BIOGRAPHY

Noreaga gained fame as part of the duo Capone-N-Noreaga with rapper Capone (who he met while serving time in prison). They signed to Penalty Recordings in 1996 and released their debut album as a group, The War Report. Following the release of the album, Capone was again sentenced to a jail term, which left Noreaga to make an album on his own. His solo debut, N.O.R.E, was released in 1998. The Neptunes produced the hit "Superthug" reached #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.

He changed his stage name to N.O.R.E., and after some delays, his third solo studio album, God's Favorite, was released in 2002. Following this album N.O.R.E. changed his musical focus. He began recording some Spanish songs to reflect his Puerto Rican background and made some reggaeton songs rather than traditional hip hop. N.O.R.E. released a mixed reggaeton and hip hop album in 2006, N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe. Following this to date N.O.R.E. has released two more solo albums, Noreality in 2007 and S.O.R.E. in 2009. In 2009 he also released a third album with Capone, Channel 10. In 2010 a fourth Capone-N-Noreaga album, The War Report 2, was released. N.O.R.E. is also working on a seventh solo album, which may be titled N.O.R.E. Pt. 2: Born Again.