And got creeped the hell out. WTF was up with her parents letting her sing some shit like that and make damn sex noises at fifteen? "disbelief:

The thought this song was about the "R" and the fact that he sung her name on his first hit "She's Got That Vibe" speaks to what a fucked up society this is.


Rant over.

Hobbitch said:

I agree. Parents often let those dollar signs cloud their judgement. tis fucked up indeed.

Well Aaliyah was older than me, so when I heard the record I didn't get creeped out. I think it's R.Kelly's best work though, that first Aaliyah album.

CinisterCee said:

I can understand that you weren't creeped out, being the age you were but I was already an adult with kids. And a fifteen year old singing about 'throwin' down ain't nuthin but a thang', is fucked up.

Hobbitch said:

Aaliyah's uncle, Barry Hankerson, was R.Kelly's manager at the time.
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TonyVanDam said:

Even more fucked up.

Hobbitch said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly

12 Play and Aaliyah

By 1993, Kelly had left the group to forge a solo career released his solo debut, 12 Play. The album yielded the top 40 singles, "Sex Me (Pt. 1)", the #1 hit, "Bump & Grind", and "Your Body's Callin'". In 1994, he had completed singer Aaliyah's debut album, Age Ain't Nothing But A Number. Released that summer, the album eventually went platinum on the strength of singles like "Back and Forth" and "At Your Best".

Kelly and Aaliyah illegally married in 1994; Aaliyah was only 15 but claimed to be 18 on the marriage papers. Vibe magazine revealed their marriage in 1995, and the two quickly and quietly annulled their union. Aaliyah also ended her professional partnership with Kelly at that time, going on to a hugely successful career that came to a tragic end when she died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001. Allegations of dalliances with underage girls would come back to haunt Kelly nearly ten years later, but at the time, rumors of the marriage were brushed off with denials.

Hobbitch said:

Still a damned good song, though...

AlexdeParis said:

To each his own....

"Your Body's Colin"

CinisterCee said:

"Your Body's Callin' (His and Hers Mix)"

'Liyah, break it down
Boy, my body's callin' you, so
Do what you've gotta do
Are you hungry baby?
Do you wanna eat?

I'm not much older than Aaliyah, so that's my excuse. And the records were hot!

Hobbitch said:

They should have thrown his ass in jail but all they saw was "money" that could be made for their daughter. That may not be a nice thing to say, but a 15 year old with a grown ass man? Something just isn't right with that picture.

AlexdeParis said:

This used to be my song. I loved this remix. Aaliyah voice sounded smooth on the track. After I saw the sex tape I bid farewell to R.

AlexdeParis said:

Jesus I never heard THAT version!

silverandgold said:

When I saw them on video soul together in matching outfits i was thinking something wasn't right. donnie simpson had the same look on his face. as beautiful as aaliyah was there was nothing womanly about her body back then. he is a perv. i can't believe her parents didn't pick up on that. maybe they did and chose to ignore it.

k7i2m3 said:

I know, right! That song was fire! I'm glad I wasn't an adult then, because I would've missed out on a great track. I've heard it so much by now that it doesn't phase me.

CinisterCee said:

It was only on the single, but it's finally available again on the Remix City album. You should get it.

CinisterCee said:

yeah, I never heard this version either. But don’t know if I want to knowing what I know now.

JackieBlue said:

If you have iTunes, you can listen here:

http://phobos.apple.com/W...i=89905048

JackieBlue said:

it's way better than the original, imo.

I remember not liking Aaliyah when she first came out due to her relationship with R Kelly. He always creeped me out!! It wasn't until she distanced herself from him that I started to feel her. I remember she always wore dark glasses and I thought maybe something was wrong with her eyes or something.

I used to have that album years ago when it first came out, but I don't remember the sex sounds. I think I was 11 at the time. I haven't listened to it since, I don't even know if I still have it.....probably not. Yeah, I think I'd be freaked out too hearing a 15 yr. old moan if I listened to it today

AnckSuNamun said:

this version wasn't on the 12 play cd.

silverandgold said:

crazyness-

but its not as unusual as it sounds. when i was 13-15 alot of girls in school already had bf's that were in high school or a lil older(20,21).not saying i agree with all that or it was cool for r-kelly to be after her or anything.... but just throwin that out there.

Hobbitch said:

Gotta listen to that again

funkpill said:

"Little cute Aaliyah's got it"

AlexdeParis said:

Just think all those songs like "Bump and Grind" and "You remind me" was about a 14 yr old girl..

cheyenne said:

it was because of her shyness. also she had a bang covered one of her eyes for the same reason, and she had that same hairstyle too when I watched her performance on New York Undercover.

ladygirl99 said:

Really? I heard it was because she was slightly cock-eyed and she eventually had surgery to make her eyes straight.

I miss her!

beret1022 said:

Nope because she was extremely shy. Her friends and family helped her to get rid of the sunglasses and remove that bang from covering her eye during her later years.

If it weren't for this thread then I would forgot it would be five years this week since her passing