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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 5, 2012 17:54:50 GMT -5
How does one acquire old Aalyiah demos? I guess her family/management/label sold them to Drake and .40? I thought they would be locked up in a chest in Timbo & Missy's basement.Aaliyah has a slew of tracks that were both incomplete and near completion that she did with Rapture, E. Seats, Bud'da for the Aaliyah album that weren't included with other outside producers. Since Barry commissioned those studio sessions he owns the rights to her music. I know her and Tim/Missy have about 30-40 tracks that could be released with proper mixing. Tim has a heart. Barry doesn't. Yeah Tim & Missy have plenty of near-complete tracks, Timbo said so in an interview back in April. I agreed about her uncle Barry being a shark. I love Aaliyah and miss her dearly but I will boycott the album if it isn't done right because her legacy shouldn't be tainted. I don't like the boasting on the track either it was really unnecessary, hell Drake's entire presence on the track is unnecessary.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Aug 5, 2012 18:03:16 GMT -5
Her voice is so gorgeous on this. Drake should not be on the track. And he should not be carrying on his diss with Chris Brown when Aaliyah had no knowledge of either of them when she was living. Can you say tacky? I thought so.
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Post by Rican@ on Aug 5, 2012 23:56:49 GMT -5
Rap less version is heaven. Her voice was so lite but still engaging.
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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 6, 2012 13:51:52 GMT -5
He's the coordinator for Big Boy's morning show on Power 106. It seems like they are going about this the right way.
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Post by bat1990 on Aug 6, 2012 14:03:26 GMT -5
Good to hear. I also think the No Rap version is fantastic! Her voice is so soothing and so unlike anyone else's and the "Yeah (x10)" part gets stuck in my head.
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Post by stunnedout on Aug 6, 2012 15:11:29 GMT -5
I feel Barry proposed a deal that if they got Aaliyah's vocals that Drake and 40 will have to work with Blackground Artists (ie. Jojo "Demonstrate" and more for her album). that makes sense.
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Post by allow that on Aug 7, 2012 10:39:34 GMT -5
Her voice is so gorgeous on this. Drake should not be on the track. And he should not be carrying on his diss with Chris Brown when Aaliyah had no knowledge of either of them when she was living. Can you say tacky? I thought so. YES! If a Drake rap was necessary, at least make it relevant to the lyrics or Aaliyah herself. Aaliyah would not give a flying f**k about Chris Brown were she here today, when did she ever get involved in shade?
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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 7, 2012 12:26:00 GMT -5
Complex is reporting that Timbaland is producing 2 songs on the album and that as of now Drake is only featured on "Enough Said". 40 is producing most of the album.
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Post by bat1990 on Aug 7, 2012 18:05:21 GMT -5
I just wonder how long it will take to come together. It's not like much of anything needs to be recorded, they just need to be edited, mixed, and mastered into one cohesive album.
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Post by chocolatethunder on Aug 7, 2012 20:41:47 GMT -5
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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 7, 2012 21:25:15 GMT -5
These blogs and websites need to get their facts straight. 1. Rashad tweeted that months ago (I believe it was back in April) it's not new information. 2. Timbaland is indeed involved with the project (which I stated in my previous post).
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Post by bat1990 on Aug 7, 2012 22:11:45 GMT -5
I can't stop listening to "Enough Said" (the solo version). It's so relaxing and smooth.
There will never be another!!!!!
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Post by mikeshere on Aug 9, 2012 9:09:38 GMT -5
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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 9, 2012 15:18:02 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 9, 2012 15:58:39 GMT -5
About time One in a Million and Aaliyah got put back into circulation.
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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 9, 2012 16:31:28 GMT -5
Definitely ^ The physical copies of those albums are extremely hard to find in the states. I paid damn near $20 for a used copy of the deluxe edition of the "Aaliyah" album a few months ago.
I hope we get better re-issues than the German/UK ones that just included the unreleased tracks from "I Care 4 U" tacked on as bonuses.
