The War Report

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ReleasedJune 17, 1997
Recorded1995–1997
Genre
Length70:43
The War Report
Studio album by
Capone-N-Noreaga
ReleasedJune 17, 1997
Recorded1995–1997
Genre
Length70:43
Label
Producer
Capone-N-Noreaga chronology
The War Report
(1997)		 The Reunion
(2000)
Singles from The War Report
  1. "L.A., L.A."
    Released: April 1996
  2. "Illegal Life"
    Released: August 13, 1996
  3. "T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York)"
    Released: February 11, 1997
  4. "Closer"
    Released: 1997
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The War Report is the debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Capone-N-Noreaga (C-N-N). Released in 1997, the album features the singles "L.A., L.A.", "T.O.N.Y.", "Illegal Life" and "Closer". Tragedy Khadafi appears on more than half of the album's songs and served roles as both producer and executive producer. The success of the album managed the group to make a sequel titled The War Report 2: Report the War. The album was originally scheduled to be released on June 15, 2010, almost exactly 13 years after the original, but it was pushed back a month later to July 13, 2010.[3] In 2022, Rolling Stone placed it at number 187 on their list of the 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time.[4]

# Title Producer(s) Featured Artist(s) Length
1 "Intro" Charlemagne 1:32
2 "Bloody Money" EZ Elpee 4:33
3 "Driver's Seat"
  • Nashiem Myrick
  • Carlos "6 July" Broady for The Hitmen
3:40
4 "Stick You" Naughty Shorts Tragedy Khadafi 4:43
5 "Parole Violators" Tragedy Khadafi
2:30
6 "Iraq (See the World)" EZ Elpee
  • Castro
  • Musaliny (From Musaliny-N-Maze)
  • Mendosa
  • Troy Outlaw
 5:33
7 "Live On, Live Long" Naughty Shorts 4:50
8 "Neva Die Alone" Buckwild Tragedy Khadafi 3:23
9 "T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York)"
  • Nashiem Myrick
  • Carlos "6 July" Broady for The Hitmen
 Tragedy Khadafi 4:28
10 "Channel 10" Lord Finesse Tragedy Khadafi 3:21
11 "Capone Phone Home" (Interlude) 1:43
12 "Thug Paradise" (Many pressings of the album mistakenly list "Stay Tuned (Interlude)" as track 12; "Thug Paradise" appears in its place on numerous retail versions of The War Report, also on the soundtrack of the 1997 film Nothing to Lose. "Stay Tuned" does appear on a few early pressings of the album, along with the original version of "Closer" in place of the Sam Sneed remix.) D-Moet (uncredited) Tragedy Khadafi 3:30
13 "Capone Bone" Marley Marl 3:37
14 "Halfway Thugs" Charlemagne 3:13
15 "L.A., L.A. (Kuwait Mix)"
  • Marley Marl
  • J. Force (uncredited)
4:49
16 "Capone-N-Noreaga Live" (Interlude) 2:43
17 "Illegal Life"
  • Tragedy Khadafi
  • Havoc (drum programming)
  • Tragedy Khadafi
  • Havoc
 3:49
18 "Black Gangstas" Buckwild Tragedy Khadafi 2:59
19 "Closer" (Original pressings of the album had this version, while subsequent pressings included the Sam Sneed remix of "Closer" in place of the original.) DJ Clark Kent Nneka 4:04
20 "Capone Phone Home" (Outro) 1:33

^Busta Rhymes' part is cut off before he starts. He only appears on the last 20 seconds of the song, ad-libbing over the hook. The songs "Stick You," "Parole Violators," "Halfway Thugs," and "L.A., L.A (Kuwait Mix)" are partially edited, even though the album was released with an explicit-lyrics sticker.

Sample-clearance issues caused two tracks, "Married to Marijuana" and "Calm Down (Feat. Nas & Tragedy Khadafi)," to be cut from the retail version of the album. Both songs were originally on the promo version sent out for reviews but were omitted from the retail album when it hit stores. Both became popular mixtape and underground radio tracks and were released as white label 12-inch singles.

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