No doubt I am a very big Aaliyah fan. "4 Page Letter" is one of my favorite songs from the superstar. Timbaland and Aaliyah made a deadly combo. I was stunned to hear about her death and really miss her music. Apparently, a movie is in the works about the singer and R&B singer Keisha Chante is supposed to play Aaliyah. R.I.P Aaliyah!! You are surely missed...
Now, I know I have been gone awhile from posting but yall know I had to make sure I speak my peace on Aaliyah. I can't believe its been seven years since our angel made her transition (Aug.25,2001 at 22). She was true representative of the type of young lady I am. She was a pretty young lady that was so laid back that can't adapt to an situtation. She had that cute tomboy style but was still very much a lady. As she grew older, we got the chance to see her as she fully blossom into someone that everyone respected. I didn't know her personally but I feel a connection to her. That's why still to this day you still hear people say they miss her and I know I always will. Check out some rare footage of a young Aaliyah working in the studio with R. Kelly and one of my favorite videos from her.
At Your Best (You are Love) Remix is probabaly one of my favorite Aaliyah tracks. I loved this song when it came out and I still do. It is actually an Isley Brothers song. When this song came out, I was about about 13 years-old and singing this song like crazy! Haha! The song was included on her first album, but not this remix version though. She was working with R. Kelly then and we all know that he was robbing the cradle too. Let me know if you used to like song and R.I.P Aaliyah!!!
Fader Magazine is presenting its Annual Icon Issue: A Tribute To The Influential Aaliyah, with contributions from producers, family, friends & peers. Aaliyah really influence a lot of these female artist out today with her style and grace so it's wonderful to see her being honor. She is truly timeless.
Here’s a few excerpts:
Missy Elliott
“We was gonna save the world. We was gonna change music every chance we got. We was gonna always be family. Forever.”
Mark Ronson
“If it wasn’t for Aaliyah being the face and voice of [Missy Elliott and Timbaland’s] sound they might have never got to where they did. They were presenting their sort of brilliant but challenging breakthrough music through this beautiful young girl who could sing it perfectly.”
Kidada Jones
“I think about her all the time…Anytime she’s brought up or her music comes on the radio, it’s sweet, but it definitely sounds like she found a niche before it was here. If you listen to her music it’s so relevant today, but we had it so long ago.”
Damon Dash
“She was already a fashion icon, she was getting into movies, she had already planted that seed. If she was alive today she would be so relevant. I see little bits of her everywhere I look, in a lot of artists.”
Jomo Hankerson
“I think a lot of that mysteriousness they talk about was just what she was. She seemed like she came here already grown up, from the beginning.”
