Belly Talks Almost Retiring, Life Lessons, Nas & Hov Co-Signs, Early Parties w/ The Weeknd & More

Timecodes - 1:00 - Belly manifested a JAY Z Co-sign
3:55 - Belly learning to rap and finding his sound from the greats
6:00 - Belly’s most emotional song?
6:30 - 7:30 - Why Loyalty is so important for Belly
7:30 - Belly on Having good people around him
8:10 - Music being Belly’s therapy
10:10 - Belly’s early success in Canada
12:00 - Belly talks about taking a step back from the limelight and re-aligning with his passion
12:30 - Darkest moments and bouncing back
10:15 - “sometimes you leave just to see if you miss it then you come back”
11:00 - Belly talks about needing to be passionate about music
15:00 - Belly’s life motto - “get better everyday”
15:30 - does Belly believe in reincarnation? Belly talks about spirituality
17:00 - partying with The Weeknd
17:45 - “we didn’t know that in that moment we were gonna clique up and make history”
18:00 - On seeing the greatness in The Weeknd
19:00 - The Weeknd’s pen is the coldest
20:00 - Belly on JAY-Z being the bar for lyricism
21:30 - “three weeks before, I said Hov is gonna hear this”
22:00 - How Belly Manifested JAY-Z Listening To His Music
23:00 - Belly on the importance of his mental health
24:00 - Belly talks about getting Nas on a song
25:00 - Belly still wants a verse from Andre 3000
26:30 - Diddy and Diddy calling him after his LA Leakers Freestyle
28:00 - only wanting to release music when he knows his fans will like it
29:00 - Belly talks about Karma and his soul being pure
31:40 - Belly Almost Retired


Belly speaks about Jay Z, Diddy, Nas, The Weeknd listening to his music and how much went into that moment.

Video Edited By:
Sage Velastegui
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Research & Interview Conducted By:
Jeremy Hecht
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Shot By:
Jordan Saint-Pierre
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& Joshua Wexler
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Talent Booking:
Dan Resnick

Executive Producer: Sharath Cherian

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