Belly Says He’s ‘Like Biggie And Puff Combined’; Shares How His Career Was Inspired By The Famed Rappers
etcanada.comBelly credits two of the biggest rappers of all time — Biggie Smalls and P. Diddy — for inspiring his rap career. In the Palestinian-Canadian rapper’s new song “Ambiance”, off his upcoming album Mumble Rap 2, he raps: “I’m Biggie and Puff combined, at least that’s what I feel like.” While chatting with ET Canada’s Morgan Hoffman in a new interview, we asked Belly if he really feels that way. “I was raised on Biggie and Puff, you know.
So I think I took a little bit from each one of them when it came time to come out as my own artist,” the 39-year-old said, elaborating that he took “Puff’s influence on the business side of what I do.
And Big’s influence on the music side of what I do.” READ MORE: Longtime Collaborator Belly On The Weeknd’s Decision To Kill Alter Ego: ‘I Trust What He Wants To Do’ “I was able to take both.
So I’m grateful for that,” he continued, adding that, when he started listening to Biggie, he “barely knew how to speak English.
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