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Thread started 04/11/21 8:43am

mikemike13

Aaliyah

On the heels of her best-selling debut, Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number, fifteen-year-old Aaliyah was rocked by a sex scandal that would have crushed a lesser talent. But breaking ties with her label and former producer and paramour R. Kelly afforded the teenage singer to create a new musical life for herself. She joined forces with production/songwriting duo Timbaland and Missy Elliott, who crafted a set of funky and futuristic soul tracks that took audiences and stale R&B radio by storm. Aaliyah showed strength and resilience—and effortless cool—and went on to garner multiplatinum sales, becoming a huge star. But her comeback was short-lived. At twenty-two, just as she released her third album and started an acting career, Aaliyah lost her life in a plane crash. However, icons never die, and her musical legacy endures. https://www.waxpoetics.co...ernal-soul

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Reply #1 posted 04/11/21 8:46am

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Lets be real, she was only ever a mediocre talent, the real talent being her producers.

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Reply #2 posted 04/11/21 11:47am

alphastreet

I’ve always liked her. Her third album is my favourite, love the musical diversity on it
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Reply #3 posted 04/11/21 12:28pm

looby

MattyJam said:

Lets be real, she was only ever a mediocre talent, the real talent being her producers.

Not true, girl could dance her butt off.....can you dance like her, or better? lol

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Reply #4 posted 04/11/21 12:58pm

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mikemike13 said:

On the heels of her best-selling debut, Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number, fifteen-year-old Aaliyah was rocked by a sex scandal that would have crushed a lesser talent. But breaking ties with her label and former producer and paramour R. Kelly afforded the teenage singer to create a new musical life for herself. She joined forces with production/songwriting duo Timbaland and Missy Elliott, who crafted a set of funky and futuristic soul tracks that took audiences and stale R&B radio by storm. Aaliyah showed strength and resilience—and effortless cool—and went on to garner multiplatinum sales, becoming a huge star. But her comeback was short-lived. At twenty-two, just as she released her third album and started an acting career, Aaliyah lost her life in a plane crash. However, icons never die, and her musical legacy endures. https://www.waxpoetics.co...ernal-soul

are they talking about Robert molesting her? if so, then sex scandal is an absolute understatement.

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Reply #5 posted 04/11/21 1:12pm

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looby said:



MattyJam said:


Lets be real, she was only ever a mediocre talent, the real talent being her producers.



Not true, girl could dance her butt off.....can you dance like her, or better? lol


Or hit them sultry vocal runs on One in a Million or several other songs?
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Reply #6 posted 04/11/21 1:48pm

wilmer

Love Aaliyah, especially her first two albums. My favorite jams are the Marvin Gaye cover with the Billie Jean backbeat, don't remember it's name, and I'm Looking For a Girl Like You with Treach.
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Reply #7 posted 04/11/21 2:34pm

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She died too young, obviously. Just a horrible and tragic situation there.

I don't think she was overly talented. She was on par with folks like Rihanna (who built a career more on hype and who she was fucking than anything musically substantial). She could sing, but she couldn't sang. Not that we heard.

I appreciate she made things happen for herself, but I hate that R. Kelly raped her and manipulated her. I would love to hear her now after Surviving R. Kelly. That would've been the interview to get (besides Robert himself) after it aired.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #8 posted 04/11/21 2:42pm

alphastreet

wilmer said:

Love Aaliyah, especially her first two albums. My favorite jams are the Marvin Gaye cover with the Billie Jean backbeat, don't remember it's name, and I'm Looking For a Girl Like You with Treach.


Got to give it up, also like that song
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Reply #9 posted 04/12/21 2:01am

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Over rated flash in the pan


But great dancer
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Reply #10 posted 04/12/21 7:32am

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Back and Forth is the jam.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #11 posted 04/12/21 8:01am

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #12 posted 04/12/21 2:58pm

alphastreet

2freaky4church1 said:

Back and Forth is the jam.



