Messy. Indeed, few other words can accurately relay the drama that has engulfed Aaliyah‘s first posthumous album.
From the outset, debate has raged on about the proposed set – reaching feverish degrees upon the release of Drake‘s collaboration with the late singer, ‘Enough Said’.
Today, however, sees the story take an ultra dramatic turn; for Aaliyah’s musical moulders Missy Elliot and Timbaland have confirmed that they will have no involvement in the project.
It’s an announcent which auto-invalidates claims by the label releasing the album – Blackground, which is owned by the fallen star’s uncle Barry Hankerson.
Full story after the jump…
In a press released submitted to Billboard, Elliot’s manager Mona Scott-Young wrote:
“Although Missy and Timbaland always strive to keep the memory of their close friend alive, we have not been contacted about the project nor are there any plans at this time to participate. We’ve seen the reports surfacing that they have been confirmed to participate but that is not the case. Both Missy and Timbaland are very sensitive to the loss still being felt by the family so we wanted to clear up any misinformation being circulated.”
Missy added:
“Tim and I carry Aaliyah with us everyday, like so many of the people who love her. She will always live in our hearts. We have nothing but love and respect for her memory and for her loved ones left behind still grieving her loss. They are always in our prayers.”
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Already a colossal no-no, Missy and Timbaland’s lack of involvement in the project should be proof enough that it shouldn’t be coming out. Releasing material the singer is not here to “OK” (and likely left on the cutting room floor for a reason) is one thing, yet pressing on with a project that won’t feature those who crafted and honed her sound while they’re still alive? No bueno.
What the F***???????????????? Well, Missy and Tim’s sound *IS* kinda dated…they haven’t been able to keep up. 40’s production style is almost the exact opposite of Tim and Missy’s … very understated as opposed to the style of Tim and Missy. I feel very conflicted about this.
I agree… and it’s Aaliyah’s family approving the album so i don’t know why people are coming at Drake. Maybe the family needs the money and i’m sure Aaliyah wants them to have. I’m sure if they wanted Missy & Timbaland to be involved they would have called them. Timbaland tried to muscle his way in by saying there shouldn’t be an album unless he and Missy are involved and the money should go to charity. wtf? I’m sorry but Tim & Missy don’t get no free pass from me cus they just tryna get a free ride back into the game. NOW THATS A NO BUENO!
Her family – parents/sib – don’t approve. Her boot leg uncle and cousin are trying to save that raggedy record label off her back and legacy.
Ok now b**** u just LATE! QUEEN!
No her family have not approved, her brother tweeted saying they will not be supporting any of her new music
B****…I will sl-LAP THE F*** OUTTA U. There aint S*** to b conflicted about c***. They should just leave it alone or atleast get that OBSESSED B**** Drake off it. Nothin to worry ur tiiiiiiny tyyyyyynie tynie little brain over cus tim and miss never said they wantd too hon
I AGREE WITH YOU 100%
No Missy?
No Timbo?
No me buying it.
I ain’t checking for this album if the FAMILY DON’T SUPPORT IT and no one Aaliyah cared about is even working on it.
R.I.P Aaliyah, thoughts and love everyday!
I agree 100% this is messy and BS
Poor Baby Girl, i hate Drake.
Background are f****** liars.
His project is dead to any true Aaliyah fan.
They’re just trying to make money off her name and contrive a f*** about her, her family, or the people who loved her.
F*** them all. F*** Drake. F*** Her Uncle and F*** anyone who supports them pissig on her grave.
It’s clear how little she means to them.
For real, I second that
All of this right here…..
I agree. This is a hot a$$ mess! I will not be supporting.
This is beyond messy, why is Drake running the show? Her family don’t support it and Timbaland and Missy haven’t been contacted and won’t produce the album, based on the BS that was Enough Said, I won’t be getting this album which is a shame I would love a new Aaliyah album
I remember when I Care 4 U came out we had 6 new songs and they were fire because they were produced perfectly by people who knew and loved Aaliyah adn where true to her sound that Enough Said was terrible, the song sounded unfinished, the beat was horrible and Drake talking over her and rapping BS that had nothing to do with the song not to mention dissed Chris Brown and was cursing WTF that is not an Aaliyah track and I thought it was disrespectful to her memory and family, Blackground are also messy in this they where her label and family members they should have never let Drake announce anything, if Drake is the only producer I think a lot of fans will be turned off and as much as I want to hear her unreleased songs i can’t with this foolishness, that’s my opinion and i’m not impressed.
