Belly (film)
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| Belly | |
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 Nas (left) and DMX on the Belly DVD cover. |
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| Directed by | Hype Williams |
| Produced by | Larry Meistrich Ron Rotholz Robert Salerno Hype Williams |
| Written by | Anthony Bodden Nas Hype Williams |
| Starring | DMX Nas Taral Hicks Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins Method Man Louie Rankin |
| Music by | Stephen Cullo |
| Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | November 4, 1998 (USA) |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
| IMDb profile | |
Belly is a 1998 motion picture, the feature film debut of music video director Hype Williams. An urban drama, the film stars rappers DMX and Nas as Tommy and Sincere, former partners in crime who become enstranged after Sincere decides to go straight and Tommy takes on a major drug deal from a Jamaican drug lord. The film also stars Taral Hicks, rappers Method Man and Vita, dancehall artist Louie Rankin and R&B singer T-Boz from TLC. Besides starring in the film, Nas also narrates and collaborated with Hype Williams on the screenplay.
The film was mildly received by critics, generally praised for its highly stylized visual design and cinematography and criticized for what critics saw as a weak plot. However, it remains much more popular with hip hop audiences, and was released on DVD in 2004 in a "special edition" package.
Belly 2, a sequel tentatively named Beast, is in the works with returning rappers/actors DMX and Nas reprising their roles.[2]
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[edit] Filmtrack
The film contains many memorable dancehall reggae songs that are not included on the soundtrack.[3]
- "Back to Life (A Cappella Version)" - Soul II Soul
- "House in Motion" - Olu Dara
- "Blue Agony" - Olu Dara
- "Sincere" - Olu Dara
- "Windpipe" - Wu-Tang Clan
- "Pregame" - Sauce Money featuring Jay-Z
- "Sucky Ducky" - Mr. Vegas
- "I Wanna Live" - The Bravehearts
- "Blood Sweat and Tears" - M.O.P.
- "Swell Up" - Crucial Conflict
- "No Way In, No Way Out" - Lady
- "Grand Finale" - DMX, Method Man, Nas & Ja Rule
- "Two Sides" - Hot Totti
- "Story to Tell" - Ja Rule
- "Devil's Pie" - D'Angelo
- "Bashment Time" - Mr. Easy and Frisco Kid
- "Top Shotter" - DMX, Sean Paul & Mr. Vegas
- "Deep Cut" - David Banner
- "What About" - Sparkle
- "The Right Man" - Frisco Kid
- "Technology" - Temple of Soul
- "Bam Bam" - Sister Nancy
- "Silly" - Taral Hicks
[edit] Soundtrack
- "No Way In, No Way Out" - Lady
- "Devil's Pie" - D'Angelo
- "Grand Finale" - DMX, Method Man, Nas & Ja Rule
- "Never Dreamed You Leave In Summer" - Jerome
- "What About" - Sparkle
- "Two Sides" - Hot Totti
- "Movin' Out" - Mýa
- "Top Shotter" - DMX, Sean Paul & Mr. Vegas
- "Story To Tell" - Ja Rule
- "Crew Love" - Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek & Beanie Sigel
- "Sometimes" - Noreaga and Maze
- "We All Can Get It On" - Drag-On
- "Militia Remix" - Gang Starr, WC & Rakim
- "Windpipe" - Wu-Tang Clan
- "Pre-Game" - Sauce Money & Jay-Z
- "Tommy's Theme" - Made Men & The L.O.X.
- "Some Niggaz" - Half-A-Mil
- "I Wanna Live" - The Bravehearts, Nature & Nas
[edit] Trivia
The dancehall scene contains a performance by a then-relatively new and unknown reggae artist, Sean Paul. It was a remix of DMX's song Here Comes the Boom, featuring Sean Paul and Mr. Vegas.
[edit] Notes
- ↑ LaSalle, Mick (Nov. 4, 1998). "A Clumsy Film Debut, Williams' `Belly' Flops". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ Richberg, Chris and Williams, Houston (Jun. 12, 2006). "DMX Talks 'Beast' Sequel to 'Belly'. AllHipHop.com: Daily Hip-Hop News.
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| Discography |
| Albums |
| Illmatic • It Was Written • The Firm • I Am... • Nastradamus • QB's Finest • Stillmatic • Best of Nas • The Lost Tapes • From Illmatic to STillmatic • God's Son • Street's Disciple • Hip Hop Is Dead • The Lost Tapes 2 |
| Singles |
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| Other songs: "Ether" • "Supa Ugly" |
| Related articles |
| Columbia • Def Jam • Ill Will • Belly • Nas vs. Jay-Z feud • Jay-Z • Memphis Bleek • AZ • Bravehearts • Cormega • Kelis • Foxy Brown • Nature • Salaam Remi • Wu-Tang Clan |
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