[200] After the album's re-release, Aaliyah re-entered the UK Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40 at number seven[201] and reentered the US Billboard 200 chart at number 13, charting at number four for high pure sales. A Shakespearean adaptation made sense a story like Romeo and Juliet would be well-known and could easily be updated to appeal to modern audiences. Opening to Romeo Must Die 2000 DVD (HD) AlexanderWurmser2k. [87] Kelefah Sanneh of The New York Times called her "a digital diva who wove a spell with ones and zeroes", and writes that her songs comprised "simple vocal riffs, repeated and refracted to echo the manipulated loops that create digital rhythm", as Timbaland's "computer-programmed beats fitted perfectly with her cool, breathy voice to create a new kind of electronic music. [17], Aaliyah was known to have usually been accompanied by members of her family. [245] Also during 2001, the United States Social Security Administration ranked the name Aaliyah as one of the 100 most popular names for newborn girls. Jet Li and Aaliyah at the premiere of the 2000 movie, This password will be used to sign into all, All I Want to Think About Is Cher Kicking That Can Down the Street in, Brad Pitt, Baby Shampoo, a Unitard: The Story Behind That, Okay, TikTok, You Can Calm Down About Aubrey Plaza at the SAG Awards Now, Shakira Takes Some Pointers From Taylor Swift, The Surprisingly Contrarian Case Against Lying About Science, Ed Sheeran Completes His PEMDAS Era With New Album, ASTROs Rocky Leaves the Group After Ending Contract. [243][244], At the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, Aaliyah was honored by Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Ginuwine and her brother, Rashad, who all paid tribute to her. Li is neither ridiculously muscular nor particularly intimidating his movements have a sleek, vulpine quality that give him a solemn, devil-may-care presence, so the thugs and henchmen in Romeo Must Die underestimate him. [26][28] Christopher John Farley of Time magazine called the album a "beautifully restrained work", noting that Aaliyah's "girlish, breathy vocals rode calmly on R. Kelly's rough beats". Thus it was decided that Han should take it slowly with Trish do a hug first and maybe leading into a real relationship later, Li continued. The expanded two-day event includes Ari Lennox and GloRilla. In 1999, Aaliyah landed her first film role in Romeo Must Die (2000), a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet. And I went to Australia to visit some friends. [17] Beginning in 1995, Aaliyah's father Michael Haughton served as her personal manager, and her mother assisted him. It was the only song from the singer that ever reached no. "[156] The report indicated that the pilot was not approved to fly the plane. We have nothing but love and respect for her memory and for her loved ones left behind still grieving her loss. Starring Jet Li and the late Aaliyah, the two star in this modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet as their mob leader fathers rival it out in an increasingly violent mob war in the San Francisco Bay Area. [75] In 2001, Aaliyah called her sound "street but sweet", pairing feminine vocals with a gritty urban rhythm track. "We were coming off of a multi-platinum debut album and except for a couple of relationships with Jermaine Dupri and Puffy, it was hard for us to get producers on the album." He read the names of the other victims of the crash and concluded by asking mourners to pray for them as well. Physically in the cold, mentally in the Caribbean. That's what she was about. "[117] In December 1994, Aaliyah told the Chicago Sun-Times that whenever she was asked about being married to Kelly, she urged them not to believe "all that mess" and that she and Kelly were "close" and "people took it the wrong way". At the age of 12, Aaliyah signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records. Maybe Jennifer would have more support if she werent wrong so often. Mov-ie Trailer. Sadly, well never know. No official cause of the crash was. [159] Her body was set in a silver-plated copper-deposit casket, which was carried in a horse-drawn, glass hearse. She was heading back to Miami in the evening. [118], After the documentary Surviving R. Kelly aired in January 2019, pressure from the public using the Mute R. Kelly hashtag escalated and RCA Records dropped Kelly from the label. Romeo Must Die contains the blueprint of a Shakespearean text chopped and screwed into a nearly unrecognizable object. "[176] On August 5, 2012, Blackground Records released the track "Enough Said" online. "You always have to deal with people who are jealous, but there were so few it didn't even matter. Binge-worthy entertainment news and celebrity interviews. That program was, according to Joseph Schloss, at least partially responsible for a generations interest in martial arts: Pretty much every single hip-hop artist that Ive met from