Belly (rapper)

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Belly
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Ahmad Balshe
Alias = Rebellyus, Canada's Godfather, Belly Boy
Born = April 7 1984 (age 24) Jenin, Palestine
Died =
Origin = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Instrument =
Genre = Canadian hip hop, Gangsta rap
Occupation = Rapper
Years_active = 2001-Present
Label = CP Records
Associated_acts = Ginuwine, Nina Sky, Kurupt, Mario Winans, Danny Fernandes, Massari ,Vico
URL = www.bellylive.com

"Belly" (real name Ahmad Balshe) is a rapper who was born April 7 1984 in Jenin, Palestine. He currently resides in Greely, Ontario, Canada. He twice attained a top chart position in the national Much Music Countdown.

In April 2007, Belly released the video for his second single "Don't Be Shy" featuring Nina Sky, as well as the video for "History of Violence" which remains his most controversial record to date. In "History Of Violence", Belly explains his views on the Palestine-Israel conflict, and the War in Iraq. [cite web|url=http://music.aol.ca/article/belly/42/|title=Belly shoots from the gut|accessdate=June |accessyear=2007]

Shortly after, "I'm The Man" featuring Kurupt was released and it was premiered as the "Big One" on MuchMusic. He also released a video for "Smell Like Money" on MySpace in early October.

In late October 2007, his third single featuring Mario Winans entitled "Ridin'" was released. The video features Mario Winans, model KD Aubert, who plays Belly's lead-girl and Dr. Benjamin Chavis.

Career highlights

Go Sens Go

During the 2007 NHL Playoffs, as the Ottawa Senators were competing, Belly released a single entitled "Go Sens Go." When the Senators made the Stanley Cup Finals, Belly released a second version of the song which featured goaltender Ray Emery. The "Go Sens Go" song was a huge success among Ottawa Senator fans. [cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Playoffs/Ottawa/2007/05/18/4190720-sun.html|title=Champions, baby|accessdate=May 18 |accessyear=2007]

"The Revolution"

His debut album, "The Revolution", was released June 5, 2007. This double disc album was divided into two sections: "The People" and "The System". "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. Other songs on this disc include "People Change", "Leave me Alone", where he talks about his long time friends and the memories that he kept from them. "The System" contained his hit singles "Don't Be Shy", "Ridin" and "Pressure". Belly won the 2008 Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year for his album "The Revolution". Also at the MMVA [ much music video awards ] , Belly won Best Rap Video, for 2 years in a row, this year was for the song Ridin, which also reach number 1 video on the much music countdown

2008 police raid

A major police raid was conducted at the artist's home in Greely on 15 August 2008 based on a search warrant to seek firearms there. However, the only evidence of note found in this raid were three BB guns that were purchased from a Canadian Tire store. No charges were laid and Belly later commented that the raid "was a waste of Ottawa taxpayers' money, but now my neighbours can see that I don't have anything to hide." [cite news | url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=a4574180-f7ef-43df-ba72-c92ce04ab4e3 | publisher="Ottawa Citizen" | accessdate=2008-08-17 | date=17 August 2008 | title=Police gun raid on rapper's home a total bust | authors=Dimmock, Gary; Nixon, Geoff ]

Discography

tudio albums

* "The Revolution" (2007)

ingles

* "Let Me Live" (2006)
* "Rush the Floor" Massari f. Belly (2006)
* "Pressure" feat. Ginuwine (2007)
* "History Of Violence"
* "Don't Be Shy" feat. Nina Sky (2007)
* "I'm The Man" feat. Kurupt (2007)
* "Smell Like Money"
* "Ridin'" feat. Mario Winans (2007)
* "Get To Know You" feat. Keshia Chanté (2008)
* "Private Dancer" Danny Fernandes Feat. Belly

ingles chart positions

Offical Mixtapes

*Dj Kool Kid Presents: Death Before Dishonor Vol.1 - 2005
*Dj Kay Slay Presents: Death Before Dishonor Vol.2 - 2006
*Big Mike Presents: Death Before Dishonor Vol.3 - 2007
*Hate me now or Love me for ever Vol.1 - 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.bellylive.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/bellylive/ Official Myspace page]