After ample teasing (and a touch of controversy), the video for Chris Brown‘s Aaliyah collaboration ‘Don’t Think They Know’ has been unwrapped.
The clip for the cut, which is the latest to be lifted from C. Breezy’s new album ‘X’, features the singer dancing “with” the late R&B diva by way of visual projection. As many know, Aaliyah died in a tragic plane crash in 2001 aged just 22.
Watch Brown honor her legacy in this self-directed video after the jump…
No stranger to controversy, Chris Brown will no doubt find himself at the center of fresh debate surrounding his use of an unreleased Aaliyah song.
As earlier reported, the stage blazer features the late singer on his new single ‘They Don’t Know’, which follows on from Urban hit ‘Fine China’. Both appear on C. Breezy’s forthcoming studio album ‘X’, which he has hailed a more marked return to R&B. And with Aaliyah occupying such a pronounced position within the genre, it’s a sure-fire way to elevate interest.
That said, we imagine the posthumous pairing will rustle a few feathers. After all, there remains uncertainty surrounding her family’s wishes for the vaulted material, as well as the fact arch-rival Drake had -up until now-been the main proprietor of bringing her music to a modern audience.
Needless to say, it’ll be interesting to see how this plays out!
Get acquainted with a snippet pulled from Chris Brown‘s forthcoming smash, ‘They Don’t Know’- featuring vocals from none other than R&B icon Aaliyah.
Following the star’s success with ‘Fine China’, ‘Know’ touches down days after its video was shot here and weeks before its supporting album ‘X’ hits Pop shores via RCA.
Check it out below…
Having provided a taste of ‘Fine China’, stage blazer Chris Brown continues his ‘X’ campaign with a brand new single.
Little is known about the track, however fan-footage from the shoot for its accompanying video yesterday has yield some interested tidbits – the most notable being its seeming feature of an Aaliyah sample.
Details and video below…
Singer-songwriter Sevyn Streeter is burning up clubs and Urban radio alike with her debut solo single ‘I Like It’. The first from a host of R&B bangers the former Richgirl is crafting for her yet-titled solo LP, the tune has been winning her a host of new fans since its unveiling a few months ago.
Undoubtedly hoping to keep such buzz afloat, the soaring songstress has taken to her Youtube to share acoustic covers of some of her favorite songs. As today’s entry sees Miss Streeter take to task Aaliyah‘s ‘I Care 4 U’ reared radio hit ‘Come Over’, tuck in below to tell us if she did it justice:
‘I Decided’ diva Solange decided to grace 2013′s Coachella festival with her presence during British band The xx‘s set.
Despite not officially being on the bill, the youngest of the Knowles clan unveiled a live showing of tunes from her ‘True’ EP and a special reworked version of Aaliyah‘s ‘One In A Million’ hit ‘Hot Like Fire’.
Did she do the song justice? You tell us below:
As many know, today marks what would’ve been the 34th birthday of ‘One In A Million’ maestra Aaliyah.
Though her life was cut tragically short in 2001 at the young age of 22, the sweet voiced songstress had already collected more hits and accolades in that brief time than many artists 2-3 times her senior. In such, we at That Grape Juice, like so many around the world today, pay homage to the everlasting legacy of the late R&B hitmaker.
But this time, with a twist:
For fans of Aaliyah, confirmation of the release of her first posthumous album came as bittersweet news.
Boasting previously unreleased material from the star, the project’s premise- though welcomed by some fans- has also found itself on the wrong end of many a public opinion. Opinions, which suggest her label, BlackGround Records, have gone against the wishes of her immediate family by crafting the LP.
Now, in an interview with Aaliyah‘s uncle and Black Ground CEO Barry Hankerson taken just this morning, he has revealed the singer’s ex fiance Damon Dash is to assist Young Money’s Drake on producing the piece.
Exclusive details below…
Despite recent years seeing him traipsing the comeback trail, music lovers know R&B veteran Ginuwine once rode to the top of pop charts with hits like ‘Pony’, ‘In Those Jeans’, and ‘So Anxious’.
While dishing on his latest happenings with our friends over at Livin’ The Hustle, the singer was quizzed on this thoughts of news that ‘Headlines’ hitmaker Drake was to produce/create an album of unreleased Aaliyah music. Already garnering criticism from her fans as well as longtime collaborators Missy Elliott and Timbaland, fans have been so anxious to hear the R&B crooner weigh in on the hot topic.
While not as fiery as her ‘Back In One Piece’ co-star DMX‘s comments, he definitely did not hold back:
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