If Timbaland, Missy, Key Beats, J Dub etc was involved then yes I’d be getting it cos I know it would be true to her sound but Drake no way dunno what Blackground is thinking
Actually his rap dealt with exactly what she was singing about…
If the family gives the ok and let Missy & Tim take control and drop Drake then maybe and that’s 1%
She was speaking of a serious issue. The things that are on his heart. That bullsh** he said had nothing to do with what Aaliyah was referring to! What does other Rappers or R&B artists 1st week sells have to do with Aalyiah’s words? We all know Birdman/Baby the YMCMB CEO buys their CDs in bundles during the 1st week of sell over at that spot. Who is foolin’?
DO YOU REALLY THINK AALIYAH WOULD STILL BE WORKING WITH TIM AND MISSY NOW? GENUWINE WENT TO DIFFERENT PRODUCERS, TWEET DID AS WELL. MY THING IS WHO CARES , IF YOU ARE AN AALIYAH FAN THEN YOU WILL LOVE THE MUSIC ANYWAYS. ALL OF YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ALL THIS CRAP AND PROB DON’T EVEN BUY ALBUMS, YOU GUYS PROB BOOTLEG THEM LOL. ALSO, AALIYAH IS RESTING IN PEACE AND HAS FOR SOMETIME NOW. LET HER MUSIC LIVE ON, AND TRUST ME YOU WILL GET HER ALBUM IF IT IS HOT , WELL YOU WILL PROB BOOTLEG IT LOL.
WHAT NO MISSY & TIMBO BLACKGROUND RECORDS IS SUCH A SHADY LABEL…..LOOK WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO JOJO SMH THIS IS SUCH A SAD FOR MUSIC *SIGHS* WELL CHECK OUT THIS REMIX FROM AMAZING SINGER VANESSA CRUZ & MARIAHCAREY & MEEK MILLZ http://youtu.be/53Anlblqjqc
Timbo and missy are not producing the album? Good. So now Drake can sit the f*** down. Oh, and that 40 dude as well. Rest in peace Aaliyah. 🙂
Now the truth comes out. Definitely not a good look for her so called FAMILY at Blackground Records.
They are doing the right thing. No one has the right to mess with her already flawless legacy.
And using her song for the wrong reasons. To diss someone. Whomever buys this s*** is not a true fan of hers.
oh u saaaaid DAT!! I COSIGN!!
hurts my heart smh drake needs to just throw in the towel and have respect enough said
this is good news to me,tim and missy loved aaliyah way too much to get involved in this rubbish…and y’all stop worrin abt aaliyah’s legacy coz she cemented it way b4 drake grew pubic hair and after this album comes out,which i expect to flop,drake’s career will be over…yaaay
That’s right that album should flop and so should Drake greedy ass
lol…. let us pray. 🙂
ITS ALL GAY ASS DRAKE’S FAULT SMH
CHECK OUT MY AALIYAH TRIBUTE HERE! GRAPEJUICE POST THIS UP FOR ME! So worth it!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKKchvx7ZBg&w=560&h=315%5D
Missy and Timbaland NOT ON THE ALBUM?
THEY BETTER SCRAP THE WHOLE MUTHAFXCKING THANG THEN!
I MUTHAFUCKN AGREE!!
O well, O well, this ENOUGH SAID song is HOTT! so if Drake keeps that up & follow that flow, it’s gonna be aiiiiite, I love me sum MISSY & TIM BUT is it that serious???!!! TIM did a song with Drake already so what is the issue here???
B**** die and ask aaliya
lmao @ ‘B**** die and ask Aaliyah
How can you say ‘is it that serious’ this is someones LOVED one and YES it’s that serious, this needs to be handled with respect and so far their actions show nothing of the sort. I like the idea of an album introducing her to a younger generation … although I think her past discography speaks for itself. It should be an album overseen by her nearest and dearest aka tim, missy a WHOLE list of ppl. people who loved her and knew what she liked. Let drake be a consultant or just feature on a track his obsessed self should have hardly any creative control
I really love and respect Tim and Missy. But on her last album, there were only two new Timbaland tracks, and the years-old song “I Care 4 U.”
She really did not work too close with them on AALIYAH, because her sound was changing from what it was in the 1990s and because for some reason Tim/Missy were having Blackground issues even way back then. Even though her team released all Tim’s songs as singles, the bulk of her album was produced by Key Beats and Static Major.
