| Immigrant | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Belly |
| Cover: | Belly - Immigrant.png |
| Alt: | The cover is of a young Belly standing amongst a group of kids, with the words "Immigrant" shown above. |
| Released: | 12 October 2018 |
| Recorded: | 2017–2018 |
| Length: | 32:28 |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Mumble Rap |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | See You Next Wednesday |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
Immigrant is the second studio album by Palestinian-Canadian rapper Belly. It was released through Roc Nation and XO Records on 12 October 2018. The album features guest appearances from Zack, Meek Mill, M.I.A., Yo Gotti, Metro Boomin, French Montana, the Weeknd, and Nav. Production was handled by Metro Boomin and Nav themselves, alongside Ben Billions, Skinny, DaHeala, Southside, Cirkut, and ELew, among others.[1]
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", featuring Canadian rapper and fellow labelmate Nav, 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 2 September 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]
The lead single of the album, "Maintain", which features Canadian rapper and fellow labelmate Nav, was released on 6 April 2018.[6] The second single, "What You Want", which features Canadian singer and fellow label boss, the Weeknd, was released on 24 May 2018.[7]
Immigrant debuted at 169 on the US Billboard 200 chart and at 31 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[8] [9]
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Sample credits
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.[10]