He also released his sixth mixtape in collaboration with rapper Kurupt entitled Belly & Kurupt The Lost Tapes 2008. In 2011, Belly released his fifth mixtape Sleepless Nights, hosted by DJ ill Will. The singles from The Revolution won two MuchMusic Video Awards for Best Rap Video: " Pressure" in 2007 and "Ridin'" in 2008.Ģ011–2012: Additional mixtapes and hiatus The Revolution achieved Gold sales in Canada and won the 2008 Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year. The System contained his hit singles "Ridin'", and "Pleasure". Other songs on this disc include "People Change" and "Leave Me Alone", where he talks about his longtime friends and the memories that he kept from them. The People contained more in depth songs, such as "History of Violence", "Follow Me", and "Revolutionary", where he challenges his listeners to discover the facts regarding the Middle East situation. This double disc album was divided into two sections: The People and The System. His debut album, The Revolution, was released on 5 June 2007. When the Senators made the Stanley Cup Finals, he released a second version of the song which featured goaltender Ray Emery. ĭuring the 2007 NHL Playoffs, as the Ottawa Senators were competing, Belly released the single "Bandwagon", produced by Hussain Hamdan. The latter remains his most controversial record to date, as he explains his views on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the War in Iraq. In April 2007, he released the video for his second single " Don't Be Shy", featuring Nina Sky, as well as the video for "History of Violence" directed by Martin Verigin and Jeffrey Hagerman. Main article: The Revolution (Belly album) Belly in 2008īelly's first single, " Pressure" featuring Ginuwine, peaked at number 10 on the Canadian CHR radio charts, and number one on MuchMusic's Video chart. Career 2007–2008: Early career and The Revolution When he was seven years old, he moved to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with his family, through Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Jordan, to escape violence and poverty. In 2020, he co-wrote tracks on the Weeknd's fourth studio album After Hours, including the 2019 single " Blinding Lights", which eventually became the Billboard #1 Greatest Hot 100 Hit of All Time in 2021.Īhmad Balshe was born on 7 April 1984 in Jenin, Palestine. Alongside his SOCAN award, Belly has won a Juno Award, three MuchMusic Video Awards, and has twice attained a top chart position in the national Much Music Countdown.
Belly then went on to release four mixtapes, and his second studio album Immigrant in 2018.īelly was honoured as Songwriter of the Year at the 2016 SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) Awards for his "significant and outstanding contributions to popular music over the past year".
Belly received a total of eleven credits across the former's latest studio albums, while also providing backing vocals and co-writing the song " 6 Inch" from the latter's album, Lemonade. He then released eight additional projects in a span of six years, including his debut studio album The Revolution (2007), as well as two collaborative mixtapes, The Lost Tapes and The Greatest Dream I Never Had, with Kurupt and DJ Drama, respectively.Īfter a hiatus from music, Belly secured a recording contract with XO in 2015, and later an additional contract with Roc Nation, after co-writing a variety of songs for R&B artists the Weeknd and Beyoncé. At 21 years old, he moved on to his main love hip-hop with the release of his debut mixtape, Death Before Dishonor: Vol. Born in Jenin, Balshe was raised in Ottawa.
Ahmad Balshe ( Arabic: أحمد بلشي) (born 7 April 1984), known professionally as Belly, is a Palestinian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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