Aaliyah 2001–2005: Life After Death 2001–2005: Posthumous career The week after Aaliyah’s death, her third studio album, Aaliyah, rose from number 19 to number one on the Billboard 200. “Rock the Boat” was released as a posthumous single. The music video was premiered on Black Entertainment Television’s Access Granted; it became the most viewed and […]
Aaliyah: The Plane Crash, Passing &Wrongful Death Lawsuit The Crash On August 25, 2001, at 6:45 pm (EST), Aaliyah and various members of the record company boarded a twin engine Cessna 402B (N8097W) at Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, The Bahamas, to travel to the airport in Opa-locka, Florida, after they completed filming the music video […]
You guys thought we’d forgotten to finish the countdown, huh? We sure didn’t and we’re surely not going to leave you hanging like that WizNation crew. It’s all wrapped up right here in this exclusive presentation of our Top 10 Aaliyah music videos created just for you R&B music fans and Aaliyah supporters. If you […]
Even in spite of the whirlwind of gossip and rumors turned horribly true for Fantasia this month, our beloved R&B songstress is pressing on to make her way back towards the top of the charts and even deeper into our hearts. As we continue to love, accept and embrace Fantasia and support her brand new […]
We recently took a poll via our new “Random Rant” series on our Twitter and Facebook pages and asked our followers, friends and family to randomly put together a list of their top three favorite female artists in R&B. After a few initial responses, we started thinking of what to do with the results. Here’s […]
SPECIAL EDITION :: Wednesday Nights 10 O’ Clock Mixtape Posted! Download Now! ENJOY! Your Mixin’ Vixen has another hot 10 O’ Clock Mixtape for you! Your Mixin’ Vixen, DJ Dimepiece just posted Wednesday Nights 10 O’ Clock Mixtape for you! Tonight is Ustream Wednesdays, so she also went live!! This mixtape includes a special musical […]
Check out part two of our Top 10 Aaliyah video countdown for more of your favorites in no particular order. We’re halfway through the day and halfway through our exclusive music video countdown so don’t forget to let us know which of these are your favorites by posting in the comments section below. 4. Rock […]
Aaliyah 2000–2001: Romeo Must Die and Eponymous Album In 2000, Aaliyah landed her first major movie role in Romeo Must Die. A loose adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Aaliyah starred opposite martial artist Jet Li, playing a couple who fall in love amid their warring families. The movie grossed $18.6 million in its […]
Via:Sohh.com In this week’s Sales Wrap, Eminem continues to command his place atop his competition, Kem returns to the chart and Rick Ross takes a fall from the Top 10. Grammy-winning rapper Eminem’s Recovery remained at No. 1 this week pushing out 116,400 units. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the rapper’s latest solo album has sold […]
Aaliyah 1996–1999: One in a Million From Wikipedia In 1996, Aaliyah left Jive Records and signed to Atlantic Records. She worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott, who contributed to her second studio album, One in a Million. “If Your Girl Only Knew” The album yielded the single “If Your Girl Only Knew”, which […]
1991–1995: Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number After Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah’s uncle, signed a distribution deal with Jive Records, he signed Aaliyah to his Blackground Records label at the age of 12. Hankerson later introduced her to recording artist and producer R. Kelly, who became Aaliyah’s mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of […]
1979–1990: Early Life – From Brooklyn to Detroit Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Born of African American and Native American descent, she was the second and youngest child of Diane and Michael Haughton. Enrolled at a young age for voice lessons by her mother, […]
