[109] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice wrote of Aaliyah's artistry and image, "she was lithe and dulcet in a way that signified neither jailbait nor hottiean ingenue whose selling point was sincerity, not innocence and the obverse it implies. Aaliyah died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001 She was 22 years old CNN August 25 is a tough day every year for celebrity stylist Derek Lee. [At Warner Brothers] we wanted to make movies that showed different cultures because we had to mix things up. [68], Aaliyah was signed to appear in several future films, including a romantic film titled Some Kind of Blue,[69] and a Whitney Houstonproduced remake of the 1976 film Sparkle. [155] The National Transportation Safety Board reported, "The airplane was seen lifting off the runway, and then nose down, impacting in a marsh on the south side of the departure end of runway 27. OldSchoolKid2. Indeed, many scenes in Romeo left me flummoxed:A flashback shows Han and Po as children, escaping from mainland China to Hong Kong using a basketball as a flotation device. The Magical Last Hours of the Flix Gonzlez-Torres Show. [171] The album's lead single, "Miss You", peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100[64] and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for three weeks. The singer, born Aaliyah Haughton, was just 22 years old and in the midst of shooting a music video for her third and final self . (DMX and Aaliyah co-starred in the 2000 movie "Romeo Must Die" and teamed up on "Back In One Piece" for the film's soundtrack.) In the films closing scene, our Romeo and Juliet dont die, but they dont kiss either. Aaliyah's brother Rashad Haughton and her cousin Jomo Hankerson were with her when she worked. Corey Yeun, the renowned Hong Kong director and choreographer, signed on to direct Romeos fight scenes. She told Vibe magazine in 1994 that she and Kelly would "go watch a movie" and "go eat" when she got tired and would then "come back and work". and Tupac Shakur in conjunction with hers and added: "Her just-released third album and scheduled role in a sequel to The Matrix could have made her another Janet Jackson or Whitney Houston". Jet Li charged with stalking the real Aaliyah: Annie Mesquitta-Jackson since she starred with Li in "Romeo Must Die" Dana Haughton is not registered yet as I seen aaliyah in Romeo must die at like 7 years old immediately knew i was destined to gtd. [17] Aaliyah, who maintained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average when graduating from high school, felt education was important. She will always live in our hearts. Soon, Blaxploitation movies like Black Belt Jones (1974) and Black Dragons Revenge (1975) presented Black martial artists like Jim Kelly fighting with incomparable swagger. The designated airplane was smaller than the Cessna 404 on which they had originally arrived, but the whole party and all the equipment were accommodated on board. [232][233], Aaliyah has sold 8.1 million albums in the United States and an estimated 24 to 32 million albums worldwide. 4:40. [17], Aaliyah was known to have usually been accompanied by members of her family. [8], After Hankerson signed a distribution deal with Jive Records, he signed Aaliyah to his Blackground Records label at the age of 12. But the union was hardly the result of a shotgun wedding. [41] She also became the spokesperson for the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. Freelance. [118], After the documentary Surviving R. Kelly aired in January 2019, pressure from the public using the Mute R. Kelly hashtag escalated and RCA Records dropped Kelly from the label. In 1999, Aaliyah landed her first film role in Romeo Must Die (2000), a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet. [129], Other allegations were made about Kelly regarding underage girls in the years after Aaliyah's death, and their marriage was used as an example of his involvement with them. [144] In August 2021, Dash told Entertainment Tonight's Kevin Frazier, "I was reflecting [that] there hasn't been one day since she's passed, not one in the 20 years, that I haven't either heard her name, heard her record, or seen a picture of her Every single day she's present in my life and I feel lucky for that. [94], As an artist, Aaliyah said she was inspired by a number of performers. Kelly. [186] The 'Kings Stay Kings' mixtape was released on Christmas 2015 and it included an unreleased Aaliyah song titled "Shakin" featuring rapper Strado. Aaliyahs Are You Feelin Me? (Boy are you feelin me?/ Cause Im feelin you) bumps in the background, but the songs lyrics are more suggestive than the couples PG-rated dance moves Trish running circles around Han swaying like an awkward teenager. [85] Of her role in crafting her music, Aaliyah said, "I like to have the final say but I was trained as a singer, actress and dancer, the interpreter, bringing other people's words to life. 1:38:50. [4][6][7] Her name is the feminine form of the Arabic "Ali", meaning "highest, most exalted one, the best. I think I might have to tell Adam Scott that hes a really big influence to me, as a caterer., Toni Collette Is a Mob Boss Dressed Like a Librarian. [152] The coroner theorized that she went into such a state of shock that even if she had survived the crash, her recovery would have been nearly impossible given the severity of her injuries. The long-delayed second part of the canceled HBO series came and went so quietly you were bound to miss it. [38], In 1997 Aaliyah graduated with a 4.0 GPA from the Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts, where she majored in drama. [253] In 2012, VH1 ranked her number 48 on their "Greatest Women in Music". Aaliyah's exact age would be 44 years 1 month 13 days old if alive. Everything goes through cycles and phases. Or that she was coming and going in and out of his house. [218], There has been continuing belief that Aaliyah would have achieved greater career success had it not been for her death. [87] Altogether, Aaliyah's music can be described as alternative R&B, progressive soul, and neo soul, according to Time's Farley. [73] Ehrlich also expressed that Aaliyah's "silky vocals are more agile than those of self-proclaimed queen of hip-hop soul Mary J. Frankly, I dont think I ever approached my work with an agenda, Kennedy explains. "I've been hearing about Robert and Aaliyah for a whilethat she was pregnant. Jet Li charged with stalking the real Aaliyah: Annie Mesquitta-Jackson since she starred with Li in "Romeo Must Die" Dana Haughton is not registered yet as [21][22] To date the album has sold over 3 million copies in the US. But I kept hearing complaints from people about her being in the studio with all those men." [13] She often wore baggy clothes and sunglasses, stating that she wanted to be herself. Elliott also feared she would be a diva, but reflected that Aaliyah "came in and was so warming; she made us immediately feel like family. In fact, he says Silver invested some of his producing fee into making it happen. Hankerson also expressed confusion over why "they were upset" with Aaliyah given her age at the time. Some of them were badly burned. Aaliyah began modeling for Tommy Hilfiger and taking acting lessons, which led to a starring role in Romeo Must Die (2000) as well as the role of Akasha in Queen of the Damned, slated for release . 2. She won the role as Zee in The Matrix, sequels and filmed vampire flick Queen of the Damned, based on the Anne Rice novel. [32][45] Aaliyah performed the song at the 1998 Academy Awards ceremony, becoming the youngest singer to perform at the event. Aaliyah's family has consulted a lawyer to stop Lifetime from using "any of the music, or any of the photographs and videos" they own and Jomo Hankerson claimed the TV network "didn't reach out. Aaliyah was 22 years old at the time of her death. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop,[2] earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop". Aaliyah was paid $1.5 million for Romeo Must Die & $5 million for her role in Queen of the Damned. USA Today said, "Her slinky vocal style and eye-popping videos made her a crossover star, while her persistent protection of her privacy added an air of intrigue about her". It was produced by Noah "40" Shebib and features Canadian rapper Drake. [242] While Ernest Hardy of Rolling Stone dubbed her the "undisputed queen of the midtempo come-on". [90], As her albums progressed, writers felt that Aaliyah matured, calling her progress a "near-flawless declaration of strength and independence". "We were coming off of a multi-platinum debut album and except for a couple of relationships with Jermaine Dupri and Puffy, it was hard for us to get producers on the album." Trish : [Han has just sneaked into her room] Are you out of your mind? The bombshell was dropped in a new biography, "Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah" by music journalist Kathy Iandoli. Trish : Look, I don't know how it is in China, but in America, if a girl is kicking your ass, you do not have to be a gentleman. The circumstances surrounding this last video were really strange because my mother had eye surgery and couldn't fly. Aaliyah's cover of the The Isley Brothers' 1976 hit "At Your Best (You Are Love)" sees the then-15-year-old maintaining the song's original depth with a sense of maturity and grace that defined. No ego, no nervousness, no manipulation. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. [119], In his 2011 book The Man Behind the Man: Looking from the Inside Out, Demetrius Smith Sr., Kelly's former tour manager, revealed that Kelly married Aaliyah after she told him that she was pregnant. [219] Director of Queen of the Damned Michael Rymer said of Aaliyah, "God, that girl could have gone so far" and spoke of her having "such a clarity about what she wanted. Mov-ie Trailer. Also, in 1989, Aaliyah performed with none other than Gladys Knight during a five-night stand in Las Vegas. Swung On (feat. That program was, according to Joseph Schloss, at least partially responsible for a generations interest in martial arts: Pretty much every single hip-hop artist that Ive met from that era used to watch that show religiously. The influence of kung fu movies on hip-hop isnt exclusive to artists like Wu-Tang Clan, either: Consider how martial arts moves inform the art of breakdancing; the TV series Kung Faux, which recuts and redubs old kung fu movies; even Kendrick Lamar utilizes a moniker, Kung Fu Kenny, that throws back to hip-hops roots in shaolin. Plot summary In this modern day Romeo and Juliet, kung fu action star Jet Li plays Romeo to hip-hop singer, Aaliyah Haughton's Juliet. In one deliciously absurd scene, Han joins a football game against a hefty group of ODay minions, who vengefully pile on their rival. Movies featuring interracial couples obviously existed before Romeo Must Die, but those that paired Black and Asian characters were few and often independently financed; consider Mira Nairs Mississippi Masala, Timothy Cheys Fakin Da Funk, or Chi Muoi Los Catfish in Black Bean Sauce. @UrbanOutfitters. In a new film the pop