Capone-N-Noreaga’s, The Reunion, brings the Queens duo back together after the long shadow of The War Report, balancing street-corner grit with bigger turn-of-the-millennium rap production. Released in 2000 on Tommy Boy, the album fi nds Capone and Noreaga leaning into their chemistry: Capone’s colder, clipped delivery grounding Nore’s wild-eyed charisma and off-kilter bounce. The record features heavyweight production and appearances from names like DJ Premier, The Alchemist, Havoc, L.E.S., Nas, Mobb Deep, Foxy Brown, and Carl Thomas, surrounding CNN with some of New York rap’s most recognizable voices and architects. Highlights like “Bang Bang,” “Invincible,” “Queens Finest,” and “Phonetime” keep the album rooted in hard drums, prison-call tension, borough pride, and that unmistakable CNN slang. Commercially, it made a solid showing, reaching No. 31 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with “Phonetime” hitting No. 22 on Ho