"Banned from T.V." is a song by American rapper Noreaga, released as the third single from his debut studio album ''

N.O.R.E. Victor James Santiago Jr. (born September 6, 1977), better known by his stage names Noreaga and later N.O.R.E., is an American rapper. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Santiago first rose to prominence as one half of the East Coast hip hop du ...

'' (1998). The song,

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by then up-and-coming record producer Swizz Beatz, is a

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featuring guest appearances from fellow

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–based rappers

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, Big Pun,

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, Jadakiss and Styles P. The song contains a

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of " Also sprach Zarathustra", as performed by

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Background

In a 2014 interview, N.O.R.E. revealed Big Pun's appearance on the song was not originally intended: "Actually, Pun bullied his way on there. I had Nature on there, and Pun was in the studio. I went to take a shit, and Pun snuck himself on there. I wanted to erase un's verse'cause he violated. But I never did erase it. That was always my brother."

Music video

The

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for the song was directed by Director X. In 2013, nearly fifteen years later, in promotion for his sixth studio album ''

Student of the Game ''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 appearan ...

'', N.O.R.E. liberated

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footage of the music video for "Banned from T.V.".

Charts

References

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