It takes a brave soul to take on any Aaliyah song let alone one of her classics like ‘One In A Million’ but today Timbaland’s new protege Tink does just that as she showcases both her singing and rapping abilities. (more…)
Aaliyah was known for being ahead of her time and delivering a new sound in the world of RnB so it’s only right that the current Future Beats scene pays homage to her work and today we get just that as producer Nehzuil unveils a beautiful re-working of her classic track ‘Are You That Somebody’.
January 16th marked what would have been Aaliyah’s 36th birthday and to remember her legacy Frank Ocean unveiled a stripped down version of the Isley Brothers classic “At Your Best (You Are Love),” which Aaliyah covered in 1994 on her debut album ‘Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number’.
A rejuvenated Timbaland sat down with the Breakfast Club and spoke on the recent disappointing Lifetime Aaliyah movie, revealing the first two songs that he & Aaliyah recorded were ‘Hot Like Fire’ & ‘One In A Million’, working with Chicago’s finest Tink & more.
While Aaliyah’s estate are still standing firmly against LifeTimes unofficial biopic film of the late singer titled ‘The Princess Of RnB’ the first trailer has surfaced and features Alexandra Shipp playing the lead role. Let’s hope they don’t drop the ball on this one as a legend deserves to be depicted in a legendary way, the film is set to premiere November 15th.
I’ve lost count of how many times Aaliyah has been remixed within the beat scene with some doing the singer justice and others not so much but todays offering from SevnthWonder ticks the aforementioned box.
The Houston born producer manages to re-work Aaliyah’s classic ‘Rock The Boat’ to perfection with some dreamy sounds and altered vocals and couldn’t come at a better time as yesterday marked the 13th anniversary since she passed away.
Whenever producers aywy. & Ekali team up you know your going to be in for a treat and their latest creation together titled ‘Your Love’ further proves this point as they subtlety flip a classic Aaliyah sample for an infectious cut that will feature on their upcoming EP.