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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2021 16:06:44 GMT -5
I hope the self-titled re-enters the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 too! One of my favorite, if not my favorite, album of the 00s.
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Post by adamalterlago on Sept 10, 2021 20:32:41 GMT -5
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Sept 10, 2021 20:53:09 GMT -5
βHe Got Line For Line Wasting My Timeβ - Where Is the love for βExtra Smoothβ?
Iβve always thought this was a killer hidden gem on The Red Album. Aaliyah simply kills it - the way she dismisses this dude without being bitter or b!tchy.
Turns out, sheβs actually the one whoβs extra smoothβ¦
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Post by thezatch on Sept 10, 2021 21:19:42 GMT -5
It was most certainly a choice... that's for sure. The animation style reminds me of nearly every Netflix animated TV show recently (the new Kevin Smith "He-Man" show, and "Castlevania" especially). TBH I'm just glad there was something "new" released with these album re-issues. The song visualizers for YouTube have been rather underwhelming thus far. I grabbed my copy of the Red album from Target today and unlike OIAM's reprint (which was literally just that, an exact copy with even the same logos from the 90's used on the back cover), there have been some minor changes to the back cover including adding a new Blackground Records 2.0 logo, and including "Try Again" on the back and inside of the booklet. This might be it for my purchases of the re-issues though. I already have 2 copies of IC4U (the US and Asian editions) and the Ultimate Aaliyah compilation from the UK that came with a 60-minute DVD of VH1's Behind The Music. I think I'm good.
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Post by Caviar on Sept 10, 2021 21:20:09 GMT -5
No one ever talks about βExtra Smoothβ. The beat is so damn HOT.
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Post by AmazDrag on Sept 10, 2021 21:50:32 GMT -5
So thankful I can easily bop to Loose Rap now. π₯
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Post by π―π² dollybaby π―π² on Sept 10, 2021 22:30:35 GMT -5
No one ever talks about βExtra Smoothβ. The beat is so damn HOT. Yes, that track itself is HIGHLY addicting!
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Post by Sir Benji on Sept 11, 2021 0:44:52 GMT -5
I think they should do a box-set with her singles next. I know people would love to have the remixes and single versions from the OIAM era plus the 2 bsides
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Post by iHype. on Sept 11, 2021 10:51:32 GMT -5
My ranking as of my 20th million listen.
1. Rock the Boat 2. Loose Rap 3. We Need a Resolution 4. Read Between the Lines 5. More than a Woman 6. Extra Smooth 7. U Got Nerve 8. Messed Up 9. It's Whatever 10. What If 11. Those Were the Days 12. I Care 4 U 13. I Can Be 14. I Refuse 15. Never No More
Read Between the Lines is soooo fun ah.
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 11, 2021 11:25:22 GMT -5
My ranking as of my 20th million listen. 1. Rock the Boat 2. Loose Rap 3. We Need a Resolution 4. Read Between the Lines 5. More than a Woman 6. Extra Smooth 7. U Got Nerve 8. Messed Up 9. It's Whatever 10. What If 11. Those Were the Days 12. I Care 4 U 13. I Can Be 14. I Refuse 15. Never No More Read Between the Lines is soooo fun ah. How and why I Care 4 U, I Can Be and I Refuse ranked so low? This album is so strong that it is nearly impossible to rank. As someone wrote before, I was 12 when it was released so I couldnβt fandom the essence of these songs as I can nowβback then I would only play the singles and Itβs Whatever. It has literally turned into a new life for me.
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Post by iHype. on Sept 11, 2021 11:34:23 GMT -5
My ranking as of my 20th million listen. 1. Rock the Boat 2. Loose Rap 3. We Need a Resolution 4. Read Between the Lines 5. More than a Woman 6. Extra Smooth 7. U Got Nerve 8. Messed Up 9. It's Whatever 10. What If 11. Those Were the Days 12. I Care 4 U 13. I Can Be 14. I Refuse 15. Never No More Read Between the Lines is soooo fun ah. How and why I Care 4 U, I Can Be and I Refuse ranked so low? This album is so strong that it is nearly impossible to rank. As someone wrote before, I was 12 when it was released so I couldnβt fandom the essence of these songs as I can nowβback then I would only play the singles and Itβs Whatever. It has literally turned into a new life for me. All of those drag on way too long and are dull. When I was 12-13 it was the opposite β this was my favorite album ever. I loved every bit. I still love it ofcourse but itβs probably not my all time favorite anymore. Still excellence.
