Diddy seen here with Angel laws, Editor in Chief of Concrete Loop
(Picture credits: Taj Washington via Facebook)
My colleague Angel Laws of Concrete Loop wrote this piece for CNN. I loved it so much I had to source it for my readers in Canada most of who did not know Aaliyah well.
(Picture credits: Taj Washington via Facebook)
"It's been a decade since the tragic death of R&B star and budding actress Aaliyah Dana Haughton.Just 22 years old at the time of her death, she was in the Bahamas heading back to the States after wrapping up her 2001 music video, "Rock The Boat."The twin-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff. Aboard were Aaliyah and eight others -- including her hair stylist, Eric Forman, makeup artists Anthony Dodd and Christopher Maldonado, security guard Scott Gallin, video producer Douglas Kratz, Blackground Records employees Keith Wallace and Gina Smith, and the pilot, Luis Morales III. In an instant their lives and Aaliyah's promising career were gone.Born in Brooklyn and raised in Detroit, she quickly garnered a fan base in the early '90s with her original take on R&B music.
Working with industry greats like Missy Elliott, Timbaland, R. Kelly and more, she topped the charts with a slew of hits, including "Back & Forth," "Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number," "Are You That Somebody" and "We Need A Resolution".Aaliyah's standout fashion sense made her a hot commodity among the fashion crowd: She modeled for Tommy Hilfiger, who showcased her tomboy appeal -- baggy jeans and a tight-fitting shirt -- and was featured on the covers of many magazines with that trendsetting hair swoop over her left eye.
Her influence on the music game is still relevant today. She has inspired artists from singer-rapper Drake to pop superstar Beyonce. Ciara, who is best known for her singing and dancing moves, has an Aaliyah-inspired stage presence and dressing style.Singer-songwriter Tank, who worked closely with Aaliyah on her last two albums, spoke with Concrete Loop earlier this year about where she would be right now if she were alive. "She would be at the top and there would probably be a few people who wouldn't have careers," he said." Read the rest here.
Meanwhile I don't know why Aaliya would be disrespected on Twitter in this magnitude. Something called "Aaliyah'a airplane flylist" is trending on twitter. The singer died in a plane crash for God's sake and it was not amusing! Twitter can be direspectful sometimes
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_RIPBABYGiRLx3 Aaliyah Haughton
I dont approve of this #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist trend, lets ingore the negativity and embrace her life x3
CattMobbins Matt Cobbins
#everygirl & boy participating in #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist… #StopThatBro or resign from twitter like the CEO of Apple. How's that for a TT?
SirManningEli Elijah Marmaduke.™
#AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist ? Really though? I promise you, anybody on my TL that tweets it is getting unfollowed & spammed
DogWearingAHat Aaron J. Marko
#AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist nightmarish screams of yawning cyclopean horror
yep_its_neek NeeK
Boosie wack tho. RT @BlakeDaBasedSon: Yall can't be mad at the #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist cus the main ppl (cont) tl.gd/ckkuak
hEAVENxBoUNd Jayye .
I really can't believe #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist is a TT. That is BEYOND disrespectful!!!!!! Smdh; people & their ignorance!!!!!!
King_Me7 Bo Dilly
RT @Patron_Tone_ #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist all falls down - kanye west.. Smh sorry aaliyah <••••••• Smh go eat some glass
Ouill Ouill
New rule: You can't get mad at me for going in on #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist unless you knew her or listened to her BEFORE 2000. #TakeASeat
jjaxula jjaxula
#AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist - people getting mad like she was family!! - Jerry Lewis - Great Balls of Fire - too soon?
SwagLikePayne Emma Felicity Skyes♥
“@Boy_Brat: I don't get why everyones so sad about #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist trending, what does it even mean?? :L” me either.
itskenadiea Trust Issues
Who ever is doing the #aaliyahsairplaneplaylist trend is a shame. You should go hide in a corner, that's mad disrespect..
Mis_Giftz GIFTY GIFTOFGOSS
woke up, jump on twitter to c #aaliyahsairplaneplaylisttrending..confirms hw stupid these americans are tbh..she's dead..show respect
OkYuhh Mila Ramos
Ahahahahaa RT @Uhh_Duuhvinity #dang ...good one tho RT @Isack369 #aaliyahsairplaneplaylist Jonas Brothers - Burnin' Up”
iiMSELFMADE Beautyy&Brains. ♥
I bet if that was somebody in ya family you wouldn't be qoinq in on this TT #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist show some RESPECT
KiaGorgeous KiaFknGorgeous
Lol that's what I said gotta love twitter "@SummerrBreezeee: This #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist TT isnt funny none & is beyond disrespectful."
