CAPONE n NOREAGA Could've Been Queens Best Duo! Stunted Growth Music

[@stuntedgrowthmusic]

Would CNN have blown up if Capone was around more early on? Would you trade Nore's solo success for CNN to blow up?

[@terucks]

Can you do Stunted Growth on Lords of the Underground?

[@handsomedubbledee]

I have to say no. Even though Capone was good, NORE always stood out on the tracks on that album. His flow and delivery was very unique. Not much of a lyricist though. Never been his forte. I felt like it would have been the same way it is now. Capone didn't take it seriously. But I do agree with Capone getting mad at NORE at the time. Signing with Jay Z was a bad move. Not at that time. That wasn't a good time to do that. In all, I would have loved CNN to have reached the same level as Mobb Deep but it was Capone who messed it up

[@GRINDETHIKSMIXTAPESHOW]

yo bro how u going to disrespect ccn pt 2 album lol that shit is another classic under their belt

[@TheEdub1]

No, they couldn't have been Queens best duo they weren't better than Mobb Deep period! And Tragedy wrote some of Nore's rhymes on the War Report so Kill that Noise they could have been Queen's best duo smh. And We won't even count Run Dmc as a duo since Jam Master Jay was such an intricate part of the group.

[@handsomedubbledee]

@@GRINDETHIKSMIXTAPESHOW it was. That was a great follow up. Remember just buying it at the record store back then and ripping the plastic off of it. Not better than the first album but damn good nevertheless. The good old days of buying CDs are erecord store and Best Buy

[@kbtitan2464]

Their album war report is a 10/10 classic!

[@zlugo628]

Nore never rapped like that again

[@Junior21485]

Coming from north queens seeing them come up in the 90s was beautiful but that fall off is real. They should’ve been larger. Very sad

[@leogarcia1761]

CNN live on live long love that song

[@grandpahouse]

track 6 Iraq stay on repeat

[@dakf660]

Classic

[@bradfordwainwright4557]

Mob Deep is the undisputed best duo out of Queens #RIPProdigy

[@normanjackson9340]

Facts

[@NzaneYTTV]

Imagine mobb deep was prodigy and nore? Without having havocs beats they probably would fail

[@senorrobbie1985]

​@@NzaneYTTV....No probably about it.....they would have came and went in a NY minute 😳😳😳

[@turtleanton6539]

For sure 🎉

[@turtleanton6539]

​@@NzaneYTTV they would

[@divinedelaware7541]

Capone staying locked actually allowed NORE to becomeq who ,he is today honestly

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯

[@roccodon5781]

Don’t know if it’s facts they had albums with NORE trying to put Capone on

[@metropcs1976]

Facts Capone was better all the way around

[@WLowry]

The War Report is a classic. Loved The Reunion album too

[@courtneygreenhill8935]

War Report was really just NORE first solo project

[@Mrsbrownwagner]

So excited to see my guys on here! The War Report has to be one of THE best rap albums of all time, hands down. Soundtrack to my late teens.

[@TrvisXXIII]

It’s night and day how different Nore is now lol friendliest dude in hip hop

[@MRB1199]

Comes across as super corny sometimes

[@seancagney8897]

I love the War Report and The Reunion was also nice. But DUO? Mobb Deep, hands down.

[@daminharris3879]

EXACTLY n I luv CNN

[@jbassey231]

Actual fact!

[@Willesden_Rab1_TV]

exactly M O B B D E E P

[@henning14]

One of my favorite groups of all time. Their music never gets old🔥🔥

[@machomusprime50]

The War Report and The Reunion are certified classics.

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯

[@doccentralstation2592]

No it wasn't!

[@machomusprime50]

@@doccentralstation2592 I named two dummy. Learn how to write.

[@andrewmoore7927]

@@doccentralstation2592 War Report maybe, but the Reunion? Nah

[@cameronvaughn8434]

thier song, "Stick You" is a banger for sure!!!!!!!

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯

[@Willesden_Rab1_TV]

yo thats the second time a nigga did that - we gone get him yooo - its raining he aint gone expect it

[@handsomedubbledee]

First of, The War Report is one of the greatest debut albums ever in hip hop. I dont know if East Coast hip hop would have strive at that point if this album never existed. Second, this episode was great. You really mastered your content. To a point, it's near flawless now. Lastly, I felt that would have never been bigger than Mobb Deep. Look at what they did in 1999. Murda Musik was huge at the time, with It's Mine and Quiet Storm killing it.

