On 13th November, 2001 marked the day Aaliyah released her single, so in honor of this special day, I thought it would be nice to share with you all some unreleased scenes from the music video, synced with the Bud'da remix called Still More Than A Woman (which is one of my favorite remixes!) Special thanks to Maximum Aaliyah for the footage and LewSpally87 for making this video! This is too dope beyond words! I hope one day we can get to see these scenes in HD! Enjoy! :D :o)
Here's the B-side from Aaliyah's 4 Page Letter single titled Death Of A Playa, which features her very own brother Rashad Haughton. The song itself was produced by Timbaland and written by both Aaliyah and Rashad. Later on it was also included on the US version of Babygirl's Double A-Side single release of The One I Gave My Heart To and Hot Like Fire. Now personally, when I first came across this track I was going through a very dark period of my life, so when I listened to it, I felt a connection with it straight away, as the mood of it is so dark and mysterious, it just takes you to a whole other dimension. Essentially, kind of mirroring Aaliyah's personality, as she was always quite the 'mysterious' character. Also, both Rashad and Aaliyah's vocals blend so nicely on this track, you can really tell that they put a lot of thought and time into making this.
The song talks about how you get with a guy who originally started off as a bad boy 'playa', thinking he could get any woman he wanted to, until he comes across that one special lady in his life who changed it all, causing the 'death' of the playa within him. She made him realise the worth and value of a woman by the power of her undenying love for him, thus changing his whole outlook and perspective on relationships as a whole. Now personally, I have never encountered this, but I'm sure some of you guys out there may have. If anything, I love the fact at how Babygirl always touched upon topics that were rarely ever talked about, and on this occasion here is one of them. Anyways, please check out the video below to listen and enjoy! :o)
Here's a not so familiar track which is on Aaliyah's Got To Give It Up Single. At the time, it was released as a second single in the UK. No Days Go By is featured as a B-Side and was one of Aaliyah's self-compositions. I have to admit that I really love this slow jam joint. Lyrically, it talks about a person who misses the happy times they spent with that one special person, before it all went downhill. Although it's a sad song, the message is positive because as Babygirl says – 'I'm gonna be ok'. Production wise, you really have to love that 90's vibe. Anyways, please enjoy the video and lyrics below! Feel free to leave comments! :o)
Chorus: No days go by, that I'm not thinking of you, And no way can I, forget the things you do. No days go by, that I'm not thinking of you, And no way can I, forget the things you do. (No)
Verse 1: You're on my mind, all day and night, You're all I'm thinking of..the way you treat me right. My days with you (With you) are here no more, We had some good days but I know this for sure.
Chorus: No days go by, that I'm not thinking of you, And no way can I, forget the things you do. No days go by, that I'm not thinking of you, And no way can I, forget the things you do.
Verse 2: We got a special thang, I never could explain, Straight up the way I feel it doesn't seem real. (You know) I never hurt you [ Find more Lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.org/j4A ] (So don't go) don't go nowhere. Cos you know that this heart, I'll always share.
Chorus: No days go by, that I'm not thinking of you, And no way can I, forget the things you do. No days go by, that I'm not thinking of you, And no way can I, forget the things you do.
Bridge: You said your love was true But I don't see that now You left me all alone Broke up this happy home. Why'd ya have to lie? Why must it be this way? Well all I have to say, Is I'm gonna be ok.
Chorus x1
My love, goes on and on and on My love, on and on and on My love, goes on and on and on My love, on and on
My love, on and on and on My love, on and on and on My love, on and on and on My love, on and on
A collection of Babygirls singles from her third album Aaliyah. I Care 4 U is also featured as one of her singles from this album. There isn't an actual video for this song so I am just sharing the audio content with you. I have also included the track Messed Up as it is a hidden track on the US version of the album. Anyways...sit back and enjoy some real music! :o)
Here is a collection of all the hit singles from One In A Million. Now obviously, when you have a producer like Timbaland you are bound to find remixes of the original. One in particular that you'll find below would be Hot Like Fire. I actually prefer both versions with the original being very jazzy and soulful in comparison to the remix, which is very edgy and Hip-Hop oriented. Although majority of the other songs were remixed too, I shall get back to you guys on the remix collections at a later date, since there are so many to list, I would rather have them all together in one post where it is easier for you to find. So stay tuned for that! :o)
If you are a true Babygirl fan you will notice that Aaliyah had a lot of family and friends in the background of her videos with people such as Lil Kim, her brother Rashad Haughton and even her very own mother and father! Anyhoo, please feel free to share and enjoy all these forever classics, from a very classy woman. :o)
Here is a collection of all the hit singles from Age Ain't Nothing But a number. You'll notice that all the videos use the same footage, or have been edited slightly. This is how Blackground Records released it, especially the last video for The Thing I Like, as it was originally meant to be released for a 'radio only' single.
It's crazy to think that this video was created during the 90's where movement of type, imagery and lyrics was such a new and innovative thing to do. Yet today, we see it in the majority of music videos that we encounter such as Kanye West's Good Life and Rihanna's You Da One. Definitely ahead of its time I must say!
Anyways...sit back, relax and enjoy the old skool 90's vibes below! :o)
