In reply to BEY>RIH.

I agree with all your comments tbh. I didn't grow up on Aaliyah but now that I'm older, I can appreciate her talent and what she contributed to the music industry. I'm a fan of she and Beyoncé and it's always upsetting to see the pettiness on both sides. Look, Aaliyah fans need to stop with this hypothetical bullish*t. She's gone and there no use trying to debate whose career she would've eclipsed because you never know what tf could've happened! She could've have transcended and become an international Pop star á la Janet Jackson or the total opposite could've occurred with her losing favour with the masses like Brandy and Monica did in the 2000's. Speaking of Brandy and Monica, no amount of revisionist history will change the fact that the former was the DEFINING teen R&B idol of the 90s while the latter experienced more musical crossover success. The receipts are available in plain sight for y'all to see! Also, there's this nostalgia filter placed on Aaliyah that bothers me. The very same things people GO IN on Ciara for; being a pretty face and compensates for having a soft singing voice with dancing, is highly glossed over with the former. Yes, Aaliyah's voice carried more weight (she had a lower register that gave her voice a sultrier edge) but she wasn't this vocal beast on stage. All in all, i love the girl but her fans are annoying af sometimes.