Posts Tagged ‘aaliyah’

Tink – Million (video)

July 2, 2015

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Tink & Timbaland’s reworking of Aaliyah’s classic ‘One In A Million’ gets give the visual treatment. (more…)

Tink – Million (Prod By Timbaland)

May 8, 2015

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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 – R.U.That.Somebody (Nehzuil Remix)

February 1, 2015

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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’.

Frank Ocean – “At Your Best (You Are Love)” (starRo Remix)

January 30, 2015

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LA’s starRo drops some echoey drums and dreamy synths as he takes on Frank Ocean’s tribute to Aaliyah ‘At Your Best (You Are Love)’.

Frank Ocean – “You Are Luhh”

January 18, 2015

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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’.

Timbaland Speaks On The Disappointing Aaliyah Biopic With The Breakfast Club

November 20, 2014

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.

Lifetime’s Aaliyah Movie – The Princess of R&B (Trailer)

October 4, 2014

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.

Aaliyah – Rock The Boat (SevnthWonder Remix)

August 26, 2014

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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.

aywy. & Ekali – Your Love

August 12, 2014

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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.

Barnaby – One In A Million (Aaliyah cover)

April 21, 2014

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Southampton vocalist Barnaby pays tribute to Aaliyah and covers her classic track ‘One In A Million’ which features his own original production.