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Belly is a american film of genre Drama directed by Hype Williams released in USA on 4 november 1998 with Nas

Belly (1998)

Belly
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Released in USA 4 november 1998
Length 1h32
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Musical,    Crime
Rating61% 3.0989753.0989753.0989753.0989753.098975

Belly is a 1998 American crime drama film, directed by music video director Hype Williams, in his film directing debut. Filmed in New York City, the film stars rappers DMX and Nas, alongside with Taral Hicks, Method Man, dancehall artist Louie Rankin and R&B singer T-Boz. Besides starring in the film, Nas also narrates and collaborated with Hype Williams on the film's script along with DMX (who, uncredited, also narrates the beginning and the end parts of the film).

Synopsis

The film begins in early 1999, with two young New York street criminals Tommy Bunds ("Bundy") (DMX) and Sincere ("Sin") (Nas), along with their associates in crime Mark and Black. The four violently rob a nightclub, murdering five people. Escaping in a stolen car, they cheer their success. Black goes to dump the car while the rest retreat to Tommy's house, where they celebrate and joke around (The movie Gummo is playing on the tv), waking Tommy's girlfriend Keisha (Taral Hicks). Sincere soon leaves and is followed in gesture by the others. He returns home to his girlfriend Tionne (Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins) and infant daughter Kenya. Meanwhile, Tommy learns of a new form of heroin which he takes as a lucrative business opportunity.

Actors

Nas

(Sincere)DMX

(Tommy 'Buns' Bundy)Taral Hicks

(Kisha)Method Man

(Shameek)Tionne Watkins

(Tionne)
And :
Hassan Johnson
Kurt Loder
Tyrin Turner
Oliver "Power" Grant
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