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Thursday, August 25, 2011 | 1:14pm
Highbrid Nation Remembers: Aaliyah
10 Years Later
Today marks the 10 year anniversary of Aaliyah’s tragic death. When the singer born Aaliyah Dana Haughton died in a plane crash in the Bahamas 10 years ago the world was quite different than it is today. If you’ll remember back, it was only days before 9/11 an event which overshadowed her life celebration.
Her death was even more tragic because at the tender age of 22, she was just starting to come into her own. She was finally clear of the bizarre pedophile-esque relationship with R. Kelly and settling into was, at least outwardly, a far more healthy one with Dame Dash. Her beauty was one that was transitioning from one of teenage cuteness to graceful sex appeal. And perhaps most important she was in the midst of a breakout year that included her critically acclaimed third album and launching a promising film career. Then suddenly while filming the video for her still smash hit single “Rock the Boat,” she was taken from us along with eight others.
I hate to compare her to BIG but she had that impact on the game. She was able to, at a very young age, find a way to marry unmistakeable talent with a sexiness that wasn’t skanky. She didn’t need to show her pum pum for a cat like myself to dream of a chance encounter. Sure Beyonce and Rihanna since have tried but have fallen short in carrying the mystique and pristine innocence that surrounded Aaliyah. She’s still missed. Here are some of my favorites
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REST IN PEACE!!! She was so beautiful!! I really loved her! She was the “IT” girl before Beyonce…She will always be remembered as a great artist in my eyes. Damn I miss her!
Aaliyah 2 this day is 1 on my fav singers period male or female especially female with these no talent having “Oh on this cd this is the real me”. Really? dressing with nothing but dental floss and a tat that says…Cum N. Aaliyah had a sexxxyness that was hard 2 match and her singing was angelic she sounded like it was whispurrrrring listen 2 “Let Me Know” 4 xxxample.None of these so called R&B chixxx can fade her not Beyonce,not Ri Ri,not Kelly Rowland ,singing wise Jennifer Hudson can get down . Plus Aaliyah could actually dance , if she were alive she would be mashing on the acting field as well as the music side. I saw a video tape a few months ago with her talking about the death of 2pac and I saw her in the “1 more chance” video with BIG. Another gr8 1 Gone but not 4got’n R.I.P “BabyGirl”.
I think that she was on the verge of greatness at the time of her passing…so sad. R.I.P. to one who could’ve been one of the greats. PEACE!!!
R.I.P. Beautiful
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Aaliyah was my angel…i remember hearing her singing back n forth for the first time, i knew she was gonna be around for yrs to come. Sadly on that morning i awoke to news with the dates of her birth n death with the video of her plane smoking in the background, i cried nonstop…Baby Girl you are missed…R.I.P Angel