Jun 15, 2020·1 reply
Vietbrahfrom 40:
Well, I was that for Aaliyah. Aaliyah’s label Blackground—the Hankersons, her uncle and cousin—came to me and said if she was around she’d want you to do this posthumous project. I’ve been obsessed with Aaliyah forever, and I know Drake has his relationship with her. But that opportunity was mine. Drake said, “Can I do it with you?” and I was like, “Of course, we’ll do it together.” The world reacting to Drake’s involvement so negatively, I just wanted nothing to do with it. That was a very sad experience for me. I was naïve to the politics surrounding Aaliyah’s legacy and a bit ignorant to Timbaland’s relationship and everybody else involved and how they’d feel. Tim said to me “Don’t stop, make the album.” I think that was Tim taking the position of, “I’m not going to stop you. If you’re not going to do it, that’s your decision.” But ultimately, I wasn’t comfortable and didn’t like the stigma. We released “Enough Said”, but I was seven songs deep. Aaliyah’s mother saying “I don’t want this out” was enough for me. I walked away very quickly.
https://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/index.php?topic=617348.0
I love how every post before this had no idea anything about this situation lmaoooo
OPJun 15, 2020·1 reply925AndrewI don’t think this is really true, 40 was exec producing it, and I remember reading that 40 Kanye and timbo all had beats. But iirc, timbo missy and Aaliyahs family all publically s*** on the album and 40 being a huge Aaliyah fan pulled out of the project and so it got scrapped.
Plus the label allowed 40 to make f***in problems, enough said, and talk is cheap. Chris Browns song only didn’t get the attention because it was under the radar on a deluxe album that people didn’t really listen to
Where'd you read that Kanye was involved?
- Jun 15, 2020·editedbobby j
Where'd you read that Kanye was involved?
I can’t remember it was when I was deep into reading about Aaliyah. Maybe the estate planned to get Kanye involved and it never happened
Edit: the only source I can find mentioning it is this complex article on Aaliyah
- Jun 15, 2020bobby j
do you think drake did these songs justice? Talk Is Cheap is smooth but I always thought him bragging about sales on Enough Said was out of place
i liked both of em tbh but i fw that post take care pre NWTS Drake era where he was first really coming to his own on the bragging and s*** now that he really was the guy
i can see how its out of place tho
Tubig 🌊Jun 15, 2020·3 repliesDrake using posthumous features has always been very sus to me. Pimp C, MJ, Aaliyah.
Jun 15, 2020·1 replyTubigDrake using posthumous features has always been very sus to me. Pimp C, MJ, Aaliyah.
None of them knew him or f***ed with him before they died. It’s so manufactured.
Jun 15, 2020925AndrewI don’t think this is really true, 40 was exec producing it, and I remember reading that 40 Kanye and timbo all had beats. But iirc, timbo missy and Aaliyahs family all publically s*** on the album and 40 being a huge Aaliyah fan pulled out of the project and so it got scrapped.
Plus the label allowed 40 to make f***in problems, enough said, and talk is cheap. Chris Browns song only didn’t get the attention because it was under the radar on a deluxe album that people didn’t really listen to
It was pushed as the second single for the album and even had a music video. Most casual music listeners I know IRL know the song. The same album had Loyal on it.
It was also talk on the internet at the time as CB and Drake recently had their beef where threw bottles at each other so people assumed it was passive aggressive shots at Drake as his love for Aaliyah is common knowledge
snowchild ❄️Jun 15, 2020·1 reply925AndrewI love how every post before this had no idea anything about this situation lmaoooo
you miss my posts or something? called it on page 1
- OPJun 15, 2020·1 replyTubig
Drake using posthumous features has always been very sus to me. Pimp C, MJ, Aaliyah.
Why you think it’s sus?
Jun 15, 2020·2 repliesOooOne can sing
What? No...
- OPJun 15, 2020Noir
What? No...
!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcer12OFU2g💀💀💀
Jun 15, 2020·1 replybobby j40 and Drake tried making a whole album with Aaliyah vocals on each track and they got blocked by her label
Lol thats not true at all. That was a rumour the industry made up...40 actually addressed it in an interview. It was just supposed to be 1 song lol
- OPJun 15, 2020·1 replyLucien98
Lol thats not true at all. That was a rumour the industry made up...40 actually addressed it in an interview. It was just supposed to be 1 song lol
Then how come we got 3 tracks with Drake and Aaliyah on em?
Enough Said, Talk Is A Cheap, F***ing Problems
- Jun 15, 2020·1 replybobby j
Then how come we got 3 tracks with Drake and Aaliyah on em?
Enough Said, Talk Is A Cheap, F***ing Problems
A feature and a sample on a track are TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS mate lol
- OPJun 15, 2020Lucien98
A feature and a sample on a track are TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS mate lol
40 himself even said that he was 7-8 songs deep into the album and there were multiple Drake features
Vietbrah posted the whole quote earlier
Jun 15, 2020bobby j40 and Drake tried making a whole album with Aaliyah vocals on each track and they got blocked by her label
The label and part of her family disagreed with it
- Jun 15, 2020Stan Smith
Aaliyah’s estate told Drake to f*** off basically. Said he had no right to associate himself so closely to her (DMX said this). This was during NWTS or maybe prior when he was supposedly working on a whole project for her.
It was around before girls love Beyonce dropped so late 2012 early '13
- Tubig 🌊Jun 15, 2020·2 repliesbobby j
Why you think it’s sus?
Just feels exploitive. Pimp C didn’t even want to do the Big Pimpin’ song with Jay-Z, and Drake can just pay for the feature since he’s gone. Pimp C didn’t even know the man.
Those MJ vocals were wack. Weren’t ever meant to be released. But all these MJ stans have to go check it out, it’s new work from MJ.
- Jun 15, 2020Tubig
Just feels exploitive. Pimp C didn’t even want to do the Big Pimpin’ song with Jay-Z, and Drake can just pay for the feature since he’s gone. Pimp C didn’t even know the man.
Those MJ vocals were wack. Weren’t ever meant to be released. But all these MJ stans have to go check it out, it’s new work from MJ.
Reminds me of this interview
- Jun 15, 2020Noir
What? No...
!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcer12OFU2gI don’t know what’s worse the singing or dancing
- Jun 15, 2020·1 reply
Drake is weird af about her tho
- OPJun 16, 2020·1 replysnowchild
you miss my posts or something? called it on page 1
You also said it leaked when it was actually released by OVO
- Jun 16, 2020Ooo
One can sing
Jun 16, 2020cole breezyNone of them knew him or f***ed with him before they died. It’s so manufactured.
It really is. I don't like it. It seems too gimmicky, like he's looking for attention for the single. Organic songs that make true art are the best. It doesn't feel right at all. I hated the MJ one especially. It's not a terrible song, just felt like Love Never Felt So Good 2.0
He just uses it to get a hot single imo.
Jun 16, 2020TubigDrake using posthumous features has always been very sus to me. Pimp C, MJ, Aaliyah.
I don't like any of them and I say that as a huge Drake fan.
