| Belly Dancer | |
| Cover: | BellyDancer.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Kardinal Offishall featuring Pharrell Williams |
| B-Side: | Sick! |
| Released: | March 25, 2003 |
| Recorded: | 2002 |
| Length: | 3:34 |
| Label: | MCA Records |
| Producer: | The Neptunes |
| Chronology: | Kardinal Offishall |
| Prev Title: | Ol' Time Killin' |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | Sick! |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
"Belly Dancer" is a song by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall featuring American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams, who produced it with Chad Hugo as The Neptunes. Released on March 25, 2003, it was originally the first single from the former's unreleased album, Firestarter Vol. 2: The F-Word Theory.[1] [2]
The song was inspired by Naomi Campbell, who was in the studio while the song was recorded.[2] [3] The single briefly appeared on the Billboard charts, and a music video was shot by Little X on May 7, 2003, in Toronto.[4] However, the video remains unreleased, because Kardinal's label at the time, MCA Records, was absorbed into Geffen Records,[2] leaving the single without promotion.
In an interview, Kardinal stated that he does not like the song, and "it was the first thing I did that wasn't from the heart."[5]
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