Capone-N-Noreaga : Rolling Stone

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February 3, 1999

Capone Comes Home

Capone to be released from jail on Friday, Februaury 12th and reunite CNN

Recordings and Reviews

The Reunion

When Capone-N-Noreaga dropped their 1997 debut, The War Report, they upped the ante on New York-centric thugcore hip-hop. But before the album's release, Capone was sentenced to a jail bid for violating parole, leaving Noreaga to hold down the fort as a solo artist with the well-received N.O.R.E.

2000 RS: 4of 5 Stars

Biography

The career arc of Queens-based rappers Capone and Noreaga mirrors the transformation of New York City mainstream rap from gritty representation of crime-riddled streets to glossy fantasies of the good life. The duo immediately distinguished itself with Capone's nasal delivery and clear-eyed vision of street life, coupled with Noreaga's often hilarious and nonsensical rhymes ("I run laps around the...

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