I'm a huge aaliyah fan and her parents didn't know, but I'm sure her uncle did. That's why as soon as they found out, the marriage was annulled. And right after that, you seen her parents manage her career in interviews.

I think they marketed her to alduts cause I don't remember Aaliyah in 94, I recall Brandy and TLC just fine. I didn't hear of aaliyah til 96 with If Your Girl Only Knew. But it all worked out for her at the end, One in a Million is a classic and Aaliyah is still ahead of the curve.