Because Tommy Boy retained the trademarks to the names "Capone-N-Noreaga" and "Noreaga", the group was forced to shorten its name to C-N-N, and Noreaga was forced to bill himself as N.O.R.E. Soon after in 2001, Capone-N-Noreaga jumped ship to powerhouse label Def Jam.
In addition, Capone was sent back to prison right before the release further hurting promotion. The album struggled to go gold, due to the lack of promotion from Tommy Boy Records, and suffered from mixed reviews. The unique chemistry of Noreaga's unorthodox lyrcal delivery combined with Capone's street-wise slang, established the duo as a household name within the Hardcore hip hop community.Īfter Capone returned from another stint in jail in 1999 the group then released The Reunion featuring the single "Ya'll Don't Wanna". With exquisitely dark tracks crafted by Lord Finesse, Havoc (of Mobb Deep), Clark Kent, and a number of other acclaimed producers, The War Report became an instant classic. In 1997, C-N-N released their debut trend-setting album, The War Report. They were also featured as "Unsigned Hype" in The Source magazine. In 1996, they signed to "Penalty Records" in a deal with "25 to Life" records (Tragedy Khadafi's label). The two grew up in the housing projects of Queensbridge and Lefrak City (both in Queens, New York), and met each other in jail in 1992 while doing kitchen duty.
Capone-N-Noreaga (C-N-N for short) is a hip hop duo that consists of Capone (Kiam Holley) and N.O.R.E.
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