N.O.R.E. & Tradgedy Khadafi first ever interview (Rap City 1997) (Part 1 of 2)

This was right after The War Report had dropped. Noreaga explains how he got his rap name and why LeFrak City, Queens was called Iraq. They also explain the reason they made "LA, LA" in response to Tha Dogg Pound's "New York, New York." They say it was only an answer record in the spirit of hip-hop and it was blown out of proportion and wasn't a diss record. Tradgedy Khadafi also talks about his absence from the rap game and why he really hadn't changed like some people thought.

[@az1341]

I love how rugged the 90s feel is

[@DiggumSmack77]

Damn...watching this brings back so much memories from that time. I was 20. Makes me want to shed a tear. Time flies man.

[@nightowl411am3]

Diggum Smack77 YEAH ME TOO BRO. SMH. I WISH THE RAP GAME WAS LIKE THIS TODAY. SHIT WAS SO GOOD BACK THEN WITH HIP HOP. THIS WAS BET WAS THE SHIT.

[@DiggumSmack77]

Exactly!

[@dissdad8744]

True man. But we still here!

[@DiggumSmack77]

No doubt!

[@UniqueTradesfx]

20 right now whole different generation hoping I can keep this real alive

[@EricAllenJett]

The progression of NORE is simply amazing. Anything is possible with determination and perseverance...

[@NEONOIRERA]

Man Nore was so laid back his personality is bubbly af now but you can tell on his first album he showed personality on there.

[@nestorbrown4718]

He’s benevolent now. He matured as a Father and grew as a man. Good on him.

[@KatoOnTheTrack1]

NORE didn't cut anyone off that day

[@anthonybradford1016]

Mmmmmmmmmmake some noise🎉

[@cmehustle]

Ayo this comment is hilarious lol!!

[@PublicEnemy-je8kh]

"I'm sorry go head, go head"

[@DC-xp4bl]

@@PublicEnemy-je8kh 😂😂😂

[@ronaldjames7843]

He was fresh off the streets & didn't like cameras back then

[@SparksMentalz]

Salute to these cats. Nore came a long way since then, 21 years later, now Nore the one conducting interviews....damn time flies!

[@CdotJonesy]

That's actually Tragedy Khadafi. He used to go by Intelligent Hoodlum back in the day. He's been around since before Nas and Mobb Deep and them.

[@donjonestv]

Chris Jones juice crew days

[@JayNubi]

You obviously can't read... Check the headline to this video.....

[@rapblock4184]

Tragedy is one of the ills rapper ever

[@Californiaace]

Big Lez is beautiful

[@abrahampalmer8761]

IDC what anyone says rap city use to be so dope and lively

[@dsg3053]

Fine ass Lez representing hip hop...Luchini beat fresh for 97 at 4:23 ....we won't get interviews like this anymore 😔

[@escdeez2649]

Ever n life

[@Brooklyn7savior]

I don’t want to see these new niggas interviews

[@NativeTribe2024]

These were the good ole days right here...1997... taking trips to NY, bumpin that War Report on I-95 dirty...

[@azee1v1]

watched this, then listened to the Combat Jack interview with Nore, amazing how this relationship broke down. According to NORE he had his own vision for his style and Tragedy wanted him to be more like him (hardcore). I liked the war report better than whatever nore put out later but I am sure his later stuff sold more.

[@SurgeCess]

Nore seemed mad humble back then

[@NevaSellmySoul]

thought i was the only who figured that

[@theinfamoustrini_don3185]

Not to be fucked with

[@anthonycorrea239]

Son was a savage back then. He’s humble now but he grew up and is in a great place.

[@wizdomwhylde94]

This is a real solid interview here. Nore history boy. These dudes had knowledge

[@TheOregonducksbaby1]

Nore when he was mad skinny

[@dissdad8744]

He had no money to buy food in Lefrak brack then.

[@NevaSellmySoul]

Diss & Dad the struggle is real

[@juanboss560]

He was never really skinny. He just wasn't that chubby

[@princeprince9227]

And Cam was a lil chubby nd more hyper

[@corrosivedevourer]

Crazy that trag and nore always going at each other's head till this day

[@michaels.8244]

Nore been that nigga love his interviews today but looking @ this near from 20years ago this nigga Nero was a fucking genius.. That Nore capone CNN war-report channel surfing concept was fucking dope..

[@oliverrando6463]

man the war report was a ny classic

[@loudpackmob]

Big lez so gansta..they dont make em like her no more

[@sever427]

that's Les huh I remeber her on the Lost Boys album wow niice. thx for the upload God

[@Irregular_maintenance]

Nubian Emporer was just aboht to comment this. Her voice sounded familiar

[@FermentedGrumpyGrapeSqueezit]

He said they were waiting for next rap song from there favorite rappers but we were doing that too in the late 90's from them

[@grazazaza7217]

The Golden era!

[@QueensBey]

@JaimzSB It's "Hurricane Starang" by OGC. The beat was produced by Da Beatminerz

[@mjbmjb9525]

Tragedy swag is New York for real

[@JohnCena-ep4jo]

Back when N.O.R.E. was a shooter

[@joegomes1352]

Lol,all these shooters never hit nothin

[@ShadowKiller0718]

@@joegomes1352he got charged for it after signing with a major. So I’m pretty sure he hit his target

[@RonaldJames-eo2hc]

​@@joegomes1352he actually did time for a shooting back in the days tho. He really about that gunplay fr. His pops taught him how to shoot guns since he was a kid to protect his mom. He talked about it

[@robdicklong585]

buy the war report cd it's on there, the cd is still around for sale support real hip hop classics

[@NevaSellmySoul]

Nostalgia

[@donantonio5646]

0:45 What??? Lefrak is very fra from Queensbridge!

