With Aaliyah‘s iconic catalog finally on streaming services, attention is turning to new material from the late, great performer.
As reported, the freshly relaunched Blackground Records 2.0 set out its plans to release an album of unheard songs from the star. Its title was touted as ‘Unstoppable’
Now, the label’s head (and Aaliyah’s uncle) Barry Hankerson is opening up about the project and revealed that it’s coming sooner than folk may think.
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In a recent radio interview, Hankerson touted the “success” of ‘Poison’ – a new Aaliyah track featuring The Weeknd. He says it’s led to the decision to schedule the full-length project for this month. Coincidentally (or perhaps not), January is the songbird’s birthday month.
Per Hankerson, other guests on the set include Drake, Future, Ne-Yo, and Snoop Dogg.
Barry Hankerson confirms Aaliyah’s new “album” will be dropping this month. pic.twitter.com/n7AQpfvESr
— AALIYAH LEGION (@AaliyahLegion) January 4, 2022
Are you excited about ‘Unstoppable’?
Please, need ya’ll to help me. I was just laying in bed catching up on Sunset Beach, when I started to drift off, dreaming about my Universal Credit going into my account at midnight and how I’m gonna stomp-run my big fat self all the way to Primark first thing in the morning to finally purchase a new pair of mint green sandals for my overgrown eczema-riddled toes to pertrude out of. Anyway, just as I was about to drift off, I felt a real hard pinch right on my f@nn¥. It made me scream so loud! Then I felt it again, and again. I jumped up to turn on the bedside table light, and when I looked down, low n behold there was a big fat grey RAT chewing away at my v@gina!!! I clasped my big black thunder thighs together with the quickness to trap it dead, but I’m scared to fall asleep now in case another rat also smells me a mile off and comes for a nibble. What to do?
Not Sunset Beach😭🤣😂
🪦🪦🪦😵😵😭😭😂😂
Lol! Oh my lord! I needed that laugh.
Wait 😂🤣😂
I’m sure it’s gonna be trash like her first 2 albums. Monica is better….
Eat sh*t b*tch
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who is Monica?
If Timbaland and Missy ain’t a part of the productio, then I think we will have some issues.
This is a bad idea
No thanks! F*** background music! #justuceforJoJo
After hearing the first song, her uncle can keep this
I love and miss Aaliyah sooo much but I’m going to pass on this. I don’t like who they have collaborated on this album (all of those men are womanizers and I have never heard any of them mention Aaliyah..EVER except Drake) and it’s sad bc this will be her last album ever..why would he name it “Unstoppable” when this is her last album?🤔 Anyway I will continue to enjoy her first four albums… Continue getting your sleep on Queen! I miss you.
Who the hell in their right mind would put Future ass on an Aaliyah song?? Are ya kidding me. Her uncle is so full of s*** it’s not even funny. There’s clearly so much nonsense on his end Aaliyah mother likely trying to keep the high note of turning the other cheek but Chile I air his lying ass out from that Dr Oz interview. Smh that album Drake and 40 worked on should’ve came out I really enjoyed Enough Said and Talk is Cheap. They captured Aaliyah essence perfectly for a modern spin. If the album is like that single Poison with The Weeknd instead they can keep it. Smh 20 years without baby girl music and this is how ya do the fans and her legacy?? She deserve so much better and the songs better be of quality or Barry will be catching heat before summertime.
Why does he even think she needs collabos?? We don’t even know if she would want these collabos…smh like I’m torn as an Aaliyah fan if anything I wish it was Missy involved in this project and not Barry!!
YASSSSSSSSS!!!! Bring it on!!!! We have waited soooo long for this. At first i was disappointed with poison but now i love it. It is a grower.
Not here for any of these features.
I think it’s really sad that her unfinished vocals are being used in this way, and admittedly with no communication between him and Aaliyah’s immediate family.
Honestly I don’t think Aaliyah would ever even consider working with future so I can’t see why he was a choice… Drake possibly but future nooooooo…….
If anyone should be doing an Aaliyah album its timbland and missy people who knew and understood her sound and knew what she like and wouldn’t like……
Given that poison was garbage Barry should quit while he’s ahead. Its so disrespectful to release sub par material that was unfinished and such raw demo vocals. Aaliyah was a unique promising talent, but it’s been long enough. Let her rest in peace
They are right. Some of these features also don’t make any sense. I can’t even see Aaliyah collaborating with some of these people if she was alive (i.e. Snoop, Future, The Weeknd). Wtf is this? That song w The Weeknd is trash.