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Immigrant
Immigrant
Studio album by Belly
Released	12 October 2018
Recorded	2017–2018
Length	32:28
Label	Roc Nation; XO;
Producer	Austin Powerz; Ben Billions; Bijan Amir; Cirkut; DaHeala; Doc McKinney; ELew; Guerby Francois; Illangelo; Krystyana; Chelminski; Metro Boomin; Nav; Nick The Piff; Rex Kudo; Sam Hamad; Skinny; Southside; The ANMLS; TrakGirl;
Belly chronology
Singles from Immigrant
	"Maintain"; Released: 6 April 2018; "What You Want"; Released: 24 May 2018;

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]

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 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]

Singles

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]

Commercial performance

Immigrant debuted at 169 on the US Billboard 200 chart and at 31 on the Canadian Albums Chart.^[8]^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Another Note" (featuring Zack)	Ahmad Balshe Zakaria Kharbouch Benjamin Diehl	Ben Billions	2:30
2.	"Xion"	Balshe Sami Hamed Richard Muñoz Faris Al-Majed Bijan Amirkhani	Skinny The ANMLS Bijan Amir	2:14
3.	"Who Hurt You"	Balshe Abel Tesfaye Aubrey Graham Carlo Montagnese Martin McKinney Jason Quenneville Muñoz Al-Majed Krystyana Cleminski Nicholas Varvatsoulis	DaHeala The ANMLS	2:43
4.	"Immigrant" (featuring Meek Mill and M.I.A.)	Balshe Robert Williams Maya Arulpragasam Muñoz Al-Majed Leon Thomas Masamune Kudo	The ANMLS Thomas Rex Kudo	3:52
5.	"Numbers" (featuring Yo Gotti)	Balshe Mario Mims Guerby Francois Hamed Muñoz Al-Majed	Skinny The ANMLS	2:51
6.	"All for Me" (featuring Metro Boomin)	Balshe Leland Wayne Joshua Luellen	Metro Boomin Southside	2:02
7.	"Dust" (featuring French Montana)	Balshe Karim Kharbouch Christian Arroyo Nicholas Danton Muñoz Al-Majed	The ANMLS	2:40
8.	"What You Want" (featuring The Weeknd)	Balshe Tesfaye Muñoz Al-Majed Navraj Goraya Henry Walter	The ANMLS Nav Cirkut^[a]	3:15
9.	"What Does It Mean?"	Balshe Eric Lewis Hamed Muñoz Al-Majed Varvatsoulis	ELew Skinny The ANMLS	3:36
10.	"Maintain" (featuring Nav)	Balshe Goraya Francois Austin Schindler Shakari Boles	Austin Powerz TrakGirl	3:29
11.	"Street Cathedral"	Balshe Hamed Muñoz Al-Majed	Skinny The ANMLS	3:20
Total length:				32:28

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.

Sample credits

"Who Hurt You" samples "The Zone", performed by the Weeknd featuring Drake.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.^[10]

Musicians

Belly – primary artist (all tracks)
Zack – featured artist (track 1)
Meek Mill – featured artist (track 4)
M.I.A. – featured artist (track 4)
Yo Gotti – featured artist (track 5)
Metro Boomin – featured artist (track 6)
French Montana – featured artist (track 7)
The Weeknd – featured artist (track 8)
Nav – featured artist (track 10)

Technical

Jaycen Joshua – mixing (all tracks), studio personnel (all tracks)
Chris Athens – mastering (all tracks), studio personnel (all tracks)
Faris Al-Majed – recording (all tracks), studio personnel (all tracks), programming (tracks 2–5, 7–9), engineering (track 8)
Jacob Richards – assistant mixing (tracks 1, 4, 8), studio personnel (tracks 1, 4, 8)
Mike Seaberg – assistant mixing (tracks 1, 4), studio personnel (tracks 1, 4)
Rashawn Mclean – assistant mixing (tracks 1, 4), studio personnel (tracks 1, 4)
Ben Billions – programming (track 1)
Baruch "Mixx" Nembhard – mixing (track 2), engineering (track 10), studio personnel (tracks 2, 10)
David Nakaji – assistant mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5–11), studio personnel (tracks 2, 3, 5–11)
Iván Jiménez – assistant mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5–7, 11), studio personnel (tracks 2, 3, 5–7, 11)
Richard Muñoz – programming (tracks 2–5, 7–9)
DaHeala – programming (track 3)
Rex Kudo – programming (track 4)
Anthony Cruz – recording (track 4), studio personnel (track 4)
Metro Boomin – programming (track 6)
Southside – programming (track 6)
Shin Kamiyama – engineering (track 8), studio personnel (track 8)
Nav – programming (track 8)
DannyBoyStyles – recording (track 8), studio personnel (track 8)
Austin Powerz – programming (track 10)
TrakGirl – programming (track 10)