I can believe its been 5 years ...I still find it disturbing how certain "fans" worship her and have an unhealthy obsession with her, I went to one of her message boards one time and it was scary.
She is still my favorite....you couldn't stop me from jumping up when she was on the screen and trying to dance like her...such beauty, such class and grace.....There will never be another like her.....
I still love Aaliyah!! Her last cd was sooooooooooooooooooo under rated it was her best!! sigh..R.I.P. babygirl!! she was such a beautiful person
Pours out a lil mimosa for babygirl
I was thinking the samething about it's been 5 years! I pray for her family. May she rest in peace. Be thankful for every single day cause in a twinkle of a eye it can all be gone.
Tell those in your life you love them! So sad, she could never be replaced! May all those we lost rest in peace!
Tupac (10 years 9/13)
Left eye
Jam Master Jay
Big
Proof
Luther Vandross
Rick James....... many more!
^^^^^It definitely doesn't seem like its been that long for TuPac!
Yeah, I miss Aaliyah. I could tell that she was such a sweet person. She didn't think that she was better than anyone and she didn't act fake either. She had everything going for herself and then one day it was just all gone. I've always felt the most sorry for Damon Dash. I just remember seeing him on t.v., crying. That man was in so much pain.
I can't believe it's been that long. I remember where I was when I first heard. I thought to myself "uh uh this can't be true". I don't want to hear any of yall complaining about getting older. RIP Aaliyah.
In her fleeting, 22-year life, singer Aaliyah served as both mouthpiece and muse for some of R&B's most forward-thinking producers.
R. Kelly, Timbaland, and Missy Elliott all drew inspiration from her flexible and seductive vocals. Her smoky tone and unfussy delivery made her the ultimate foil for their expansive vision of taut, modern R&B.
Small wonder the singer's death hasn't ended the public's romance with her music. Since her death in a plane crash five years ago today, she has moved even more discs than before - nearly 4 million, post-, to just over 3 million, pre-.
The singer seemed destined to snare attention from the start. Not only did she have talent, she had connections. Born Aaliyah Haughton (her first name is Swahili for "most exalted one"), the singer's uncle was Barry Hankerson, a powerful manager and entertainment lawyer who, for a while, was married to Gladys Knight.
But her big break (and eventual scandal) came starting at age 15, when Hankerson introduced her to another artist he was managing: R. Kelly. The singer was so taken with Aaliyah, he wound up writing and producing her entire debut CD, 1994's "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number."
One song from that CD, "Back and Forth," hit No.1 on the R&B chart. But controversy threatened to overshadow it when it was revealed that Kelly and the underage Aaliyah had secretly wed.
The union was annulled months later and Aaliyah also split with Kelly professionally.
She then hooked up with two major producers on the rise - Timbaland and Missy Elliott. They helped make Aaliyah's second CD, "One In A Million," a critical and commercial smash.
By the time Aaliyah graduated from high school, she had contributed several songs to a film score for "Anastasia" and begun an acting career, appearing in 2000 with Jet Li in "Romeo Must Die." That film's soundtrack housed her first No. 1 pop hit, "Try Again."
Aaliyah also earned an acting role in the movie version of Anne Rice's vampire novel "Queen of the Damned."
The singer's third album, 2001's "Aaliyah," had only been out about one month when tragedy struck.
The outpouring of grief shot "Aaliyah" to No. 1. The CD, which sold roughly 500,000 copies before her death, went on to move 2.1 million more. A posthumous release in late 2002, titled "I Care 4 U," hit No. 3 on the charts and sold 1.6 million copies.
In the time since, Aaliyah hasn't been forgotten, inspiring "shout outs" from scores of R&B and hip-hop stars. And while R&B radio stations tend to avoid older tracks, Aaliyah's memory lives on for all those who know her sweet tone and the savvy sounds that surrounded it.
When Aaliyah died I really felt it. I remember I was in bed and I turned over because I heard the news anchor say "Aliyah was....". I had to get out of my bed and stand up in front of the television because I could not believe my ears. However now she is home and no one can hurt her. RIP Aaliyah