Immigrant (album)

Immigrant (stylized in caps), is the second studio album by Palestinian-Canadian hip hop recording artist Belly. It was released on October 12, 2018 by Roc Nation and XO. The album is supported by two singles; "Maintain" and "What You Want". The album features guest appearances from Zack, Meek Mill, M.I.A., Yo Gotti, Metro Boomin, French Montana, and fellow Canadian labelmates The Weeknd and Nav.[1]

Immigrant
Studio album by Belly
Released	October 12, 2018
Recorded	2017–2018
Length	32:28
Label	Roc Nation XO
Producer	Jason Quenneville (exec.) Ahmad "Belly" Balshe (exec.) Amir "Cash" Emailian (exec.) The ANMLS Austin Powerz Ben Billions Bijan Amir Cirkut DaHeala Doc McKinney Eric Lewis Guerby Francois Illangelo Krystyana Chelminski Metro Boomin Nav Nick The Piff Rex Kudo Sam Hamad $kinny Southside Trakgirl
Belly chronology
Mumble Rap (2017) Immigrant (2018)
Singles from Immigrant
"Maintain" Released: April 5, 2018 "What You Want" Released: May 24, 2018

Background

The album was teased numerous times late 2017, with the album title then being "Midnight Zone". Belly also shared in studio images of himself working alongside American rapper Jay-Z, which speculated the two working on a song together. Following the release of "Maintain", Belly was attacked by security guards at the Coachella event, during The Weeknd's headlining set.[2] Belly responded with a number of tweets; "20 of you pussies couldn’t take me off my feet" [3] and "no negative bullshit can steal my joy.. I performed the best show of my life, on 4/20 at Coachella ‼️I really came from nothing, and I’m still here.. it’s gotta mean something."[4] The album was officially announced on social media on September 2, 2018, with a new album title and an official release date, where he stated the following; "With everything going on, I can’t sit by and say nothing. I decided to speak my truths. my album is now called || IMMIGRANT || out on October 12 || xotwod || RN" [5]

Singles

The lead single of the album, "Maintain", featuring Canadian rapper and fellow labelmate, Nav, was released on April 6, 2018.[6] The second single, "What You Want", featuring Canadian singer and fellow label boss, The Weeknd, was released on May 24, 2018.[7]

Commercial performance

Immigrant debuted at 169 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and at 31 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.[9][10]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Another Note" (featuring Zack)	Ahmad Balshe Zakaria Kharbouch Benjamin Diehl	Ben Billions	2:30
2.	"Xion"	Balshe Richard Muñoz Bijan Amirkhani Faris Al-Majed	$kinny DaHeala Bijan Amir The ANMLS	2:14
3.	"Who Hurt You"	Balshe Al-Majed Munoz	The ANMLS Nick The Piff Illangelo Doc McKinney Krystyana Chelminski	2:43
4.	"Immigrant" (featuring Meek Mill and M.I.A.)	Balshe Robert Williams Maya Arulpragasam Muñoz Al-Majed	Rex Kudo DaHeala The ANMLS	3:52
5.	"Numbers" (featuring Yo Gotti)	Balshe Mario Mims Muñoz Al-Majed	Skinny The ANMLS Guerby Francois	2:51
6.	"All for Me" (featuring Metro Boomin)	Balshe Leland Wayne Joshua Luellen	Metro Boomin Southside	2:02
7.	"Dust" (featuring French Montana)	Balshe Karim Kharbouch Muñoz Al-Majed	The ANMLS	2:40
8.	"What You Want" (featuring The Weeknd)	Balshe Abel Tesfaye Navraj Goraya Muñoz Al-Majed	Nav Cirkut The ANMLS	3:15
9.	"What Does it Mean?"	Balshe Muñoz Al-Majed	$kinny The ANMLS Nick The Piff Eric Lewis	3:36
10.	"Maintain" (featuring Nav)	Balshe Goraya Austin Powerz Shakari Boles	Austin Powerz TRAKGIRL	3:29
11.	"Street Cathedral"	Balshe Muñoz Al-Majed	The ANMLS	3:20
Total length:				32:28

Sample credits

• "Who Hurt You" samples "The Zone", performed by The Weeknd featuring Drake.

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11]	31
US Billboard 200[12]	169

References

1. "Immigrant / Belly Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
2. "Read about Coachella incident regarding Belly on Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
3. "Read Belly's tweets on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
4. "Follow Belly on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
5. "Pre-order Immigrant by Belly on HotNewHipHop". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
6. "Listen to Maintain by Belly on TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
7. "Listen to What You Want by Belly on Apple". Apple Music. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
8. "Check Immigrant's album peak on the Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
9. Immigrant (CD liner notes). Belly. Roc Nation. 2018. 96243083.CS1 maint: others (link)
10. "Immigrant / Belly TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
11. "Belly Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
12. "Belly Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2019.