Although it feels like just yesterday, August 25th will mark the 10th year following the tragic passing of R&B singer Aaliyah. Check out this preview clip from Aaliyah: One In A Million, BET’s upcoming tribute to the late singer. In the video, Timbaland and Missy Elliott recall the very first time they learned that they would be working with Ms. Aaliyah Haughton after she heard and enjoyed a track demo made by them:
We did a record called “Sugar & Spice” that Timbaland and another young man took into Atlantic Records, and when they heard that record they liked the sound and it was something they had never heard before. So they said, ‘Let’s put you all in the studio with Aaliyah.’ And we were excited. [...] I gotta thank her [Aaliyah] because she heard the specialness in us. Because with “Sugar & Space” she said, ‘there’s something special about Timbaland and Missy…”
BET’s Aaliyah: One In A Million airs on Thursday, August 25 at 8PM EST/PST. VIDEO SNIPPET BELOW
can’t believe it’s been 10 years! love you Aaliyah!
Miss you babygirl
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I say that every time I walk pass her poster. Love you too Aaliyah! Still miss you.
i have a framed poster that has been in my apartment this whole time! i believe she helps me through it all…..eviction notices, car problems……and i’m still here with my baby girl! can’t wait to watch this thursday!!
i still have my poster up too!
Same here, I have a big poster framed picture of Aaliyah on my livingroom wall.
I <3 Aaliyah! My favorite Singer forever.So sad that she not here today but she is in a better place. RIP Aaliyah Your fans love you.
Check it out the teaser for the UpComing Aaliyahs SHOW Tribute 10 Years
Event of the Year in Europe!! !! :: http://youtu.be/uuyMc0Nm6Vc :: in Belgium !! !!
CANT WAIT!!!
<3 Aaliyah. <3
Definitely gone to soon…
I don’t know if it’s just me, while I did enjoy her music and her acting skills. I just don’t see her relevance to the entertainment industry anymore, I mean I dont think she made that big of an inpact and didnt reach the heights for all the attention she is still receiving 10 years later. If we are honoring her as a human being, daughter, sister and girlfriend thats great. But as an artist i dont think she deserves it, for this long that is. I did love her for her time here but she is gone and there are other artist out here that could use Timberland and Missy’s creativity… I mean move on and get another artist to the heights you saw Aaliyah at. Please dont think I am in anyway trying to disrespect her or belittle the work she did when she was here.
As I do completely understand and respect your opinion, I have to strongly disagree. Aaliyah and her style of music served as a great inspiration for a lot of R&B artists (male and female) throughout this 10 years since her passing. In reference to relevance of today, she directly inspires Drake and even The Weeknd who are obviously extremely popular artists and essentially define a large part of what today’s music is (whether anyone likes it or not). Without her I doubt Drake would be the artist he is (melodically and lyrically) today. A lot of artists today sample her music as well so.. I definitely see her impact, I guess it where and how you’re looking
Hey! you…. STFU IF YOU DONT LIKE HER get off this page and dont comment!! Miss you AALIYAH R.I.P
Aaliyah “Baby Girl” you’re missede I Love You and You know that
. I will be watching and thinking about the good I had with your music.
Why are they still talking about this w(hore)? When she was breathing no one paid her any mind but ever since she died people proclaim their love for her & claim how talented she was. The only talent she had was f**king for tracks & movie roles. Missy just misses her lover thats why she keeps harping & remembering Aaliyah.
Go fuck yourself
LOL the thirst you want for a response is so dam obvious…probably going to be front and center in front of the tv when this special come on
If I am so “thirsty” for a response you are sitting on the edge of your seat eager to hammer your fingers away to type a response to me:) LOL!
How could you be so cold?? U r Pathetic to sit up there, and even remark about a Life. BECAUSE at the end of the day its a life, and a life that was took TRAGICALLY! How can you tell who Genuinely felt love for AAliyah or not? You must have some sort of six sense ….#ITHINKNOT Since the beginning of time, there has been all sorts of ppl to leave a mark on the world …that are different/or stand out. WHAT MAKES YOU SO DAMN Special?? To sit up here, and talk Stupid, Dismissing Death like its a plate of food. I see your name on here alot, and you talk out your A all the time. This site, and the people who comment feel strongly about what say. We not on here just to piss people off, CLEARLY its what you are doing. GET A REAL LIFE, and stop hating on everybody elses …smh Pls dont bother to reply, I wont give you the pleasure of going back n forth. I just hope YOU dont die in some horrible way b4, you get some sense about yourself …life is too short to be IGNORANT!
Awwwww…were you onced rejected by her? Im sure she is very sorry, it’s ok to forgive her now it’s been 10 years!
Sending you a cyber hug…because clearly you need one!
I’m pretty sure the almost 7 million people total who bought her first two albums, The Grammy committee and MTV (won VMAS) were paying her mind..lmfao Idomind and the constant lack of logic..
