也许人们对N.O.R.E.这个名字十分陌生，但是如果说起Noreaga你一定会知道，其实N.O.R.E.就是Noreaga的一个花名。来自纽约皇后区的著名Hardcore Rap二人组Capone-N-Noreaga（CNN），由原名Noreaga的Victor Santiago和原名Kiam Holley的Capone组成，不过Noreaga要比他的伙伴Capone更早开始了自己的个人事业，当然是因为1998年那张为他自己创造出N.O.R.E.代号的经典专辑。Capone和Noreaga在1992年初次相识，二人相间恨晚，一拍即合，从而走到了一起。1996年，Capone-N-Noreaga来到Penalty唱片公司，并且发表了一张Hardcore Rap风格明确的专辑《The War Report》。1998年，Noreaga便开始筹备他自己的第一张个人专辑了，最终命名为《N.O.R.E.》，依然由Penalty发行。这次Noreaga找来了众多明星助阵，其中包括Foxy Brown、Nas、Busta Rhymes和Jay-Z等人，结果人们很快的记住了“N.O.R.E.”这个名号。by John BushOne-half of the Queens hardcore rap duo Capone-N-Noreaga, Victor Noreaga Santiago met Kiam Capone Holley in 1992 while both were serving prison sentences. Signed to Penalty Records in 1996, the pair released a hard-hitting debut (The War Report) in June 1997, but after Holley was thrown back in jail on a parole violation, Santiago began recording a solo album. His solo debut, N.O.R.E. — an acronym for Niggas on the Run Eating — was an all-star affair, with contributions from Foxy Brown, Nas, Busta Rhymes, and Jay-Z, among others. Melvin Flynt — Da Hustler followed in 1999. His third album, Gods Favorite, was delayed several times, but finally appeared in mid-2002. In 2006, he moved to the Def Jam imprint Roc la Familia and released N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe, a mostly reggaeton album featuring guest stars like Nina Sky, Big Mato, and Daddy Yankee, but just the following year he signed to Babygrande to issue Noreality, a more-standard rap record.