N.O.R.E. (album)
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Studio album by N.O.R.E | ||||
Released | July 7, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
Studio | Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida) Electric Lady Studios (New York City) | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 68:58 | |||
Label | Penalty, Tommy Boy | |||
Producer | Capone (exec.), Dame Grease, Duro, Ez Elpee, Kurt Gowdy, L.E.S., Marley Marl, Nasheim Myrick, Jay "Waxx" Garfield, Poke, SPK, Swizz Beatz, The Neptunes | |||
N.O.R.E chronology | ||||
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Singles from N.O.R.E. | ||||
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N.O.R.E. (an acronym for Niggas On The Run Eating) is the debut studio album by American rapper Noreaga. It was released on July 7, 1998 under Penalty Records, and debuted with sales of 165,000 in its first week of release, eventually being certified Platinum by the RIAA. 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[]
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Jump Off" | 0:54 | |
2. | "Banned from T.V." (featuring Nature, Cam'ron, Styles P, Jadakiss & Big Pun) | Swizz Beatz | 5:11 |
3. | "I Love My Life" (featuring Carl Thomas) | EZ Elpee | 4:36 |
4. | "N.O.R.E." | Trackmasters | 3:14 |
5. | "Hed Interlude" | 1:00 | |
6. | "Hed" (featuring Nature) | Trackmasters | 4:48 |
7. | "It's Not a Game" (featuring Maze & Mussolini) | SPK | 3:12 |
8. | "Fiesta" (featuring Kid Capri) | Trackmasters | 3:35 |
9. | "40 Island" (featuring Kool G Rap & Mussolini) | Marley Marl | 4:35 |
10. | "The Way We Live" (featuring Chico DeBarge) | L.E.S. | 5:09 |
11. | "Animal Thug Interlude" | 1:41 | |
12. | "The Change" | Kurt Gowdy | 3:32 |
13. | "Superthug" | The Neptunes | 5:00 |
14. | "Da Story" (featuring Maze) | L.E.S. | 4:43 |
15. | "Mathematics (Esta Loca)" | DJ Clue?, Duro | 3:23 |
16. | "The Assignment" (featuring Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star & Maze) | Nashiem Myrick, Jay "Waxx" Garfield | 4:22 |
17. | "Body in the Trunk" (featuring Nas) | Dame Grease | 3:49 |
18. | "One Love" | 5:13 | |
19. | "Outro" | 1:01 |
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (June 16, 1998). "N.O.R.E. - Noreaga | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ "Noreaga Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^ "Noreaga Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ "Noreaga Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
Categories:
- 1998 debut albums
- Albums produced by the Neptunes
- Albums produced by Swizz Beatz
- Albums produced by Dame Grease
- N.O.R.E. albums
- Albums produced by Marley Marl
- 1990s hip hop album stubs