It was released later in 2004 as a mixtape (What Up 2 Da Hood Thugged Out). The single failed to make an impact, and the album was shelved. The duo recorded a new album in 2003 called What up 2 Da Hood, with a lead single, 'Yes, Sir,' which was issued on mixtapes and promoted by a video. As Tommy Boy retained the rights to the names Capone-n-Noreaga and Noreaga because the company claimed that the duo owed it more recordings, the group shortened its name to CNN, and Noreaga billed himself as N.O.R.E. Soon after, in 2001, Capone-n-Noreaga jumped ship to prominent label Def Jam. Additionally, Capone was once again sent to prison before its release for violating a probation sentence on gun possession, which undermining promotion of the album. Similarly star-studded, the album went platinum, but suffered from mixed reviews. In 1999, the group released its sophomore effort, The Reunion, on Tommy Boy Records. In 1996, Before the group’s debut album was completed, Capone was imprisoned for a parole violation, and Noreaga finished its debut album, The War Report, with the help of various other QB/NY hip-hop acts and was met with critical and commercial acclaim it saw the group partake in the conflict between Death Row Records and Bad Boy Entertainment, making it a more widespread east coast/west coast rivalry, responding to Tha Dogg Pound's single 'New York, New York' with its own 'L.A., L.A.' In 1996 the duo signed with Penalty Records it was also awarded The Source magazine's Unsigned Hype column.

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