Anyway, enough of that rant–the CD may not come out now 🙁 And I’m bummed, as an Aaliyah fan it would be wonderful just to hear anything new that she recorded for her fans before she passed so suddenly…
Hopefully everything can be resolved and Tim/Missy can be included on the project. And hopefully they can keep the rest of this drama behind closed doors and release a proper single this time!
b**** go wash yo p****. No miss n tim no cd, u c***
IF YOU SMELL SOMETHING IT MIGHT BE YOU! GET THE F OFF THIS SITE IF YOU WANT TO BULLY SOMEONE!!! GO EAT YOUR OWN S*** YOU ASS !!
Static Majors sound was very similar to Timbalands which makes sense because they worked together so even though Aailyah wasn’t working as closely with Tim, the sound wasn’t really that dissimilar. Most probably didn’t realize that it wasn’t Tim that produced and wrote on that album.
Anyway, not surprised on this happening because it seems as if Blackground is stumbling trying to convince people that this project is ok’d by friends and family. After Tim made the statement he wasn’t involved, random stories from anonymous sources were all over the place. It’s messy and honestly should they really release music that was left on the cutting room floor for 2 albums (Aailyah and I Care 4U)?
I agree, and Tim and Missy didn’t work together as much on her 3rd album because of conflicting schedules. Aaliyah was in Austrailia shooting The Matrix and Missy was working on her own album so they just couldn’t get together more. And wasn’t it “anonymous sources” that said Tim would do 2 songs on the album? Too many lies being told. All we need now is an official statement from her parents and brother.
Didn’t Timbaland do More Than A Woman yes she worked with other’s on the AALIYAH album but she still worked with him and Missy, I Care 4 U was also on there and that was written after the One In A Million album but it was to late to go on that album so she put it on the Aaliyah album so she still worked with them, they built her sound and they knew her the best so if they aren’t doing this album i’m not getting it
And I Will not be supporting this No Way!
No Missy or Tim
I love Aaliyah and she shouldn’t be disrespected
And da ‘TRUTH’ is with u chile
THEN YOU ARE NOT AN AALIYAH FAN!!
Missy and Tim don’t need the money either
So what? Missy and Tim don’t own Aaliyah. I’m sure by now she would have branched out to other producers. Don’t forget neither Missy nor Tim worked on Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number….and Aaliyah worked with several different producers on her self-titled third album. I couldn’t care less who produces as long as its good.
Suck m***** balls c***
An Aaliyah album with no Missy and Timbaland is like making spaghetti with no pasta.
#ThatsTheShitIDontLike
you mean spaghetti with no sauce?
nothing more than a tacktic to get fans to see this and go crazy because they don’t want to be apart they want to control and exec produce. DOn’t fooled its about money and position. team drake. he had to go through red tape to get sessions they been having. if they wanted to do it they could’ve been did it. now they want it because he got it…….whatever i like what drake did and if you love her you will fall in line and play your roll. why would you say no when no one is telling you no? position power money. i’ll buy five copies to make a point of this childish bull
Scr this s*** and do it rite! WITHOUT her uncle inFUCKNvolved!
I don’t see anything wrong with Missy and timb not being involved in the production of the album , hell … R KELLY PRODUCED HER FIRST HIT , FEATURED ON HER FIRST SONG AND BROUGHT AALIYAH OUT TO THE MAINSTREAM AND MARRIED HER !!!!!!!!!!! …. But know one is complaining about him being on the album roster!
One thing Drake has a passion for is music ,ya’ll may call him and obsessed fan but let’s be real look at all the heated comments people are making about this album and they have never met Aalyah at all (just like drake) , that the great thing about music you can relate to people that you’ve never met . I’m glad that Missy and Timb are nto on the roster NEWSFLASH : MISSY IS SICK! Been sick for along time despite little collaborations here and there she probably isn’t healthy enough to be committed to long hours in the studio AND TIMB HAS GONE GENERIC POP his musical pallette has expanded way past what is was in the 90’s so he would just ruin the project try’n some new age s*** like techno. Drake is just the right person for the job he along with the weeknd and frank ocean have been making waves with their emerging emo,dark,ambient,alternative, storytelling rnb which is a route musically Aaliyah probably would have taken is she was alive today . Aaliyah music for months before this was sampled in alternative rnb communities here this article came out month ago but this should break it down for most of you
http://popdust.com/2011/08/25/aaliyah-underground-samples-covers-james-blake-burial-xx-weekend/ !!!
Aaliyah said herself that she wanted to be remembered period. Drake is helping to expand her final wishes . A new generation of people are now being exposed to her music . Bitter b****** be glad .
Even when dead ppl always looking to make money from yah. Plus who cares what missy and tim thinks…as someone said their production is dated unless they can step it up. Now, I’ll bend over and ya’ll can suck out my rihanna v*****.
