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bu. Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 “If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don’t think it’s going to be easy,” Aaliyah Dana Houghton knew, and so she spoke. She sang and danced too, more than a woman, you know. She was, she is, an eternal flame burning in memory of a woman gone too soon. She died as she lived, a shooting star cast across the sky. On January 16, 2014, Aaliyah would be 35, were she not to have died on August 25, 2001, at her prime. In July of her final year, Eric Johnson photographed Aaliyah for Entertainment Weekly, and since that time, photographs from the shoot that have gone around the globe. Whether gracing the cover of Vibe magazine’s memorial issue or illustrating Aaliyah’s Wikipedia page, the photographs have become so emblematic of that singer’s mystique that they have been remade countless times as murals, paintings, and drawings that are seen everywhere from Instagram to Times Square. Recently. Johnson went through his negatives from the shoot, revealing a series of portraits the world has never seen. “She was on,” Johnson recalls. The consummate professional, Aaliyah arrived early at the shoot with her mother. Before Johnson’s camera, the triple-threat reveals endless facets of an artist coming into her own. Being a star requires an artist to be fully present to the possibility that every situation allows. When she appeared before Johnson’s camera, a chemical reaction began. Frame by frame, Aaliyah reveals as much as she hides, as we see a woman just 22 years old, entering her prime. She is calm, casual, confident, and poised, elegant and alluring, a vision of beauty and grace. She takes us into a world that only she knows, and the result is a stunning array of images, each as evocative as the last. For it is she, Aaliyah, an eternal mystery. Cherchez la femme. http://www.loeildelaphotographie.com/en/2014/01/16/eric-johnson-aaliyah-by-miss-rosen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 As Janet said herself "Aaliyah was one of the most STUNNINGGG looking woman I have ever met in my life,in person..just absolutely gorgeous" It's hard to believe she would be 35 tho.. time is goin,damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 We're the same age. R.I.P. Babygirl. You are MISSED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laveaux Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Akasha Aaliyah wouldn't have aged like that. She would still have a youthful glow about her, Im 33 and I don't look a day over 20. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Such a beautiful woman. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Akasha Aaliyah wouldn't have aged like that. She would still have a youthful glow about her, Im 33 and I don't look a day over 20. Akasha WAS LIFE. Brandy or Monica could NEVER 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laveaux Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Akasha WAS LIFE. Brandy or Monica could NEVER not many R&B divas would say yes to a vampire movie. That's what made Aaliyah so special. She wasn't afraid to steer away from the norm and be daring. No shade, but Aaliyah Akasha kinda paved the way for Rihanna. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Akasha kinda paved the way for Rihanna. iCANT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laveaux Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 iCANT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Janet paved the way for Rihanna and all other female lessors Aaliyah paved the way for... Drake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Well Rihanna praises Madonna and Mariah way more than Janet. So Ri prolly would give u a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Game always has to pick on the littlest of things. Like this dog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Well Rihanna praises Madonna and Mariah way more than Janet. So Ri prolly would give u a look Doesn't matter who she praises.. Her career was paved by Miss Jackson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Madonna plays a heavy role too..let's not be delayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 To be honest, Janets impact on Rihanna was probably bigger than Madonnas, based on being black alone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyHood Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 OMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Akasha WAS LIFE. Brandy or Monica could NEVER Was that necessary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 She would be 35 today. She would still be young. These pics are lovely. They are natural in essence yet still display her sexy side. And these photos have not been doctored. She was lookin hot without photoshop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 She would be 35 today. She would still be young. These pics are lovely. They are natural in essence yet still display her sexy side. And these photos have not been doctored. She was lookin hot without photoshop. You can see some of the spots etc. Compared to this photo from the same shoot that was actually released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I've always said that where Rihanna is now is where Aaliyah would be today. Aaliyah was going places. But let's not derail this thread.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I've always said that where Rihanna is now is where Aaliyah would be today. Aaliyah was going places. But let's not derail this thread.. Rihanna >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Rihanna >>> Well of course..as we never got to see Aaliyah's full potential. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSimba Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Rih-who? Anyway those are lovely pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Rihanna >>> Not as a vocalist and certainly not as a performer. We'll never know how far Aaliyahs's career would have gone had she lived, but what we do know is she was naturally more talented than Riri. I'm a fan of Rihanna but some things are obvious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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