Bravehearted

Bravehearted
Studio album by Bravehearts
Released	December 23, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	East Coast hip hop hardcore
Length	48:57
Label	Ill Will Columbia
Producer	Nas (exec.) Bastiany Ez Elpee Jungle L.E.S. Lil Jon Midi Mafia Neo Da Matrix Paul Poli Swiss Beatz
Bravehearts chronology
Bravehearted (2003) Bravehearted 2 (2008)
Singles from Bravehearted
"Quick to Back Down" Released: 2003

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Bravehearted is the debut studio album by the American duo the Bravehearts. A group consisting of Nas' brother Jungle and fellow friend Wiz.

Commercial performance

The album, however, did not sell well due to little promotion, it only came in at number 75 in the Billboard 200 Charts and 20 in the Hip Hop/R&B Charts. Besides Nas releasing an album off his Ill Will Records, Bravehearts were the only other label members to release a record off this label.

Singles

The album had one single, "Quick to Back Down". The track was produced by Lil Jon and featured Nas and Lil Jon on the track. The chorus had Nas saying quick phrases in distaste for animosity towards anonymous rappers, followed by Lil Jon yelling "quick to back down!" The song was released in 2003, when the beef with Nas and Jay-Z was still brewing. Nas sent out a subliminal line to Jay-Z with the line "First of all this is Nas I'ma Braveheart veteran/and y'all already know who I'm better than." He also said "Who's the next label I'ma bury?/CEO's, rappers and A&R's go to the rap cemetery," which indirectly implies that of Roc-A-Fella. Overall, Nas as well as Wiz and Jungle rhyme with threatening messages, with "Y'all talk shit but I smell fear, mothafuckas" at the end of the verses.

Subliminals

The album had 2 songs dissing Jay-Z, with “Quick to Back Down” and “Bravehearted” featuring Nas. Nas on “Quick to Back Down” he sent a few subliminal since the beef between him and Jay-Z was still brewing. He said “First of all this is Nas I'ma Braveheart veteran/and y'all already know who I'm better than." He also said "Who's the next label I'ma bury?/CEO's, rappers and A&R's go to the rap cemetery”.

But on “Bravehearted” in which that song also features Nas, Jungle (Nas’ brother) took shots at Jay-Z calling him a “bitch” and even said his name. It is apparently Jungle’s response to Jay-Z dissing him, Nas and Jaz-O on Blueprint 2 that previous year. After that album, the beef died down and ended up reconciling in October 2005.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		0:54
2.	"B-Train"	Midi Mafia	2:24
3.	"Quick To Back Down" (featuring Nas and Lil Jon)	Lil Jon	4:39
4.	"Twilight" (featuring Nas)	Swizz Beatz	4:08
5.	"Bravehearted" (featuring Nas)	Jungle	3:02
6.	"For The Love" (interlude)		0:49
7.	"Buss My Gun" (featuring Nashawn)	Midi Mafia	4:00
8.	"Cash Flow" (featuring Nashawn)	Lil Jon	4:05
9.	"Situations" (featuring Nas and Jully Black)	Bastiany	3:36
10.	"Freak Off" (interlude)		0:34
11.	"I Wanna"	L.E.S.	4:00
12.	"Sensations"	Midi Mafia	3:29
13.	"Realize" (featuring Nashawn and Teedra Moses)	Paul Poli	3:57
14.	"I Will"	Neo	4:19
15.	"Oochie Wally" (remix) (featuring Nas)	Ez Elpee	5:01
Total length:			48:57

Chart positions

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	75
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	20