N.O.R.E.

Released: January 29, 2021

Featuring: DJ Khaled DreamDoll

Songwriter: N.O.R.E. DJ Khaled DreamDoll

Producer: Hazardis Soundz

[Chorus: N.O.R.E. & DJ Khaled]
Like the Statue of Liberty Imma always stand fire
Do whatever I desire
You ain't heard that we goin up
Goin up!
You ain't heard that we goin up
Goin up!
Whoa na na na na
Hey na na na na
Whoa na na na na
La la la la la
La la la la la
Hey na na na na
Whoa na na na na
Hey na na na na
La la la la la
La la la la la

[Verse 1: N.O.R.E.]
Paparazzi wanna catch me with my zipper down
And every girl is dancing like a stripper now
We in a different era and I recognize
Had to unfollow you, you full of pesticides
Nowadays life is about a caption
You only say 'fuck me' cause you want a reaction
You can't catch me, God, cause I roll so hard
No license, just my medical marijuana card

[Chorus: N.O.R.E. & DJ Khaled]
Like the Statue of Libеrty Imma always stand fire
Do whatever I dеsire
You ain't heard that we goin up
Goin up!
You ain't heard that we goin up
Goin up!
Whoa na na na na
Hey na na na na
Whoa na na na na
La la la la la
La la la la la
Hey na na na na
Whoa na na na na
Hey na na na na
La la la la la
La la la la la

[Verse 2: DreamDoll]
You don't know a chick badder with a flow this sick
All these bitches sell ass, let me talk my shit
New queen of NY, make sure that the crown big
N.O.R.E. they know the vibes, tell them suck my dick
You shittin me? Your captions ain't matching your energy
Everybody want smoke, till it get to the chimney
You bringing up a bunch of old shit, it's a different me
Don't make a bitch go back to how you remember me

[Chorus: N.O.R.E. & DJ Khaled]
Like the Statue of Liberty Imma always stand fire
Do whatever I desire
You ain't heard that we goin up
Goin up!
You ain't heard that we goin up
Goin up!
Whoa na na na na
Hey na na na na
Whoa na na na na
La la la la la
La la la la la
Hey na na na na
Whoa na na na na
Hey na na na na
La la la la la
La la la la la

[Verse 3: N.O.R.E.]
Why beg for a seat when I could build my own table
Why mess with one horse when I could own the whole stable
I could take a year off, or lift whoever's low
And still do my numbers on every episode
That's music to your ears like a violin
Used to work well fuck it nigga I'll try again
See they cannot control me or stop me
It's [?] papi shouts to [?]

[Chorus: N.O.R.E. & DJ Khaled]
Like the Statue of Liberty Imma always stand fire
Do whatever I desire
You ain't heard that we goin up
Goin up!
You ain't heard that we goin up
Goin up!
Whoa na na na na
Hey na na na na
Whoa na na na na
La la la la la
La la la la la
Hey na na na na
Whoa na na na na
Hey na na na na
La la la la la
La la la la la

Queens rapper Noreaga (also known as N.O.R.E.) was one of the most distinctive voices of the late ’90s hardcore hip-hop scene. He found critical and commercial success, both as a member of the duo Capone-N-Noreaga and as a solo artist, well into the 2000s.

Born Victor Santiago, Jr., to a Puerto Rican father and black mother, N.O.R.E. was raised in the Lefrak City housing projects in Queens, New York. In the early ’90s, while serving a sentence for attempted murder at the Green Haven Correctional Facility, he befriended Queensbridge native Capone. Once released, the two began rapping together under the mentorship of Juice Crew veteran Tragedy Khadafi, appearing in The Source Magazine’s “Unsigned Hype” column in 1995.

The duo attracted widespread attention in 1996 with the release of the single “L.A., L.A..” The song—a response to Tha Dogg Pound’s “New York, New York”—is considered a key record in the infamous East Coast/West Coast battle. Only 18 at the time, Noreaga’s unorthodox style of rapping immediately stood out. VIBE Magazine described his flow as “staggered, high-pitched parrot riffs.” The Source called it “word association-style poetics.” Capone-N-Noreaga’s debut The War Report was released by Penalty/Warner in June 1997 to critical acclaim.

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