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Victor Santiago, Jr. (born September 6, 1977), best known by his stage name N.O.R.E., formerly Noreaga, is an American hip hop and reggaeton recording artist from Queens, New York City. Santiago first rose to prominence as one half of the East Coast hip hop duo Capone-N-Noreaga (C-N-N), alongside fellow Queens-based rapper Capone. He would also have success as a solo artist with the singles " Superthug", " Banned from T.V.", " Nothin'", " Oye Mi Canto" and " Mas Maiz".
Santiago has released music under various record labels, including Penalty, Roc-La-Familia, Def Jam, and Babygrande Records. In June 2011, it was announced Santiago partnered with fellow American rapper Busta Rhymes' Conglomerate label, where he released his 2013 album Student of the Game, issued under E1 Music. Santiago is also chief executive officer (CEO) of his own imprint, Militainment Business.
N.O.R.E. which is an acronym that stands for Niggas On The Run Eating is the solo debut album by American rapper Noreaga. It was released on July 14, 1998 under Penalty Records. N.O.R.E. debuted with sales of 163,000 in its first week of release and eventually was certified Gold 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.
"N.O.R.E." is a song by American hip hop recording artist Noreaga released on April 28, 1998, as the lead single from his debut studio album N.O.R.E. (1998). The song, which serves as Noreaga's commercial debut solo single, was produced by Poke & Tone of the Trackmasters. The song was later included on Swizz Beatz's 2002 compilation, G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories. In 2005, the song was featured in the soundtrack to the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.