Capone featuring Noreaga, Dollar Sign Malc and Sir Nino Black------Ok! Oh!

Capone featuring Noreaga, Dollar Sign Malc and Sir Nino Black------Ok! Oh!

Capone is back with that fire supplying that hot single "Ok! Oh!" featuring Noreaga, Dollar Sign Malc and Sir Nino Black produced by Merc Beatz.

Noreaga featuring Memphis Bleek and Remy Ma------4 Da Win

Noreaga featuring Memphis Bleek and Remy Ma------4 Da Win

Noreaga blazes the scene with a dope track featuring Memphis Bleek and Remy Ma "4 Da Win" produced by Smoova.

N.O.R.E. ft. Tariah and Young Noble and Maylay-------Drinks on Me

N.O.R.E. ft. Tariah and Young Noble and Maylay-------Drinks on Me
Switzerland Producer Swissivory is gearing up for his production album "Real Dreams" dropping soon. Here is a small taste of his produced single "Drinks on Me" featuring N.O.R.E., Tariah, Young Noble and Maylay.

Capone and Noreaga-----In The 1st

Capone and Noreaga-----In The 1st

Capone and Noreaga new joint "In The 1st" straight from their forthcoming album "Lessons" dropping July 24th.

Capone and Noreaga-----Rap Rushmore

Capone and Noreaga-----Rap Rushmore

Queens legends back putting out real joints. Queensbridge/Lefrak duo Capone and Noreaga release the hot banger Rap Rushmore featuring Cormega and Nature with Hazardis Soundz providing the venomous production and added cuts by Tony Touch. Capone and Noreaga are working on the new album coming soon.

REKS and Hazardis Sounds----Garvey (Video)

REKS and Hazardis Sounds featuring Noreaga and Saigon----Garvey (Video)
REKS and Hazardis Sounds got awesome musical chemistry, be on the lookout for their project. Peep the new video with assistance from Noreaga and Saigon on Garvey.

REKS and Hazardis Sounds-------Garvey

REKS and Hazardis Sounds featuring Noreaga-------Garvey

AHHH YEAH!!!!

New hard music with REKS and Hazardis Sounds with the heavy drum pattern and DJ scratches on Garvey featuring Noreaga shouting out the elements of hip hop: emcee, dee jaying and bee boys. The dueo will prepare for their LP dropping in July.

Emilio Rojas--------Trouble

Emilio Rojas--------Trouble

Emilio Rojas is back with his first single with the assist from Lefrak's Noreaga titled "Trouble" produced by !llmind from his new album "Zero Fucks Given".

Noreaga-----Powder Water

Noreaga featuring Troy Ave and Sho Ballotti-----Powder Water
Noreaga delivers another hot video with the assist of Troy Ave and Sho Balloti on Powder Water produced by Harlem World's Dame Grease. The anticipated album Noreaster dropping in April.

Noreaga---------Cowboys and Indians

Noreaga---------Cowboys and Indians

With Harry Fraud on the boards, Noreaga catch wreck on the track Cowboys and Indians from Noreaga's Militainment group album Noreaster dropping April 20th

N.O.R.E.-------Manners

N.O.R.E featuring Busta Rhymes.-------Manners

Noreaga is putting rappers in their place with extra assistance from Busta Rhymes disciplining these wack emcees on the track Manners

Papoose----Rotten Apple

Papoose featuring Noreaga and Ebro----Rotten Apple

Papoose addresses the real issues concerning New York rappers as he aligns himself with Nore and Ebro on the track "The Rotten Apple" Don't just blame the radio, blame the quality of the music. This track will be on Pap's new mixtape Underrated.

N.O.R.E. and REKS-----Jesus Take The Wheel

N.O.R.E. aka P.A.P.I. and REKS-----Jesus Take The Wheel

Noreaga got that steam running in his tracks. This includes N.O.R.E. aka P.A.P.I. teaming up with REKS on the ominous piano infused Hazardis Sounds production track "Jesus Take The Wheel".

Nature-----Time is Money

Nature featuring N.O.R.E.-----Time is Money

This is the official video from Queensbridge Nature featuring Lefrak's N.O.R.E. aka P.A.P.I. titled Time is Money from the Seasons Changed EP.

