Though her short life was stained with pain hidden from her fans, Aaliyah‘s legacy is one which inspires joy in any familiar with the work in music and movies.
Today, in honour of her said work, we dedicate today’s Retro Rewind to her performance in the action-crime thriller ‘Romeo Must Die.’
Grossing $91 million at the box office, the project stood as the star’s big screen endeavour and saw her join Jet Li to tell a story loosely based on the Italian tale ‘Romeo & Juliet.’
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The singer was 21 when the movie hit theatres and contributed four songs to its soundtrack which also featured cuts from Destiny’s Child, Chante Moore and Lil Mo as well as Timbaland who produced its stand-out effort ‘Try Again.’