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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Jun 28, 2014 12:23:29 GMT -5
This one tiny snippet of new Aaliyah footage just made my day. It only shows how little I need to feel satisfied after years of silence, broken promises, and The Haughtons blocking every since project related to her.
I recall one interview with Missy in which she described how nervous she was before meeting Aaliyah. Missy saw her as a big star with a Multiplatinum debut under her belt. Everything changed when Aaliyah just enter the room. She brought some cookies and treated Missy like she had known her for years…
This is my favorite interview w/ her it was leaked in full quite recently. I think it illustrates very well her attitude and priorities.
Yeah I also have a hard time dealing with some of her responses. The I’m just starting to show what I’m capable of… is just one of MANY. Honestly I watched the making of the RTB video maaybe 2-3 times in my life because it’s just too much to handle for me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2014 13:08:49 GMT -5
festive, festive festive! Her talking and about the future is too depressing for me, I dunno Aaliyah is the only artist ever for me to love them personally as much as their music. Her spirit was that of someone far greater and she seemed like your best friend, like your sister, like a family member. The love people have for her will always be on a deeper level than any other singer.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2014 16:49:07 GMT -5
The most heartbreaking interview of hers has to be the one where she says "I'm so blessed, because everything I ever wanted is finally happening to me." What a beautiful soul.
On a lighter note: If Your Girl Only Knew is still in my top 5 side ho anthems of all time.
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Jun 29, 2014 14:19:42 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 2, 2014 11:14:14 GMT -5
Who?
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Jul 2, 2014 12:03:17 GMT -5
I don't know either. But I'd rather have someone relatively unknown, than a Disney girl to play her part.
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Post by Sir Benji on Jul 2, 2014 13:15:18 GMT -5
That girl actually resembles Aaliyah and oddly enough has a similar singing style. Lifetime needs to go through the proper channels and involve & consult the family otherwise I (and droves of other fans) will not support the movie.
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Post by CookyMonzta on Jul 3, 2014 3:14:25 GMT -5
That girl actually resembles Aaliyah and oddly enough has a similar singing style. Lifetime needs to go through the proper channels and involve & consult the family otherwise I (and droves of other fans) will not support the movie. Exactly what I implied with my post on the previous page. But listening to drama-hungry fools like Wendy Williams (who believes the family should have no say in how Lifetime handles the story, and is dying to see the producers go deep into the R. Kelly aspect of the bio, and would probably throw a hissy fit on her show if Lifetime gives that element only 1 minute), if she had her way, she'd have it that Lifetime get this film made any way they can at any cost, with absolutely no respect whatsoever for the family. The law of the jungle goes both ways. Lifetime wants to do an Aaliyah bio, they must deal with her family, no ifs, ands or buts; and to cross the family is to earn their wrath.
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Post by PLAYBOYoriginal on Jul 4, 2014 15:53:01 GMT -5
I'm not concerned about any biopics about any celebrity so the family can have that. I just want another Aaliyah Haughton album and Barry needs to make that happen.
I wish Aaliyah could have worked with producers who pushed her vocally more. She had the best tone of her peer and the way she could sing in each register at ease at an early age impresses me still to this day. I just feel like R. Kelly wasted her first album and Timbaland was more concerned with beats and styles than really giving Aaliyah something to sink her teeth into. The soundtracks and the last album showed she really had a special gift and could hang. I only bring this up because I hate how people write her off as some Ciara/Cassie type when she was far more than that. Her runs, phrasing and nuances places her in another league and her harmonies were sick. You have to listen to her acapellas because they tell a different story and its great to just hear her voice in its purest form.
I watched this performance of Aaliyah in concert the other day and her dancing kinda amazed me because here she is keeping up with the boys and doing choreo that I've never seen to If Your Girl Only Knew. I believe as an entertainer she was really just developing what would have been a successful career. I don't know if she would be Beyonce's rival as people love to say but I do think once she got over her stage anxiety that her live vocals and energy on stage would have made her live act that people would pay to see whether her music was good or not.
Her personality, videos and style was always the biggest draw as to why I loved her. My appreciation for her actual talent is what has grown over time and makes me wish we just had more of it. She and Monica were my girls in the 90's and if she was still alive, I'm sure I'd still be a stan just like I still am for Monica. Her death made me really take notice of acts like Brandy Norwood (musically) and Kelly Rowland who I think kind of embody in one capacity or another what I envision of Aaliyah.
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Jul 6, 2014 7:13:46 GMT -5
I've never came across this chat before... It's such a good read!
