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N.O.R.E. (an acronym for Niggas On The Run Eating) is the debut studio album by American rapper Noreaga. It was released on July 7, 1998 under Penalty Records, and debuted with sales of 165,000 in its first week of release, eventually being certified Gold by the RIAA. The album contained the hit single "Superthug" which peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached #1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.

N.O.R.E.
Studio album by Noreaga
Released	July 7, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Studio	Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida) Electric Lady Studios (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	68:58
Label	Penalty, Tommy Boy
Producer	Capone (exec.), Dame Grease, Duro, Ez Elpee, Kurt Gowdy, L.E.S., Marley Marl, Nasheim Myrick, Jay "Waxx" Garfield, Poke, SPK, Swizz Beatz, The Neptunes
Noreaga chronology
N.O.R.E. (1998) Melvin Flynt – Da Hustler (1999)
Singles from N.O.R.E.
"N.O.R.E." Released: April 28, 1998 "Banned From T.V." Released: July 28, 1998 "Superthug" Released: September 21, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The song "The Change" found new fame after then-underground rapper 50 Cent was filmed free-styling over its instrumental. The album's first single and title-track "N.O.R.E.", 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

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Jump Off"		0:54
2.	"Banned from T.V." (featuring Nature, Cam'ron, Styles P, Jadakiss & Big Pun)	Swizz Beatz	5:11
3.	"I Love My Life" (featuring Carl Thomas)	EZ Elpee	4:36
4.	"N.O.R.E."	Trackmasters	3:14
5.	"Hed Interlude"		1:00
6.	"Hed" (featuring Nature)	Trackmasters	4:48
7.	"It's Not a Game" (featuring Maze & Mussolini)	SPK	3:12
8.	"Fiesta" (featuring Kid Capri)	Trackmasters	3:35
9.	"40 Island" (featuring Kool G Rap & Mussolini)	Marley Marl	4:35
10.	"The Way We Live" (featuring Chico DeBarge)	L.E.S.	5:09
11.	"Animal Thug Interlude"		1:41
12.	"The Change"	Kurt Gowdy	3:32
13.	"Superthug"	The Neptunes	5:00
14.	"Da Story" (featuring Maze)	L.E.S.	4:43
15.	"Mathematics (Esta Loca)"	DJ Clue?, Duro	3:23
16.	"The Assignment" (featuring Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star & Maze)	Nashiem Myrick, Jay "Waxx" Garfield	4:22
17.	"Body in the Trunk" (featuring Nas)	Dame Grease	3:49
18.	"One Love"		5:13
19.	"Outro"		1:01

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)

References

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