Unlike many other self-proclaimed criminals, CNN doesn't front they rap what they live and live what they rap. The duo pulls no punches, creating an unapologetic, thugged-out soundtrack to the streets and vividly describing murder, drugs, and jail time. Nore's unique delivery and cryptic slang provided the perfect counterpart to Capone's raspy realism. With exquisitely dark tracks crafted by Lord Finesse, Havoc, Clark Kent, and a gang of NYC's hottest producers, their 1997 debut album The War Report became an instant classic. After befriending each other in prison, this Queensbridge duo first blazed speakers in 1996 with their underground hit "LA, LA" featuring Tragedy and Mobb Deep.
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