Shortly after, he earned another major songwriting credit on “6 Inch,” from Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed Lemonade. Belly won Songwriter of the Year at the 2016 SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) Awards.1 on the Billboard Hot 100-and the Grammy-winning “Earned it.” Most notably, he cowrote “The Hills”-which reached No. That year, Belly also racked up multiple songwriting credits on The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness.

The single “Might Not,” featuring The Weeknd, became Belly’s first single to make the Billboard Hot 100.

After signing to XO Records and Roc Nation, Belly released the 2015 mixtape Up for Days.

Belly’s 2007 debut album, The Revolution, went gold in Canada and received the 2008 Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year.

He learned to speak English partially by listening to The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 debut album, Ready to Die.

Born in Palestine, Belly moved with his family to Ottawa, Canada, at a young age.

Now, he’s an award-winning artist celebrated across borders.

Palestinian Canadian rapper Belly started making music in his teens to vent about being a poor Muslim immigrant.

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