Drake releasing a Aaliyah album.......

[ketamine]

What Drake is doing is milking Aaliyah's legacy for a quick buck.

Really?
With no less than 2 Aaliyah tatts?




No.

Man's an Aaliyah fan, and has the money to make an album with her. I would too.

[Genevieve]

What Drake is doing is milking Aaliyah's legacy for a quick buck.

Really?
With no less than 2 Aaliyah tatts?




No.

Man's an Aaliyah fan, and has the money to make an album with her. I would too.

So? He's still milking it. In a way this is almost worse. He's a 'fan', but he's using his cash and hookups to 'collab' with someone who's dead and has NO say in it.

[ketamine]

Why're you so angry about it.

Don't buy it.

I will be.

[Genevieve]

Why're you so angry about it.

Don't buy it.

I will be.

I'm not angry. But this is a discussion board. People discuss things. I'm discussing his disrespect for a dead person.

[ketamine]

Fair enough. But to play devil's advocate why's it disrespect? To some of us its a tribute.

[Sonika]

Whoever produces drake's beats, I'm a fan (is it timbaland?).


the vocals/words, meh

[Genevieve]

Fair enough. But to play devil's advocate why's it disrespect? To some of us its a tribute.

Because her vocals are her work and he's seizing control of her work. They weren't best friends, they didn't even KNOW each other. If I was dead and had some unreleased music, I wouldn't want some dude I have no connection with at all to just go ahead and release my tunes.

If it were Timbo or Missy Elliott, then I'd get it. They were like famm to her and she obviously trusted them and their creative vision. And apparantly, Aaliyah's family isn't exactly happy about it either.

If he wanted to pay tribute to her, he should've just dedicated an album to her.

[ketamine]

Whoever produces drake's beats, I'm a fan (is it timbaland?).

Noah "40" Shebib.

I describe him has hip-hop's Burial.

[ketamine]

Fair enough. But to play devil's advocate why's it disrespect? To some of us its a tribute.

Because her vocals are her work and he's seizing control of her work. They weren't best friends, they didn't even KNOW each other. If I was dead and had some unreleased music, I wouldn't want some dude I have no connection with at all to just go ahead and release my tunes.

If it were Timbo or Missy Elliott, then I'd get it. They were like famm to her and she obviously trusted them and their creative vision. And apparantly, Aaliyah's family isn't exactly happy about it either.

If he wanted to pay tribute to her, he should've just dedicated an album to her.

As a musician, that's a very valid point, and I can see where you're coming from. 100%

But I'm selfish enough as a fan though that I want this album no matter who's feelings get hurt. LOL

[herbs]

it's a shame timbo has never bought the rights off the hankerson's tbh. but i g the impression they've parted on bad terms after beatclub went under. with the amount of dough he has, you'd think he'd have done this ages ago...but the fact he hasn't would imply he's never thought there's enough material there to make a posthumous Aaliyah LP and make it tasteful.

furthermore...the fact the hankersons (who, as far as I know haven't got rights to any other artists material - they discovered her) haven't tried to do it (I'm pretty sure Barry Hankerson is a producer), also makes me think that.

Thus...the album is going to be Drake. Drake and filing in the gaps with Aaliyah. Not a new Aaliyah album.

And for that reason, I'm out.

[dubfordessert]

yea i'd understand producing music with just aaliyah but putting your own mediocre raps over it is taking the mick a bit

[herbs]

p.s. fuck drake

[dickman69]

Whoever produces drake's beats, I'm a fan (is it timbaland?).

Noah "40" Shebib.

I describe him has hip-hop's Burial.

[say_whut]

^^^Well that is a shit tune but it's not gonna change the fact that there are Lil Wayne and Tyga tunes I will actually play out and Nicki Minaj has some good instrumentals...

[Sexual_Chocolate]

Whoever produces drake's beats, I'm a fan (is it timbaland?).

Noah "40" Shebib.

I describe him has hip-hop's Burial.

[ketamine]

^ ??

From a hiphop standpoint his beats are weird as f*ck. Backwards pianos, pads-that-aren't-pads, drums that aren't drums, etc... its very lo-fi and rugged. Nobody was doing this style before 40, Marvins Rooms for example would never have come out of anybody else's DAW.





HipHop's version of Burial & Jamie Woon.

[mrdii]

I haven't read this thread but what does it mean that Drake is 'producing' the album?

Does it mean he basically gets to over-see the project and bring in his own producer friends (e.g. 40) to add beats to the acapellas available? And if so how does that make him the albums producer? Sorry to sound pedantic but shouldn't his title be something like 'project manager' and not producer?!

Anyway, I've heard the first song and it's good for what it is. I'm not really a fan of Drake but his style/beat selection seems suited for this kind of project.

[Genevieve]

Dilla did it in 95.



And 'producer' is a pointless term in hip-hop. It usually means 'dude who's making money off of the record'. Then there's 'executive producer' who probably never evden entered the studio while it was being recorded.

[magma]

So? He's still milking it. In a way this is almost worse. He's a 'fan', but he's using his cash and hookups to 'collab' with someone who's dead and has NO possible opinion on it.

Fixed.

Get over it, Genevieve. She's dead. Dead people find it very hard to get annoyed.

[magma]

And 'producer' is a pointless term in hip-hop. It usually means 'dude who's making money off of the record'. Then there's 'executive producer' who probably never evden entered the studio while it was being recorded.

Blimey.... just.... well... I'm just going to leave now.