N.O.R.E.

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N.O.R.E.

Background information
Birth name	Victor Santiago Jr
Also known as	Noreaga
Born	September 6, 1976 (1976-09-06) (age 31)
Origin	LeFrak City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. Puerto Rico
Genre(s)	Hip Hop/ Rap/ Reggaeton
Occupation(s)	Rapping
Years active	1997 - present
Label(s)	25 To Life Records (1997-1998) Penalty Recordings (1997-1999) Tommy Boy Records (1997-2001) Def Jam Recordings (2001-2007) Roc-A-Fella Records (2004-2007) Roc La Familia (2005-2007) Babygrande Records (2007-Present)
Associated acts	Nas, Capone, Ja Rule, Irv Gotti, Fat Joe
Website	N.O.R.E. at MySpace

Victor Santiago (born on September 6, 1976 in LeFrak City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.), better known as N.O.R.E. and formerly known as Noreaga, is a rapper and one half of the hip hop duo Capone-n-Noreaga, along with Capone. He was born to an African American mother and Puerto Rican father. He has more recently released reggaeton records in addition to his traditional hip-hop fare. In more recent news on his reggaeton movement, he was signed to Jay-Z sub-label, Roc-La-Familia , but is no longer signed to Def Jam or Roc-A-Fella Records due to poor promotion from the label.

He also collaborated on the hit single "Más Maíz" which included artists such as Nina Sky, Fat Joe, Big Mato, Chingo Bling, Lil Rob, and Lumidee. N.O.R.E. has his own label, Thugged Out Militainment. N.O.R.E. is now signed to Baby Grande Records where he released his latest album Noreality.

N.O.R.E. is a backronym for Niggaz On (the) Run Eatin'. His previous alias, Noreaga, is derived from the Panamanian general Manuel Noriega, convicted of drug running. Penalty Recordings, his former label, owns the "Noreaga" name, which forced him to bill himself differently after moving to Def Jam Recordings via Roc-A-Fella Records.

N.O.R.E. was recently featured on the track "Bounce" by MSTRKRFT which was released on April 1, 2008.

[edit] Discography

Album information
N.O.R.E. (as Noreaga) Released: June 16, 1998 Chart positions: #3 US Billboard 200 U.S. Sales: 1,000,000 Last RIAA certification:Platinum Singles: "N.O.R.E.", "Superthug", "Banned From T.V.”
Melvin Flynt - Da Hustler (as Noreaga) Released: August 24, 1999 Chart positions: #9 US Billboard 200 U.S. Sales: 500,000 Last RIAA certification: Gold Singles: "Blood Money, Pt. 3", "Oh No"
God's Favorite Released: June 25, 2002 Chart positions: #3 US Billboard 200 U.S. Sales: 2,000,000 Last RIAA certification:2x Platinum Singles: "Grimey", "Live My Life", "Nothin'", "Head Bussa"
1 Fan a Day Released: Unreleased Chart positions: U.S. Sales: TBA Last RIAA certification: TBA Singles: "Oye Mi Canto", "I'm a G", "Get Down", Hang Hang"
N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe Released: July 18, 2006 Chart positions: #82 US Billboard 200 U.S. Sales: 300,000 Last RIAA certification: None Singles: "Oye Mi Canto", "Más Maíz", "Bailar Conmigo"
Noreality Released: August 28, 2007 Chart positions: #3 U.S. Sales: 100,000 L ast RIAA certification: TBA Singles: "Set It Off, "Throw Em' Under The Bus"