[@Notorious_G.O.D_76]

Respect.....respect....you nailed it chief......"The War Report " did solidified us on the East as holdin' it down. It was them, Black Rob, Big L, Nas, Organize Konfusion, Mobb Deep, Jeru The Damaja, & A Tribe Called Quest......

[@handsomedubbledee]

@@Notorious_G.O.D_76 brother, I was there too. I'm from Jerse. Right over the water. That album was definitely bumping here. I remember going to get a haircut at a barbershop downtown Newark back then and they played that entire album at the shop. Everybody was quoting the lyrics in there. Like all the barbers. That album is bonafide classic hands down. It solidified East Coast hip hop in a great way at the time. All of those MCs you ever mentioned are the backbone of that era's hip hop. That was such a great time. No wonder people can't let it go.

[@Notorious_G.O.D_76]

@@handsomedubbledeeWord to Muva....Jersey in the building.....!!! I'm from Philly, about an hour & a half away from yaw in NY & Jersey area. Across from us is Camden & Trenton NJ......I know you've seen some stuff with rappers back then ... I know I have fam......

[@handsomedubbledee]

@@Notorious_G.O.D_76 I love my dudes from Philly. My bros from Philly was lit. Much respect to you, brother. One day, I am gonna visit it and get a cheese steak and kick it. Your city have some dope MCs too. Some of the best to ever grace the genre. That whole area. Jersey, PA and New York housed some of the GOATs in this genre. As for Camden, ooooo wee. I been there only one time ever. That place is crazy. I dont know how it is now. I visited there back in 2000. Dudes are crazy out there

[@Notorious_G.O.D_76]

@@handsomedubbledee Much respect,...I appreciate your acknowledgement of my city ....Ayo, our steaks is just a few things we got going on. Over.the years Philly became a warzone of high crime, gun violence, gang activity & human trafficking. You know in spite of all that it's home to me......Now I'm acknowledge Your neck of the woods.,...Shouts out to Newark, East Orange, Pattison, Teaneck, Jersey City, & Irvington, Now I'm acknowledge Philly neck of the woods South Jersey......Shout out across the bridge into Camden, Trenton, Hamilton, Piscataway, Atlantic City, Cape May, Wildwood, Willingboro, & everywhere in between...Yeah our rappers is dope. Our.djs is off the chain & our music vibe is crazy....Yeah man, Camden is wild. I been many times across the bridge but I don't go too far in the hood. I used to smashin' this Spanish chick from the Eastside of Camden....

[@cameronhenderson5225]

Nore and Capone was dope. But they would never be the best duo out of Queens long as the MOBB was around

[@drunkboxer82thehon31]

Facts. I don't think they fuck with organized konfusion, run dmc, or tribe either. Capone isn't that strong of an mc.

[@paulcarpenter7844]

100

[@dsg3053]

Nore has carved his own lane for so long that ppl forget how raw of an emcee he was. Those demos that he did with Tragedy are so raw. Nore got his bread and lane paved out..music took the back seat, as it deservedly should

[@quanmuhammad1146]

Nore was never a raw MC 😂😂😂 stop the 🧢

[@BigDapPacino]

Back when Clue was on top of the mixtape game...he had the songs " LA LA" , " Stick U ", and "T.O. N.Y." , over 6 months before C.N.N . dropped " The War Report"...me and my best friend Juno were blasting their shit in our spot and in our cars...but my favorite song was " Closer" in which they had a couple of Hood singer dudes thug out some lines from " A Little Bit of Love" by New Edition...it proved that they had creativity and even though they got compared to Mobb Deep...they had their own distinctive sound...they were both hot heads but Noreaga was some what business minded and focused on making the group's brand successful...the whole " Thugged Out Entertainment " movement he carried it on his back as a solo artist...even though he had his ups and downs with Capone...he used his success to keep the group relevant and from Reggaeton to acting and the Drink Champs podcast blowing up...He remained loyal!

[@twin78]

I've been a fan of C-N-N since the beginning of their careers! They were the next Mobb Deep! Now NORE killing int on Drink Champs and Capone is one of the slept on MCs from Queensbridge! I got all their albums! Classics!

[@HatersHaveOpinion1]

Tragedy Was Better Than Both These Guys But Never Got Lucky Like Them

[@hannibal-elmrs.6275]

Intelligent Hoodlum??? Of course he was better- he was solo for a minute back in the day

[@poppinc8145]

Should have become a trio when Capone got out of jail. CTN.