_crown_holder_ Kia Tucker
Everybody bein disrespectful on #aaliyahsairplaneplaylist TT I'm reporting as spam! Yall are beyond ignorant!
TheFreshmanSHN Freshman
"@JessieSimonSHN: #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist That's Actually Not Funny Its Disrespectful , Who Ever Started This Can Go Plank in Traffic."LOL
keia_does_it Na'keia
!! “@Pierre_Gerard: #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist Wait.. whaaa????? this TT is outta line yo... Clearly ppl need to Mature all over the globe!”
LelandDuzIt !Xobile
Most hated mentions from one TT award goes to.......drumroll please: #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist
yadudeitsbk Brittney
#AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist ..........seen a lot of ignorant TT's but this one just about tops them all.
BadCHACHI CHA
RT @Neemzy RT @Isack369: RT @Jcallis2511 RT @Isack369 #aaliyahsairplaneplaylist Jonas Brothers - Burnin' Up <--- Plank On A Knife !!
ImTheUglyFriend Keanu NuNu Mayes
#aaliyahsairplaneplaylist is trending because everybody saying how they hate it nobody is even going in on the TT #IBetYouFeelDumb
M0NSTERAva Alesia
yall SO mad about this #aaliyahsairplaneplaylist cuz it's SO disrespectful but what about the disrespectful and ignorant TT's we get daily?
Odd_Barkley B Pumper
#aaliyahsairplaneplaylist nobody made it aTT its only TT because black people are talking about how disrespectful it is over n over
Khori4Prez Sylvester Smith
R-T if you think " #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist " is a very disrespectful and ignorant TT .... twitter went too far
Daedaedamenace Dae DAe =P!!!
Ight everybody yeaaa we good and PISSED!! But let's stop metioning this #aaliyahsairplaneplaylist so it could stop trending!!
wehatejordan_ young based god
evidently, nobody is going on the #aaliyahsairplaneplaylist TT, its only trending because y'all keep talking about it lol
FleaKardashian Tye Cooper.
''that #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist is so disrespectful, kill yourself'' - Stop entertaining it, stfu. Leave that for negative people.
YungEmac Yung E-Mac
#AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist <--- Really tho?? -_____- .... Whoever mad this TT needs do die slow & painful
RikaBlanco MartyMcfly
#aaliyahsairplaneplaylist <--- is beyond ignorant && childish people have some respect !!!!!
KarltonMARZ Kally
IM UNFOLLOWING ANY1 TAKING PART IN THE TT..."#aaliyahsairplaneplaylist......" THAT'S VERY VERY DISRESPECTFUL!! STR8 UP!!! KILL YA SELF
djhellayella The Yella Hulk™
I'm liable to unfollow anybody participating in #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist
RonReaco RonReaco Lee
#AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist is a very disrespectful trending topic; cherish the music, and not rejoice in such a horrific downfall
Cobbs_1Time RobertStil2fst€obbsΩ
The_Royce Royce Morgan
TOO FAR RT @PrettyGirlNaki: Okay, I see people going in on #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist...that's just disrespectful and wrong..smh
TinyyTerror Tiff J.
So if I tweet somebody that's goin in on #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylistand make jokes about someone they lost, can they get mad?????
OmgoshDiamond Diamond
#AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist Really though? -____- How Ignorant. People actually think this is funny wow smh.
DntBlowMyHiqh Let Me Shine
RT @iNeedMoreBiters: Who Made This TT Should Be Deleted From Twitter Foreal! #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist
ImBillGatesHoe JayQuan Dinero
If I see this on my TL it's a automatic unfollow --> #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist
TygaStripes King Of Hearts
If Aaliyah Died In A Plane Crash, Why Make A Trending Topic Called "#AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist"? You People Have No Souls. #PointBlank.
shanequa_RENEE Shanequa Garrett
This is beyond ignorant ------------------------->#AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist
KING KING™ ✔
Kanye West All Falls down...sike nah lol r.i.p "@evry1luvsmani: RT @kiraababee: #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist tho? Yall rude"
CorbanTheVirgo شاكيل هايز
RT @MrrTerry: #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist The Game - Down<<<< this trend has to be a joke right --__-- are you serious?
MilfGod #HaitianJesus
#TheIrony RT @FliGht_Scho0l: ................RT @KennyDOOMX_________X RT @Me: #AaliyahsAirplanePlaylist "Boarding Pass" - Wiz Khalifa
Scandalous_Mimi Fuck U Lookin' At ?!
KennyDOOM Nelson Mandela
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Mr_Marquoise D'Marquiose Cockerm
WeedNBitches Nigga You A Fool
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