Chords for How Hip-Hop Celebrates Aaliyah With Beats, Rhymes & References | Genius News
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On Drake's fifth album, Scorpion, the Toronto MC's
"'Is There More?"
ends with an interpolation of Aaliyah's 2001 hit,
"'More Than [E] A Woman."
The princess of R&B died on August 25, 2001 at 22 years old,
leaving behind three seminal albums and legions of fans, including Drizzy.
Hundreds of fans came to see the horse-drawn carriage carrying the casket of [G] Aaliyah.
Drake famously tattooed her face on his back and in 2010, on the anniversary of her death,
penned a letter to her saying quote.
Not only was I one of your biggest fans, but I was truly in love with you.
Drake isn't alone.
Hip-hop culture embraced Aaliyah in many ways throughout her short career
and since her untimely death, she's been the subject of tributes,
referenced in dozens of bars and sampled in a plethora of beats.
[Gm]
According [Dm] to Genius data, the first artist to name drop Aaliyah in a lyric was
Drazy from Doss FX and 1995's,
Ready To Rock, Ruff Rhymes.
[E]
[D] [E] When it comes to Aaliyah lyrical name drops, our data shows that Lil Wayne,
The Game, Kendrick Lamar and J.
Cole are tied with 5 references apiece.
Jay-Z comes in second with 3, with a number of other artists coming in with 2.
Jay-Z's tribute to Aaliyah, who was engaged to Hove's then-Rockafella Records partner,
Dame Dash, dropped in 2003 as a remix to [D] her song, Miss You.
[F] [D]
[Fm] Missy Elliott speaks to her former muse on her tribute to Aaliyah.
Aaliyah, [Bb] can you hear me?
I [Ab] hope that you're proud [C] of me.
Me and Tim, we've been doing our thing.
[Cm] But it's never been the same since you had to go.
And ain't never met a friend [Em] more incredible.
[A] Elliott also shouts out TLC's Lisa Left Eye Lopez, another R&B star taken in her prime.
Many of Aaliyah's rap mentions are alongside Left Eye.
[Ab]
[A] [D] [Em]
[Bbm] Aaliyah had a [Eb] left eye.
[D] This business is really [B] 24-7.
It's a lot of [Cm] glamour, it's a lot of work and you can get lost.
I'm the doll.
He just dresses me.
Aaliyah's style in the 90s set her apart from other singers of the time.
In 2017, her stylist Derek Lee told Billboard quote.
Aaliyah showed the world that street attire can be sexy and feminine,
even when she was wearing baggy pants.
You don't have to show your ass in order to be hot.
I dress in my baggy clothes every day and I am a laid back person which is what I portray on camera.
Laid back, I'm mellow.
This look inspired future acts like Rihanna,
Teyana Taylor, Princess Nokia, Lil Mama and many [Fm] others.
90s mami dressin' [G] like Aaliyah quite apparently.
Nah, your average girl in spandex who chase mentales and Rolex.
You wear them baggy jeans like Aaliyah.
I been trill since Aaliyah was rocking heel [Ebm] fickle.
Singer actress Aaliyah is killed in a plane crash.
After a video shoot in the Bahamas, the impact killed Aaliyah and eight others.
How Aaliyah died is one of the most common references in hip hop.
On the road to the riches, [Gb] reach my final destination.
[Bbm] In the lair, closer to a lair, say a prayer, hope I get to sail when I disappear [Db] from here.
Lust is my career, [Am] never had fear.
Flyin' on a lid, high arrestin' [Dbm] piece of livin'.
Why you around [E] them cowards?
Why Aaliyah have to take that flight?
[A]
[Dbm] [G] Her sounds live on in today's beats.
According to Who Sampled, Rock the Boat,
One in a Million and At Your Best, You Are Love have been sampled the most.
[Eb]
[Cm] [Gm]
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[C] [Em] [C]
Today, despite Drake's attempts at releasing more posthumous music from Aaliyah,
only her first album is available on streaming [G] services.
Still, her influence will continue to appear in beats and bars for years to come.
