Banned from T.V.

This article is about the rap song by N.O.R.E. For the shockumentary film, see Banned from Television. For the charity cover band, see Band from TV.

"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. (1998). The song, produced by then up-and-coming record producer Swizz Beatz, is a posse cut featuring guest appearances from fellow New York–based rappers Nature, Big Pun, Cam'ron, Jadakiss and Styles P. The song contains a sample of "Also sprach Zarathustra", as performed by Richard Strauss.^[1]

"Banned from T.V."
Single by Noreaga featuring Big Pun, Nature, Cam'ron, Jadakiss, Styles P
from the album N.O.R.E.
Released	July 28, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	East Coast hip hop hardcore hip hop
Length	5:12
Label	Tommy Boy Records
Songwriter(s)	V. Santiago C. Rios J. Baxter J. Phillips D. Styles C. Giles K. Dean
Producer(s)	Swizz Beatz
N.O.R.E. singles chronology
"N.O.R.E." (1998) "Banned from T.V." (1998) "You Came Up" (1998)
Big Pun singles chronology
"Still Not a Player" (1998) "Banned from T.V." (1998) "You Came Up" (1998)
Nature singles chronology
"Banned from T.V." (1998)
Cam'ron singles chronology
"Horse & Carriage" (1998) "Banned from T.V." (1998) "Feels Good" (1998)
Jadakiss singles chronology
"Banned from T.V." (1998) "The Best of Me" (2000)
Styles P singles chronology
"Banned from T.V." (1998) "We Gonna Make It" (2001)

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 [Pun's verse] 'cause he violated. But I never did erase it. That was always my brother."^[2]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Director X.^[3] In 2013, nearly fifteen years later, in promotion for his sixth studio album Student of the Game, N.O.R.E. liberated behind-the-scenes footage of the music video for "Banned from T.V.".^[4]

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[5]	103

References

1. "Noreaga, Big Pun and Cam'ron feat. Nature, Jadakiss and Styles P's 'Banned from TV' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
2. "N.O.R.E. Says "Big Pun Bullied His Way" Onto "Banned from TV"". 17 February 2014.
3. "Noreaga - Banned from T.V. (1998)".
4. "Vintage: "Banned From TV" Video Shoot w/ N.O.R.E., Big Pun, Cam'ron, Jadakiss, Styles P & Nature (Video)". 2DopeBoyz.com. June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
5. Zywietz, Tobias (February 6, 1997). "Chart Log UK: Nadanuf – Michael Nyman". Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved May 5, 2012.