Aaliyah: Rare Photo

🔁 via @djkulcha on Facebook with Aaliyah at the Romeo Must Die album signing in 2000.

She looked so gorgeous that day! Thank you for sharing! 😍😍❤

Aaliyah: Rare Photo

🔁 via @aaliyahhaughton: “#Aaliyah & @alwonderb0y #2000." Thank you so much for sharing! 😊🙏🏽💚 

Aaliyah: 'Turn The Page' (Movie Version) RARE

Photography By Eric Johnson.

A big shout out to Katty a.k.a CameToGiveLove for sharing this with myself & Aaliyah.PL for uploading this beautiful video. I can honestly say that I prefer this version more, as apposed to the other one which we are familiar with. I like how it has that acoustic feel. It's so simple and stripped back, that it really gives you the time to appreciate and admire Aaliyah's vocals within this amazing, breath taking track! Thank you so much for sharing with everyone! Peep the video below and enjoy! ❤ 

Sunset Park Soundtrack: Are You Ready?

Released: April 23rd 1996

Recorded: 1995 – 1996

Label: Elektra

I left this track on the side, as not many people are aware or have heard this before. Are You Ready? was released as a promotional radio single. This is probably one among many other (I can listen to this woman's music all day, day everyday lol) tracks that I jam to a lot. It has a nice summer vibe to it, where you can either just cruise by in your car on a hot summers day, or just relax somewhere on a beach with the sun beaming, showing off them stunnas! (90's nostalgia right?). Released in 1996, this track is one of her earliest soundtracks for the basketball film Sunset Park. The song was written by Renne A. Neuville and produced by DJ Kay Gee from the hip-hop group Naughty By Nature. 

The album itself is pretty interesting as it is hip-hop oriented, so for any hip-hop fans out there you might wanna check out the album as it features the likes of many such as Tupac, Queen Latifah, GhostFace Killer, Raekwon, Mobb Deep, MC Lyte etc... The list goes on and on. Anyhoo, please check out the video below for the audio content of Babygirls Are You Ready?. Enjoy Guys! :o)

Romeo Must Die Soundtrack

Here are the main singles from the soundtrack Romeo Must Die. Firstly we have the iconic, Grammy nominated single Try Again, where Aaliyah was most recognised in terms of the public audience. The song is also on her third studio album, self titled Aaliyah. It was written by Static Major and Steve Garrett, whereas the production side was in the hands of Timbaland. (Although he did help with the lyrical content too) Try Again was released on February 22nd 2000 as the lead single for the soundtrack, it also features an intro in which Timbo himself pays his respect and homage to Eric B. and Rakim, sampling and rapping the duo's opening verse from their track titled – I Know You Got Soul. You can check out the classic Hip-Hop sample above here to compare and contrast the different styles and use of the verse.

The other two tracks that are also featured on the album are Are You Feelin' Me? and Back In One Piece ft. DMX. I love the Hip-Hop vibe of both of these tracks. This is just something you can just bounce to and dance to from hearing the beats alone. What's really amazing is (You've probably seen me say this countless of times in other posts, but I'm going to still mention it anyways! lol) how fresh these tracks sound! Not one of them sounds outdated. Just goes to show, that all of Babygirls enthusiasm for wanting something different and unusual, has left her legacy to live on for many years with the likes of legends such as Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. That's definitely something which is rare, and not a lot of people can do.

Another track which was actually featured on two soundtracks was I Don't Wanna. Personally one of my favorite Aaliyah songs lyrically. Not only was it featured on Romeo Must Die, it was also featured on the soundtrack of Next Friday, a comedy which was released in 1999 under Priority Records. Again...you can peep the song above to listen. :o)

Dr.Doolittle Soundtrack: Are You That Somebody?

Are You That Somebody was a Grammy nominated single for the Best R&B Vocal Performance (rightly deserved too!) Babygirl recorded this for the film soundtrack Dr.Dolittle. The song itself was written and composed by Playa's Static Major, who also sang backing vocals alongside with Aaliyah. Timbaland, who also contributed to writing and producing was featured as a guest rap for the track.

Now as a lot of you Aaliyah fans know, the song samples a baby cooing/murmuring, but do you guys know where it was originally sampled from? Well for those who don't it was originally sampled from Perry And Kingsley's – Countdown at 6 (1966). There is also another sample used from D.Train – You're The One For Me, which was a dance classic in 1982.

Personally, I love this video as Aaliyah looks very oriental with her hair parted in sections. Her style of dancing is so effortless as it just came naturally to her. Even the use of make-up, I don't know too many women who could pull off a grey lipstick shade and still make it look hot. But I guess that's what Babygirl was all about, she could make anything look hot without even trying. Well with that being said...please watch and enjoy! :o)

Anastasia Soundtrack: Journey To The Past

Here is one of Aaliyah's soundtracks for the film Anastasia. It was released as a single from the album Journey To The Past and was also featured as the seventh single in her studio album One In A Million. I personally remember watching this film as a little girl and instantly fell in love with it. The fact that Aaliyah contributed to it, just added as a bonus for me. It was released in 1997, as you can clearly tell as we see a young Aaliyah acting as a role model for all the other younger girls out there. From this video alone, you can really tell that she was great with the kids. I also like the mixture of animation within in it, as it's something all the children liked back then. I find that children (specifically us 80's/90's babies) enjoyed a lot of simpler stuff back then, such as the double dutch/skipping ropes, riding bikes and generally having a good time without the aids of modern technology such as mobile phones. Oh how I miss the 90's! Anyhoo, peep the video above to watch in full. :o)