I'm Jacques Morel with Genius News,
bringing you the meaning and the knowledge behind the music.
Peace!
[A] [C]
On Drake's fifth album, Scorpion, the Toronto MC's
"'Is There More?"
ends with an interpolation of Aaliyah's 2001 hit,
"'More Than [E] A Woman."
The princess of R&B died on August 25, 2001 at 22 years old,
leaving behind three seminal albums and legions of fans, including Drizzy.
Hundreds of fans came to see the horse-drawn carriage carrying the casket of [G] Aaliyah.
Drake famously tattooed her face on his back and in 2010, on the anniversary of her death,
penned a letter to her saying quote.
Not only was I one of your biggest fans, but I was truly in love with you.
Drake isn't alone.
Hip-hop culture embraced Aaliyah in many ways throughout her short career
and since her untimely death, she's been the subject of tributes,
referenced in dozens of bars and sampled in a plethora of beats.
[Gm]
According [Dm] to Genius data, the first artist to name drop Aaliyah in a lyric was
Drazy from Doss FX and 1995's,
Ready To Rock, Ruff Rhymes.
[E]
[D] [E] When it comes to Aaliyah lyrical name drops, our data shows that Lil Wayne,
The Game, Kendrick Lamar and J.
Cole are tied with 5 references apiece.
Jay-Z comes in second with 3, with a number of other artists coming in with 2.
Jay-Z's tribute to Aaliyah, who was engaged to Hove's then-Rockafella Records partner,
Dame Dash, dropped in 2003 as a remix to [D] her song, Miss You.
[F] [D]
[Fm] Missy Elliott speaks to her former muse on her tribute to Aaliyah.
Aaliyah, [Bb] can you hear me?
I [Ab] hope that you're proud [C] of me.
Me and Tim, we've been doing our thing.
[Cm] But it's never been the same since you had to go.
And ain't never met a friend [Em] more incredible.
[A] Elliott also shouts out TLC's Lisa Left Eye Lopez, another R&B star taken in her prime.
Many of Aaliyah's rap mentions are alongside Left Eye.
[Ab]
[A] [D] [Em]
[Bbm] Aaliyah had a [Eb] left eye.
[D] This business is really [B] 24-7.
It's a lot of [Cm] glamour, it's a lot of work and you can get lost.
I'm the doll.
He just dresses me.
Aaliyah's style in the 90s set her apart from other singers of the time.
In 2017, her stylist Derek Lee told Billboard quote.
Aaliyah showed the world that street attire can be sexy and feminine,
even when she was wearing baggy pants.
You don't have to show your ass in order to be hot.
I dress in my baggy clothes every day and I am a laid back person which is what I portray on camera.
Laid back, I'm mellow.
This look inspired future acts like Rihanna,
Teyana Taylor, Princess Nokia, Lil Mama and many [Fm] others.
90s mami dressin' [G] like Aaliyah quite apparently.
Nah, your average girl in spandex who chase mentales and Rolex.
You wear them baggy jeans like Aaliyah.
I been trill since Aaliyah was rocking heel [Ebm] fickle.
Singer actress Aaliyah is killed in a plane crash.
After a video shoot in the Bahamas, the impact killed Aaliyah and eight others.
How Aaliyah died is one of the most common references in hip hop.
On the road to the riches, [Gb] reach my final destination.
[Bbm] In the lair, closer to a lair, say a prayer, hope I get to sail when I disappear [Db] from here.
Lust is my career, [Am] never had fear.
Flyin' on a lid, high arrestin' [Dbm] piece of livin'.
Why you around [E] them cowards?
Why Aaliyah have to take that flight?
[A]
[Dbm] [G] Her sounds live on in today's beats.
According to Who Sampled, Rock the Boat,
One in a Million and At Your Best, You Are Love have been sampled the most.
[Eb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Ebm] [Cm] [A]
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[A] [B] [Eb]
[C] [Em] [C]
Today, despite Drake's attempts at releasing more posthumous music from Aaliyah,
only her first album is available on streaming [G] services.
