As Tommy Boy retained the rights to the names Capone-n-Noreaga and Noreaga because the company claimed that the duo owed it more recordings, the group shortened its name to CNN, and Noreaga billed himself as N.O.R.E. Soon after, in 2001, Capone-n-Noreaga jumped ship to prominent label Def Jam. Additionally, Capone was once again sent to prison before its release for violating a probation sentence on gun possession, which undermined promotion of the album. The album was similarly star-studded, but suffered from mixed reviews. In 2000, the group released its sophomore effort, The Reunion, on Tommy Boy Records. The album was met with critical and commercial acclaim it saw the group partake in the conflict between Death Row Records and Bad Boy Entertainment, making it a more widespread East Coast/West Coast rivalry, responding to Tha Dogg Pound's single ' New York, New York' with its own 'L.A L.A' In 1996, before the group’s debut album was completed, Capone was imprisoned for a parole violation, and Noreaga finished the debut album, The War Report, with the help of various other QB/NY hip-hop acts. Info In 1996 the duo signed with Penalty Records it also appeared in The Source magazine's Unsigned Hype column.

Members: Capone (Kiam Holley), Noreaga (Victor Santiago)

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