AP - Feb 24, 2009
Rapper N.O.R.E. was arrested following a fight with a customer at a Miami Beach hamburger restaurant, police said. The 31-year-old performer was formerly known as Noreaga. His real name is Victor Santiago...
More »AP - Jan 11, 2007
To rap star N.O.R.E., the Bronx gang members he befriended weren t criminals. The rapper, who formerly went by the stage name Noreaga and whose real name is Victor Santiago, testified Wednesday on behalf...
More »USRN - Sep 5, 2003
(9/5/03, 3 p.m. ET) -- Rapper N.O.R.E., formerly Noreaga of Capone-N-Noreaga, was arrested on Wednesday (September 3) and charged with possession of marijuana after police pulled over the rapper s Humvee...
More »USRN - Jan 6, 2003
(1/6/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- Several heavyweights have signed on to participate in the kick-off of the 2003 Big Pun Tribute tour, including Nas, N.O.R.E., Nelly, Missy Elliott, Cuban Link, and Fabolous. The...
More »USRN - Aug 27, 2002
(8/27/02, 12 p.m. ET) -- N.O.R.E. is set to release a second single, Full Mode, from his latest album, God s Favorite, which is Number 57 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The lead single from God s...
More »USRN - Jun 24, 2002
(6/24/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Tuesday (June 25) is a big release day for several artists, including Nelly, Truth Hurts, Her Sanity, Cormega, and N.O.R.E. The two heavyweights of the bunch, Nelly and N.O.R.E...
More »USRN - Jun 5, 2002
(6/5/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- N.O.R.E. will release his third album, God s Favorite, on June 25. The rapper, who previously recorded under the name Noreaga, shared with LAUNCH that his name change came about...
More »USRN - Jan 23, 2002
(1/23/02, 1 p.m. ET) -- Capone-N-Noreaga member and solo artist N.O.R.E. isn t concerned that his forthcoming album, Grimey...God s Favorite, his first for Def Jam Records, may not get the attention it...
More »USRN - Nov 27, 2001
(11/27/01, 12 p.m. ET) -- N.O.R.E., solo artist and half of the rap duo Capone-N-Noreaga, will release Grimey...God s Favorite, his Def Jam Records debut, on March 5. N.O.R.E. and Capone left Tommy Boy...
More »USRN - Dec 28, 1999
(12/28/99, 6 p.m. ET) - Hardcore rapper Noreaga, born Vincent Santiago, who was arrested on Sunday night (Dec. 26) in Queens, New York for criminal possession of marijuana (LAUNCH, 12/27), may be out...
More »USRN - Dec 27, 1999
(12/27/99, 7 p.m. ET) - Hardcore hip-hop artist Noreaga is back in trouble with the law. According to published reports, the New York-bred rapper was arrested in his hometown borough of Queens Sunday (...
More »USRN - Sep 16, 1999
(9/17/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - Fledgling hip-hop label Penalty Recordings will be absorbed by Tommy Boy Records, which owned 50% of the company. Sources tell LAUNCH that the three-year-old record company, which...
More »USRN - Mar 30, 1999
(3/30/99, 1 p.m. PST) - Differentiating between real life and art won t be an obstacle when listening to Noreaga s forthcoming album, Melvin Flynt Da Hustler, which is scheduled for a June 8 release....
More »USRN - Sep 9, 1998
(9/9/98, 6 p.m. PDT) - There s got to be a better way to celebrate the release of your latest album than behind bars, but that s what happened to rapper Fat Joe. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, he was arrested on...
More »USRN - Aug 31, 1998
(8/31/98, 12 p.m. PDT) - A hip-hop artist is on the run from police, but this time it s not Ol Dirty Bastard--it s the rapper known as Noreaga. On Friday at the Zembo Mosque in Harrisburg, Pa., the rapper...
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