Aaliyah's Tribute from the Reggae and Dancehall Fraternity!

Today is Aaliyah’s birthday (January 16^th) and boy do we miss her.  Her silky smooth voice rocked parties worldwide and had us hooked on every note she sang.  For the short time she was with us, Aaliyah spent most of her years on Billboard charts as a platinum selling artist.  Listening to interviews with Missy Elliot and Timabaland, the two often talk about how much they miss her, and say if she were still here, the R&B we hear today would be different.  I happen to agree.

The Reggae and Dancehall fraternity loves Aaliyah and DJ Silent Spinna’s remix of “Rock the Boat” reflects that love!  Placing her vocals on the Punany Riddim, Spinna ensures that all parties can transition from R&B to Dancehall with ease.  For those of you playing on the radio, this chune is just as effective.  Don’t sleep, pause, or blink … add this to your playlist!

Happy Birthday Aaliyah.  We miss you!

Mediafire Link:  http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8p39vb03a38mis4/Aaliyah_-_Rock_The_Boat_[Punany_Riddim_Remix].mp3

Box.com Link:  https://app.box.com/s/lq8u5kzikyeqppsuk328llsak4ewxmty

Throwback Thursday – Aaliyah – Got to Give it Up

Aaliyah was the Princess and the world was her Castle.  The most beloved R&B star left this earth too soon, but not before she rocked our boat in song – literally. 

Aaliyah’s cover of Marvin Gaye’s classic, “Got to Give it Up” was a classic in its own right, and featured the rap vocals of Slick Rick.  Taken from her album One in a Million which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top R&B / Hip Hop Albums for 1997 and sold millions of copies worldwide.  Billboard named the album as one of the top 100 for the 90’s and today I’m naming it and the song “Got to Give it Up” as my Throwback of the week! 

Originally written by Marvin Gaye, and produced by Vincent "V.H." Herbert & Craig King, the song is ripe with 1970’s funk and a super phattt synthesizer riff adding extra juice to this already saucy track.  Catch the Throwback replay.  P.S.  You have to love Marvin Gaye’s appearance in the video too! >>>