Naveah2050
Well-Known Member
Alicia Keys is not a diva and sex goddess but she is still very popular. I think Aaliyah would of stayed in her lane and branched out more into film. She would not of fizzled out like Brandy and Monica because she was more popular than them during their time.
I agree, also bear in mind that Aaliyah took a gap to finish school at her peak. Also she was always before her time in terms of the direction of her music and constantly re-invented her sound (i.e., her first album with R Kelly was totally different to the sound she had with Timbaland and Missy, which was different to the sound she had with her final album.
At 22 she was just beginning to ascend to her peak (Monica and Brandy were on TV shows, she was in movies): to put this in comparison, Beyonce had her first debut album at 22 and had yet to be in any movies YET Aaliyah by the age of 22 had been a successful solo artist with 3 albums and a couple of movies to her belt - Matrix would have taken her to another level and she would still be doing her own thing in her own lane. Plus of course, people truly stan for her, every girl wanted to be her and every guy wanted to be with her in an era where you didnt have to sell sex to sell records....