and Capone called into radio personality Sway Calloway's morning radio show, to announce they had once again reunited. announced via his Twitter account, that the group had disbanded and that he would continue to focus on his solo career. At that point, the duo recalibrated and decided to return to focusing on solo efforts. The album, titled The War Report 2: Report the War as a sequel to their debut, was released to slight fanfare. In 2010, the duo had teamed up once again to release their fourth album in June. American record producers DJ Premier, Havoc, and The Alchemist-among others-also provided production for the album. The album's lead single, titled " Rotate", features Busta Rhymes and Ron Browz, and was produced by the latter. Channel 10 was put together with the assistance of longtime friend DJ EFN. CNN released Channel 10, their third studio album, on March 17, 2009, referencing the name of a song from their debut album, The War Report. On June 12, 2008, the duo released a mixtape titled Back on That Q.U. brought up the possibility of a Capone-n-Noreaga reunion and a new album. Capone released his solo debut album Pain, Time, and Glory, later the same year.
In early 2005, Def Jam released Capone from his contract while retaining N.O.R.E. Capone-n-Noreaga have denied any involvement in the shooting, for which the group was not charged.
Later that year, the duo found itself implicated in a non-fatal shooting between rival hip-hop groups, one of which included fellow Brooklyn-based rapper Lil' Kim, after a chance encounter outside New York radio station Hot 97. A compilation of several tracks was released in 2004, entitled "What Up 2 Da Hood Thugged Out", The single failed to make an impact, and the album was ultimately shelved. The duo recorded a new album in 2003, titled New Religion, with a lead single " Yes, Sir," which was issued on mixtapes and promoted with a music video. 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 had once again been 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 The Reunion, their second album on Tommy Boy Records. The album was met with critical and commercial acclaim it also 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 West Coast hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound's single " New York, New York", with their own rendition of " L.A L.A". In 1996, before the group's debut album was completed, Capone was jailed for a parole violation, and Noreaga finished their debut album The War Report, with the help of various fellow New York City hip-hop acts, including Mobb Deep and Tragedy Khadafi. In 1996, the duo secured a recording contract with Neil Levine's Penalty Recordings. In October 1995, Capone-N-Noreaga appeared in The Source magazine's "Unsigned Hype" column. The duo features East Coast rappers Capone and N.O.R.E. Mobb Deep, Tragedy Khadafi, The Lox, The FirmĬapone-N-Noreaga (also known as C-N-N) were an American hip hop duo formed in 1995 from Queens, New York. East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop