August 26, 2008 by Marc Lamont Hill

Today’s photo of the day is in loving memory of Aaliyah, who passed away tragically seven years ago yesterday.

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6 Comments

1. Blaxx wrote:

I was never a big Aaliyah fan but ‘I Don’t Wanna’ is my joint

August 26, 2008 @ 8:31 am

2. Mel wrote:

Still miss her man. Can’t believe it’s been 7 year though. She was such an inspiration to a lot of young girls. I liked that she never gyrated all over the stage or dressed inappropriately to be noticed. So beautiful. RIP.

August 26, 2008 @ 11:35 am

3. Sly wrote:

It was really tragic to loose such a nice young and talented woman.

August 26, 2008 @ 8:39 pm

4. carisma wrote:

Why are we discussing Aaliyah? What did she do that was so profound? I never got people’s fascination with bringing up her death every year. Move On, people geesh. I don’t talk about my grandfather, uncles, and grandmothers’ deaths every year.

August 26, 2008 @ 9:03 pm

5. Mel wrote:

because they are not important

August 26, 2008 @ 11:06 pm

6. ChgoSista wrote:

I share your sentiments, Carisma. You’d think she was Aretha Franklin or Chaka Khan or something the way some folks carry on about her. OK, so “Rock the Boat” was a fly ass video–NEXT???

August 27, 2008 @ 12:30 pm

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