[@HatersHaveOpinion1]

@@poppinc8145 Yeah

[@JoWBloE]

​@@poppinc8145 real talk, that would've been crazy

[@TheTRUNLIVIN]

To be honest they still one of best duos period

[@elijaharvinger1178]

CAP

[@iamme4494]

Thank you for eloquently discussing this stunted growth. It’s clearly Capone’s fault for the down fall of CNN. I knew from the beginning that as a Santiago, NORE was destined to be great…

[@Jiggidy]

Nore is one of the top podcasters in the world. He figured it out!

[@taurusnyy]

That TONY was my anthem for that summer, out in Miami acting crazy. Lol crazy times

[@robertantonetti]

CNN’s War Report and the Reunion are two of my favorite albums

[@rooseveltdarbey9493]

Capone n Noriega a Haitian and Puerto Rican phenomenal duo.

[@kks086]

Capone is not Haitian and Nore's mother is Black.

[@rooseveltdarbey9493]

@@kks086 yes he is

[@lincolnhamilton7043]

@@kks086 NORE is from my hood, he’s black and Puerto Rican. His pops was PR

[@BobbilBrownzBoogieGales]

Its Capone getting locked up that made a whole setback

[@lincolnhamilton7043]

I always look for my notifications every Wednesday and Saturday for this page. I rock with this page heavy.

[@lo2smooth647]

We always respected Pone as a lyricist I just think hiphop came second to the streets for him and in a fast paced artist heavy industry work ethic and consistency r 🗝️ to success similar to the streets

[@dakritic]

Great video. Much success to you and your channel.

[@matthewtrauger3683]

That Melvin Flynt album was fire from start to finish

[@dynamic9016]

War Report is an Album I love tremendously n listened it like crazy..

[@davehardenburg2924]

That was a fire episode of stunted growth. I Still Rock with CNN all day. War Report was a great album. Subscribed. Peace from CT.

[@joelouis5118]

A classic album

[@lincolnhamilton7043]

Along with LostBoyz, this was DEFINITELY on my list for highly anticipated groups who I wanted to see on this feature. M.O.P. and Camp Lo gotta be up there soon.

[@riogrande7032]

Camp lo for sure

[@adilla121783]

That music make me.hi remix with DPG

[@kixinmaddick7424]

“Because of Capone’s steady prison diet” 💀 You’re a funny dude lol

[@clarissaturcios2346]

Beatnuts don't get enough respect out of Queens. Beatnuts had alot of fire albums

[@shauncameron8390]

But rapping wise, neither Psych Les or Juju were much to write home about.

[@HPeezy1]

War Report is in my top 10 of all time.

[@yakyakyakperfect]

Seeing you get a sponsor is soo cool, been subbed for a while so seeing this is a big W

[@tobisas1976]

Still play War Report To this day! #Classic

[@lincolnhamilton7043]

The War Report eventually went GOLD tho.

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯

[@cosmicthanos4977]

I still got my CD CNN n it’s 2023

[@mringram]

I liked them

[@channelseven8092]

CNN was never better than Mobb Deep.

[@T1M-NYTE]

Queens forever!!!!

[@72blxxdbpsfoo]

I still listen to war report to this day

[@simonsez1787]

Thas wassup. I like this review especially because NORE is still highly visible. His thoughts on this would be interesting. Who knows you might get a guest spot on Drink Champs to talk about how you give flowers too, just in another format. That would be dope.

[@gregmatic2861]

As long as there was a Mobb Deep CNN were always going to be second place.

[@LoneWolfHustle]

Facts

[@stollinroned5090]

Facts.No duo is ever touching mobb

[@PSICK1234ikillallracistrolls]

CNN is not even top new york ...period.

[@PSICK1234ikillallracistrolls]

@@stollinroned5090 Gthoh.

[@stollinroned5090]

@@PSICK1234ikillallracistrolls ? mobb deep greatest rap duo.Facts

[@Ms.Mortician]

Great video. Can we get that Camp Lo though???

[@TheThinkingMansTemplar]

War report was on the few albums I bought twice .

[@HottaFyah94]

Can’t even sit at the table with Mobb deep… never had a chance

[@ninocrown3247]

CNN were beasts, but they weren’t going to exceed Mobb Deep. Just too many bangers and classics from those 2 dudes. War Report was a straight classic. Bought that joint 3x.

