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{{Short description|2004 Chris Rock stand-up comedy special}}
{{About|the comedy album by Chris Rock|the 2003 single by Bone Crusher|Never Scared (song)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image              =
| genre              = [[Stand-up comedy]]
| writer             = [[Chris Rock]]
| director           = [[Joel Gallen]]
| starring           = [[Chris Rock]]
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| executive_producer = [[Chris Rock]]<br>Michael Rotenberg<br>[[Joel Gallen]]
| producer           = 
| editor             = Bill DeRonde<br>Ryan Polito<br>Yoram Tal
| runtime            = 80 minutes
| company            = CR Enterprises<br>Tenth Planet Productions<br>[[3 Arts Entertainment]]
| network            = [[HBO]]
| released           = {{Start date|2004|04|17}} 
}}

'''''Never Scared''''' is a [[television special]] that premiered on [[HBO]] on April 17, 2004, starring comedian [[Chris Rock]]. It is the fourth special by [[Chris Rock]] recorded at the [[DAR Constitution Hall]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], on March 24, 2004.<ref>{{cite journal
  | last = Walters
  | first = Ben
  | title = Chris Rock - Never Scared 
  | journal = [[Sight and Sound]]
  | volume = 15
  | issue = 4
  | pages = 85
  | date = April 2005
  | url = 
  | issn = 0037-4806}}</ref>

==CD version==
{{Infobox album
| name         = Never Scared
| type         = live
| artist       = [[Chris Rock]]
| cover        = chrisrockneverscared.jpg
| released     = {{Start date|2005|02|15}}
| recorded     = March 24, 2004
| venue        = [[DAR Constitution Hall]], Washington, D.C.
| studio       = 
| genre        = {{flatlist|
* [[Comedy]]
* [[spoken word]]
}}
| length       = 75:26
| label        = [[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks]]/[[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| producer     = [[Prince Paul (producer)|Prince Paul]] and [[Don Newkirk]]
| prev_title   = [[Bigger & Blacker#CD version|Bigger & Blacker]]
| prev_year    = 1999
}}

The CD version, released on February 15, 2005, includes several recorded segments including a rap song performed with [[Lil' Jon]] called "Get Lower", and recurring themes of "Thug Radio" and "Tip Your Hat to Whitey".  At the conclusion of the album is a spoof [[movie trailer]] titled "Who Tha Fuck You Looking At"; the protagonists are made out to be black men, but the voice-over gives the cast as [[Steven Seagal]], [[Chingy]], [[Sidney Poitier]] and the sound of machine guns.

The skit "The Morning After" is a parody of "Where Are My Panties" from the album [[Speakerboxxx/The Love Below]] by [[Outkast]].

===Track listing===
# "Thug Radio Intro" – 0:25
# "Off the Pole" – 5:57
# "Real People of Ignorance (Rap Star)" – 1:02
# "Smack Her With A Dick (Rap Stand Up)" – 9:25
# "K-Rock" – 0:12
# "Get Lower (featuring [[Lil' Jon]])" – 2:38
# "[[Jackson family|Jacksons]] Gone Wild" – 10:05
# "Thug News" – 0:34
# "Tip Your Hat to Whitey (Hawaii)" – 1:19
# "The War" – 3:01
# "Black Poet" – 1:48
# "Feed Other Countries" – 1:38
# "Ballmart" – 0:38
# "Drugs, Donuts, & Wealth" – 9:42
# "Thug Radio ID" – 0:10
# "Tip Your Hat to Whitey (Jamaica)" – 1:33
# "Affirmative Action" – 7:50
# "Tip Your Hat to Whitey (Mars)" – 1:27
# "Don't Cheat" – 1:29
# "The Morning After" – 0:21
# "Real People of Ignorance (Tattoo)" – 1:03
# "Women Hate Women" – 2:42
# "K-Rock ID #2" – 0:05
# "Marriage" – 7:42
# "Thug Radio Sign Off" – 2:40

===Reception===
''Never Scared'' won the 2006 [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]].

==References in popular culture==
The 2012 rap song "Fair Fight"  by the group [[Strong Arm Steady]] samples a quote from the special, alongside a number of quotes from [[Eddie Griffin]]'s ''[[DysFUNKtional Family]]'' comedy show.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0405832}}

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[[Category:2004 television specials]]
[[Category:2005 live albums]]
[[Category:2000s American television specials]]
[[Category:2000s comedy albums]]
[[Category:Chris Rock albums]]
[[Category:DreamWorks Records live albums]]
[[Category:Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]]
[[Category:HBO network specials]]
[[Category:Stand-up comedy specials and films]]
[[Category:Television shows written by Chris Rock]]
[[Category:Films directed by Joel Gallen]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at DAR Constitution Hall]]