Post by Bluejay on Aug 6, 2006 11:17:52 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaliyah
This part I found the most interesting...
Legacy
"Rock the Boat" went on to become a posthumous hit on radio (reaching number two on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles charts and number 14 on the Hot 100) and video channels, and the news of Aaliyah's death gave her album a notable sales boost, pushing it to number one on the Billboard 200. The album's two subsequent singles, "More than A Woman" reached number one on Billboard's Hot R&B singles chart and number 25 on Hot 100. "I Care 4 U" reached number three on Billboard's Hot R&B singles chart and number 16 on the Hot 100, the latter attaining success even without the promotional push of a music video. The Aaliyah album went on to reach 2X platinum status, with sales of 2.4 million in the U.S. and six million worldwide.
Queen of the d**ned was released in early 2002. Before its release, Aaliyah's brother Rashad was called upon to re-dub several of his sister's lines during the post-production ADR process. Upon its release, the film debuted at number one.
In 2002, a posthumous greatest hits collection, I Care 4 You, was released in Aaliyah's name. In addition to well-known hits, it also included six previously unreleased songs from the Blackground vaults Aaliyah had recorded over the course of her career, including "Miss You," which became the album's lead single. Its video features Missy Elliott, Toni Braxton, Lil' Kim, Dallas Austin, MTV presenter and close friend Ananda Lewis, actor Jamie Foxx, AJ, Free, Quddus, Tweet, U-God (of the Wu-Tang Clan) and DMX, Rosario Dawson, among others, paying tribute to Aaliyah.
Aaliyah was to have had a supporting role as the wife of Harold Perrineau Jr.'s character, Link, in the two sequels to The Matrix; her role was ultimately filled by Nona Gaye. Other films in which Aaliyah was signed to star in were Honey (which instead was filmed with Jessica Alba as the star), and a Whitney Houston-produced remake of the 1976 film Sparkle (Which is now going to be played by Raven Symone). In addition, Aaliyah and one of her agents had pitched and inked a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures for her to star in a film based upon a true story about interracial love.
Since her death she has been mentioned in many songs in recent years by other rappers and singers, such as Yolanda Adams, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliot, Jadakiss,and T.I. In Jadakiss' 2004 single, "Why", he mentions Aaliyah's fateful plane crash by rapping the line "...why Aaliyah had ta take dat flight..." In Brandy's song "Turn It Up" from her 2004 Afrodisiac album, she refers to Aaliyah when she sings "Get Babygirl's attention, she's more than a woman and we sure do miss her." And in her song "Should I Go", she says "this industry was more like a different world, when it was just me, Monica, and baby girl (Aaliyah), I never got to tell you how much you meant/I wish you and me both was sittin' here workin with Tim".Also, in T.I.s smash hit "Rubberband Man" he says" throw your lighters up for my cousin Toot, Aaliyah, Left Eye, and Jam Master Jay"
In addition Aaliyah has been the topic of four books: aaliyah: more than a woman [Christopher John Farley, 2001), Aaliyah: An R&B Princess in Words and Pictures (Kelly Kenyatta, 2002), Aaliyah (Tim Footman, 2003), and Aaliyah Remembered: Her Life & The Person behind the Mystique (William Sutherland, 2005).
This part I found the most interesting...
Legacy
"Rock the Boat" went on to become a posthumous hit on radio (reaching number two on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles charts and number 14 on the Hot 100) and video channels, and the news of Aaliyah's death gave her album a notable sales boost, pushing it to number one on the Billboard 200. The album's two subsequent singles, "More than A Woman" reached number one on Billboard's Hot R&B singles chart and number 25 on Hot 100. "I Care 4 U" reached number three on Billboard's Hot R&B singles chart and number 16 on the Hot 100, the latter attaining success even without the promotional push of a music video. The Aaliyah album went on to reach 2X platinum status, with sales of 2.4 million in the U.S. and six million worldwide.
Queen of the d**ned was released in early 2002. Before its release, Aaliyah's brother Rashad was called upon to re-dub several of his sister's lines during the post-production ADR process. Upon its release, the film debuted at number one.
In 2002, a posthumous greatest hits collection, I Care 4 You, was released in Aaliyah's name. In addition to well-known hits, it also included six previously unreleased songs from the Blackground vaults Aaliyah had recorded over the course of her career, including "Miss You," which became the album's lead single. Its video features Missy Elliott, Toni Braxton, Lil' Kim, Dallas Austin, MTV presenter and close friend Ananda Lewis, actor Jamie Foxx, AJ, Free, Quddus, Tweet, U-God (of the Wu-Tang Clan) and DMX, Rosario Dawson, among others, paying tribute to Aaliyah.
Aaliyah was to have had a supporting role as the wife of Harold Perrineau Jr.'s character, Link, in the two sequels to The Matrix; her role was ultimately filled by Nona Gaye. Other films in which Aaliyah was signed to star in were Honey (which instead was filmed with Jessica Alba as the star), and a Whitney Houston-produced remake of the 1976 film Sparkle (Which is now going to be played by Raven Symone). In addition, Aaliyah and one of her agents had pitched and inked a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures for her to star in a film based upon a true story about interracial love.
Since her death she has been mentioned in many songs in recent years by other rappers and singers, such as Yolanda Adams, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliot, Jadakiss,and T.I. In Jadakiss' 2004 single, "Why", he mentions Aaliyah's fateful plane crash by rapping the line "...why Aaliyah had ta take dat flight..." In Brandy's song "Turn It Up" from her 2004 Afrodisiac album, she refers to Aaliyah when she sings "Get Babygirl's attention, she's more than a woman and we sure do miss her." And in her song "Should I Go", she says "this industry was more like a different world, when it was just me, Monica, and baby girl (Aaliyah), I never got to tell you how much you meant/I wish you and me both was sittin' here workin with Tim".Also, in T.I.s smash hit "Rubberband Man" he says" throw your lighters up for my cousin Toot, Aaliyah, Left Eye, and Jam Master Jay"
In addition Aaliyah has been the topic of four books: aaliyah: more than a woman [Christopher John Farley, 2001), Aaliyah: An R&B Princess in Words and Pictures (Kelly Kenyatta, 2002), Aaliyah (Tim Footman, 2003), and Aaliyah Remembered: Her Life & The Person behind the Mystique (William Sutherland, 2005).
