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

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

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?

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.

looby said:

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.

wilmer said:

Back and Forth is the jam.

2freaky4church1 said:

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.

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.

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.

looby said:

PatrickS77 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."

RobotFix said:

TrivialPursuit 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??

Go to hell satan, where you belong.

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'."

jfenster said: