"Never Scared" is a song by American hip hop recording artist

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, released as his debut single and the lead single from his debut album, '' AttenCHUN!''. The song was produced by Avery Johnson and features verses from fellow

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and T.I. The song became a

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hit, reaching number 26 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, while also reaching the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Hip-Hop and

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charts. The success of the single propelled ''AttenCHUN!'' to reach number one on the

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, although Bone Crusher's success would be short-lived as "Never Scared" would be his only charting single. The song, however, was only the first of many future hit singles for T.I. The official remix (dubbed "The Takeover Remix") features verses by New York-based rappers Cam'ron,

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and Busta Rhymes. The song was used by the

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as its theme song for the 2003 season. A Madden Remix to "Never Scared" is also featured on the video game '' Madden NFL 04''. In 2015 Bone Crusher reprises a version of the chorus from "Never Scared" for the song "All of Me" from WAOR (also ft. Josh Mckay) Archived a
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The song is featured on WAORs EP "Get Ready For WAOR" released October 1, 2016.

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