Yeah totally!
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Reply #13 posted 04/12/21 5:10pm

RJOrion

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Reply #14 posted 04/13/21 5:46am

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I was never a huge fan. I thought she was an average singer who's good looks helped elevated her but I did like the song and video "We Need A Resolution" it had a kinda haunting feel to it. I also liked her in Romeo Must Die. I do wonder if she had not passed what her career would look like. I think she would have become more of an actress
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Reply #15 posted 04/13/21 8:36am

jfenster

When I get to heaven She'll be First black woman ill look for...
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Reply #16 posted 04/13/21 10:04am

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The relationship-themed banger "Don't Know What To Tell Ya," which was released after her death, is absolutely flawless, as is her third album.

Givin' up food for funk.
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Reply #17 posted 04/13/21 10:56am

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wilmer said:

Love Aaliyah, especially her first two albums. My favorite jams are the Marvin Gaye cover with the Billie Jean backbeat, don't remember it's name, and I'm Looking For a Girl Like You with Treach.


Having never listened that deeply to her music, I found the song in question. I have to say, it was rather lifeless and flat. Could've been worse, but it could've been better. Sounded like she was straining a bit to sing it at all.

It would've been interesting to hear her voice 20 years later. Would it have matured, changed, developed? We'll never know, but I think maybe some of her music was more about the music than the singing. She's not horrible, but she's not belting things out either.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #18 posted 04/13/21 11:09am

looby

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When I get to heaven She'll be First black woman ill look for...

Wow, you would think that when or if you get to heaven, that Jesus would be the first one that you want to see, or look for. Also, I don't think that race will matter in heaven. I don't think heaven consists of celebrity worship or fame, and don't think that there are any "celebrities" in heaven (and I don't mean people who were so called "celebrities" on earth, just people worshiped like a celebrity, in heaven). I don't think your view of heaven is God's view, at least not according to His word, the bible.

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Reply #19 posted 04/13/21 11:20am

RJOrion

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Reply #20 posted 04/13/21 11:28am

PatrickS77

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looby said:



jfenster said:


When I get to heaven She'll be First black woman ill look for...

Wow, you would think that when or if you get to heaven, that Jesus would be the first one that you want to see, or look for. Also, I don't think that race will matter in heaven. I don't think heaven consists of celebrity worship or fame, and don't think that there are any "celebrities" in heaven (and I don't mean people who were so called "celebrities" on earth, just people worshiped like a celebrity, in heaven). I don't think your view of heaven is God's view, at least not according to His word, the bible.



Fuck Jesus and that wishful thinking religious bullshit. And why Jesus? Why not god, if you must insist on believing in a fairytale??
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Reply #21 posted 04/13/21 11:43am

RJOrion

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looby said:



jfenster said:


When I get to heaven She'll be First black woman ill look for...

Wow, you would think that when or if you get to heaven, that Jesus would be the first one that you want to see, or look for. Also, I don't think that race will matter in heaven. I don't think heaven consists of celebrity worship or fame, and don't think that there are any "celebrities" in heaven (and I don't mean people who were so called "celebrities" on earth, just people worshiped like a celebrity, in heaven). I don't think your view of heaven is God's view, at least not according to His word, the bible.



Fuck Jesus and that wishful thinking religious bullshit. And why Jesus? Why not god, if you must insist on believing in a fairytale??


i wouldnt have worded it quite like that (LOL), but i agree with you in principle 100٪ ..with that said, i might need some popcorn...this is either gonna escalate or get shut down...or both
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Reply #22 posted 04/13/21 12:16pm

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PatrickS77 said:

looby said:

Wow, you would think that when or if you get to heaven, that Jesus would be the first one that you want to see, or look for. Also, I don't think that race will matter in heaven. I don't think heaven consists of celebrity worship or fame, and don't think that there are any "celebrities" in heaven (and I don't mean people who were so called "celebrities" on earth, just people worshiped like a celebrity, in heaven). I don't think your view of heaven is God's view, at least not according to His word, the bible.

Fuck Jesus and that wishful thinking religious bullshit. And why Jesus? Why not god, if you must insist on believing in a fairytale??




God The Father, God the Son (Jesus) and God The Holy Spirit are one and the same: The Holy Trinity.

"Let US make man in Our image."

"The Word was with God and the Word (Jesus) was God."

"He who has seen me has seen the Father."

