The Revolution is the debut
studio album by Canadian rapper,
Belly which was released on June 5, 2007 in
Canada on
Capital Prophets Records Inc. The album became a commercial success a month after its release, when it was certified gold by the
CRIA for shipping over 50,000 copies.[1] The lead single "
Pressure" won Best MuchVibe video at the
2007 MuchMusic Video Awards and also peaked at #10 on the
Canadian Singles Chart. Also the album won the
Rap Recording of the Year at the
2008 Juno Awards. All videos for the singles received heavy rotation on
Much Music. In April 2008 for the
2008 MuchMusic Video Awards, "Ridin'" was nominated for 4 MMVAs and won 1 of them for best rap video. "I'm the Man" was also nominated for 1 MMVA making Belly the only artist that year to be nominated in 5 categories.[2]