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Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( / ɑːˈliːə / ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), known as Aaliyah, was an American singer and actress. She has been credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop, [ 2] earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop". Born in Brooklyn and raised in Detroit ...
Music and lyrics. "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" was described by The Boombox as a "soulful ballad" with Aaliyah "crooning of longing for an older lover". [ 1] Tonya Pendleton from The Washington Post, said it was a "seductive entreaty to an older lover to forget their age difference and allow their relationship to ripen". [ 2]
Released: August 3, 1995. Age Ain't Nothing but a Number is the debut studio album by American singer Aaliyah. It was released on May 24, 1994, by Blackground Records and Jive Records. After being signed by her uncle Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah was introduced to recording artist and producer R. Kelly. He became her mentor, as well as the lead ...
“Today, we celebrate your life, legacy, and beautiful soul,” wrote the family of late R&B singer Aaliyah on Instagram. Sunday The post Aaliyah’s family, friends and fans celebrate her ...
On August 25, 2001, a Cessna 402 twin-engine light aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport on the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas, killing the pilot and all eight passengers on board. Among the victims were American singer and actress Aaliyah and members of her entourage, including a hairdresser, her bodyguard and a ...
I still remember getting that call in 2001 telling me that actress-singer Aaliyah had died in a plane crash in The post Twenty years after Aaliyah’s death, ...
In a 1998 interview with MTV News, Jay-Z explained how the death of fellow Brooklyn rapper and collaborator The Notorious B.I.G. shaped parts of In My Lifetime, Vol. 1.In the interview, he explained how the album was not as fun to record as his debut,(Reasonable Doubt (1996)), and that certain tracks, such as "The City is Mine", were influenced by the rapper's death.
Aaliyah’s casting in Queen of the Damned highlighted her career's game-changing transition in the early 2000s. And unlike her character, a mere fictional monarch from the mind of best-selling ...