Wednesday, December 30, 2009

OL SCHOOL WEDS. Video---Capone n' Noreaga

In 1996 the duo signed with Penalty Records; it was also awarded The Source magazine's Unsigned Hype column. In 1996, before the group’s debut album was completed, Capone was imprisoned for a parole violation, and Noreaga finished the debut album, The War Report, with the help of various other QB/NY hip-hop acts. The album was met with critical and commercial acclaim. It 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 Tha Dogg Pound's single "New York, New York" with its own "L.A., L.A."

In 1999, the group released its sophomore effort, The Reunion, on Tommy Boy Records. Similarly star-studded, the album went platinum, but suffered from mixed reviews...
In 2006, NORE brought up the possibility of a Capone-n-Noreaga reunion and a new album. CNN released Channel 10 on March 17, 2009, taking the name from a song off The War Report...In recent interviews, both Capone and NORE have spoken of an upcoming album similar to The War Report, titled Report the War, where they would reverse each individual track, such as "Money Bloody" opposed to "Bloody Money." It is speculated this album will be released sometime after both their new solo albums are released....Enjoy!!
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