I need them to reissue OIAM with the single mixes and the b-sides.
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Post by soulsurfin on Aug 9, 2012 18:07:01 GMT -5
I hope we're able to get the version of "The One I Gave My Heart To" used in the music video. It's impossible to find!
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Post by elementd5 on Aug 9, 2012 19:49:30 GMT -5
I think it'll be interesting if Timbaland and Missy really do this album, especially if her immediate family is still against it. With Timbaland claiming he was in love with her and Missy being her best friend, it wouldn't seem right for them to be involved if those closest to her aren't supporting the project. I suppose we shall see.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2012 19:53:38 GMT -5
I've hated almost everything Timbaland's done in the past few years. Hopefully whatever he does with her tracks, it doesn't sound like his recent work.
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Post by soulsurfin on Aug 9, 2012 19:58:45 GMT -5
I think it'll be interesting if Timbaland and Missy really do this album, especially if her immediate family is still against it. With Timbaland claiming he was in love with her and Missy being her best friend, it wouldn't seem right for them to be involved if those closest to her aren't supporting the project. I suppose we shall see. Well we don't know how the Haughtons currently feel about new Aaliyah music. Rashad's disapproval was tweeted months before the release of "Enough Said" and the subsequent discussion of a posthumous album.
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Post by Caviar on Aug 9, 2012 23:40:27 GMT -5
August is always a somber month for me musically because I still cannot believe she's gone especially since this new song is out. It sounds absolutely AMAZING and it's like she never left. She's the only artist that passed away that truly had an affect on me. I didn't start listening to her last album until this time last year since 2004. But I hope this album is a success because so many young people now have no idea she even existed!
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Post by B****BetterGetNOSL333P on Aug 10, 2012 20:41:40 GMT -5
I hope we're able to get the version of "The One I Gave My Heart To" used in the music video. It's impossible to find! I have it! It's the Radio mix which is the video mix. It's in 320kbps NOT crappy 64kbps LOL pls check your PM.
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Post by soulsurfin on Aug 10, 2012 22:06:51 GMT -5
This is a mess
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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 11, 2012 10:48:22 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2012 9:35:06 GMT -5
I can understand people being annoyed that Timbaland and Missy may not be involved, but unless they have actual rights to any of these songs, I don't really see the issue. They may be responsible for the vast majority of her material from the One In A Million sessons, but aren't most of her unreleased songs from the Aaliyah recording sessions? Most of the songs she recorded during those sessions were by other writers and producers. I don't blame Blackground for using fresher producers to introduce her material to a younger generation, especially because I think "40" perfectly captured what Aaliyah's music would have probably sounded like if she were still alive and releasing music in 2012.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2012 13:38:28 GMT -5
It seems to me that it is more of an issue of respect. This project is supposedly coming from someone who wants to introduce her legacy to the masses but might not have even contacted someone who was a key part of Aaliyah as an entertainer. Even if they didn't want to use any of Missy's old stuff or have her directly involved, I think it's pretty insulting to her that Drake allegedly didn't even let her know this project was going on. It's like Notorious being greenlit without Kim OKing the project, it might be legally OK to do but it's pretty shady overall.
The whole thing, as has been pointed out time and time again, comes off as a very creepy attempt at a fantasy collaboration instead of a respectful tribute to her legacy.
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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 12, 2012 19:30:08 GMT -5
Blackground contacted Drake about the project and he's not the executive producer. Drake dosent own the music and it's not his place to contact timbo and missy. It's the labels.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 12, 2012 19:54:20 GMT -5
I will not approve of this album unless Key Beats are involved someway somehow.
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Post by Caviar on Aug 13, 2012 7:38:43 GMT -5
Static would have been the PERFECT producer for this.
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Post by chocolatethunder on Aug 13, 2012 9:19:42 GMT -5
Its just a personal thing but i think they should have atleast reached out to Missy, not to do the album because 40 is better suited right now, but cant a sista who has been repping Aaliyah forever get a verse somewhere on the album, just 1 song atleast.
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