After years of waiting and a hype appearance on God’s Son in “Zone Out”, Nas’ younger brother Jungle and his friend G-Wiz have finally arrived on the LP shelf with the album Bravehearted.

“ B Train” hits hard with the beat reminiscent of a late 80’s song. Jungle and Wiz talk about the streets, garden tools and what you can see in both. Short in length, this song doesn’t give the Queensbridge a chance to really get loose.

“ Quick To Back Down” features Lil’ Jon and Nas and of course both outshine the young cats. Nas talks about whom he dislikes and his conquers and Lil Jon, who also produced the beat shows why he’s the King Of Crunk. He really should get that term copy written, especially after 2003!

Swizz Beatz brings you a piano laced beat on “Twilight” and Nas starts by talking about his travel around the world and with the Bravehearts. Jungle talks about his past in the hood and getting shot and surviving. Wiz talks about what he would do to someone who thinks and talks more than he does. Not your typical beat, Swizz outdoes himself on this one!

“ Bravehearted” is the group anthem and L.E.S. gives the team a classic beat to get raw on. Wiz and Jun get busy talking about guns and rappers they feel need to crawl in a whole. Nas ends the song with fire of course stealing the show with talk of Colin Powell and Bush’s mistakes while still talking shit.

Newcomers Dirty Swift and Bruce Waynne produce “Buss My Gun”, a show of support for anyone down with the team. Jungle goes down the line talking about the guns he would use to protect his. Jones family member Nashawn returns and kills the track ridding the beat and leaving to ask why he isn’t on more material. Wiz sounds like a mad murderer as he says his piece about his piece and how he will leave his mark in you.

“ Cash Flow” produced by Lil Jon, brings the south back to QB with a whistle laced beat. The Bravehearts meanwhile talk about the all the ways they get their money from the concerts to the corners.

“ Situations” produced by Bastiany, has the fellas talking about the women and how their bond won’t be broken easily with the opposite sex. Nas and Jully Black show love on the track on the album with Nas giving you the short and sweet love story and Black giving you passion on the chorus and hook.

The “I Wanna” track is just a smut song with a female on the track telling the Bravehearts what she wants and would be willing to do. L.E.S. produces the guitar-laced track and the fellas just spit on the ins and outs of the finer flesh.

“ Sensations” is a song for the strip club circuit. The fellas talk about seeing those ladies and what the like them to do. Dirty Swift and Bruce Waynne produce the track and the Bravehearts can’t help but give up their freak tales.

“ Realize” is a return to the outside of the club and the streets as Jungle and Wiz return to drug and gun talk. Paul Poli produces the gutter track and the boys talk about why they live everyday to their fullest. Jungle actually gives a little glimpse into his past on the road with Nas and the people and places he has seen. Nashawn helps the track out his street tales. He needs to help a lot more!

“ I Will” is produced by Neo from the Ruff Ryder camp and is very reminiscent of Biggie’s “What’s Beef” at least in beginning. Both QB residents talk about of course violence and what they will do to they are tested.

Overall this album was very disappointing. The beats were fine and I had no problem bouncing but I needed more. The guest appearances by Nas, Lil’ Jon, Nashawn, Jully Black held the album from being a total disaster and were great, but Jungle and Wiz showed no diversity in lyrics and flow.

Wiz was okay but monotonous and Jungle’s voice in particular was increasingly annoying as the album moved on and the choruses on songs like "I Wanna", and "Sensations" were straight from the porno scene. I don’t have a problem hearing about women, guns, sex and drugs but not on every verse every song and that was what you get on this LP.

You would think they had no tongue because they never really said anything worth remembering. You will really be amazed how predictable the two main rappers are and equally disappointed.

This was easily the worst debut I heard in 2003. These guys need to get off the streets and sleep in the studio before they come back out.

Executive Producer Nas did all a favor by keeping this album off the shelves for this long because sometimes helping family hurts…badly! Business-wise, it would be nice to see Nas squash the beef and grab Cormega and Nature and restart The Firm.

That would be a great success for Ill Will Records and that is a reunion that I would kill for!

This album is like sinking in quicksand and getting teased with rope.

I’ll give it 2 globes for effort, the beats and the guest appearances. I can’t give any more! Even if I was paid off like a power(ful) radio station!