Despite being killed in a tragic accident aged 22, Aaliyah had been creating impactful music for over 6years and so left behind a legacy that artists would work a lifetime to try and come close to.  

Drake said that Aaliyah was the artist who’s had the biggest impact on his music, and Missy Elliott reflected recently on how the singer continued to inspire generations every day. As well as the huge amount of respect and adoration towards her music Aaliyah was also linked to scandal after it was revealed that she was an early victim of R Kelly and married him illegally aged 15 years old. 

I’ll touch a bit on that and how she was always sort of ahead of her age, and also about how she achieved so much in such a short amount of time and what she embraced to leave behind what she did. It feels maybe quite poignant that I’d been working on this episode and then the sad news of DMX passing came and people were sharing photos of them saying they’re together again. 

This is a lesson in legacy, by Aaliyah.

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