that era used to watch that show religiously. The influence of kung fu movies on hip-hop isnt exclusive to artists like Wu-Tang Clan, either: Consider how martial arts moves inform the art of breakdancing; the TV series Kung Faux, which recuts and redubs old kung fu movies; even Kendrick Lamar utilizes a moniker, Kung Fu Kenny, that throws back to hip-hops roots in shaolin. Menu. She portrayed "unfamiliar sounds, styles and emotions", but managed to please critics with the contemporary sound it contained. The film brought to life one of the . Aaliyah was one of the brightest R&B stars of the '90s and early 2000s. [120] In the 2019 documentary Surviving R. Kelly, Smith described how he helped Aaliyah forge the necessary documents to show she was 18 in order to marry Kelly. [246] In 2003 Aaliyah was ranked as one of "The Top 40 Women of the Video Era" in VH1's The Greatest series. Even then she kept on moving forward since she had a such a positive image of herself and her fame that it didn't mar the joy she got from . Nothing was gonna step in her way. [223] She explained her choice to withdraw from the film in videos on Instagram. Privacy Policy and [17] This was echoed by Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times, who wrote that while Aaliyah was "a natural" and the film was conceived as a spotlight for both her and Li, "they have so little chemistry together you'd think they're putting out a fire instead of shooting off sparks. Also, in 1989, Aaliyah performed with none other than Gladys Knight during a five-night stand in Las Vegas. [87] Steve Huey of AllMusic wrote Aaliyah ranks among the "elite" artists of the R&B genre, as she "played a major role in popularizing the stuttering, futuristic production style that consumed hip-hop and urban soul in the late 1990s. [221] Zendaya drew criticism because people felt that she was too light skinned and did not greatly resemble Aaliyah. But more than that, my parents an interracial couple were martial artists, and so kung fu movies feel like home. The film was released in the United States on March 22, 2000. Most dates on his world tour have been canceled. He plays Han Sing, who escapes from a Chinese prison and heads to America to avenge his brother's death. [115][116] Vibe magazine later revealed a marriage certificate that listed the couple married on August 31, 1994, in Sheraton Gateway Suites in Rosemont, Illinois. The film is notable for having the romantic pairing be between an Asian man and a Black woman. In October 2001, Rashad said: "It really boggles everyone [that] from Day One, every single video she ever shot there's always been myself or my mother or my father there. [146], Aaliyah and the eight others on boardpilot Luis Morales III, hair stylist Eric Forman, Anthony Dodd, security guard Scott Gallin, family friend Keith Wallace, make-up stylist Christopher Maldonado, and Blackground Records employees Douglas Kratz and Gina Smithwere killed. "Try Again" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remains . [114][116], Aaliyah reportedly developed an intimate relationship with Kelly during the recording of her debut album. She reportedly lied about her age on the marriage license, claiming she was 18. . [123] Dash said he was unable to watch Surviving R. Kelly because its interviews with visibly traumatized girls struggling to discuss their encounters with Kelly reminded him of how Aaliyah behaved when trying to recount her relationship with Kelly. The 50-year-old star, . [165] It made its world premiere on BET's Access Granted on October 9, 2001. Soon after her death, the hit singles 'More Than a woman' and 'Rock The Boat' were released, from her third album. [217] Erika Ramirez, an associate editor of Billboard, said at the time of Aaliyah's career "there weren't many artists using the kind of soft vocals the ways she was using it, and now you see a lot of artists doing that and finding success". [161], Among those in attendance at the private ceremony were Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Gladys Knight, Lil' Kim, and Sean Combs. The music video premiered on BET's Access Granted, and it became the most viewed and highest rated episode in the history of the show. We loved Jet, and we were trying to figure out what to do with him, explains Romeo Must Die director Andrzej Bartkowiak, who worked as the cinematographer on Lethal Weapon 4. [109] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice wrote of Aaliyah's artistry and image, "she was lithe and dulcet in a way that signified neither jailbait nor hottiean ingenue whose selling point was sincerity, not innocence and the obverse it implies. [106] The look has become known as her signature and been referred to as fusion of "unnerving emotional honesty" and "a sense of mystique". [215] Kelefah Sanneh of The New York Times wrote that rather than being the song's focal point, Aaliyah "knew how to disappear into the music, how to match her voice to the bass