Never Scared (with Bonus DVD) [Collector's Edition]

Chris Rock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Collector's Edition
• Label: Dreamworks
• ASIN: B0002M5TDO
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,266 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Thug Radio Intro

2. Off the Pole

3. Real People of Ignorance (Rap Star)

4. Rap Stand Up

5. K-Rock

6. Get Lower

7. Jacksons Gone Wild

8. Thug News

9. Tip Your Hat to Whitey (Pineapples)

10. The War

11. Black Poet

12. Feed Other Countries

13. Ballmart

14. Drugs, Donuts, and Wealth

15. Thug Radio ID

16. Tip Your Hat to Whitey (Sugar Cane)

17. Affirmative Action

18. Tip Your Hat to Whitey (Mars)

19. Don't Cheat

20. The Morning After

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Is Chris Rock the most brilliant stand-up comedian of our day? Without a doubt (especially seeing as Chappelle is at his best in the skit format). Is this his best record? Probably not (that would be Bigger & Blacker). Will you laugh like hell every time you listen to it? Hell yes (if you are even marginally alive, this will make you fall out!) The album consists primarily of material from his don’t-call-it-a-comeback HBO comedy special Never Scared. There are also musical parodies of cotemporary rap music that probably sounded stale the day they were recorded, and a few exclusive sketches that are worth the price of admission alone. There’s a bonus DVD with "behind the scenes footage" which is pretty good if not a little trainspotter-y. Chris Rock is clearly older, and dealing with mature guy stuff here: how to keep his daughter from becoming a stripper, how to do what his wife tells him to and retain his dignity, etc. His Michael Jackson skit is probably the only one you ever need to hear, while social commentary like "Crackers" is so right-on, the bit should be played in every 8th grade social studies class on the first day. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, October 4, 2009

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This review is from: Never Scared (with Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

One of the funniest things I've ever seen! I actually went to see this live in D.C. and it was even funnier in person. I still roll on the floor laughing when I watch this even though I've watched it 20 times!

8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, March 24, 2005

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alexander laurence (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Never Scared (with Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

I had an argument with a guy who worked at a gas station. He was a fan of David Chapelle. I was telling him that Chris Rock is better. This music is a prefect example of that. "Off The Pole" talks about raising a daughter. Rock makes fun of rap music, Michael Jackson, and women. Rock says: "You are always going to love the music you were listening to when you first got laid." He talks about how Grandmaster Flash was art and how rap today is pretty raunchy. He says that women will dance to the most misogynous music. He says that Michael Jackson has lost his mind. He mentions that "Ed Bradley tried to make Michael Jackson look human." Chris Rock is political and thoughtful. This is his best record yet.

2 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Nearly Complete Disappointment, December 25, 2005

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Bryan_D (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Never Scared (with Bonus DVD) (Audio CD)

We should probably all get over _Roll With The New_. Rock's most classic bits all come from that CD, and it won't be topped anytime soon. Even with that in mind, I find _Never Scared_ to be almost a total waste of time. There are some funny bits, but much of the album is Rock expressing anger or other negative emotions in a non-comic way. It really feels more like venting than comedy. Bottom line: few laughs.