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Belly is a 1998 motion picture, the feature film debut of music video director Hype Williams. Filmed in Omaha as an urban drama, the film stars rappers DMX and Nas as Tommy and Sincere, former partners in crime who become estranged 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. The scene in which the Jamaican drug lord's house is raided is heavily influenced by the 1983 movie, Scarface. Belly 2, a sequel tentatively named Beast," is in the works with returning rappers/actors DMX and Nas reprising their roles.

Plot

The movie begins when Tommy (DMX) and Sincere (Nas), along with fellow crew members Mark and Black, rob a nightclub. After dropping Black off, the others go to Tommy's house to hide out for a while. Their noise awakens Keisha (Taral Hicks), Tommy's girlfriend, who is trying to sleep. Sincere says that he too is tired, and he and Mark leave soonafter. Sincere returns to his house, where his wife T/Tionne (Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins) and baby Kenya wait. Back at Tommy's house, Tommy learns of a new, potent drug that's making its way to America.
   After a passionate night with their women, Tommy and Sincere meet early in the morning and Tommy tells Sincere about the new drug, and also how much money they could make if they got involved with Tommy's friend Ox, a druglord who is receiving shipments. Reluctantly, Sincere agrees.

Filmtrack

The film contains many memorable dancehall reggae songs that are not included on the soundtrack.(External Link)
  1. "Back to Life (A Cappella Version)" - Soul II Soul
  2. "wow i made it" - Olu Dara
  3. "Blue Agony" - Olu Dara
  4. "Sincere" - Olu Dara
  5. "Windpipe" - Wu-Tang Clan
  6. "Pregame" - Sauce Money featuring Jay-Z
  7. "Sucky Ducky" - Mr. Vegas
  8. "I Wanna Live" - The Bravehearts
  9. "Blood Sweat and Tears" - M.O.P.
  10. "Swell Up" - Crucial Conflict
  11. "No Way In, No Way Out" - Lady
  12. "Grand Finale" - DMX, Method Man, Nas & Ja Rule
  13. "Two Sides" - Hot Totti
  14. "Story to Tell" - Ja Rule
  15. "Devil's Pie" - D'Angelo
  16. "Bashment Time" - Mr. Easy and Frisco Kid
  17. "Top Shotter" - DMX, Sean Paul & Mr. Vegas
  18. "Deep Cut" - David Banner
  19. "What About" - Sparkle
  20. "The Right Man" - Frisco Kid
  21. "Technology" - Temple of Soul
  22. "Bam Bam" - Sister Nancy
  23. "Silly" - Taral Hicks

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, Raekwon & Noreaga
  • "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

    Production

    The dancehall scene contains a performance by a then-relatively new and unknown reggae artist, Sean Paul. The song performed was a remix of DMX's song "Here Comes the Boom (Top Shotter)",which featured Sean Paul and Mr. Vegas.
       The scene in which Sincere (Nas) goes back to his old neighborhood and talks to the 12 year-old drug dealer Shorty bears similarities and parallels to the last verse of his song "One Love" off of his 1994 album Illmatic.
       Three members of the Wu-Tang Clan in total appear in the film. Method Man, Ghostface Killah (the driver of the car Method Man hops into after the club shootout), and Oliver "Power" Grant of Wu-Tang Management.
       The movie Gummo is seen playing in the background in the scene in Tommy's house near the beginning of the film
       

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