''N.O.R.E.'' (an acronym for Niggas On The Run Eating) is the debut studio album by American rapper
Noreaga
Victor James Santiago Jr. (born September 6, 1977), better known by his stage names Noreaga and later N.O.R.E., is an American rapper. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Santiago first rose to prominence as one half of the East Coast hip hop du ...
. It was released on July 7, 1998, by
Penalty Recordings
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The original Penalty label was acquired by its distributor, Tom ...
. Recording sessions took place at
Criteria Studios
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in
Miami
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, at
The Hit Factory
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History
On March 6, 1975, Edward Germano, a singer, record producer, and one of the principal owners of the Record Plant Studios New York, purchased the ...
,
Electric Lady Studios
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,
The Cutting Room
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and Right Track Recording in
New York
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, at
Bearsville Studios
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west of Woodstock in 1969.
History
Albert Grossman, who was the manager of Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary, first arrived in Bearsville in ...
, and at House Of Hits.
Production
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was handled by
Trackmasters
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,
L.E.S., Curt Gowdy,
Dame Grease
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,
DJ Clue?
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Early life
DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Panamanian and Jamaican immig ...
, EZ Elpee,
Ken "DURO" Ifill,
Marley Marl
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, Nashiem Myrick, SPK,
Swizz Beatz
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,
The Neptunes
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and J "Waxx" Garfield. It features
guest appearance
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s from Musaliny-N-Maze,
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,
Big Pun
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,
Busta Rhymes
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,
Cam'ron
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,
Carl Thomas,
Chico DeBarge
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,
Jadakiss
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,
Kid Capri
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,
Kool G Rap
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,
Nas
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,
Spliff Star
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and
Styles P
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.
The album debuted at number 3 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and topped the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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chart with sales of 165,000 in its first week of release. It was certified Gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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on September 15, 1998, for selling 500,000 copies.
The album contained the hit single "
Superthug
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" which peaked at #36 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached #1 on the
Hot Rap Singles
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chart.
The song "The Change" found new fame after then-underground rapper
50 Cent
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was filmed
free-styling over its instrumental. The album's first
single
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Songs
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* "Single", by ...
and title-track "
N.O.R.E.
Victor James Santiago Jr. (born September 6, 1977), better known by his stage names Noreaga and later N.O.R.E., is an American rapper. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Santiago first rose to prominence as one half of the East Coast hip hop du ...
", 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.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
*
List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)
References
External links
*
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N.O.R.E. albums
1998 debut albums
Albums produced by DJ Clue?
Albums produced by Dame Grease
Albums produced by Marley Marl
Albums produced by Swizz Beatz
Albums produced by the Neptunes
Albums produced by Trackmasters
Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios
Albums produced by L.E.S. (record producer)