From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Victor Santiago, Jr., best known by his stage name N.O.R.E. or Noreaga (born September 6, 1977), is an African American rapper of Puerto Rican descent. He is one half of the group Capone-N-Noreaga. Description above from the Wikipedia article N.O.R.E., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.