[@Ari114]

Halfway Thugs by Capone-N-Noreaga.

[@7m75.]

T-Low in the background ? 🤔

[@PepMelvin34Summers]

WATCHING THIS RIGHT AFTER "ON THE CHOW" W/ NORE

[@CottonDuzIt]

@FeelRapp After. This was June 1997

[@yourbeardispatchyaf]

What is the song playin in the background at 2:30? I am rackin my brain.

[@CottonDuzIt]

Puppet Master by Dr Dre and B-Real kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6ubYqmtfbyNibc

[@-ucanthandledatruth01-12]

@@CottonDuzIt can you tell me the name of the song nore is rapping tp at 2:07 please? Its an ol skool banger

[@TjW-yb2lk]

Half way thugs off war report ​@-ucanthandledatruth01-12

[@MrDarkhorse747]

tragedy doesn't even know the name of the songs from the album talking about "dirty money" and "letter to capone". wtf?

[@Young-M]

he probably mad high hahahahah

[@97knicks]

Letter to Capone was the original name of live on live long back then titles to tracks were kindof thrown around until an album release!

[@TEACHYOUTEEWHY]

They got a beat playing in the background that suits Adult Swim's formula.

[@grinchoi1]

Damn yo where's the rhyme footage? They edited that shit out?

[@donjonestv]

I remember this

[@RonaldJames-eo2hc]

Nore need to get Big Lez on Drink Champs

[@rampagecurruption]

What's the Song at 1:06 ?

[@97knicks]

T.o.n.y. By Capone n Noreaga

[@rapblock4184]

The beat at the beginning?

[@GuttahMastah]

What's that beat playing at 2:15? Sounds like a classic.

[@adamgordon2572]

Donovan Patrick : Dr Dre - Puppet Master

[@bmarsh333]

DJ Muggs feat Dr.Dre. Puppet Master. soul assassins

[@ghostrecon755]

yo wuts dat first mellow ass beat into the interview?

i fux wit tragedy

[@lucaslebinon4658]

What's that instrumental at 4:30?

[@triniman4526]

Lucas Lebinon Camp Lo-Luchini

[@ldl0021]

When exactly did Tradgedy and NORE fall out?... I remember supporting both of em back in the 90's and it just caught me completely off guard when they were cool at one moment and then they were throwing jabs at each other on the records... Are they cool now? niggas need to do a drink champs episode with Tradgedy, Capone and Nore... And just break everything down during that time period which was 20 years ago now.

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

yea they def cool now they was all on dj vlad but yea same here idk how fast they fell out lol

[@gabagoolovahere5869]

Probably didn't even have beef, just trying to stay relevant. Can't trust these rap beefs

[@97knicks]

After the war report nore really had his own vision for what he wanted to accomplish next and it was down the commercial route. Tragedy wasn’t feeling that and felt like nore was branching out of the hardcore street umbrella ☔️. Honestly I agree with tragedy because alll of Noreagas street records are so classic compared to most of his commercial sounding music. Notice how n.o.r.e. Album (1998) had some records that were still hardcore as hell ( it’s not a game , da story , body in the trunk) then you have hot records but they we’re definitely more after a radio friendly sound ( I love my life , the way we live , mathematics, fiesta ) Noreaga first solo album was very much a perfect melting pot of both sounds but after 1998 nore almost completely lost is underground street sound that we heard in the war report. Hope this helps!

[@DiggumSmack77]

Yea..i recorded this episode too

[@lesscunning9651]

which Studio is this.

[@Ari114]

Puppet Master by DJ Muggs with B-Real & Dr.Dre.

[@ScottyBanton]

T.O.N.Y.

[@bigzsoprano]

Yo this nihg prodigy got the small hat brim! Tight ass hat.

[@nestorbrown4718]

Young antisocial NORE didn’t even answer her question. He just said Capone came home and got that name. Hilarious.

[@keep_it_low_bro]

😂

[@derekgoodejr8788]

😂😂😂

[@rajones55]

Damn, Nore was skinnyy as fuckk back when !!

[@NevaSellmySoul]

nore personality during this interview is sorta like mine

[@NevaSellmySoul]

***** ig u have a thing for humble shy cats

[@NevaSellmySoul]

noreaga personality changed imo now he talking alot on interviews lol

[@shawnboogz7546]

Big Lez was so fine

[@RonaldJames-eo2hc]

She still is

[@visionboard1783]

So Capone aint is brother

[@makenpayeps]

Classic

[@Brooklyn7savior]

Tragedy made a reference to Big Lez’s breast, on a song called QB 2000 that came out in 1998, featuring Imam thug

[@yahoo1o1]

@RapOfficer T.O.N.Y (top of new york)

[@вафваф-ч5к]

Cnn channel 10 !!

[@untouchablecombz]

@ghostrecon755 OGC hurrican starang

[@chrissanchez9510]

Nore sounds like Mike Tyson.😂

[@martinlee2739]

Lmaooo... With the Iraq glad

[@oliverrando6463]

the best rap city was with big tigger

[@Icountdeadpeople]

😂😂😂Lil nigga please

[@stunnaflex]

@ghostrecon755 O.G.C. Hurricane Starang

[@sever427]

Gate keepers

[@NativeTribe2024]

These were the good ole days right here...1997... taking trips to NY, bumpin that War Report on I-95 dirty...

[@tycheez85]

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