[@suavoman90]

I would 💜 to see you do Cormega next!!!! I truly believe that his prime would have been bigger if not equivalent to Nas... Nature is dope BUT NAS/MEGA is Illmega!!! Honorable mentions: Nine, Mad Lion, Jeru Da Damaja, Lady of Rage, Special Ed, Spice 1, The Outlawz (after Pac), Jody Breeze, Gorilla Zoe, Kool G Rap etc

[@maroon9273]

Steve stout made a bug mistake choosing nature over cormega.

[@MannySeentYouTTV]

You doing great content. keep it up

[@lucapostrophe6846]

I still bump War Report till this day 🔥🔥🔥🔥 parole violators is my shit tho!!!

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯

[@TheThinkingMansTemplar]

Channel 10. Black gangsta

[@lucapostrophe6846]

@The Thinking Man's Templar where they at, where they at!!!

[@shauncameron8390]

LA, LA, TONY, Bloody Money, Illegal Life, etc.

[@lucapostrophe6846]

@Shaun Cameron illegal life is tough too 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheWiz07]

Got the CD in the car , stays on rotation

[@djmariovvelasco1182]

The fact that they still have their niche on global scale is success in itself since they can still tour around the world with just their classic shit alone.

[@AdamSmith-ln7fh]

I disagree with this video opinions but there is no negative tone here. Love the breakdown and appreciate this editing. How about doing Tragedy next with the album "Against All Odds" which took years and promo with big pun, canibus,rza and more on the promo but never came out on the album which I personally had on preorder at where house music in LA for over two years which eventually was given to me by blockbuster music which took over and alerted to when it came out and handed off

[@dudesupremeX]

DJ vendetta and DJ fight for NY put me on to them and I wasn’t disappointed

[@DJNYD]

Should do Shyheim next

[@j4sho748]

N.O.R.E. till this day Is my favorite album

[@dudesupremeX]

Do Jodeci, please you gotta do Jodeci

[@jwill5633]

Nore cool, he heald it down when capone was gone, Capone is a real lyrical genius, I had all they demo back in the 90's. Fire!

[@tge_iii]

Can’t be the best Queens duo with the Mobb still active lol But much respect, especially to Nore. He still had a decent run by himself.

[@imskyyhiigh]

“Could’ve been”

[@tge_iii]

@@imskyyhiigh maybe, but still hard to beat the Mobb.

[@thegreathonourandprosper52]

Capone is big in the uk

[@outlandishnoise1549]

😦🫵 “Steady Prison diet!” This made me do the blk ppl run from the joke to laugh. Left my laptop in the dust😂😂😂🏃🏾‍♂️💨

[@rahsaanhill5781]

Mobb Deep is queens best duo.

[@mr.4leafclova866]

THE BEST DUOS IN HIP HOP: RED AND METH, JADA AND STYLES P AND MOBB DEEP... IN THAT ORDER 🤫😁

[@GTheoryTV]

PLEASE DO ONE ON AR-AB n DARK LO (OBH). Mainly AR-AB because he was the one with Cassidy and had a real shot at making it at one point. In that documentary please mention Dark Lo and the potential he had.

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯

[@arntbauseg.slonesr4585]

Do on on DJ Drama, Please

[@Q.B.2.L.B.]

Neither nore nor Capone were nicer than prodigy. Shit I think even havoc was nicer on the mic than those 2, but to top it off Havoc also produced. CNN would of never been nicer than mobb deep.

[@Willesden_Rab1_TV]

i love CNN - i think war report was one of hip hops best albums ever but if you talking Queens Best Duo - one word - MOBB DEEP 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@trilej4ever]

T.O.N.Y is still fire to this day.

[@GDSprodify]

CNN has actual classics, being from Virginia we have mad respect for NORE working with Neptunes and All.

[@poppinc8145]

I didn't even know they dropped an album in 2015. The mid to late 2010s was a wild time because a lot of the older rappers dropped projects but didn't get their due attention.

[@iamme4494]

TBH, I feared NORE back in the day because I believed his raps….

[@cameronvaughn8434]

Lmao.. NORE was defiently about that action back in the day lol.

[@lincolnhamilton7043]

You ain’t lying, we from the same hood, and he used to fear me before he got locked up

[@jamorychance8992]

Fire tag team on def jam Vendetta

[@kurtmoradobeats]

Noreaga N.O.R.E. and CNN The Reunion still in rotation 🔥🔥 #kurtmoradogotbeats

[@Chrisnwest]

Do playaz circle!

