For the record, I grew up with with Aaliyah. I know there are youngsters in here that would say stuff he like "she was famous after her death" She was already famous before her death. She came out first, she paved the way for other R&B singers at the time. She is also an influential artist in my eyes. I also don't like when people compare her to Beyonce. They are two different artists. I think she would have worked with new producers and had a new sound in her music.
BTW BET is airing an Aaliyah special next Thursday
Skin is a fake Beyonce fan, so I don't even know why you girls are even entertaining him.
Aaliyah isn't here, so it's no telling what she would be doing. But it's obvious this child was trying to use Aaliyah to shade Beyonce and you fall for it. Typical.
Is that why 4 doesn't have any singles in the top 10?
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exactly.. If the force that is Beyonce isn't slaying with 4, Aaliyah wouldn't be. and i doubt aaliyah would go generic to whatever was hot at the moment. She woulda stayed R&B like the others.
Are you guys serious? Aaliyah, as cute as her career was, was declining at her death, remember her third album only went 2x platinum after she died...had she not died, she wud have been ciara or if lucky, got the loose album instead of Nelly furtado because of timberland
I really love Aaliyah but I think she might've been in the same boat as Brandy. If she hadn't died "Aaliyah" would've only gone Platinum which is the same as Full Moon did in 2002. Nonetheless there is no telling what kind of position she could've been in today.