star co-wrote with director Trey Edward Shults. [12] As a child, Aaliyah traveled with Knight and worked with an agent in New York to audition for commercials and television programs, including Family Matters; she appeared on Star Search at age ten. [46], Described as one of "R&B's most important artists" during the 1990s,[214] her second studio album, One in a Million, became one of the most influential R&B albums of the decade. Every time I asked the label, they said it was platonic. [3] The single "At Your Best (You Are Love)" was criticized by Billboard for being out of place on the album and for its length. Han and Trishs most intimate moments are mostly wordless episodes, the most effective being a fight scene against a mysterious biker woman with kung fu skills of her own. [107] In 1998, she hired a personal trainer to keep in shape, and exercised five days a week and ate diet foods. [126] Vibe magazine said Aaliyah changed the subject anytime "you bring up the marriage with her". Romeo Must Die is a 2000 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak in his directorial debut, and also fight choreography by Corey Yuen, and starring Jet Li and Aaliyah. [33] Music critic Simon Reynolds cited "Are You That Somebody?" "[156] The report indicated that the pilot was not approved to fly the plane. Even then she kept on moving forward since she had a such a positive image of herself and her fame that it didn't mar the joy she got from . It was on that day in 2001 that Lee's client. Aaliyah reflected: "I always wanted to maintain that, even in high school when I first started to travel. [14], Aaliyah's mother was a vocalist, and her uncle Hankerson was an entertainment lawyer who had been married to Gladys Knight. which was featured on the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack. Born Li Lian Jie on April 26, 1963, in Beijing, China, Jet Li is the youngest of five children. "[58], During the recording stages for the album, Aaliyah's publicist disclosed that the album's release date was most likely in October 2000. While mainstream (white) audiences grew tired of the genre by mid-decade, young people of color didnt move on so easily. Find out why they didnt kiss and more about the film, below. [252] In 2011, Essence ranked her at number 14 on its 50 Most Influential R&B Starts list. The 50-year-old rapper and actor, born. She described the relationship between her and Kelly as "rather close. Together, these scenes read an awful lot like half-baked efforts to gesture at symbols and traumas of the Black experience, a meeting of distinct identities as hack and disjointed as the ambient score of bamboo flute instrumentals atop funky hip-hop beats. The first act of Romeo Must Die plays out mostly as a showcase for Li and his footwork. Following her death, her eponymous album, Aaliyah, went from number 19 to number one on the Billboard 200. [14][15] She auditioned for several record labels and at age 11 appeared in concerts alongside Knight. "While we share your sentiments and desire to have Aaliyah's music released, we must acknowledge that . Declaring her unwillingness to live without her man, she croons the words of the song, alternating between a breathless daddy's-girl navet . Shannon Lee, the daughter and only surviving descendant of kung fu legend Bruce Lee, was there, along with Magic Johnson in a pigeon-blue pin-striped suit, and Michael Clarke Duncan, glowing and grinning because in a few days he would attend the Oscars as a first-time nominee for his performance in The Green Mile. Again, she was nominated for a Grammy, this time for the song "Try Again" off the movie's soundtrack, for which she was executive producer. "[220] On July 18, 2014, it was announced that Alexandra Shipp replaced Zendaya for the role of Aaliyah for the Lifetime TV biopic movie Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, which premiered on November 15, 2014. [198], On August 25, 2021, Barry Hankerson revealed in an interview with Big Tigger for WVEE that a fourth (and likely final) studio album, titled Unstoppable, would be released in "a matter of weeks". Free shipping for many products! [108] Aaliyah was praised for her "clean-cut image" and "moral values". Aaliyah starred opposite martial artist Jet Li, playing a couple who fall in love amid their warring families. DMX. The album was certified double Platinum by the RIAA and sold 2.5 million copies in the United States. When I rewatched it two decades after its premiere, courtesy of the Netflix algorithms decision to resurface the film for me during quarantine, I traveled back in time to an era when silly, action-packed martial-arts movies rode the American mainstream. [137] On September 27, 2021, a federal court jury found Kelly guilty of nine counts including racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery, sex trafficking, and a violation of the Mann Act. [124] In a 2014 interview, Aaliyah's cousin Jomo Hankerson said that she "got villainized" for her relationship with Kelly and the scandal over the marriage made it difficult to find producers for her second album. [249] In December 2009, Billboard magazine ranked Aaliyah at number 70 on its Top Artists of the Decade,[250] while her album Aaliyah was ranked at number 181 on the magazine's Top 200 Albums of the Decade. Stream Romeo Must Die now on Netflix. Many critics gave the movie bad marks for this exact reason. Aaliyah died on August 25, 2001 following an airplane accident in the Bahamas. "[199] Aaliyah was reissued September 10, 2021. 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