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Aaliyah 1996–1999: One in a Million From Wikipedia In 1996, Aaliyah left Jive Records and signed to Atlantic Records. She worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott, who contributed to her second studio album, One in a Million.

Aaliyah 2000–2001: Romeo Must Die And Eponymous Album Aaliyah 2000–2001: Romeo Must Die And Eponymous Album In 2000, Aaliyah landed her first major movie role in Romeo Must Die. A loose adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Aaliyah starred opposite martial artist Jet Li, playing a couple who fall in love amid their warring […]

1979–1990: Early life Brooklyn to Detroit Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Born of African American and Native American descent, she was the second and youngest child of Diane and Michael Haughton. Enrolled at a young age for voice lessons by her mother, Aaliyah would […]

Aaliyah 1991–1995: Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number 1991–1995: Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number After Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah’s uncle, signed a distribution deal with Jive Records, he signed Aaliyah to his Blackground Records label at the age of 12. Hankerson later introduced her to recording artist and producer R. Kelly, who became Aaliyah’s mentor, […]

Aaliyah 2001–2005: Life After Death 2001–2005: Posthumous career The week after Aaliyah’s death, her third studio album, Aaliyah, rose from number 19 to number one on the Billboard 200. “Rock the Boat” was released as a posthumous single. The music video was premiered on Black Entertainment Television’s Access Granted; it became the most viewed and […]

Aaliyah: The Motion Picture From http://live.drjays.com Warner Brothers Films started filming a biopic based on Aaliyah’s life in March 2010. The film will be directed by Bill Condon, the director behind the award-winning blockbuster, Dreamgirls. Canadian singer and former girlfriend of highly popular rapper Drake, Keshia Chanté (pictured below) is set to play the late […]

PIKETON, Ohio  — An Ohio sheriff says a marijuana bust was so big authorities chose to burn the 22,000 plants in the outdoor area where they were found, not destroy them elsewhere. Sheriff Richard Henderson says the plants found Friday growing on two adjoining properties in southern Ohio’s Pike County have an estimated street value […]

A 71-year-old great-grandmother thwarted a would-be robber at a Vermilion convenience store over the weekend. Sandy Frye has worked at the Marathon Quick Mart on Liberty Avenue store for 20 years and has earned the nickname Gramma Tyson because of her feisty attitude. “I was not scared. I wasn’t shaking,” said Frye of the would-be robbery attempt. […]

American Idol winner and R&B singer Fantasia Barrino tried to kill herself. It is being reported that she took an overdose of aspirin and sleep medication in an effort to escape the media scrutiny related to her role in an alleged affair with Antwaun Cook, a married T-Mobile salesperson. Cook’s wife, Paula, filed for divorce, […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News with some results that seem to raise questions about a finding that the water at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center is safe. Complaints about water quality in the Justice Center are not new. But now, a report paid for by the county says that, in large measure, the water is […]

titled “Michelle O.” was painted by New York-based Mickalene Thomas, who is also African-American and is part of the “Americans Now” exhibition at the Smithsonian. Thomas is the first artist to paint an individual portrait of the country’s first African-American First Lady. The exhibition features portraits of famous names in business, government and the arts. […]

Eye Contact Harvard psychologist Zick Rubin did a study that determined that people in love look at each other 75 percent of the time, while those who are not in love only look at each other 30 to 60 percent of the time. They are also slower to look away when something or someone distracts […]