Back to Belly
A few years ago I worked at 2 Boots Video in the East Village. We would have to be playing something on the video screens all the time, so we usually opted for either something made strictly visual affect or “Mean Girls.” One of the best movies to play later in the shift was the Hype Williams film, “Belly.” Because he directed several amazing Janet Jackson videos, it made sense that this movie look like a hour of music videos on BET, and they had DMX star in it! And even though it may not be one of smartest films ever, the intro to the movie is all sorts of EVERYTHING! It features one of the most perfect uses of music and film, along with lighting, editing and NaS ever in film.
This song brings me back to that scene, always. Over twenty years later, this song could still be a number one (at least in the UK). It was one of the first big hits for super Birt producer Nelle Hooper, who went on to produce every amazing song to come out in Europe in the 90s. And this mix of the track highlights the amazing vocal ability of the hugely underrated, Caron Wheeler.
