🔁 via @lorenabgood:“One of the best shows I ever worked at it was “Wyclef Carnival” at Bayfront Park 1998/1999 #aaliyah #timbaland #bayfrontpark #wyclefcarnival #wyclefkids”
More treasures for you all! 😄❤ Aaliyah, Timbaland and Mama Diane with @lorenabgood at Wyclef Jean's Haitian Benefit concert in 1999! Thank you so much for sharing with us all! 😭😍❤
If you are a true fan, you'll already know about these hidden gems, but for those who don't, I share with you some tracks where Aaliyah is featured. Firstly we have Man Undercover from Timbaland & Magoo's album Welcome To Our World. I love the beat of this track and I truly believe this shows Timbaland at his very best production wise. The union with him and Aaliyah is a force no one can compare to, and as for the bass, definitely a track you would wanna blast in the car whilst driving.
The second track after is John Blaze from Timbaland's album Tim's Bio: Life From Da Basement where we get to hear a little from Missy Elliot too. Again this is a nice unusual track complimented by Aaliyah's soft, soprano voice. Thirdly we have I Am Music from Timbo and Magoo's Indecent Proposal. This is a very slow paced track which also features Static Major. Again this track puts a lot of emphasis on harmonies, melody and union of alto and soprano pitches combined. In essence, it lives up to the name of the title.
And last but not least we have Hold On from Timbo and Magoo's Underconstruction Part II where Wyclef Jean from The Fugees features. A very deep, emotional track which pays as a tribute to Babygirl's passing. When you listen to this, you can really feel the pain and heartache in Timbo's vocals. Every word spoken is meaningful, and you can picture it in your mind exactly how he was feeling during the time of such a tragic event. I've taken the liberty of showing these lyrics as they are too deep not to show, you can peep this below along with the videos. Enjoy guys!
Oh! You know what? ([Wyclef:] good good good) I go through a lot, since my baby girl's not here Life ain't been the same for me Lately I miss you very much I want you to hear my pain that I go through (go through ...)
[Verse 1 - Timbaland + (Wyclef Jean)] It's been three years (AH!), livin this fast life I think on it, I know one day I won't have life People don't know me over the time B They don't wanna know me, they wanna know my G's Le I quit, things ain't the same no more But I'ma do my thing 'til there ain't no more (yeah) I got a plan, I wonder how far I can go I demand the best for myself, that's all I know I, done seen the world become Products of a revolution that we begun (yeah) Make me wanna split a swisher, I need me one They keep on copying what we done done That's why I say ..
[Break - Timbaland] I know you like my shoes, cause you walk in my shoes And would you be prepared to see (would ya?) A life full of money and a life full of girls But a heart that's really in deep (feel my pain) A lot of people yellin ("we love ya Timbaland") But I know y'all really in need (ooo) I don't know who's in my corner, don't know where is my corner But I gotta grab all these leaves So I must ..
[Chorus - Wyclef Jean] Hey, Timbaland you gotta hold on (hold on) But you got to be strong Though the pain almost over ([Timbaland:] My pain almost over) Look towards the sky, there's only one Jehovah ([Timbaland:] I can't quit yet), you can't quit
You gotta hold on, you got to be strong ([Timbaland:] Uh, my pain almost over) Look towards the sky, there's only one Jehovah
[Verse 2 - Magoo + (Wyclef Jean)] Pain, can't you see the pain in my eyes? The lie behind my cries, don't you sympathize with me You don't have to wonder when I come You label me a bum, you fake it ain't suprisin me (yeah) Funny how Oo got money, people come around Soon as Oo fail, kick 'em to the ground (yeah) Not just neighbors, the whole damn town Own flesh and blood, said I was a clown But as the world turns, my life can too And like a gun kills, a knife can too (yeah) I was stabbed thrice, how 'bout you? Once by my mom, pops the other two Child abuse kid, ward of the state I know it was the past, but I just can't shake How you had a kid, beat me like a slave I was only three, how could I misbehave? I didn't know better, you could teach me first You said fuck that, then you beat me worse It's pain in this verse, hard to go on (yeah) Oo is a man, so I must hold on
[Break - Timbaland] I know you like my shoes, cause you walk in my shoes And would you be prepared to see (would ya?) ([Wyclef:] yeah) A life full of money and a life full of girls But a heart that's really in deep (feel my pain) A lot of people yellin ("we love ya Maganoo") But I know y'all really in need (ooo) I don't know who's in my corner, don't know where is my corner ([Wyclef:] yeah) But I gotta grab all these leaves, uh huh So I must ..
[Chorus - Wyclef Jean] You gotta hold on (hold on) But you got to be strong Though the pain almost over ([Timbaland:] my pain almost over) Look towards the sky, there's only one Jehovah ([Timbaland:] I can't quit yet), can't quit
You gotta hold on (yeah) You got to be strong (yeah) ([Timbaland:] my pain almost over) Yeah, look towards the sky, there's only one Jehovah (yeah)
[Verse 3 - Wyclef Jean] Yeah, yo, I seen Brooklyn turn into Crook-lyn The youngn's they spend their life in central Crook-lyn (yeah) I've seen prom queens, turn into prom fiends Sometime I ask myself what happen to Dr. King's "Dream" (yeah) I've seen best friends, turn to enemies What made it sad, I had to sing at the eulogy So hard for us to say goodbye So I puff the lye and stay high (yeah) The man you said was your fam in the park (yeah) Saw your face spark when you found out he was a Narc (yeah) Cause everybody wanna be Nino Brown They wanna be Nino Brown, they wanna be Nino Brown (yeah) And the girls they love the Nino Brown They hug they Nino Brown, they lust for Nino Brown (yeah) And the fiends they want the Nino Brown The way he hold you down, when he comes around (yeah) [echo]
[Outro - Timbland - talking] The pain never stops baby Lele, I hope ya hear us Cause life will never be the same without you girl ([Wyclef:] yeah) Timbaland talkin to you ([Wyclef:] yeah, yo, yo) We ain't used to nothin This music industry, will never be the same without you Nothin but pain, hard struggle But me and Jimmy D, we're gonna keep ridin for ya Cause life must go on You must live on So we gotta hold on, c'mon
(Hold on) uh, (hold on) My pain almost over (hold on, hold on) I can't quit yet (hold on, hold on) My pain almost over (hold on, hold on) Nah Lele, me and 'Goo we can't quit, OH!
