Be it for the good, bad, ugly, or downright shocking, 2021 was full of memorable moments!
Now, as the year draws to a close, That Grape Juice is reflecting on the occasions that rocked – and to some degree maybe even reshaped – the Urban and Pop cultural landscape as we know it.
Next, we look back on how Aaliyah‘s prized catalog – after years of calls from fans – was finally released to digital outlets from the Blackground Records vault.
Despite increased fan demand over the years for late R&B singer Aaliyah’s second and third studio efforts – ‘One in A Million’ and ‘Aaliyah: the Album’ – to be released to Spotify, Apple Music, and other major music streamers, their request wasn’t until nearly 20 years after her death.
In commemoration of the occasion and well as the relaunch of the label those projects were housed under, her uncle/the imprint’s CEO announced in August every piece of her discography – including soundtracks – would be unveiled to digital outlets via an incremental roll out over the months that followed. The move was frowned upon by the R&B diva’s estate.
Her dedicated fans weren’t frowning, that’s for sure. The response to the periodic releases was so great, a couple of the projects (20+ years after their initial releases) bested the sales performances of current hitmakers to impact the Billboard 200’s top 40.
All-in-all, the releases are said to be precursors to the long-awaited drop of a “new” album of previously unreleased Aaliyah tracks revamped with help from Chris Brown, Future, Drake, and more.
Official: New Aaliyah Album Featuring Drake, Chris Brown, Future, & More on the Way
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That nasty ghett0 talentless rat called normani had the nerve to steal from aaliyah.
Can u imagine
Not only did she steal one in a million ahe also tried to jag aaliyah’s style and swag.
And she failed woefully 😂😂
Dont we not just love to see it, normani failing
Stfu don’t bring that nasty energy in this post. This posts about bby girl not that Normani vs cimika b*******
B**** stfu APÈMILA the dirty Hispanic wetback will never be on normanis level. Mani went gold and won a soul train award this year. Illegàlmila floppped right back over the border with all her songs
R.Kelly’s ex w h o r e…. She was a minor and where were her parents at? I can’t believe they allowed them dating. Black people are just weird!
Amen.
STFU Danny Boys…answering yourself
Aaliyah and mani two vocally talented queens with major hits beauty and success meanwhile apémilla still a dirty flopping illegàl border smuggling çhimp can’t even debut on billboard after 2020 FLOP ! Diva knows das right 💯💯💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻
how are you put Aaliyah and a’p’e mani in the same sentence? you must be delusional comparing a R&B legend with a generic flop. you aint a Diva but a used Diva cup that being thrown in the trash can.
Ppl can collaborate on the album but a new Aaliyah album should be done by Missy and Timbaland