caption associated_acts years_active birth_name alias label article_title background birth_date genre origin name occupation
noreaga . in hamburg , germany , in march 1999 capone-n-noreaga half a mill , busta rhymes , mystikal , dame grease , dj clue ? , 1995 -- present victor santiago jr. noreaga , p.a.p.i. smc -- present -rrb- recordings -lrb- 2008 -- present -rrb- -lrb- 2011 n.o.r.e.
 solo_singer 6 september 1977 hip hop lefrak new york , united states city , queens , new york city , n.o.r.e. rapper
n.o.r.e.

victor santiago , jr. -lrb- born september 6 , 1977 -rrb- , best known by his stage names noreaga and n.o.r.e. , is an american hip hop and reggaeton recording artist .
santiago first rose to prominence as one half of the east coast hip hop duo capone-n-noreaga -lrb- c-n-n -rrb- , alongside fellow queens-based rapper capone .
he would also have success as a solo artist with the singles `` superthug '' , `` banned from t.v. '' , `` nothin ' '' , `` oye mi canto '' and `` mas maiz '' , among several others .
santiago has released music under various record labels , including penalty , roc-la-familia , def jam , and babygrande records .
in june 2011 , it was announced santiago partnered with fellow american rapper busta rhymes ' conglomerate label , where he released his 2013 album `` student of the game '' , issued under e1 music .
santiago is also chief executive officer -lrb- ceo -rrb- of his own imprint , militainment business .
