Beyonce does not write and produce her music either though; neither does Brandy, Monica, or even Mary J. Blige. Faith Evans is one of the few R&B singers from that era that did write. Maybe they and Aaliyah made better music because they just had a better ear and didn't chase after the next hit record. Aaliyah linking up with R.Kelly was luck she had the connection through her uncle; however, her hooking up Timbo & Missy was good judgement, as they were unknown then; so if anything they needed her more than she needed them. Aaliyah had achieved enough on her first album to have sort other producers.
Also people are going on about vocal ability a bit too much in this thread yes Beyonce is better but Aaliyah's level was high enough for the music she was making; I have never heard anyone seriously argue that her music suffered from poor vocals. Anyway, the difference in vocal ability only tends to become apparent in live performances when singing ballads. These type of artist's are selling millions of records most of those fans will never hear them perform live.
Look at Rhianna is she great singer? No. but that matter at least not for the type music she is making.
the difference is, all those artists you mentioned can actually sing and actually perform.
timbo, missy & them didn't need aalyiah. theres a bunch of better young vocalists they could've gave those beats & verses to. they benefitted a little from aalyiah being already established and more importantly, im sure hankerson & co were more willing to throw money behind them after they saved his niece's career.
the timbo & missy connection was thru her uncle dog. they were all signed to his label after devante went awol. she didnt put them on. you acting like she was queen chit, picking producers at will, when in reality, people thought she was done without kelz. if swing mob didn't come thru, she prolly would've been hanging around the so so def offices more like she was doing earlier in the year.
missy was already buzzing heavy for her ghost-writing & guest spots before the aalyiah album even blew up. not to mention that ginuwine album dropped at the same time and overshadowed aaliyah chit, especially before the "one in a million" single dropped.
you act like aalyiah dumbed down her vocals for her tracks. in reality, the tracks were catered towards her. whenever aaliyah stepped out of her comfort zone vocally, it wasn't a good look. whether it be live or on wax. you don't necessarily have to perform live in order to be exposed as a shabby singer. lol. some of the better frauds do, but aalyiah's limitations were obvious on wax b.
Rihanna is not an r&b artist.
at the thought of aaliyah signing it
