Music Class: N.O.R.E. – Superthug

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* I LOVE this record say what you want about Norega...he was the HOTTEST rapper at this time and the Neptunes pretty much introduced themselves on here. WHAT WHAT WHAT!!! :lol:

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I'm, I'm actually waitin on the bus now
He said we have some kind of special assignment or something
He's supposed to be callin' me, like any minute now, any minute
Hold on, hold on, lemme get the phone
Hello? Jackson here
Ya, what? you found Manuel Noriega?
In the Philipines?
He has a mansion?
Ok, we're on it, we're on it right now... bye

[Hook: Noreaga and Kelis]
What, what, what, what, what, what, wh-what!
Superstar

[Verse 1]
We light a candle
Run laps around the English Channel
Neptunes, I got a cocker spaniel
We on the run now, you know it ain't no fun now
And where I go, yo niggas can't even come now
You hate the law, nigga break it, I don't care
And when you get caught, remember that I don't care
N.O.R.E., loved throughout the atmosphere
That mean now we on the run, yo if that ain't clear
Weak niggas wanna snitch yo but that ain't fair
Yo we down in Vegas, money, skies too courageous
I know I'm on the run but still rip stages
They call me animal thug, when I'm in cages
I used to boost razors, roll dice with no aces
Now I live secluded in the oasis
Gotta take spaces, no time for car races
Check my Skytel, I got five pages

[Hook]

[Verse 2]
Yo hit Lousiana, then Atlanta, Indiana
Forget a city slicker, got country grammar
Aiyyo we goin places where my SoundScan ain't tough
To where I say I ain't Nore, yo it ain't that rough
I leave the jake in my face, asking all this stuff
I gotta keep my mouth shut and don't say what, what
But yo it's hard to, knuckleheads got the heart to
Yo from New Orleans, L.A., V.A. to Queens
The I-95, now we hit the Philippines
But now it's different, we gotta stay sober
Yo, communicate, StarTech, Motorola
Keep it on the hush hush, don't talk too much
Thugged Out Entertainment, you know we touch
All our whips got navigation
While your whips is just garbation
Is you knowing what you facing?

[Hook]

[Hook 2: Pharrell]
This is the life, yo, of a superstar
Fly ass mansions and a million cars
Gotta get the cash yo
And it's live or die
The Neptunes and Noreaga
The limit is the sky

[Verse 3]
Yo, lemme do it again, do it to win
Last album was a eight, this one is a ten
And when Capone come home, we gon' triple the sin
Yo I love my family, treat my folks like kin
Rock a embledo, like I'm Mexican
Shouting out my pops, cause yo next to him
He told me every thug nigga is a gentlemen
So I took heed, take my time still won't speed
You know a nigga got kids, so my family need
A little more than they used to get
Real not the duplicate
Taking no falls, making y'all just recouping it
Doing it up, tell me whatcha wanna do wit' it
Capone's plan, passport to foreign land
Overseas in Japan, politicking with Chan
Yo, N-E-P-T-U-N-E-S
The way they lace a beat like one of the best, what?

[Hook]

[Hook 2]

Yo, N.O.R.E., Nore, stand for now we on the run eating
 
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The first time we heard this beat, it was truly one of those “What the fuck is that?” moments in hip-hop. The combination of the song’s jagged synth notes, Kelis’ eerie background vocals, and Nore incessantly shouting, “What? What? What? What? What? What?” had a hypnotic, disorienting effect that made us forgive Nore’s nonsensical rhymes and left us wanting more. Plus the record was a result of Pharrell cooking up a beat specifically for Nore, not just selling a beat that had been shopped around.

Although the song is one of Nore’s biggest hits (he later score an even bigger hit by hooking up Chad and Pharrell again on “Nothin”) it’s actually more significant for The Neptunes since it was their breakout song. “Superthug” made them in-demand producers which led them to work with the likes of Jay-Z, Mystikal, and countless others. The Virginia duo went on to become (arguably) the definitive producers of the aughts for not only rap but also pop music.
 
* talks production, Pharrell, explains the lyrics...


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We light a candle
Run laps around the English Channel
Neptunes, I got a cocker spaniel
 
* talks production, Pharrell, explains the lyrics...


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We light a candle
Run laps around the English Channel
Neptunes, I got a cocker spaniel

funny ass interview


If he fall off rapping he can be a comedian
 
N.O.R.E. was never the hottest rapper...NEVER. dude is ass on the mic. he got a hot beat from Pharell & Chad and scored a hit. he sucks. I love the instrumental of this joint though. :cool:
 
One of my favorite albums from the late 90s. This was a dope song, but that Banned From TV track, with Pun and Cam, the LOX.....:itsawrap:
 
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* I LOVE this record say what you want about Norega...he was the HOTTEST rapper at this time and the Neptunes pretty much introduced themselves on here. WHAT WHAT WHAT!!! :lol:

Nore was NEVER the hottest rapper at Any time...

He blew up in 98...

the same year, Canibus, DMX and Big Pun were killing the game.... Sure Nore was a Hott rapper, but compared to those three Rappers he was NOT.

What kind of music class you trying to teach when u start off w/ a Blatant lie like that?


:smh::smh::smh:
 
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Nore was NEVEr the hottest rapper at Any time...

He blew up in 98...

the same year, Canibus, DMX and Big Pun were killing the game.... Sure Nore was a Hott rapper, but compared to those four Rappers he was NOT.

What kind of music class you trying to teach when u start off w/ a Blatant lie like that?


:smh::smh::smh:

Man, after Big died in early 97, that whole year was a let down to a degree...the 98 came and Rap had a 1993 like year with the classics that came out. I remember for a time, in NYC at least, no other rapper had a bigger buzz than DMX. Dude was HUGE. Shame....Crack :smh:
 
Nore was on DefJam and if Kevin Lyles and Lyor was with you then you was nice. Whoever came during that era/reign was nice: Jigga, X, Rule(that nigga was nice don't front),Ghost, Redman, Method Man
 
Nore was NEVER the hottest rapper at Any time...

He blew up in 98...

the same year, Canibus, DMX and Big Pun were killing the game.... Sure Nore was a Hott rapper, but compared to those three Rappers he was NOT.

What kind of music class you trying to teach when u start off w/ a Blatant lie like that?


:smh::smh::smh:

wow...my dude he was ON FIRE, dude had platinum album and hit singles and was doing crazy features...

I aint saying he was EVER the BEST rapper but he was one of those who had a CRAZY hot streak like Canibus, Lost Boyz, Das EFX, 2 Chains NOW...

he just had a good run and was blessed to find a time when he was able to benefit.

that is what I meant my hottest rapper...he had a hot streak...

he even talks about it in the interview.
 
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