Chronic smoker NORE celebrated his birthday with a packed house and a pretty delectable pack of Newports during a bash in South Beach over the weekend.

Cake Courtesy Of Stella’s Cupcakes

N.O.R.E. is celebrating a new addition to his family – his girlfriend has given birth to a baby boy.
One half of hip-hop duo Capone-N-Noreaga broke the happy news on his Twitter.com page last Thursday

“It’s a boyeeeee!! (sic),” he tweeted, before following up that post with another on Friday morning: “Had a baby boyee (sic) yesterday!!! The NORE nigga happy!!!”

N.O.R.E. said so shocked to learn his unnamed partner had gone into labor, he almost fainted before he’d even reached the hospital.

“I heard of fainting in (the) emergency room; I was gonna faint in the crib (home) though, shit.”

Rapper N.O.R.E., 31, was arrested after fighting with a customer at a Fatburger in Miami Beach on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Nore’s controversial “Cocaine Cowboys” music video was recently banned from the popular social networking site Myspace. Read the rest of this entry »

Reformed reggaeton rapper has been released from his contract with Def Jam after disputes over the label’s refusal to release a completed album as well as failing to support his reggaeton effort N.O.R.E Y La Familia. Read the rest of this entry »