Student of the Game
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| Studio album by N.O.R.E. | ||||||||||
| Released | April 16, 2013 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2011-2013 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 53:29 | |||||||||
| Label | Militainment Business, Conglomerate, E1 | |||||||||
| Producer | Charli Brown Beatz, Cookin' Soul, DJ Thoro, Hazardis Soundz, Illa, Inf, Jahlil Beats, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Pharrell, Scram Jones, SPK | |||||||||
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Student of the Game is the sixth studio album by American hip hop recording artist N.O.R.E. (a.k.a. P.A.P.I). The album was released on April 16, 2013, under Militainment Business, Conglomerate and E1 Music. The album features guest appearances from French Montana, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Pusha T, Pharrell, Pete Rock, Havoc, Jeremih, Mick Jones, Large Professor, Swizz Beatz, Raekwon, Tech N9ne, Busta Rhymes and Scarface among others.
The album was originally titled N.O.R.E. Pt. 2: Born Again (the album was intended to be a sequel to Noreaga's debut album N.O.R.E.). However, the title was later changed to S.U.P.E.R.T.H.U.G., referencing his 1998 hit single "Superthug". However, N.O.R.E. later announced that he had changed the title to Student of the Game, on the advice of the film company producing the movie Super Thug, which he intended to premiere following the release of the album, as the film would contain no music from the album.
Mentioned guest appearances on the album included Lil Wayne, Pharrell Williams (who N.O.R.E. hasn't worked with since his 2002 album God's Favorite), Busta Rhymes, Cory Gunz, and he also expressed wanting to work with Saigon, on a Just Blaze beat on the album, in which Just Blaze responded to, and gladly accepted.
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