SEE THE MESS YOU MADE AUBREY DRAKE GRAHAM, I’M TIRED OF YOUR B*******, WHAT THE F*** IS WRONG WITH YOU #Obsessed >:(
smh this is blasphemous!!! if theres no timbo or missy whats the point of this and static major passed away a few years ago those are the main ppl shes been workin’ with and i dont think sean garrett approves of it either i wish they would let it go and drake go on tour or something focus on your s*** you was okay to me but because these pass couple of months my patience has been wearing thin with you and im bout to pass you on my pile of crappy people in music
Finally!!! I knew damn well Missy & Timbaland would not participate in this album if the family wasn’t supporting it. Please shut this construction site album down. I stated I wouldn’t support it and I stand by that!
This project has been impossible to believe since it was conceived so it needs to lay itself to rest before it gets any messier. Why do I feel like YMCMB is funding Drake to put money into this project. Money that he is bringing to Blackground to get a hold of Aaliyah’s unreleased music to produce an album. He is crazy!!! He got a tattoo of her on his back. Now, what chick wants to date, marry or even live with a man that has a tattoo of another woman other than his mother big & bold on his back! I’ll wait
they are just trying to milk her of all shes worth. the public adore dead celebrities for some reason.
im not buying the album.
Why all the drama??
Just release the damn album!!!
If it suceeds then GREAT!! You will introduce her legacy to a whole new audience, and thats a good thing!!
If it doesnt well, atleast they gave it a shot…
My bet is it will do VERY WELL!!
Hell, maby include a duet with 2Pac!!
C***
Tomorrow there will probably be another “official” report saying that Missy & Timb are executive producing this album. These ppl need to get their stuff in order before they keep releasing all these statements.
This isn’t news. Anyone w/ a brain could have speculated that.
And the tragedy continues. This project id dead for me.
Tim and missy didn’t “craft” and “hone” anything.
How come!
Let Aaliyah Rest in peace.
And I thought if Aaliyah wants to make a new record,
she might look for Missy or Timbo not DRAKE =(
Just let Aaliyah Rest in peace.
SHE IS RESTING IN PEACE I THINK SINCE 2001. LET HER MUSIC LIVE ON. ITS KIND OF WIRED THAT IS AN ELVIS ALBUM CAME OUT ALL THE WHITE PEOPLE WOULD GO HEAD OVER HEELS FOR IT. BUT IF A BLACK PERSONS ALBUM CAME OUT THAT HAS ALREADY DIED YOU GET A O HELL NAW DON’T BUY THAT ALBUM LET THEM REST IN PEACE LOL!! YOU WILL GET THE ALBUM OR BOOTLEG IT LOL
Stop the BS peeps, AALIYAH was an entertainer. Let her music live on!! I don’t care what anybody says I will get the album , If Tim and Missy wanted to do an album they would have done one already. I dont know why they are trying to stop the music from coming out. What really pissed me off is that the family is complaining and is trying to stop the record. But when she died they surly didn’t stop the movie Queen of the Dam from airing. Its all about money , the Jackson, AALIYAH , James Brown family, exc… They are mad because they are prob not going to get any money for this album, the reason why they allowed Queen of the Dam to come out is because the family received a lump some of money. People when you sign a contract with a record company and they give u a lump some of money to help pay for all the expenses on the albums. The artist is obligated to pay back and have done the amount of albums you have signed on the contract, even if they die. That is why you see all these albums of artist that have died come out with the best of . The record company is a loan and you have to pay it back, you don’t get nothing for free in this word. YES IT IS SAD AND A CRUEL BUSINESS, BUT WHEN YOU BECOME AN ARTIST OR IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY YOU SHOULD ALREADY KNOW WHAT COMES WITH THE PACKAGE. SO TO ALL THOSE ARTIST THAT COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS AND THAT , YOU NEW WHAT YOU SIGNED ON THAT CONTRACT SO WHY COMPLAIN.
no Timba Missy is like no diddy for biggie. drake sit your ass Down
Aubrey is one shady as$ mofo for all this drama.
For the 5,674,092th time, Drake: STAY IN YOUR LANE !!!!!!!
I agree with some of you that Tim & Missy just want CONTROL and they only want to do it if they get to be in the executive position. Let Aaliyah’s music live on! She would’ve wanted it that way! Just like I care 4 U didn’t make 1 in a million, these songs didn’t make More than a woman, and were probably going to make the next. Before the unthinkable happened! I don’t know why people are saying its cutting room. She sounds AMAZING & I believe would LIKE to continue being a known legend even to this new generation! Missy wasn’t even on any of her other projects after 1 in a million! Where was she for Romeo must die or More than a woman album?