Bravado + Intimo Explained

Bravado + Intimo
Type:	album
Artist:	IDK
Cover:	Bravado + Intimo album cover by IDK.jpg
Alt:	A stylized cartoon drawing of IDK posing
Recorded:	2023–2024
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	32:28
Label:	IDK
Prev Title:	F65
Prev Year:	2023

Bravado + Intimo (shortened and stylized as B.i.) is the fifth studio album by American rapper and record producer IDK. It was self-released on November 1, 2024. The album features guest appearances from Gunna, Joey Badass, Conway the Machine, and TheArtist. Production was primarily handled by IDK himself, alongside Tae Beast, Mario Luciano, Blwyrmnd, and Turbo, among others.

Background and promotion

Following IDK's fourth studio album F65, Bravado + Intimo is considered to have trap and jazz influences.^[1]

In an interview with Hypebeast on November 5, IDK described why the songs are labeled with an B or an I after the title; these stand for bravado and intimo respectively. IDK describes the meanings of bravado and intimo, with bravado being the braggadocio, and intimo being internal thoughts and desires that IDK describes as his "true self."^[2]

Track listing

Notes

• Track titles are stylized in all caps, although the letter "I" is kept in lowercase.
• "Celine in the Trap" contains samples of "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)...", written by Sean Combs, Thomas Brenneck, Bosco Mann, David Guy, Deleno Matthews, Leon Michels, Levar Coppin, Michael Deller, and Shawn Carter, and performed by Jay-Z.
• "Supernova" contains interpolations of "Supernova", written by Donte Perkins and JaVonté Pollard, as performed by JaVonté.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Morris . Damien . IDK: Bravado + Intimo review – bright beats, retrograde rhymes . theguardian.com . 1 November 2024 . 8 November 2024.
2. Web site: Bernstein . Elaina . IDK Is as Sure as Ever . hypebeast.com . 5 November 2024 . 11 November 2024.