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Jul 9, 2014 8:33:27 GMT -5
I CANNOT EVEN.... :o Another never released before footage with Aaliyah: I've never seen her so happy before...
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Post by Caviar on Jul 9, 2014 9:00:55 GMT -5
That BET chat interview was very haunting. I cannot believe how many dates were thrown around as if she'd still be here today. :'(
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Post by allow that on Jul 9, 2014 9:07:18 GMT -5
How many *other* artists, both then and now, would lie or even take it a step further and cover up when asked this same question? Not Aaliyah- she's honest and makes no apologies. This is part of why she remains the industry's most genuine star to this very day...
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 9, 2014 11:35:35 GMT -5
I feel that most artists lie about something like that to prevent from being called a puppet or inauthentic. Personally, I've never really cared about whether an artist writes their own songs or not, especially in today's time. The business is so shady.
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Jul 10, 2014 1:57:54 GMT -5
Yeah... Aaliyah always kept it real. She emphasized that she's an interpreter: the one who takes your words and brings them to life. Although she wasn't really keen on writing... She co-wrote two of her OIAM b-sides: Death of Playa & No Days Go By
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 2:10:22 GMT -5
In the last little while my love of this song has grown to unfathomable places, amazing. Her tone is magical. Classy and beautiful song.
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Jul 10, 2014 4:37:04 GMT -5
Never released before footage with Aaliyah:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 22:26:12 GMT -5
That BET chat interview was very haunting. I cannot believe how many dates were thrown around as if she'd still be here today. :'( A LOT of her old interviews seemed to contain references to how young she was, what a great career she would have ahead, etc. It's kind of creepy that there seemed to be a definite emphasis on the future and how much she had already accomplished.
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on Jul 16, 2014 8:28:13 GMT -5
Today's the day! 13yrs ago the AALIYAH album was released... ♥
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Post by Caviar on Jul 16, 2014 9:03:42 GMT -5
My favorite album by her. The first song I gravitated towards was "Loose Rap".
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Post by MiniMusic on Jul 16, 2014 11:05:50 GMT -5
I discovered that album in 2012, knowing the singles already of course, and my favorites (bar the singles) were "Never No More", "Extra Smooth" and "I Refuse". Amazing album. One of my favorites of all time; her perfect tone and harmonies on top of those excellent productions give me everything I need.
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Post by Ginger Spice on Jul 16, 2014 11:30:37 GMT -5
Aaliyah is not only my favorite album by her, but one of my favorite albums of all time. The singles are my favorites, but I love every track.
My boyfriend and I watched the documentary that came with the Ultimate Aaliyah CD. It was really badly edited. The majority of it was taken from her Behind the Music special, but they conveniently edited out R. Kelly completely, and then intercut it with two-minute long (each) clips of some of her videos. If it's a documentary, clips should NOT be that long. Finally, her fucking brother was in the documentary as much as she was. I get that she loved her brother and they seemed to have a great relationship - but the whole documentary seemed to be about how great he thought she was, which got really old and annoying. It showed his Behind the Music interview, but beyond that he did a new interview just for this DVD, basically saying the same things. You know who was in it only once or twice? Timbaland. Same with Missy. I just feel like hearing about how great she was, as well as her music, would mean more coming from, well, non-relatives and people that actually worked with her.
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 17, 2014 13:31:23 GMT -5
I love every track, I can't pick one above the others.
I feel like "I Can Be" is a song that isn't discussed to often though, and I just can't get enough of it!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 13:45:48 GMT -5
I Can Be is an inspiration to side chicks everywhere.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 17, 2014 14:18:54 GMT -5
I purchased Aaliyah and Res' How I Do on the same day and they both became musical monuments in my life that completely elevated my musical tastes and interests.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 17, 2014 14:22:45 GMT -5
I Can Be is an inspiration to side chicks everywhere. LOL. Yeah, those were some scandalous lyrics. "I can be on the side. That would be alright."
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 17, 2014 16:11:42 GMT -5
I Can Be is an inspiration to side chicks everywhere. LOL. Yeah, those were some scandalous lyrics. "I can be on the side. That would be alright." I think more might be too much So weekends for me are cool
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Post by Sir Benji on Jul 17, 2014 16:13:59 GMT -5
I became a big Aaliyah fan during the time AYTS came out, and I made my mom buy the album for me and my sister a week or so before her death. One of the best albums of the 00's.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jul 17, 2014 17:45:28 GMT -5
In the last little while my love of this song has grown to unfathomable places, amazing. Her tone is magical. Classy and beautiful song. Probably one of my favorite covers ever.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 18, 2014 12:45:53 GMT -5
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