Shakin'Timbaland · 2015

pitchfork

“Upon her passing in 2001, Aaliyah's legacy as preeminent R&B phenom should have become one of the most untouchable in the genre's history. Of course, that hasn't been the case—contemporary artists have liberally mined her work for new singles in the last few years, from Drake to Chris Brown. It's an understandable impulse, since Aaliyah's brief career paved the way for countless R&B acts both big ”