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"Aaliyah died"

tallented young singer/Actress (Romeo must die) and (Try again) has died in a plane crash after making the latest single video. She was really good with Jet Li in romeo must die and it is sad to hear of her death as she was only 22

Goatboy wrote:
> Ok, now I run the risk of offending, and that isn't my point.
I
> have not, nor will make any kind of jokes about this girl dying,
> because I'm not like that.

But, these comments are aimed at the
> public and the record company:

Her next single will hit number
> one and stay there for a good few weeks.
There will be a tribute or
> "best of" album out shortly, as well as DVDs and videos,
> Romeo Must Die will be rented lots and lots and expect it to shoot
> up the charts once more.

Why?
Because death sells.

When Ian
> Dury died, his albums shot up in price and re-entered the
> charts.
When Cobain shot himself, Nirvana attained this mythical
> status and t-shirts with his face appear everywhere, even
> today.

Biggie Smalls was shot, and that awful, awful Puff Daddy
> track "every breath you take" hit number one for
> weeks.
Tupac's career is better now than when he was alive.

It's
> the public's morbid curiosity and fake sympathy that ensures she
> will be now more popular than ever.
How many discussions where
> there about Aaliyah before this happened in these
> forums?

None.
Why wasn't anyone saying what a talented actress
> and singer she was then?
I'm not having a go at anyone, just
> pointing that it took her being killed for everyone to start
> eulogising her.

That leaves a bad taste in my mouth and I won't
> be a hypocrite.

I didn't listen to her music or watch her films
> because I thought it was 2nd rate R&B.
I stand by that
> opinion.
I'm sorry for her family that this happened, nobody should
> lose a relative like that.

And nor am I making light of this
> incident.
I'm just saying I didn't think about her twice when she
> was alive, and I can't pretend otherwise now she's not.

Just wait
> and see how long before the singles and albums climb the
> charts.





I have always thought exactly the same and Goatboy this is so true. no sign of disrespect to the dead though.

Goatboy this is something I have always thought about an should have posted about but you just put it better then I ever could.

I have reported this post to win FAD.
That makes me embarassed to be part of the human race
> sometimes.

They had a 5 second tribute to Aaliyah on Flava last night, for absolutly no reason, no one talked about it either.

How do you think the end of her latest video will work out?
It was such a sudden tradgedy I don't think it will be anything but Aaliyah smiling throughout, maybe some older videos, sheesh, I can't imagine what her families going through you just don't expect that kind of thing to happen to your family, but they say that flying is the safest form of transport. It was just a very tragic event.
Although not many people had heard of her, It's nice everyones saying these kind of things and listening to other people doing the same, your nice people.

I was just flickin throught the channels on cable and i saw Aaliyah's "try again" video on. It made me feel sad and i couldnt bring myself to watch it. should they really be showing her video so close to her death?

I can honestly say I have never heard of her, therefore will make little difference to me.

In no way any sign of disrespect though.

It just the way we are, as a human race i mean. We only seem to appreciate somthing once it has gone.

Ok, now I run the risk of offending, and that isn't my point.
I have not, nor will make any kind of jokes about this girl dying, because I'm not like that.

But, these comments are aimed at the public and the record company:

Her next single will hit number one and stay there for a good few weeks.
There will be a tribute or "best of" album out shortly, as well as DVDs and videos, Romeo Must Die will be rented lots and lots and expect it to shoot up the charts once more.

Why?
Because death sells.

When Ian Dury died, his albums shot up in price and re-entered the charts.
When Cobain shot himself, Nirvana attained this mythical status and t-shirts with his face appear everywhere, even today.

Biggie Smalls was shot, and that awful, awful Puff Daddy track "every breath you take" hit number one for weeks.
Tupac's career is better now than when he was alive.

It's the public's morbid curiosity and fake sympathy that ensures she will be now more popular than ever.
How many discussions where there about Aaliyah before this happened in these forums?

None.
Why wasn't anyone saying what a talented actress and singer she was then?
I'm not having a go at anyone, just pointing that it took her being killed for everyone to start eulogising her.

That leaves a bad taste in my mouth and I won't be a hypocrite.

I didn't listen to her music or watch her films because I thought it was 2nd rate R&B.
I stand by that opinion.
I'm sorry for her family that this happened, nobody should lose a relative like that.

And nor am I making light of this incident.
I'm just saying I didn't think about her twice when she was alive, and I can't pretend otherwise now she's not.

Just wait and see how long before the singles and albums climb the charts.
That makes me embarassed to be part of the human race sometimes.

yeah thats right, she wasn't in fresh prince.

Wòókiee Møn§†€R wrote:
> A friend once told me that Aaliyah was girl who played Will Smith's
> younger sister in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air - is thiat true?

I never knew he had a sister in that show. i remember his niece, but that was played by tatayna ali.

Wasn't Aliyah on the plane with her Aunt? the sole survivor was Aliyah's body guard, I don't know whats happened to him though. She was a great artist, I wonder whats going to happen to her lastest single? a memorial song?

RastaBillySkank wrote:
> Wòókiee Møn§Ý€R wrote:
> A
> friend once told me that Aaliyah was girl who played Will
> Smith's
> younger sister in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air - is
> thiat true?

Yup, it's true.

Damn!