Rapper N.O.R.E. is celebrating a new addition to his family - his girlfriend has given birth to a baby boy.
The Nothin' hitmaker, one half of hip-hop duo Capone-N-Noreaga, broke the happy news on his Twitter.com page on Thursday (09Apr09).
Writing on the social networking website, he said, "It's a boyeeeee!! (sic)", before following up that post with another on Friday morning (10Apr09): "Had a baby boyee (sic) yesterday!!! The NORE n**ga happy!!!" But Miami, Florida-based N.O.R.E., real name Victor Santiago Jr., also confessed he was so shocked to learn his unnamed partner had gone into labour, he almost fainted before he'd even reached the hospital delivery room.
He adds, "I heard of fainting in (the) emergency room; I was gonna faint in the crib (home) though, s**t."