Since the summer of 2015, the prolific songwriter and musician has released three acclaimed mixtapes:
Up for Days,
Another Day in Paradise and most recently,
Inzombia. Each body of work full of cinematic soundscapes, hard-hitting rhymes and earworm hooks has earned the artist more praise than the last. The single “Might Not” featuring The Weeknd, released on
Up for Days, spent a month atop the Rhythmic Radio charts on Billboard in the Spring of 2016, and recently became certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of 1,000,000.
Another Day in Paradise, which features the singles “Ballerina” and “You” featuring Kehlani, was recently honored with a nomination for “Rap Recording of the Year” at the 2017 JUNO Awards.
Inzombia, released in November 2016, has become his most acclaimed project yet, with attention garnered from the likes of
The FADER, Complex, GQ, XXL, Paper, Noisey/Vice, Pigeons and Planes, Billboard, Hot New Hip Hop and more. Belly has also made a name for himself for pairing his songs with enthralling visuals, recently sharing clips for
Inzombia highlights “
Trap Phone” featuring Jadakiss, “
Re-Up” featuring NAV, “
Frozen Water” featuring Future and his latest, “
Consuela” featuring Young Thug and Zack.Outside of his own music, Belly is equally celebrated for his songwriting abilities. The Academy Award-nominated and Grammy-winning musician has worked with a stellar group of artists, penning tracks alongside the likes of The Weeknd, Beyoncé (“6 Inch” off of
Lemonade), Lil Wayne, Future, Travis Scott, Kehlani, Ariana Grande, Youth Thug, Juicy J, French Montana, Ty Dolla $ign and BANKS, among others. Last year, Belly was honored with the “Songwriter of the Year” award at the 2016 SOCAN Awards (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) Awards for his significant contribution to popular music.
