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See You Next Wednesday (album)

2021 studio album by Belly

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ108208597 ↗
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See You Next Wednesday is the third studio album by Palestinian-Canadian rapper Belly. It was released on 27 August 2021, through Roc Nation and XO. The album features guest appearances from The Weeknd, Young Thug, Moneybagg Yo, Gunna, PnB Rock, Nas, Nav, Lil Uzi Vert, Big Sean, and Benny the Butcher. Production was handled by Belly, the Weeknd, and Nav themselves, alongside DannyBoyStyles, Zaytoven, Infamous, Ben Billions, DaHeala, and Skinny, among others.

Background

On 7 April 2020, Belly took to social media, where he revealed that for years he has been going to therapy for depression and PTSD. He also revealed that he regained the weight he had previously lost, and that he was on anti-depressants. He then hinted that new music was coming soon, by stating: "This shit is all I got, if anything can bring me back from the ashes; it's music, my family & my fans. I don't need sympathy or pity from anyone, I'm only saying this to let y'all know: I won't lay down and die... see you next wednesday". On January 14, 2021, Belly revealed that he received the "seal of approval" from Jay-Z and the Weeknd, and that the album would be titled See You Next Wednesday and was finished. Belly would later state in an interview that the album's title pays homage to film director John Landis and his well-known running gag of the same name. On 17 August, Belly revealed the album's release date and tracklist.

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The public source identifies “See You Next Wednesday (album)” as 2021 studio album by Belly. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Next, Wednesday and album.

Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2021, 2020—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2021-08-27. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Next, Wednesday and album providing the first useful test.
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