N.O.R.E. (album)
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| Studio album by Noreaga | ||||
| Released | July 14, 1998 | |||
| Recorded |
1997-1998 Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida, U.S.) Electric Lady Studios (New York City) | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, Hardcore Hip Hop,[1] Gangsta Rap [2] | |||
| Length | 68:58 | |||
| Label | Penalty Records | |||
| Producer |
Dame Grease Duro Ez Elpee Kurt Gowdy L.E.S Marley Marl Nasheim Myrick Poke SPK Swizz Beatz The Neptunes | |||
| Noreaga chronology | ||||
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N.O.R.E. is the solo debut album by American rapper Noreaga. It was released on July 14, 1998, under Penalty Records. N.O.R.E. opened up with sales of 163,000 in its first week of release and eventually went gold. The album contained the hit single "Superthug" which peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached #1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
The song "The Change" found new fame after then-underground rapper 50 Cent was filmed free-styling over its instrumental. The album's first single and title-track "N.O.R.E.", is featured on the soundtrack of the 2005 video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, as the game was set in 1998, the year the album was released.
Track listing
| # | Title | Featured guest(s) | Producer | Length |
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| 1 | The Jump Off | 0:46 | ||
| 2 | Banned from T.V. | Nature, Cam'ron, Styles P, Jadakiss & Big Pun | Swizz Beatz | 4:41 |
| 3 | I Love My Life | Carl Thomas | EZ Elpee | 4:50 |
| 4 | N.O.R.E. | Trackmasters | 2:55 | |
| 5 | Hed Interlude | 0:58 | ||
| 6 | Hed | Nature | Trackmasters | 4:48 |
| 7 | It's Not a Game | Maze & Mussolini | SPK | 4:17 |
| 8 | Fiesta | Kid Capri | Trackmasters | 3:38 |
| 9 | 40 Island | Kool G Rap & Mussolini | Marley Marl | 4:36 |
| 10 | The Way We Live | Chico DeBarge | L.E.S. | 4:18 |
| 11 | Animal Thug Interlude | 1:22 | ||
| 12 | The Change | Kurt Gowdy | 3:32 | |
| 13 | Superthug | The Neptunes | 5:00 | |
| 14 | Da Story | Maze | L.E.S. | 4:31 |
| 15 | Mathematics (Esta Loca) | DJ Clue & Duro | 3:26 | |
| 16 | The Assignment | Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star, and Maze | Nashiem Myrick | 4:26 |
| 17 | Body in the Trunk | Nas | Dame Grease | 3:49 |
| 18 | One Love | Poke | 5:13 | |
| 19 | Outro | 1:01 |
Samples
- Banned from TV
- "Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)", by Richard Strauss
- I Love My Life
- "I Need Your Lovin'", by Alyson Williams
- It's Not a Game
- "Cuando Vayas Conmigo", by José José
- "A Garden of Peace", by Lonnie Liston Smith
- Mathematics (Esta Loca)
- "Black and White", by Three Dog Night
- "The Choice Is Yours", by Black Sheep
- Superthug
- "Heart of Glass", by Blondie
- The Assignment
- "Take the Time to Tell Her", by Jerry Butler
- The Way We Live
- "Insatiable Woman", by Isley-Jasper-Isley
- 40 Island
- "GoldenEye", by Tina Turner
- "Rikers Island", by Kool G. Rap
Singles
- "N.O.R.E." (1998) Music Video directed by Diane Martel
- "Superthug" (1998, #36 U.S.) Music Video directed by Chris Robinson (director)
- "Banned from T.V." (1998) Music Video directed by Little X
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)
References
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