Still, her influence will continue to appear in beats and bars for years to come.
I'm Jacques Morel with Genius News,
bringing you the meaning and the knowledge behind the music.
Peace!
[A] [C]
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On Drake's fifth album, Scorpion, the Toronto MC's
"'Is There More?"
ends with an interpolation of Aaliyah's 2001 hit,
"'More Than [E] A Woman." _ _ _ _ _
_ The princess of R&B died on August 25, 2001 at 22 years old,
leaving behind three seminal albums and legions of fans, including Drizzy.
Hundreds of fans came to see the horse-drawn carriage carrying the casket of [G] Aaliyah.
Drake famously tattooed her face on his back and in 2010, on the anniversary of her death,
penned a letter to her saying quote.
Not only was I one of your biggest fans, but I was truly in love with you.
Drake isn't alone.
Hip-hop culture embraced Aaliyah in many ways throughout her short career
and since her untimely death, she's been the subject of tributes,
referenced in dozens of bars and sampled in a plethora of beats.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _
According [Dm] to Genius data, the first artist to name drop Aaliyah in a lyric was
Drazy from Doss FX and 1995's,
Ready To Rock, Ruff Rhymes.
_ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [E] When it comes to Aaliyah lyrical name drops, our data shows that Lil Wayne,
The Game, Kendrick Lamar and J.
Cole are tied with 5 references apiece.
Jay-Z comes in second with 3, with a number of other artists coming in with 2.
Jay-Z's tribute to Aaliyah, who was engaged to Hove's then-Rockafella Records partner,
Dame Dash, dropped in 2003 as a remix to [D] her song, Miss You. _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] Missy Elliott speaks to her former muse on her tribute to Aaliyah.
Aaliyah, [Bb] can you hear me?
I [Ab] hope that you're proud [C] of me.
Me and Tim, we've been doing our thing.
[Cm] But it's never been the same since you had to go.
And ain't never met a friend [Em] more incredible.
[A] Elliott also shouts out TLC's Lisa Left Eye Lopez, another R&B star taken in her prime.
Many of Aaliyah's rap mentions are alongside Left Eye.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] Aaliyah had a [Eb] _ _ left eye.
[D] This business is really [B] 24-7.
It's a lot of [Cm] glamour, it's a lot of work and you can get lost.
I'm the doll.
He just dresses me.
Aaliyah's style in the 90s set her apart from other singers of the time.
In 2017, her stylist Derek Lee told Billboard quote.
Aaliyah showed the world that street attire can be sexy and feminine,
even when she was wearing baggy pants.
You don't have to show your ass in order to be hot.
I dress in my baggy clothes every day and I am a laid back person which is what I portray on camera.
Laid back, I'm mellow.
This look inspired future acts like Rihanna,
Teyana Taylor, Princess Nokia, Lil Mama and many [Fm] others.
90s mami dressin' [G] like Aaliyah quite apparently. _
Nah, your average girl in spandex who chase mentales and Rolex.
You wear them baggy jeans like Aaliyah.
I been trill since Aaliyah was rocking heel [Ebm] fickle.
Singer actress Aaliyah is killed in a plane crash.
After a video shoot in the Bahamas, the impact killed Aaliyah and eight others.
How Aaliyah died is one of the most common references in hip hop.
On the road to the riches, [Gb] reach my final destination.
[Bbm] In the lair, closer to a lair, say a prayer, hope I get to sail when I disappear [Db] from here.
Lust is my career, [Am] never had fear.
Flyin' on a lid, high arrestin' [Dbm] piece of livin'.
Why you around [E] them cowards?
Why Aaliyah have to take that flight?
[A] _ _
_ [Dbm] _ [G] Her sounds live on in today's beats.
According to Who Sampled, Rock the Boat,
One in a Million and At Your Best, You Are Love have been sampled the most.
[Eb] _ _
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[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Today, despite Drake's attempts at releasing more posthumous music from Aaliyah,
only her first album is available on streaming [G] services.
Still, her influence will continue to appear in beats and bars for years to come.
