977, the Queens native began making a name for himself when he and Capone released 1997's The War Report, a gritty, unabashedly boom-bap album that succeeded despite rap's shift to the shiny-suit era. When Capone left to serve a prison sentence, N.O.R.E. went the solo route with his eponymous 1998 debut album. Featuring the Neptunes-produced "Superthug," the LP marked a sonic departure from The War Report, with its instrumentals channeling the increasingly futuristic sound of late-’90s hip-hop. After continuing his more linear rap stylings with his following two albums, N.O.R.E. embraced his Latin heritage with 2006's N.O.R.E. y la Familia, fusing reggaeton samples with customary East Coast production. Tracks like the Daddy Yankee–assisted "Oye Mi Canto" embodied that transition.
- HOMETOWN
- Queens, NY, United States
- BORN
- September 6, 1977
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap