The Reunion (Capone-N-Noreaga album)
2000 studio album by Capone-N-Noreaga
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The Reunion is the second studio album by American hip-hop duo Capone-N-Noreaga. It was released on November 21, 2000, via Noreaga's Thugged Out Entertainment and Tommy Boy Records. Recording sessions took place at The Hit Factory, Chung King Studios, Sound on Sound Studios, Electric Lady Studios, Criteria Studios and D&D Studios in New York City. Production was handled by Alchemist, Havoc, L.E.S., Amarreto, Chris Liggio, Dame Grease, DJ Premier, EZ Elpee, Fame Flames, Jewellz, Kyze, Lord Finesse, Mr. Fortune, Nokio "The N-Tity", Rush, SPKilla and T-Lo. It features guest appearances from Final Chapter, Carl Thomas, Complexion, Foxy Brown, Goldfingaz, Mobb Deep, Musaliny-N-Maze, Nas, Qadr, Timbo, Troy Outlaw and Tyson Beckford.
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| Released | November 21, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–2000 | |||
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| Length | 1:06:04 | |||
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In the United States, the album peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200, number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 2 on the Independent Albums charts. Its lead single, "Phonetime", reached number 22 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. The second single of off the album, "Y'all Don't Wanna", made it to number 71 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 63 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts.
Critical reception
Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews was intrigued by The Reunion for striking "a delicate balance between the "thugs" and the "backpackers" in the much fractured hip-hop scene today on the East coast", singling out "Bang Bang" and "Invincible" as highlights, but was critical of the guest contributions on "Don't Know Nobody" and "Straight Like That", concluding that: "[W]ith Capone giving Noreaga the balance he has always needed and Noreaga helping Capone keep his name alive in the business, the return of this talented duo is long overdue and well received [...] It's not a perfect return, but we're glad their back."[5] A writer for HipHopDX commended the duo for maintaining their "lyrical chemistry" and the beats from DJ Premier ("Invincible"), The Alchemist ("Bang Bang") and Mobb Deep ("Queens Finest") but felt the rest of the track listing lacked the thug intensity found in their debut effort, concluding that: "Overall, The Reunion is a mediocre album, not bad but not great either."[2] Despite highlighting both "Bang Bang" and "Invincible" as standout tracks, AllMusic's Matt Conaway saw the record as a "step backward" for the duo, with guest contributions being "more detrimental than beneficial", saying it "sounds like a hurried project, one where the material has been compromised just to get product on the streets."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro: Change Is Gonna Come" (featuring Carl Thomas) | Sam Cooke | Rush | 2:20 |
| 2. | "Phonetime Skit" | 0:33 | ||
| 3. | "Phonetime" | L.E.S. | 4:06 | |
| 4. | "Queens" (featuring Complexion) |
| Alchemist | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Invincible" |
| DJ Premier | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Bang Bang" (featuring Foxy Brown) |
| Alchemist | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Gangsta Skit" |
| Kyze | 1:06 |
| 8. | "Y'all Don't Wanna" |
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| 4:28 |
| 9. | "Shows! (Interlude)" (featuring Timbo) | 1:18 | ||
| 10. | "Straight Like That" (featuring Final Chapter) |
| Jewellz | 4:47 |
| 11. | "All We Got Is Us" |
| EZ Elpee | 4:26 |
| 12. | "Brothers" (featuring Goldfingaz and Troy Outlaw) |
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| 4:01 |
| 13. | "B EZ" (featuring Nas) |
| L.E.S. | 3:56 |
| 14. | "Gunz in da Air" |
| Havoc | 4:08 |
| 15. | "Wet Willie Skit" (featuring Tyson Beckford and Qadr) | 1:18 | ||
| 16. | "Full Steezy" |
| SPK | 4:22 |
| 17. | "Queens Finest" (featuring Mobb Deep and Final Chapter) |
| Havoc | 4:26 |
| 18. | "You Can't Kill Me" |
| Dame Grease | 4:07 |
| 19. | "Don't Know Nobody" (featuring Musaliny-N-Maze) |
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| 4:24 |
| Total length: | 1:06:04 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 4 contains excerpts from "Living Is Good" written and performed by Wendy Waldman and interpolations from "In Debt to You" written by Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy and Nancy Walker.
- Track 5 contains excerpts from "Hey Boy Over There" written by Jimmie Cameron and performed by Jimmie and Vella.
- Track 6 contains a sample of "Unknown Soldier" written by Geoff Leach and performed by Atmosphere Music.
- Track 12 contains a replayed portion of "Music Lovers" written by Arthur Ferrante and Louis Teicher.
- Track 16 contains interpolations of "Islands in the Stream" written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb.
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