Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn, New
York on January 16th, 1979 as Aaliyah Dana Haughton.
She was moved to Detroit when she was five years old.
I think her first acting role was as an orphan when
her elementary school performed the play, "Annie."
she wasn't the main orphan. At 10 years old, she
performed on Star Search, which was a very popular
talent show at the time. She lost. When she was 11
years old, she performed with Gladys Knight.
Aaliyah's uncle, Barry Hankerson, was Gladys' ex-husband.
It was at age 12 that the things happened, which
caused her music career to soar.
Barry was the manager for Robert Kelly, better known
as R. Kelly. R. Kelly was a popular singer and
extraordinary producer then, as he is now. I
probably need to make a webpage about him. With
guidance and guest vocals from R. Kelly, Aaliyah's
first album was formed. It was called, "Age Ain't
Nothing But a Number." This is when I got my first
Aaliyah album.
Shortly after she became popular, rumors started.
People were saying Aaliyah had a relationship with
R. Kelly. While the rumors were never publicly
confirmed, the stories were fueled by the title of
her album, and the obviously close relationship
between Aaliyah and R. Kelly. I think the rumors
peaked with people saying there were a marriage
license and an abortion. I don't know if any of that
is true.
The next album was, "One In A Million." I got that
one too. Interestingly, R. Kelly wasn't on this one.
She met Timbaland though. Timbaland is another
extraordinary producer. Aaliyah's success grew even
more. Her list of songs for movie soundtracks was
increasing too. This is the album with my favorite
song, "Hot Like Fire." I like the remix.
Her biggest contribution to a soundtrack was
probably for the movie, "Romeo Must Die." This was
also her first movie role. Unlike her role in Annie,
this time Aaliyah was the star, and she was
alongside Jet Li, a popular actor and martial
artist. Honestly, I did not like the movie because
all of the Black people kept getting beat up and the
fight scenes were so fake. I still have it on tape
though because Aaliyah is in it. She played her role
well, as DMX played his well. They collaborated on
the soundtrack. Timbaland was on the album too. If
you want to see DMX shine as an actor, then I
suggest you watch "Exit Wounds." We haven't seen the
last of Aaliyah either. She has at least two movies
that are not released yet.
This brings us to Aaliyah's third album, "Aaliyah."
Guess what. I got that one too. Her first single,
"We Need A Resolution," shows how she has grown as a
woman. At only 22 years old, Aaliyah had a
successful movie, two successful albums, and many
fans behind her. She had an even more promising
career in front of her. Her last artistic work was
the filming of the music video, "Rock The Boat."
After the filming of the video, Aaliyah and those
who worked with her were returning home on a small
plane. The plane crashed, killing everyone onboard.
I don't know exactly what to say about that. I think
maybe we should use this to help us understand what
is really important, since even a person who has
"everything" can suddenly have it all taken away.
I am a member of the African Methodist Church so I
don't believe people just die. I believe God takes
people home. My faith has been tested recently, as
my aunt has become sick. I found out today that she
had a stroke. After first hearing about Aaliyah,
then hearing about terrorist attacks, and now
hearing about what my aunt is going through, it
seems like things just get worse and worse. I'm not
going to let this hold me down and I have prayed for
Aaliyah's family as well as other people who are
suffering in our country because I do not want these
tragedies to hold them down either.
Aaliyah's next video is Rock The Boat. She looks
beautiful in that video and I think the song is
nice. After that, there will be a video for More
Than A Woman, and her movies to look forward to. As
the intro says, the soul lives on. |
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