Aaliyah: Hamish Brown Shares Another Rare Pic!

So not only did we get to see a collection of never before seen contact sheets, photographer Hamish Brown shared this picture yesterday with the caption or should I say 'hashtags'...

Hamish Brown: "#unseen #bw #contactsheet #la #aaliyah #photograhy"

Yesss! Thank you so much once again Hamish Brown, your body of work is simply amazing! Enjoy my lovelies! :o) ;)

Aaliyah: Rare Photo Courtesy Of Teddy Bishop

Teddy Bishop: #Aaliyah It was a great pleasure an honor working with you. The energy and talent that you gave to this earth still shines bright. You will always be remembered and missed. Continue to enjoy your journey. #MissYou produced by @teddyalexanderbishop (at Eoa Digital)

Aaliyah: Rare Photos

Thanks to @gtvreality for sharing these beautiful rare photos of our Beloved Babygirl! :o) :D

Aaliyah: Rare Photo Courtesy of Campus Lately

Photo courtesy of @campuslately who kindly shared this rare gem yesterday. :o)

Aaliyah: Rare Photo

Repost from @djshortmanhh 

@djshortmanhh: "Before the night is out I had post this for Baby Girl #Aaliyah I only put this pic up twice a year on her Bday an on the day she pass witch is today. We miss u baby Girl #heavyhitters #ShortBoss #celebrityDJ"

Aaliyah: Rare Photos Courtesy of Stylist Derek Lee

Repost from @dleestyle. For the first photo his caption read...

@dleestyle: " ... #photobomb ... sad, pissed & thankful is some mentally tiring shit...!" 

And for the second photo...

@dleestyle: "#crew ... #peoples ... #fam ... ❤"

I adore seeing moments of Aaliyah acting carefree and goofing around with her friends. No matter how many pictures I see, Aaliyah was always smiling no matter what hard times came though her way. Something which I admired about her the most. ♥

Aaliyah: Rare Photos Courtesy of Photographer Hamish Brown

A big thank you to photographer Hamish Brown for sharing some of his unseen work, on Aaliyah's 13th Death Anniversary via his Twitter page. Seeing all these rare pictures have made me so happy beyond words! :o) ♥

Aaliyah: 13th Death Anniversary

So as you all knew, yesterday marked 13 years since Aaliyah's passing. I was meaning to post this up yesterday, but here is my personal thoughts on what I wrote yesterday...

Every year, this day always has me in conflicted feelings. On one side of the spectrum I celebrate the birth of my Father, and on the other, I remember a life of a beautiful, talented, young woman who's life was cut so short. I always find that the weather describes my mood best. And ironically all day, it has been raining tears from the heavens above. Words alone cannot fathom the amount of love and inspiration Aaliyah has had on me, but for those who know me well, already know that I've been down for her during the good old Timbaland days of the 90's. I still remember that very day of hearing the news of her passing. I refused to believe it. I couldn't believe it. My idol, the one who I looked up to the most no longer here? I was at home, saw the news on the tv, and felt my heart feel heavy and down. I turned away and looked outside the window, gazing at my back garden. I then looked up towards the clouds, contemplating in deep thought, and broke down in an ocean of tears. That day I will never forget, but I do know that although you are not here physically, you are with us in spirit Babygirl. To this day, I still see your influence in music, fashion etc... So I thank you for blessing us for those 22 years of your life. My thoughts and prayers shall remain with your friends, family and loved ones. 

As a personal tribute, I drew this in memory of our beloved angel. Rest in paradise. ♥

Drawn by yours truly. RIP Babygirl.