@IDOMIND- As usual you still speak verbal diarrhea, don’t you have a life outside the computer as usual. You always spew the most idiotic verbal diarrhea on CL. You must love the talents of Missy and Aaliyah because when someone talks about them, you talk. Your a sad sad little person, you have to speak ill of the dead, your pathetic and a troll on CL, and everytime you talk everyone disses you. What you should do is to see a doctor and fix your life, because right now you look pathetic.
people please DO MOT feed the troll, yall know this “person” just wants attention, probably can’t get any outside of this blog *poor thing* we can only show compasion, and be thankful our lives aren’t THAT lame…
I still can’t believe its been 10 years. She was my fave. I would love to see what she would be doing today. RIP baby girl..
@STLOPINION:It`s great to see that there are astute people on this site. There are artists that I don`t particularly care for but I never find the time for such VILE comments and outright hatred. Hopefully no one will take the bait. I, for one, think Aaliyah was very talented as well as beautiful. She had a beautiful smile.
Peace, in the spirit of my HERO, Brotha Malcolm X
Theres yet to be another to even come close – Aaliyah definately left a void that can NEVER be filled by ANY one – I love and miss her on the music scene 4ever
While most would argue that Aaliyah was Dame Dash’s blood sacrifice, I’m a firm believer that Timbaland was the one who gave her up, considering his career has exploded in astronomical proportions since Aahliyah’s passing…
OH MY GOODNESS …WHAT? THAT DONT EVEN MAKE NO SENSE … #LORDHELPTHESEPPL
OMG are you serious. Now we’re talking about blood sacrifices lol. You must be a comedian because that made me crak up.
i used to think the exact same thing, it’s very scary to think about..
You sound like a moron on crack!!!!
Wow i can’t believe its already been 10 sad years since her tragic Death.
I miss you Aaliyah you will always & forever be the The shining star and Sweet Angel in Heaven.
in my eyes you had the voice of an Angel and the sweetest personality that anybody can recon with.
I wish i could have met you and hung out with you at least for a day because you were the type of person that anybody can talk to and be understanding.
i would choose the sweet Angel Aaliyah over Beyonce any day
because she was truely one in Million
R.I.P. Aaliyah Haughton GOD BLESS your sweet Soul.
Been waiting years for this! I cried as if I lost a sister when Aaliyah died, not to mention I was getting on a plane the day the news came out. I was devastated. As a teenager you want someone to look up to, and Aaliyah was that for me…her style, her class, her music was so dope…Regardless of how short her career was, her music still rocks harder than most of the R&B out now. Gotta love Aaliyah!
Aaliyah was my favorite back in the day boy. Its so sad because I know if she were alive today, she would have been so big. The sad part is that she died just as her career started to blossom.
I named my 2nd and youngest daughter after her, not just saying this b/c she’s no longer with us, but anyone that knows me knew I was a true Aaliyah fan, she was my favorite female artist, it hit me real hard when she died almost like losing someone close to you but yes my baby girl is named Aaliyah spelled the same and all. I always said that I would name my daughter that if I ever had another daughter and I did!!!!
When she died, a part of me did also. I’ll never forget about her… I want some new unreleased music.
Okay, I was thinking the same thing.
She was beautiful, but I do feel like people overstate her significance. She was merely a human being. People need to stop idolizing folks-it’s not healthy.
This is who I am. I love you Aaliyah
It;s scary that not ony aaliyah but michael jackson, and ames brown and several other BIG celebrities.. coincidence ? RIP baby girl
Ok I can understand some of yall missing her, but god damn!! some of these post sound like some people with self esteem issues, she was my light my angel, she helped me through alot….
WTF is wrong with yall! Stop worshiping entertainers and just pay her her respects and move the fuck on.
And yes she was a hoe, jay, dame, ginuine, dmx, missy, r kelly and tim all was hittin that shit.
Whatever!!!!
PSSST BTW Jesus dont love only you …smh with these So called Jesus lovers …talking out ur A like you better than everybody, and got the right to say anything like you standing at the right hand of GOD! Can you Picture GOD saying what you just said??? I think not ZIPIT …I wonder how he really feel about all this hate you giving … Mixed up self.
Hey dumbass milkshake, this is a website made for people to come and talk shit, so why dont you go and sit the hell down and have a milkshake to cool off. I dont believe in god or jesus. I just used whatever named popped in my mind at the time! Now go and try to change the world somewhere else with your power to preach! BITCH
But I do love you
I’m watching the special on Thursday, Aaliyah stature in music was a big impact in the 90′s and she was before her time, in which during the time she did her last video Rock The Boat, it was new and refreshing, she wasn’t scandalous showing nakedness in her video, she was enjoyed doing music period. she was very close to her family especially her mom and her brother was very well grounded. Gone to soon.