Troy Avenue-----New York City

Troy Avenue featuring Prodigy, Raekwon, Noreaga-----New York City

Troy Avenue got himself some heavy hitters on his track. The BK soldier got a hot venomous track featuring Shaolin's Raekwon, QB's Prodigy and Lefrak's Noreaga. Produced by John Scino, this track is from Troy Avenue's album New York City dropping soon.

Termanology------Judo

Termanology featuring Noreaga------Judo

Termanology got some fire for the masses. This is Term's joint featuring Lefrak City's militant Noreaga titled "Judo" produced by Shortfyuz. This awesome track is the first single from Term's new album GOYA.

Nature----Time Is Money

Nature featuring Noreaga----Time Is Money

Queens get the Money! Damn straight after hearing this popping track from Nature called "Time is Money" featuring Noreaga produced by Xtreme Beatz. The drum beats are hard on this. The EP Seasons Changed: Summer Edition is dropping and this is a hot project.

Noreaga---Student of the Game

Noreaga-Student of the Game-E1/Militainment-(2013)

Artist: Noreaga/N.O.R.E.

Album: Student of the Game

Label: Militainment/Conglomerate/E1

Producers: Large Professor, Pete Rock, Scram Jones, SPK, Cookin’ Soul, others 

Lefrak is Iraq! Noreaga let that known in the 90’s when he was one part of the most cohesive recognized duo in hip hop history Capone and Noreaga. He has definitely paid his dues and his solo attempts prove that he can hold the microphone on his own. His first opus N.O.R.E. was a prime example of expanding himself to a solo artist. Noreaga doesn’t put himself as the legend many artists are influenced by his style. There are two sides to his demeanor: he is still Noreaga but also goes by P.A.P.I aka Power Always Proves Intelligence. By any means his new album Student of the Game says it all; even if you’re in something for so long, you still need to learn some new things and go back to the beginning.

            One thing about Noreaga is he does adapt to the new wave of hip hop music while still sticking to the old origins. He does that successful from the Queens inspired “Built Pyramids” featuring Large Professor showing love to every hood in the electric borough of Queens to the bouncy radio posse cut “Tadow” featuring French Montana, 2Chainz and Pusha T. One of the best tracks is the dark moody melodic title track produced by Spanish production duo Cookin Soul. Noreaga’s lyrics have not lost a step in this track speaking from the hood days at Lefrak till now: I knew enough Spanish not to get jerk when I brought work/plus, plus, plus I let the gun go berserk……remember war report CNN legacy/hip hop pedigree, rhyme is the felon/student of the game I take responsibility/giving me tranquility so niggaz can’t belittle me. Nothing beats a track from Noreaga’s right hand man SPK as he brings the best out of Nore on “What I Had To Do” featuring Scarface.

            Throughout the album have great hard moments. Some tracks have lost its steam in the process. The posse cut Faces of Death featuring French Montana, Swizz Beats, Raekwon and Busta Rhymes did not add that final blow; didn’t had that consistency like Banned from TV from his first album while “She Tried” experimented way too much and “Vitamins” didn’t add that spark. Things get straight real when NORE teams up with QB brethren Havoc and Tragedy Khadafi on the Scram Jones produced “Camouflage Unicorns” and the futuristic “The Problem” (Lawd) has taken Pharrell production skills to another level tightening the music chemistry between NORE and Pharrell since the superthug days.

            Majority of the tracks on this album are sure listens mainly because of the balance of new production with a consistent flow. The skits are top notch especially Victor Cruz and Scott Disick showing love, ultimately the best skits of the album this year. This album can take the average listener through a time machine twenty years; take a stroll to the present and come back enjoying the journey. Noreaga makes sure he can go back to the roots and adapt to the new trends without selling out. Although Noreaga claims he is not a lyricist, his storytelling lyrics mixed with party tracks and slick wordplay proves that he can hang with the ongoing changes of the hip hop genre. He is certainly a student of the game but this album also credits him the teacher of the game.  

            Strong Tracks: “Student of the Game”, “Built Pyramids", “What I Had to Do”, “Camouflage Unicorns”, “Thirsty”, “Fowl Niggas”, “The Problem (Lawd)”

            Average Tracks: “Tadow “, “Faces of Death”, “Dreaming”, “Vitamins”, "Only Bad Ones"

            Weak Tracks:  “She Tried”

            Rating:  out of