The Reunion (Capone-N-Noreaga album)

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r506212|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Reunion - Capone-N-Noreaga|last=Conaway|first=Matt|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 16, 2012}}

| rev2 = HipHopDX

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.10/title.capone-n-noreaga-the-reunion|title=Capone-N-Noreaga - The Reunion|website=HipHopDX|publisher=Cheri Media Group|date=March 11, 2001|access-date=September 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921234755/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.10/title.capone-n-noreaga-the-reunion|archive-date=September 21, 2015|url-status=live}}

| rev3 = RapReviews

| rev3Score = 7.5/10{{cite web|url=http://rapreviews.com/archive/2000_12F_reunion.html|title=Feature for December 12, 2000 - Capone-N-Noreaga's "The Reunion"|last=Juon|first=Steve 'Flash'|website=RapReviews|date=December 12, 2000|access-date=September 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905094409/http://rapreviews.com/archive/2000_12F_reunion.html|archive-date=September 5, 2015|url-status=live}}

|rev4=Rolling Stone|rev4Score= {{Rating|4|5}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20100823103102/http://www.tower.com/reunion-capone-n-noreaga-cd/wapi/105992031 link]

|rev5=Vibe |rev5Score={{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.tower.com/reunion-capone-n-noreaga-cd/wapi/105992031 link]}}

Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews was intrigued by The Reunion for striking "a delicate balance between the "thugs" and the "backpackers" in the much fractured hip-hop scene today on the East coast", singling out "Bang Bang" and "Invincible" as highlights, but was critical of the guest contributions on "Don't Know Nobody" and "Straight Like That", concluding that: "[W]ith Capone giving Noreaga the balance he has always needed and Noreaga helping Capone keep his name alive in the business, the return of this talented duo is long overdue and well received [...] It's not a perfect return, but we're glad their back." A writer for HipHopDX commended the duo for maintaining their "lyrical chemistry" and the beats from DJ Premier ("Invincible"), The Alchemist ("Bang Bang") and Mobb Deep ("Queens Finest") but felt the rest of the track listing lacked the thug intensity found in their debut effort, concluding that: "Overall, The Reunion is a mediocre album, not bad but not great either." Despite highlighting both "Bang Bang" and "Invincible" as standout tracks, AllMusic's Matt Conaway saw the record as a "step backward" for the duo, with guest contributions being "more detrimental than beneficial", saying it "sounds like a hurried project, one where the material has been compromised just to get product on the streets."

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| title1 = Intro - Change is Gonna Come

| note1 = featuring Carl Thomas

| extra1 = Rush

| length1 = 2:20

| title2 = Phonetime (skit)

| note2 =

| extra2 =

| length2 = 0:33

| title3 = Phonetime

| note3 =

| extra3 = L.E.S.

| length3 = 4:06

| title4 = Queens

| note4 = featuring Complexions

| extra4 = The Alchemist

| length4 = 4:06

| title5 = Invincible

| note5 =

| extra5 = DJ Premier

| length5 = 3:44

| title6 = Bang, Bang

| note6 = featuring Foxy Brown

| extra6 = The Alchemist

| length6 = 4:28

| title7 = Gangsta (skit)

| note7 =

| extra7 = Kyze

| length7 = 1:06

| title8 = Y'all Don't Wanna

| note8 =

| extra8 = {{flatlist|

• Kenya "Fame Flames" Miller
• Nokio "The N-Tity"

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| length8 = 4:28

| title9 = Shows! (Interlude)

| note9 = featuring Timbo

| extra9 = Timbo

| length9 = 1:18

| title10 = Straight Like That

| note10 = featuring Final Chapter

| extra10 = Jewellz

| length10 = 4:47

| title11 = All We Got Is Us

| note11 =

| extra11 = EZ ElPee

| length11 = 4:26

| title12 = Brothers

| note12 = featuring Goldfingaz & Troy Outlaw

| extra12 = {{flatlist|

• Mike "Mr. Fortune" Fortunato
• Omar "Amarreto" Glover
• Tony "T-Lo" Aviles

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| length12 = 4:01

| title13 = B EZ

| note13 = featuring Nas

| extra13 = L.E.S.

| length13 = 3:56

| title14 = Gunz in tha Air

| note14 =

| extra14 = Havoc

| length14 = 4:08

| title15 = Wet Willie (skit)

| note15 =

| extra15 =

| length15 = 1:18

| title16 = Full Steezy

| note16 =

| extra16 = SPK

| length16 = 4:21

| title17 = Queens’ Finest

| note17 = featuring Mobb Deep & Final Chapter

| extra17 = Havoc

| length17 = 4:25

| title18 = You Can't Kill Me

| note18 =

| extra18 = Dame Grease

| length18 = 4:07

| title19 = Don't Know Nobody

| note19 = featuring Musaliny-N-Maze

| extra19 = {{flatlist|

• Chris Liggio
• Lord Finesse

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| length19 = 4:24

| title20 = Hey, Y'All

| note20 = featuring Final Chapter

| extra20 = DJ Scratch

| length20 = 4:16

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• "Bang Bang"
• "Abstract Atmospheric" by Anthony Phillips
• "B EZ"
• "Theme From "The Night Visitor" by Henry Mancini
• "Intro: A Change Is Gonna Come"
• "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke
• "Invincible"
• "Hey Boy Over There" by Jimmie and Vella
• "T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York)" by Capone-N-Noreaga
• "Phonetime"
• "Julie's Theme" by John Frizzell
• "Queens"
• "Living Is Good" by Wendy Waldman
• "Straight Like That"
• "Symphony No. 25" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• "Full Steezy"
• "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
• "Gunz & Cash"
• "Theme for the Losers" by Henry Mancini

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