Noreaga

N.O.R.E. continues to reinvent himself and be successful outside of the rap game.

You may know Nas vs. JAY-Z, or Biggie vs. Pac, but are you familiar with these classic rap beefs?

If you're a rap or basketball fan who came of age in the early aughts, you missed the beginning -- and ending -- of Kobe Bryant's rap career. Yes, his rap career. In the late 90s, Kobe Bryant was signed to Sony and the label had big plans for him to become a breakout star, pairing him with producers like The Trackmasters, and keeping him in the company of artists like Nas, Noreaga and 50 Cent... R

Fresh off of releasing his new album 'War Report II' as one-half of Capone-N-Noreaga, Noreaga is pulling out the big guns for his next solo release 'Superthug.' The Queens native recently spoke on plans for his upcoming LP, stating that he's scheduled to link up with veteran producer DJ Premier to remake Gang Starr's classic joint 'Dwyck,' a track featuring Nice & Smooth that Premo produced fo

Queens native Noreaga may have dropped his newest album 'The War Report 2: Report the War' with his partner-in-rhyme Capone, as part of the duo C-N-N, but he's already back on the solo grind. The emcee recently recorded a vlog announcing his upcoming sixth solo album, 'Super Thug,' which is also the name of his first major hit released in 1998...

Openly bi-sexual rapper Nicki Minaj spoke recently about hip-hop homophobia, claiming that the world is just not ready for an openly gay rapper just yet. "I think the world is getting more gay-friendly, so hip-hop is too. But it's harder to imagine an openly gay male rapper being embraced," Minaj explained...

In 1997, Capone-N-Noreaga released their classic album 'The War Report,' a Queens street-rap masterpiece, which featured the hits 'T.O.N.Y.' and 'L.A., L.A.' Thirteen years later Noreaga (aka N.O.R.E.) and Capone are releasing a sequel, 'The War Report 2...

Our man Noreaga talked about the forthcoming 'War Report 2' recently, by analyzing their 1997 classic. "That's the way you make a prequel, the way you make a prequel to a classic, is you analyze the classic and when you satisfied with your analytical skills...

While performing in NYC last night, R. Kelly talked about beating his child pornography case, "This is the first tour since my court case...I'm still here. I'm still here!" he announced, then launched into song, "When I was walking outta court, I was singing to myself, 'Heaven, I need a hug/ Is there anybody out there ready to embrace a thug...

Frequent Say What! participant N.O.R.E. tweeted his displeasure about not being included in VH1's Def Jam celebration at Hip Hop Honors. "I bet they honer the neptunes my name wouldn't even come up They'll give everybody else props!!! Lyor stalked me to be on defjam...