By 22, Aaliyah had become one of the most celebrated entertainers of her time- the long running poster child for cross-over R&B. Now, more than a decade after her passing, her former label ‘BlackGround Records‘ ready the release of her first posthumous album, to be executive produced by ‘Practice’ Prince Drake and his long time [...]
Aaliyah’s Uncle, BlackGround Records’ CEO, Barry Hankerson Clarifies Posthumous Project with Drake
October 9, 2012 | Posted by
New Music: Aaliyah ft. Drake, ‘Enough Said’ – (Listen)
August 26, 2012 | Posted by
Yesterday (August 25th) marked the 11th anniversary of the death of R&B icon Aaliyah, who was tragically killed in a plane crash in 2001 after filming her “Rock The Boat”. As befitting, there were a ton of tributes released yesterday, with Urban Noize‘s remix of “One In A Million” taking the crown, but a few [...]
Drake Says His Album with Aaliyah Will Be Out This Year
August 9, 2012 | Posted by
Just days after Aaliyah’s brother posted a message on Aaliyah‘s Facebook page saying there was no official album “being released and supported by the Haughton family,” it appears that we are getting exactly that through the efforts of Drake. At least that’s what Drake is saying in an interview with muchmusic.com recorded backstage at Drake’s [...]
Aaliyah’s Family Denies They Are Releasing New Aaliyah Album
August 7, 2012 | Posted by
As dissent grows around Drake for using vocals from the late Aaliyah on one of his songs, Aaliyah’s family said that they have no plans to release an album by Aaliyah. “There is no official album being released and supported by the Haughton family,” Aaliyah’s brother Rashad Haughton said in a post on Aaliyah’s Facebook [...]
Drake Hints at Producing a Posthumous Aaliyah Album to Tim Westwood – Video
August 2, 2012 | Posted by
Drake may have something special planned for this year’s OVO festival, taking place on Sunday (August 5) in Toronto. According to HipHopDX, a close source says Drake is set to debut a new song on Sunday which features Aaliyah. The source continued to tell HipHopDX that Drake has been recruited to executive produce the late [...]