[@lo2smooth647]

Nore always had 🌟Quality ever since he emerged on the rap scene.. he got a hilarious personality combined w/ his undeniable street credibility were certified elements to successes but street politics and label politics r ultimately what derailed his career from flourishing

[@loukanee]

I fw Drink Champs but it’s like ever since that Kanye interview the show feel different

[@lo2smooth647]

@@loukanee I feel u on that 💯 tbh I stopped watching it altogether after that Iono y the superthug felt the need to go on an apology tour when he was just the interviewer smh

[@paulcarpenter7844]

You got to do Mobb Deep now

[@Youngjsmith]

Do one for Shoreline Mafia

[@LoneWolfHustle]

If Mobb Deep never existed. No way they were ever better than the Mobb.

[@heyYo31]

The Reunion is a classic.

[@frankdent8767]

album was one of my favorites, old enough now to see the problem with gangsta rap, however.

[@jjmcg9184]

They dropped the war report. That's good enough for me.

[@hbkc83]

Qgtm!! Love to see Queens represented on here

[@daffyduce1034]

Do Tracy lee

[@raphaeljoseph6952]

Tracey Lee for real. His debut album was surprisingly dope. I bought it, back then, cuz of the Busta Rhymes remix and found out that he had dope creative joints on there. Biggie was on it too! It helped, lol

[@daffyduce1034]

I was younger but I liked the bops... and my older cousins made it cool lol. Plus he had young Marlon Waynes in a video lol

[@IronMikeDyson1979]

I'm ashamed to say I never played their albums. Only Sometimes and the track with Pharrell Williams

[@kill_monger2126]

They shoulda had more longevity but never would've or could've been better than Mobb Deep

[@shaolinrepresenter7057]

Killa Army next bro

[@maroon9273]

The entire killabees

[@andresciahooten9598]

Can you please do Vic Mensa, Amy Winehouse and Xxxtentacion

[@retroesso]

Do a stunted growth on bizzy bone or bone thugs solo careers

[@DJ--ALLDAY]

😳That's a STRETCH ..... I mean Marley Marl's tracks gave them undisputed cred ..☝but Queens BEST Duo ---🖐 Let's run down some names 🤔 The BeatNuts, Kid N' Play, Salt n' Pepa, A Tribe Called Quest, Mobb Deep, Run DMC, Mic Geronimo & Royal Flush, and thats just off the TOP ❗South-Side Jamaica Queens 👑ALLDAY👑

[@ajgrand]

That is a heck of a list😅

[@mathamatix582]

Exactly. It's easy for people to hop on the internet and say anything as if they are an authority. Some of us were actually there and the time.

[@neonthunder3261]

One of my favorite Nu-Metal groups, Drop Logic, is a tragic example of stunted growth, and being highly obscure. They only released one (really good) album called Fear & Sunlight, and did the infamous intro to the early 2000s English dub of Initial D. I wish they'd made more music, since what they had was really good. Its impossible to find more info on them however.

[@TheIcpfan23]

What Nu-metal got to do Capone and Nore

[@neonthunder3261]

@@TheIcpfan23 it dont got shit to do with it but it was a band that never got spotlight

[@poppinc8145]

@@TheIcpfan23 He's just sharing his opinion. Chill.

[@mistaknewitall2718]

They beats held them back. Nore proved it when he went solo

[@amancalledhawk5575]

Big facts see how more has success with a Pharrell beat there’s dudes with a Pharrell beat and went double wood Pharrell and nore is a match made in heaven

[@mistaknewitall2718]

@@amancalledhawk5575 chuuch

[@shauncameron8390]

@@amancalledhawk5575 It figures when 2 of Nore's biggest hits were with Pharrell. Superthug and Nothin'.

[@maleekpate6770]

Do leaders of the new school next 🫡🙏🏾👏🏾

[@kinggill3982]

Nore was On The Run Eating. Capone couldn't keep up

[@witness1013]

No they couldn't. Nore rocked the same whack flow for a long time.

[@davecurry5604]

Man getting head and the whip and not crashing it smh classic in the hood.

[@daminharris3879]

Yeaa yoo u remember wen dat sshit came out? Everybody was sayin dat even chiks lol

[@raysinatra8092]

Here is a fun fact,biggie at one point wanted capone to join jr mafia,he didn't like nore as a mc

[@stuntedgrowthmusic]

That's right... I remember Big saying that in an interview if I'm not mistaken

[@TheHitmanCoz]

Can you do Boyz N Da Hood next?×

[@YoungSwaggness]

Queensbridge Stand Up 💪🏾!!