#R kelly age aint nothin but a numebr free
As How Music Got Free author Stephen Witt reported for Complex in 2016, Aaliyah’s demise sent Hankerson into deep grief: He “made no public statements about her death” and “never really recovered.” Blackground would continue to release music in the early 2000s, with a roster of stars like Static Major and then–12-year-old singer JoJo. Afterward, the only releases of Aaliyah’s music from Blackground were the compilations I Care 4 U and Ultimate Aaliyah.ĭoes her untimely death have anything to do with the digital dearth of her discography?Īlso yes.
(Pardon the name-dropping, but all this will be important later.) That connection allowed Hankerson to work out a distribution deal with Jive-which, in turn, had an international distribution process with BMG-for his label.Īnd six weeks later, the plane crash happened. Hankerson decided to manage his talented niece as well, and after unsuccessfully shopping her around to various labels, he decided to launch and sign her to his own, Blackground Enterprises Kelly was already signed to Jive Records, which operated under the parent music company Zomba, which was partially owned by BMG at the time. When Kelly was enjoying his first taste of fame with 1992’s Born Into the 90’s-which was executive produced by Hankerson-the teenage Aaliyah was an aspiring child star, having appeared on Star Search and sang live with Knight onstage. But I can tell you I loved her, I can tell you she loved me, we was very close.In the early 1990s, Aaliyah’s uncle, Barry Hankerson, was an entertainment industry insider who had been previously married to Gladys Knight and just found a measure of success managing a then-unknown Chicago singer named Robert Kelly. "Out of respect for Aaliyah, and her mother and father who has asked me not to personally.
Speaking to GQ in 2016, R Kelly said: ""ecause of Aaliyah's passing, as I've always said, out of respect for her mother who's sick and her father who's passed, I will never have that conversation with anyone. Music journalists in the documentary also talk about their discomfort with the lyrics of the song and the fact R. Kelly at the time talk about their discomfort when they realised R. Kelly alleged sexual abuse and those who worked with R. The controversy surrounding Aaliyah and the song Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number is discussed in the new documentary Surviving R Kelly. The illegal marriage between Aaliyah and R. It also emerged shortly after the single's release that 15-year-old Aaliyah and 27-year-old R Kelly were secretly married.Īaliyah was 15 at the time but the marriage certificate said she was 18. The single Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number drew controversy at the time due to its lyrics. Kelly was also the lead songwriter and producer of the album.
Since the album’s release, it has sold six million copies worldwide. In March 1995, the song continued to have success in the UK Official Dance Chart singles and official UK R&B charts, peaking within the top 20.
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