I'm Jacques Morel with Genius News,
bringing you the meaning and the knowledge behind the music.
Peace!
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
On Drake's fifth album, Scorpion, the Toronto MC's
"'Is There More?"
ends with an interpolation of Aaliyah's 2001 hit,
"'More Than [E] A Woman." _ _ _ _ _
_ The princess of R&B died on August 25, 2001 at 22 years old,
leaving behind three seminal albums and legions of fans, including Drizzy.
Hundreds of fans came to see the horse-drawn carriage carrying the casket of [G] Aaliyah.
Drake famously tattooed her face on his back and in 2010, on the anniversary of her death,
penned a letter to her saying quote.
Not only was I one of your biggest fans, but I was truly in love with you.
Drake isn't alone.
Hip-hop culture embraced Aaliyah in many ways throughout her short career
and since her untimely death, she's been the subject of tributes,
referenced in dozens of bars and sampled in a plethora of beats.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _
According [Dm] to Genius data, the first artist to name drop Aaliyah in a lyric was
Drazy from Doss FX and 1995's,
Ready To Rock, Ruff Rhymes.
_ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [E] When it comes to Aaliyah lyrical name drops, our data shows that Lil Wayne,
The Game, Kendrick Lamar and J.
Cole are tied with 5 references apiece.
Jay-Z comes in second with 3, with a number of other artists coming in with 2.
Jay-Z's tribute to Aaliyah, who was engaged to Hove's then-Rockafella Records partner,
Dame Dash, dropped in 2003 as a remix to [D] her song, Miss You. _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] Missy Elliott speaks to her former muse on her tribute to Aaliyah.
Aaliyah, [Bb] can you hear me?
I [Ab] hope that you're proud [C] of me.
Me and Tim, we've been doing our thing.
[Cm] But it's never been the same since you had to go.
And ain't never met a friend [Em] more incredible.
[A] Elliott also shouts out TLC's Lisa Left Eye Lopez, another R&B star taken in her prime.
Many of Aaliyah's rap mentions are alongside Left Eye.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] Aaliyah had a [Eb] _ _ left eye.
[D] This business is really [B] 24-7.
It's a lot of [Cm] glamour, it's a lot of work and you can get lost.
I'm the doll.
He just dresses me.
Aaliyah's style in the 90s set her apart from other singers of the time.
In 2017, her stylist Derek Lee told Billboard quote.
Aaliyah showed the world that street attire can be sexy and feminine,
even when she was wearing baggy pants.
You don't have to show your ass in order to be hot.
I dress in my baggy clothes every day and I am a laid back person which is what I portray on camera.
Laid back, I'm mellow.
This look inspired future acts like Rihanna,
Teyana Taylor, Princess Nokia, Lil Mama and many [Fm] others.
90s mami dressin' [G] like Aaliyah quite apparently. _
Nah, your average girl in spandex who chase mentales and Rolex.
You wear them baggy jeans like Aaliyah.
I been trill since Aaliyah was rocking heel [Ebm] fickle.
Singer actress Aaliyah is killed in a plane crash.
After a video shoot in the Bahamas, the impact killed Aaliyah and eight others.
How Aaliyah died is one of the most common references in hip hop.
On the road to the riches, [Gb] reach my final destination.
[Bbm] In the lair, closer to a lair, say a prayer, hope I get to sail when I disappear [Db] from here.
Lust is my career, [Am] never had fear.
Flyin' on a lid, high arrestin' [Dbm] piece of livin'.
Why you around [E] them cowards?
Why Aaliyah have to take that flight?
[A] _ _
_ [Dbm] _ [G] Her sounds live on in today's beats.
According to Who Sampled, Rock the Boat,
One in a Million and At Your Best, You Are Love have been sampled the most.
[Eb] _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Today, despite Drake's attempts at releasing more posthumous music from Aaliyah,
only her first album is available on streaming [G] services.
Still, her influence will continue to appear in beats and bars for years to come.
I'm Jacques Morel with Genius News,
bringing you the meaning and the knowledge behind the music.
Peace!
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