Comments on: Throwback Thursday — One in a Million

By: Shell

Shell — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:45:22 +0000

I can’t believe it has been seven years. The year before she passed, I was really getting into her. I think she would of been one of the few singers that would of been a good actor as well. At least we still have her music and her movies. She is still missed.

By: sdg1844

sdg1844 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:38:03 +0000

I still miss her uniqueness. She truly tried to break new ground musically and visually. She was not like anyone else and I loved her for that. She seemed like a very sweet grounded young woman. I remember being absolutely stunned when I heard she’d died in a plane crash. Just stunned.

Then 2 weeks later came 9/11. It was too much.

By: J.Sampson

J.Sampson — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:05:37 +0000

Having never met her, Aaliyah seemed like a genuinely humble person. She was beautiful inside and out. I wonder what the industry would be like if she were still alive. Each day we live is precious. I pray I live each one as God intends.

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:40:58 +0000

It has been seven years? Whoa.

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:56:05 +0000

Thank you Bella! I was waiting to see and hear more tributes about her on Monday, but I didn’t, like I usually have seen/heard in the past- so I’m going to check out the ones you have shared.
Like most of the previous posters, I felt like I knew her too. I had just bought her last cd like the week before her accident and had been playing it non-stop. When I heard the news, I thought it was a twisted joke.
She really was talented and innovative. I think it’s really funny how people are still styling new artists after her and its’s been 7 years. That’s a testament to her freshness!!

By: Fullcomplexity

Fullcomplexity — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:40:23 +0000

I was a HUGE Aaliyah fan also. I was in my freshman year of college when she died. My boyfriend called me from his home and told me. I didn’t believe him, so he went and got his dad to come to the phone and break the news. I was a mess! You would’ve thought I knew the girl! But we all did in a way. Her music connected her fans to her.

She is still greatly missed. I try not to think of what could’ve been because then I too would get depressed.

So, I turn on her music, watch her videos (and TRY to do the dances lol) and enjoy Li Li at her best.

By: Niki

Niki — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:40:16 +0000

Still missing Aaliyah to this day! Beauty, class, talent and sweetness–at 22, her journey was only beginning and it was so sad to see it end way too soon. She really was on the verge of that kind of “megawatt” success and I just knew she was planning to do some interesting things musically in the future when she said in an interview that she was a fan of Nine Inch Nails. RIP Baby Girl!

By: DENISE

DENISE — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:42:07 +0000

Everytime i see Aaliyah I want to cry,Her music dominates my favorite playlists to this day. You know how we as women say stuff like “gosh she is pretty, I hate her!!!” LOL well This girl was a beauty,and her eyes were so disarming, you couldn’t help but to love her. I miss her dearly. I cant watch the rock the boat video without feeling so upset, I find myself saying I hate the video!! saying “why couldnt she have done that on a beach in florida
I know stupid thoughts, when its your time its your time…. Its just a life lesson I guess, you will always loose people to death, and Gods knows best he needs his most precious angels by his side.

Love,
Denise

By: nikki

nikki — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:39:36 +0000

Aaliyah was a rare jewel. She was talented, humble and genuine. I stil remember finding out that her plane had crashed and just being in shock. She was beautiful and will forever be truly missed.

Fave songs: Hot Like Fire (remix), 4 Page Letter, Resolution, If Your Girl Only Knew and I Miss You.

By: tracey in Ohio

tracey in Ohio — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:18:14 +0000

I always admired Aaliyah and thought she was simply beautiful. I remembered when she died, I was in a class for work & a woman sitting next to me said her plane crashed; it was like someone punched me in the stomach. Of course I didn’t know her, but she was so young, eager & talented. And her makeup was something else speaking of her eye shadow which I thought was most beautiful in the video ‘we need a resolution.’ Even today, when I put her in rotation, I still cannot listen to ‘I care 4 U.’ without tears coming to my eyes. The words & knowing she’s not around anymore are too much. R.I.P.