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Post by daneeis on Sept 11, 2021 11:42:27 GMT -5
I got a bootleg copy of AALIYAH in 2002, and uploaded that onto my iPod years ago. I still use my iPod, and I still have the CD. So, I've always had access to the album. I love this album so much that I wanted the full (physical) album experience, the booklet, casing. etc. My new copy arrives tomorrow!
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Post by Caviar on Sept 11, 2021 12:00:02 GMT -5
This album is impossible to rank. I got this album when I was 16 and songs have grown with me as Iβve gotten older. βLoose Rapβ is still my favorite song though. βI Can Beβ and βWhat Ifβ are ahead of the class. βI Care 4 Uβ is so sad!
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 11, 2021 14:06:59 GMT -5
I so wish I Care 4 U could have gotten full single treatment. I feel it would have been the biggest song off that era if she was able to promote it. Crazy she was sitting on that song since the One In A Million era. It fits perfect with the Aaliyah era.
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Post by bat1990 on Sept 11, 2021 17:59:46 GMT -5
I'm glad "I Care 4 U" was able to chart so high on the Hot 100 with only Urban and Adult R&B support! #16 to be exact , higher than MTAW and nearly as high as "Rock The Boat" which had Rhythmic support.
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 12, 2021 9:45:27 GMT -5
I Care 4 U is that song. Honestly it should have been her signature song. So beautiful.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Sept 12, 2021 14:24:01 GMT -5
More Than A Woman is so damn good. BeyoncΓ© owes Aaliyah her career, much like JLo owes Selena herβs. π£π£π£
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Post by π―π² dollybaby π―π² on Sept 13, 2021 12:44:35 GMT -5
Bretman Rock paying homage to Aaliyah at the VMAs
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Post by back2blk on Sept 13, 2021 16:27:00 GMT -5
Bretman slayed that.
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Post by thezatch on Sept 13, 2021 20:29:15 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 15, 2021 2:27:32 GMT -5
Current projection has her at #13 with 26.5k SPS (14k sales). Rod Wave is at #10 with 29k SPS (80 sales). Keep streaming yβall!! π£π£π£
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Post by Caviar on Sept 15, 2021 8:41:36 GMT -5
Barry needs to pull more stunts.
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Post by iHype. on Sept 17, 2021 21:02:43 GMT -5
Now that "I Care 4 U" (and I guess "Ultimate Aaliyah") is the only release left, I was revisiting that tracklist and Blackground was a mess for that.
A greatest hits album that didn't even include songs like If Your Girl Only Knew, Hot Like Fire, 4 Page Letter, and I Don't Wanna. The selection of songs from self-titled was also bizarre... snubbing Rock the Boat/We Need a Resolution for MTAW/IC4U.
That release should've either been a full-out greatest songs (12-15 songs), just brand new material, or a double disc with both combined. Half of it being hits in the most random order/selection with new songs thrown in between randomly also was just...
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Post by thezatch on Sept 17, 2021 21:17:54 GMT -5
I agree. The IC4U project not including two of her more iconic songs (RTB & IYGOK), and then also leaving off WNAR and HLF was a HUGE misstep.
Ultimate Aaliyah at least corrects that by including all the other songs you listed. The first disc is fine, but disc 2 is too short, should have included the new songs from IC4U and other deep cuts / soundtrack cuts, plus more remixes. Including that godawful Timbaland & Magoo song "Hold On" at the end of Disc 2 was a horrible idea too. I've NEVER liked that song.
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Post by back2blk on Sept 18, 2021 12:12:58 GMT -5
Thank you!! I thought I Care 4 You was such a letdown (I felt the same way about Selenaβs posthumous).
It felt so rushed and the quality wasnβt there despite giving the fans some throwaways.
I rarely revisit it, but there like 2 or 3 songs that I was happy to get.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 18, 2021 14:39:33 GMT -5
#12 with 27k SPS (16k sales) per HITS. 5k shy of the top-10. Disappointing but still a great showing.
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Post by Rican@ on Sept 18, 2021 14:52:19 GMT -5
This sold more than One in a Million right?
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Post by Caviar on Sept 18, 2021 16:30:54 GMT -5
Yup! OIAM sold I think 26k.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 20, 2021 2:22:55 GMT -5
This sold more than One in a Million right? Correct. It peaked at #10 with 26k SPS (13k sales).
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Post by π―π² dollybaby π―π² on Sept 21, 2021 17:41:18 GMT -5
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