Aaliyah shall always remain someone special to me. Musically I grew up listening to her so her loss was close to home for me and I really studied her life, vocal range and everything lol you can’t sing an Aaliyah song with the wrong notes….boo bye no not a babygirl song but I miss her and she’ll always be one in a million. Don’t compare babygirl because her shine was dimmed too soon so to compare her to Beyonce or anyone else or to say she wouldn’t be relevant is just stupid. Aaliyah will be remember for who she was and her legacy will live through her fans…always.
One of the last true talented pop/rnb artists. She changed the game in many ways and her star was gone too soon. If she were here, I doubt some of the cat poppers who call themselves dancing and singing wouldn’t be that revelent today. RIP Aliyah. That is all.
Cat Poppers–I trip myself out. LOL
I was just listening to Steppers Remix, this is for the steppers simply for the steppers. My son thought I lost my mind when she died, I cried for weeks.
I will be watching. RIP Aaliyah…you’re the reason people can pronounce my name.
Aaliyah
I was always a fan, but didn’t become a big one until One in a Million when her style/swag really developed into being well…”one in a million”
I always kind of glossed over her first album although I did like the singles released from it. Recently I gave her entire 1st album a listen and I still don’t think it’s the best one, but I found one positively beautiful gem on there – “Street Thing”. If anyone says Aaliyah couldn’t “sang”, just listen to that. She could. I still say to this day her best album was her last (“Aaliyah”). It was definitely ahead of it’s time. I am thankful for the work she left behind. When I’m in a bad mood, I’ll listen to her music or watch some videos of hers on Youtube and it does cheer me up. You can’t help but smile with her. She was dope!
I will never forget, I was in my barracks room watching tv when it came across the screen that Aaliyah had been killed in that plane crash. Being as though she was literally just on 106 & Park that previous week, the news rocked me to the core. Who knows what she would have been today at 32..Aaliyah you are definitely One In A Million!
i miss u aaliyah
check Sugar & Spice demo
http://missylist.blogspot.com/2010/10/tweets-early-group-sugah.html
Shout out to Missy & Tim for always showing love to the Babygirl!
Aaliyah in the flesh was imperfect as WE ALL ARE. However, she tried her best in her mere 22 yrs of life on earth to live her life as a humble & loving person. With that, she shared her God given talent(she was absolutely blessed her with artistic gifts & talents) with this world. If you didn’t & or don’t care for or appreciate her talents or her personality antemortem, for whatever reason, you had/have the right to refrain from entertaining anything pertaining to Aaliyah the artist & or person excluding the art. However there are many people such as myself, who do love & appreciate who Aaliyah was, what she contributed, & what she left. For many of us, Aaliyah is a very sensitive and emotional topic.
There are always going to be people in the world who thrive on and spread negativity. There are various people such as artists & etc, who have certain characteristics or attributes that I don’t like or care for. However, I find it unnecessary, unproductive, and negative for me or anyone else, to share these feelings publicly & or to dwell on these feelings internally. Have I ever? Yes, but I try extremely hard, as I gain wisdom, to refrain from doing so. What purpose does it serve?? Does it help change the world for the better?? If one does feel that it serves the world in some positive manner to share such opinions & ideas, there is a way to go about articulating these w/o judgement & negativity. However if that isn’t the case, why bother doing so?? In a case such as this, sharing one’s dislike, & or lack appreciation for a particular individual, almost never benefits anyone! It only brings forth more negative energy to/in a world consumed with negativity!
Long ago a phrase was coined & it still remains relevant and beneficial: “If you have anything good to say, don’t say anything at all”.
Again, thank you Missy & Tim for always loving Aaliyah!
With Aaliyah in our Hearts…
(Correction) If you DON’T have anything good to say..
bravo IDOMIND!!!!
I agree with you 100 percent!!!
did you met a more people who dislike Aaliyah or we are alone?
i’d like contact with you…
@Jeff: Ok I don’t understand your logic,you don’t like Aaliyah, why are you talking on her post??? Can you say your dumb?? You must be some dumb youngin who clearly don’t know any music. What you need to do is go and research some real music and then talk. Dumbass!!! Another thing, IDOMIND IS AN IDIOT WHO IS FAT AND LONELY WHO CLEARLY HAS NO DAMN LIFE BEHIND THE COMPUTER, I THINK YOU TWO DUMBASSES SHOULD MARRY EACH OTHER!!! IDIOTS!!!
aaliyah was a little slut /kelly, damon etc…/
she talked a lot about God /in the interviews/ and fucked around with older guys
@Jeff: 1.Your a moron, your still talking on this post and don’t like Aaliyah, why are you talking, can you say stupid?? 2. You must be some dumbass youngin who clearly doesn’t know shit about anything and going by hearsay, do yourself a favor go read and educated yourself! 3. Aaliyah and Dame were together for 2 1/2 years before she passed away, so how your so called claim that she is a “slut”? You look like an idiot on this post, stop talking like your moron of a friend IDOMIND, you two need to read a book and get a brain, because both of you are the stupidest people on here. IDIOT.