Despite the projects underground appeal, it also found massive commercial success. The now cult-classic, featured strong underground overtones and served as a turning point in Hip Hop, bringing a more hardcore sound and is credited for reviving East Coast Hip Hop and signaling a return to realistic, gritty, street aesthetics. Upon their release, the duo hit the studio, concocting their debut album, "The War Report, " and launching Capone-N-Noreaga in 1997. Pharoahe Monch "Simon Says" Get The F*ck Up (Video.Tommy Boy Reissues exclusive limited edition pressing of Capone-N-Noreaga's "The War Report" on Octoas part of Tommy Boy's 40th anniversary Hailing from Queens, New York, Capone and Noreaga first met while both serving time in prison.Capone-N-Noreaga "Unsigned Hype" (October, 1995).Genovese "Genovese's Thesis" (12", 1997) + The Source.Hasan Salaam "Life In Black & White" (Album Stream).Redman "Whut Thee Album?" (HHC, October 1992).Vince Staples "Hell Can Wait" (EP Stream).Madwreck "Sounds of the Cypher" (Instrumental Album).Pete Rock & CL Smooth "I Got A Love" (The Source.
Poor Righteous Teachers "Black Business" (The Sour.Diamond D "The Diam Piece" (Album Stream).Rapsody "Beauty & The Beast" (EP Stream).DJ Premier "10 Classic Non-Gang Starr Productions".Mos Def "Black On Both Sides" (CMJ, 9/99).CL Smooth "Man On Fire: The Freestyle Sessions" (Mix).Debonair P "Debonair Blends 6" (Mixtape).Supastition "7 Years Of Bad Luck" (October 15, 2002).Maestro Fresh Wes "Naaah! Dis Kid Can't Be From Ca.Big Pun "Next" Feature In Vibe Magazine (February.Jeru The Damaja Interview (Hip-Hop Connection, 1994).Pharoahe Monch "Internal Affairs" (Press Kit + Rev.You Must Learn Episode 2: Smif-N-Wessun "Dah Shinin".KLIM Beats "Warm Sounds" (Instrumental Album).Black Sheep "A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing" (HHC, 1991).Artifacts "Art Of Facts" (The Source, 1996).ANTHM x Godlee Barnes "Handful of Dust" (EP Stream).Choosey "Left Field" (Album Stream/Download).The Rub "Check The Technique, Volume 2" (Mix).Automatik "These Mean Streets" (12", 1997).The Alchemist "How The Stars Got Their Breaks".Boogiemonsters "Riders Of The Storm" (The Source.Killer Mike & El-P "The RTJ2 Tour Mixtape".With laid back tracks topped with thick baselines, the crew's potential to impress rap fans outside of their region is unlimited." (Unsigned Hype, The Source 10/95). Capone & Noreaga's most beneficial quality could be the tight production that accompanies their modest but vivid rhyme styles. With a flow that resembles their Queensbridge counterparts, only more laid-back, Capone & Noreaga create vivid descriptions of the good life on their tracks "Creme" & "1/2 A Mill." Amazingly, the list of all that can be acquired when life is good seems to never end, as the two never get repetitive when listening to all that they've earned. But the topics aren't limited to drug deals and blastin' their way to the top they focus more on the good things acquired once the pinnacle is reached. In the same vein as Nas Escobar and the Wu-Gambinos, this two man crew is strictly on some kingpin, "on top of the world" shit. By just glancing at the names of these two brothas, you can quickly figure out what type of vibe they're on.
In particular, Queensbridge has played a major role (Mobb Deep, Nas), and with artists like Capone-N-Noreaga waiting in the wings, it doesn't appear that the borough's most notorious area will be falling off any time soon. "By now everyone should be familiar with the resurgence Queens has made in the hip-hop arena.
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