The War Report este albumul de debut al duoului Capone-N-Noreaga și a fost lansat în data de 17 iunie 1997, prin Penalty/Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records. Tragedy Khadafi apare pe circa jumătate din piese fiind considerat un membru neoficial al trupei.
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | Charlemagne | 1:32 | |
| 2 | "Bloody Money" | EZ Elpee | 4:33 | |
| 3 | "Driver's Seat" | Nashiem Myrick & Carlos "6 July" Broady for The Hitmen | Imam T.H.U.G. & Busta Rhymes | 3:40 |
| 4 | "Stick You" | Naughty Shorts | Tragedy Khadafi | 4:43 |
| 5 | "Parole Violators" | Tragedy Khadafi | Havoc & Tragedy Khadafi | 2:30 |
| 6 | "Iraq (See the World)" | EZ Elpee | Castro, Musaliny (From Musaliny-N-Maze), Mendosa & Troy Outlaw | 5:33 |
| 7 | "Live On, Live Long" | G-Money, a.k.a. Ramell S. Gee, Brooklyn, New York, (GM704) | 4:50 | |
| 8 | "Neva Die Alone" | Buckwild | Tragedy Khadafi | 3:23 |
| 9 | "T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York)" | Nashiem Myrick & Carlos "6 July" Broady for The Hitmen | Tragedy Khadafi | 4:28 |
| 10 | "Channel 10" | Lord Finesse | Tragedy Khadafi | 3:21 |
| 11 | "Capone Phone Home" (Interlude) | 1:43 | ||
| 12 | "Thug Paradise" (Many pressings of the album mistakenly list "Stay Tuned (Interlude)" as track 12; "Thug Paradise" appears in its place on numerous retail versions of The War Report. "Stay Tuned" does appear on a few early pressings of the album, along with the original version of "Closer" in place of the Sam Sneed remix.) | D-Moet (uncredited) | Tragedy Khadafi | 3:30 |
| 13 | "Capone Bone" | Marley Marl | 3:37 | |
| 14 | "Halfway Thugs" | Charlemagne | 3:13 | |
| 15 | "L.A., L.A." | Marley Marl, J. Force (uncredited) | Mobb Deep & Tragedy Khadafi | 4:49 |
| 16 | "Capone-N-Noreaga Live" (Interlude) | 2:43 | ||
| 17 | "Illegal Life" | Tragedy Khadafi, Havoc | Havoc | 3:49 |
| 18 | "Black Gangstas" | Buckwild | Tragedy Khadafi | 2:59 |
| 19 | "Closer" (Original pressings of the album had this version, while subsequent pressings included the Sam Sneed remix of "Closer" in place of the original.) | DJ Clark Kent | Nneka | 4:04 |
| 20 | "Capone Phone Home" (Outro) | 1:33 |
Sample-clearance issues caused two very strong tracks, "Married To Marijuana" and "Calm Down (Feat. Nas & Tragedy Khadafi)," to be cut from the retail version of the album. Both songs were originally on the promo version sent out for reviews but were sadly omitted from the retail album when it hit stores. Both became mixtape and underground radio classics and were released as white label 12-inch singles.
Samples
- "Bloody Money"
- "Impeach the President" by the Honey Drippers
- "Philadelphia Morning" by Bill Conti
- "Capone Bone"
- "L.A., L.A. (Kuwait Mix)"
- "The Letter" by Al Green
- "New York, New York" by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
- "Iraq (See the World)"
- "Night Song" by Noel Pointer
- "T.O.N.Y (Top of New York)"
- "Speak Her Name" by Walter Jackson
- "Live On, Live Long"
- "Who's Gonna Take The Blame" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- "Closer"
- "Closer Than Friends" by Surface
- "Promise Me" by Luther Vandross
- "Channel 10"
- "M5 (SK 7)" by Roy Budd
- "Stick You"
- "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues" by Charles Mingus
- "Halfway Thugs"
- "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Aretha Franklin
- "Only Because of You" by Roger Hodgson
- "Black Gangstas"
- "Olhos De Gato" by Gary Burton
- "Driver's Seat"
- "Do the Thing That's Best You" by Willie Hutch
- "Stay Tuned"
- "Theme From S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage
Album singles
- "Illegal Life"
- Released: 1996
- B-side: "L.A,. L.A."; "Stick You"
- "T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York)"
- Released: 1996
- B-side:
- "Closer"
- Released: 1997
- B-side: Closer (Sam Sneed Version) Produced By Sam Sneed
- "Capone Bone"
- Released: 1997
- B-side: "Calm Down" (featuring Tragedy Khadafi & Nas)
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