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Track Listing
1. Intro
2. Bloody Money
3. Driver's Seat
4. Stick You
5. Parole Violators
6. Iraq (See the World) - (Musolini, Mendosa, Troy Outlaw, featuring Castro)
7. Live on Live Long
8. Neva Die Alone
9. T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York)
10. Channel 10
11. Capone Phone Home (Interlude)
12. Stay Tuned (Interlude)
13. Capone Bone
14. Halfway Thugs
15. L.A., L.A. - (Kuwait Mix By Marley Marl)
16. Capone -N- Noreaga Live (Interlude)
17. Illegal Life
18. Black Gangstas
19. Closer
20. Capone Phone Home Outro
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Castro, Havoc, Mobb Deep, Tragedy | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Capone, Noreaga, Tragedy (aka "Khadafi"); Iman T.H.U.G., Mobb Deep (vocals); Havoc (vocals, drum programming); Brian Attmore (keyboards); Shawn Brown, Nneka (background vocals); Castro, Musolini, Mendosa, Troy Outlaw.
Producers include: Charlemagne, EZ Elpee, Nashiem Myrick, Carlos Broady, G-Money.
Engineers include: Pacman, Ken "Duro" Ifill, G Money.
Just as the underground punk and new wave sound of the '70s ultimately found its way to the top of the charts in a modified form, so the underground hip-hop scene has been translated into the mainstream. Still, the hard-core sound and complex lyrics of groups like Capone-N-Noreaga place them squarely in the underground, despite their voluminous record sales. On their debut, THE WAR REPORT, they are as hard-core as hard-core gets.
A spin-off of fellow Queens-MCs Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga bring their songs to life through their lyrical wizardry. For their beats, only the best will do; Clark Kent and Buckwild handle the boards for some of the tracks. The duo even employ the hard-hitting production skills of Nashiem Myrick and Carlos Broady on "T.O.N.Y. (Top Of New York)." Getting the news from CNN takes on a whole new meaning as THE WAR REPORT describes the dirt going down on the streets of New York.
Industry Reviews
...Musically, CNN don't hold back, giving listeners a full-scale invasion with help from fellow Queens henchmen....Almost every song is distinguished by choppy but memorable hooks similar to those made famous by QB homies Mobb Deep...
Rap Pages (06/01/1997)
4 Mics (out of 5) - ...this Queens-bred duo have not only created new styles, but created their own chaotic new world....THE WAR REPORT is one of the most promising debuts in recent times...
The Source (05/01/1997)
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