Immigrant (album)


Immigrant, 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, French Montana, Yo Gotti, M.I.A., Meek Mill, Nav and The Weeknd.

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 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.
Belly responded with a number of tweets; "20 of you pussies couldn’t take me off my feet" 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." 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"

Singles

The first single is "Maintain". It features fellow XO labelmate, Nav.
The second single is "What You Want". It features Canadian musician, The Weeknd.

Commercial performance

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

Tracklist

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.
Sample credits