line",[215] and consequently "helped change the way popular music sounds; the twitchy, beat-driven songs of Destiny's Child owe a clear debt to 'Are You That Somebody'. [158], Aaliyah's private funeral Mass was held on August 31, 2001, at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan, following a procession from the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel. There, he falls in love with Trish O'Day (Aaliyah), whose father heads a black crime. When she was just 15-years-old rumours spread that Aaliyah had married her mentor R. Kelly, who was 27-years-old at the time. When Han lands a decisive blow on Kais head in the flame-drenched finale, the camera rushes forward, exalting his shattered spine with clinical precision. Han and Trishs most intimate moments are mostly wordless episodes, the most effective being a fight scene against a mysterious biker woman with kung fu skills of her own. [175], In March 2012, music producer Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker announced on his Twitter account that a song "Steady Ground", which he produced for Aaliyah's third album, would be included in the forthcoming posthumous Aaliyah album. Indeed, many scenes in Romeo left me flummoxed:A flashback shows Han and Po as children, escaping from mainland China to Hong Kong using a basketball as a flotation device. Aaliyah Dana Haughton (/li/ ah-LEE-; January 16, 1979 August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. [56] The soundtrack went on to sell 1.5 million copies in the United States. "[95][101] Jackson reciprocated Aaliyah's affection, saying, "I've loved her from the beginning because she always comes out and does something different, musically." Heres what went down. [147] The plane crashed and caught fire shortly after takeoff, about 200 feet (60m) from the end of the runway. We couldnt just have all these white men. [125], Aaliyah was known to avoid answering questions about Kelly after the professional split. "[88] Music publication Popdust called Aaliyah an unlikely queen of the underground for her influence on the underground alternative music scene. [183] Aaliyah was featured on the Tink track "Million", which was released in May 2015 and contained samples from her song "One in a Million". 5. Well, afterward the entire film was put together, with all the drama and tension in that last scene with Hans father, we thought it might be somewhat strange and awkward for Han to have just witnessed Chous suicide, then to come out and kiss Trish. Sparks seem to fly anyway. In 2000, Aaliyah made her acting debut in the surprise action hit Romeo Must Die, . 04:50. Born in Brooklyn but raised in Detroit, she first gained recognition at the age of 10, when she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. [192], In January 2021, it was announced that Aaliyah would have her own Funko Pop!figurine. When his brother, Po, is found dead, Han learns that the last person he attempted to contact was Trishs brother, Colin, which leads our protagonists to unite in search for the truth. Jet Li charged with stalking the real Aaliyah: Annie Mesquitta-Jackson since she starred with Li in "Romeo Must Die" Dana Haughton is not registered yet as Some of them were badly burned. [94], As an artist, Aaliyah said she was inspired by a number of performers. These include Michael Jackson,[95] Stevie Wonder,[96] Sade,[97] Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails,[97] Korn,[98] Donnie Hathaway,[99] Johnny Mathis,[96] Janet Jackson,[95] Whitney Houston,[100] and Barbra Streisand. Following up on her box office success in Romeo Must Die, Aaliyah starred alongside Stuart Townsend, Vincent Perez and Lena Olin in the 2001 film The Queen of the Damned, directed by Michael Rymer. Before its release, Aaliyah's brother, Rashad, re-dubbed some of her lines during post-production. Elliott also feared she would be a diva, but reflected that Aaliyah "came in and was so warming; she made us immediately feel like family. [85] She co-wrote that song with her brother Rashad Haughton, and "it reflects Aaliyah's dark perspective on romance". What is the zodiac sign of Aaliyah? Kobe Bryant & Aaliyah interesting connection in Romeo Must Die 318 views Aug 8, 2021 8 Dislike Share Save moviesnips 797 subscribers Subscribe An interesting dialogue between Trish & Mac. Jet Li and Aaliyah, 2000s Romeo and Juliet. She will always live in our hearts. On "I Don't Wanna," Aaliyah (who's also the film's star) pillow-talks her way through the new jack ballad as if she were snuggled in the soothing splendors of a hot bubble bath. [8], During her audition for acceptance to the Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts, Aaliyah sang the song "Ave Maria" in its entirety in the Italian language. Perhaps for good reason. "[57] Aaliyah enjoyed balancing her singing and acting careers. Anytime, as a captain, you step onto someone elses crew, its never an easy dance.. 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