Countless displays of respect come forward on days like yesterday when everyone wanted to share their love for Aaliyah. There’s no way to share every tribute that lands in the inbox. So today, we wanted to highlight a few notables meant to memorialize the tenth anniversary of Aaliyah’s passing. Read the rest of this entry »
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Gilbert Arenas Loses Legal Fight to ‘Basketball Wives’ Participant [Slam]
Nelly Opening Recording School For Students In Missouri [AHH]
Aaliyah’s Indelible Influence On A Generation Of Male Artists [Village Voice] Read the rest of this entry »
Ten years have transpired since Aaliyah’s passing and the world still isn’t quite ready to let her go. Dame Dash recently sat down with Billboard.com’s The Juice and shed some light on their relationship along with telling how he took the loss. Read the rest of this entry »
“But uhh, a thug changes, and love changes/And best friends, become strangers…”
Nostalgia at its finest here in this picture. J. Lo and Puffy together in happier times. Dame and Jay-Z running together like a young Marbury and Garnett. Read the rest of this entry »
Ask a dozen people what song symbolizes summer to them and you’ll get a dozen different answers. Or in our case, ask a small staff about the sounds of summer and you’ll receive 25 varying tracks that span years and genres. There is no standard go-to playlist. No right or wrong answers. Read the rest of this entry »
Missy Elliott has never been my favorite artist. Then again, I’ve never had a disdain for her either. I did, however, harbor a sense of remorse for her following Aaliyah’s passing because it was clearly evident to see how much that tragedy affected her. Losing a close friend never gets any easier, regardless of time. Read the rest of this entry »
Couple a friendly reminder with an unfortunately meaningful day, and you end up getting gold. Read the rest of this entry »
Personally, I hate constructing posts like these. But on the same accord, it brings me one of the greatest joys. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s been seven years since that fateful day when Aaliyah graduated from this life onto the next.
Aside from being a talented entertainer and an energetic performer, she was a beautiful person who brought an immense amount of positivity to every venue she graced, and every life she touched. Read the rest of this entry »
Words By Jada G.
Sometimes I’m goody goody…
The summer of ’98 belonged to MTV’s long-standing “Jam of the Week,” and its key ingredients for a warm weather classic: slick choreography, a budding super producer and a rising star. “Are You That Somebody” was a transitional moment for Aaliyah. The sweep over her eye began to lift, and her “street but sweet” style had all the girls sporting her baggy jeans and cropped tops. Her sexy cat and mouse choreography slyly complements one of Timbaland’s most recognizable beats. Even ten years later, most of us can remember when and where we heard it for the first time. All the girls knew the choreography and asked for the “Aaliyah” hairstyle at the salon. Complete with catchy baby coos à la Timbaland, it’s the song their parents couldn’t get out of their heads.
Everyone remembers the flamenco scene, where she exchanged her baggy sweats and midriff for a sleek black skirt and a sexy Latin dance. No one remembers the Dr. Doolittle scenes playing on screen projectors throughout the video.
The shine of an icon is timeless.
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