Aaliyah was one of R&B's treasured songstresses in the '90s, but she was sadly taken away after a fatal plane crash on Aug. 25, 2001. And although it seems bittersweet to celebrate what would have been her 34th birthday today, we, at TheDrop.fm, want to celebrate her with a look back at her
DMX is mad as Hell at Drake -- and it's over an angel. X revealed his beef with Drizzy doesn't just rest on what he feels is Drake's "annoying" raps; he's also upset that the Canadian-born MC took the reins on a posthumous Aaliyah record without collaborating with anyone else the late songbird worked with.
It seems like everyone knows about the upcoming posthumous Aaliyah album … except for Missy Elliott. The veteran rapper who has collaborated with the late songbird seems to be out of the loop when it comes to the project that Drake and his producer Noah “40″ Shebib are co-executive producing.
After Drake released his Aaliyah duet ‘Enough Said‘ over the Internet, many are still wondering if Timbaland would be involved in the anticipated posthumous album. Well, the answer is yes, Timbo will be working on the project.
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July 30, 2012 The '90s were a time of explosion for R&B, Hip-Hop, and New Jack Swing! Our favorite decade of music has a best-of list! Check out our all-time faves and tell us who you would add to our list!
April 13, 2012 It's FRIDAY! And I'm ready to sing, pick up my girls and hit the party scene... tonight! Who wasn't jammin to Aaliyah back in the day? Her music spoke to a generation of new schoolers that still appreciated the old school music! Aaliyah and R/ Kelly made magic on Aaliyah's debut album, 'Age Aint Nothin But A Number'.
After impersonating Lil Wayne and flipping the bird to his ex, Drake also talked about his appreciation for Aaliyah with London radio personality Tim Westwood. It’s no secret that Drizzy admires the late songbird who passed away at the age of 22. So much so that he has a tattoo of Aaliyah’s face on his back.
September 20, 2011 Who could forget the timeless voice of Urban/Pop princess Aaliyah? Born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, her style of music crossed over from R&B, to Pop. Aaliyah's first single, Age Aint Nothing But A Number was a hit produced by R. Kelly. Aaliyah was a tremendous talent who's life was cut short after she was killed in an airplane accident in the Bahamas.