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

Jesus: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me."

Givin' up food for funk.
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Reply #23 posted 04/13/21 12:20pm

RJOrion

RobotFix said:



PatrickS77 said:


looby said:


Wow, you would think that when or if you get to heaven, that Jesus would be the first one that you want to see, or look for. Also, I don't think that race will matter in heaven. I don't think heaven consists of celebrity worship or fame, and don't think that there are any "celebrities" in heaven (and I don't mean people who were so called "celebrities" on earth, just people worshiped like a celebrity, in heaven). I don't think your view of heaven is God's view, at least not according to His word, the bible.



Fuck Jesus and that wishful thinking religious bullshit. And why Jesus? Why not god, if you must insist on believing in a fairytale??






God The Father, God the Son (Jesus) and God The Holy Spirit are one and the same: The Holy Trinity.



"Let US make man in Our image."


"The Word was with God and the Word (Jesus) was God."


"He who has seen me has seen the Father."


"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."


Jesus: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me."




thats a bunch of lies, illogical nonsense, insane rhetoric, and European brainwashing propaganda...with all due respect of course
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Reply #24 posted 04/13/21 1:58pm

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TrivialPursuit said:



wilmer said:


Love Aaliyah, especially her first two albums. My favorite jams are the Marvin Gaye cover with the Billie Jean backbeat, don't remember it's name, and I'm Looking For a Girl Like You with Treach.


Having never listened that deeply to her music, I found the song in question. I have to say, it was rather lifeless and flat. Could've been worse, but it could've been better. Sounded like she was straining a bit to sing it at all.

It would've been interesting to hear her voice 20 years later. Would it have matured, changed, developed? We'll never know, but I think maybe some of her music was more about the music than the singing. She's not horrible, but she's not belting things out either.


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I love Todd Terry’s club mix of Got To Give It Up, he really went in on it.
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Reply #25 posted 04/13/21 5:25pm

looby

PatrickS77 said:

looby said:

Wow, you would think that when or if you get to heaven, that Jesus would be the first one that you want to see, or look for. Also, I don't think that race will matter in heaven. I don't think heaven consists of celebrity worship or fame, and don't think that there are any "celebrities" in heaven (and I don't mean people who were so called "celebrities" on earth, just people worshiped like a celebrity, in heaven). I don't think your view of heaven is God's view, at least not according to His word, the bible.

Fuck Jesus and that wishful thinking religious bullshit. And why Jesus? Why not god, if you must insist on believing in a fairytale??

Go to hell satan, where you belong.

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Reply #26 posted 04/13/21 5:31pm

alphastreet

I wish this was more of an inclusive space regardless of religion or no religion being practiced. Best to agree to disagree instead of fighting over God.

Let’s get back to Aaliyah
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Reply #27 posted 04/13/21 5:37pm

TrivialPursuit

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StrangeButTrue said:

TrivialPursuit said:


Having never listened that deeply to her music, I found the song in question. I have to say, it was rather lifeless and flat. Could've been worse, but it could've been better. Sounded like she was straining a bit to sing it at all.

It would've been interesting to hear her voice 20 years later. Would it have matured, changed, developed? We'll never know, but I think maybe some of her music was more about the music than the singing. She's not horrible, but she's not belting things out either.

. I love Todd Terry’s club mix of Got To Give It Up, he really went in on it. . https://m.youtube.com/wat...i1ojIOwNQM


Todd Terry did great mixes. He made Everything But The Girl's "Missing" into a hit. I'm still mildly obsessed with "Keep On Jumpin'."

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #28 posted 04/13/21 5:52pm

jfenster

....sorry I brought it up. orgers lose it when i mention God or heaven
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Reply #29 posted 04/13/21 6:02pm

RJOrion

jfenster said:

....sorry I brought it up. orgers lose it when i mention God or heaven




some people are just not as gullible and accepting of lies and confusion and hipocrisy as others..it has nothing to do with losing it...forced organized religions and in turn, religious persecution, "lost it" centuries ago...causing those with common sense and sound reasoning to bristle at, and rebuke, the folly of dogmatic rhetoric...so i agree, maybe you shouldnt have brought it up
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