The Aaliyah Controversy

August 15, 2012 by  

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It seems like 2012 is the year for dead American celebs to be making come backs via headlines, or should I rather say their families.

First it was the Jacksons now it seems like Aaliyah’s family members are about to go head to head amongst one another, with Drake in the mix of things. I hope things don’t get too messy, because I do not wish to see Drake hitting poor Aaliyah’s parents with bottles.

 

It was announced earlier in the year that there would be a new Aaliyah album out with unreleased material. As a fan I was very excited and could not wait to hear new Aaliyah vocals, because from the early 2000s it had been reported that there were about 50 Unreleased Aaliyah songs in her vault. At some point Missy Elliott was said to be producing a posthumous album with other artists singing the verses Aaliyah never got to finish. Eight years later we are still waiting for the project.

 

Now it seems like Drake who never met Aaliyah, but is a huge Stan, so much that he has two tattoos of Aaliyah on his back. (I love BabyGirl, but am not that hectic).

Drake seems to have gotten legal access to Aaliyah’s unreleased material and will co-executively produce the upcoming Aaliyah album, and has since released a new Aaliyah song featuring himself called; “Enough Said”.

And this is where the controversy begins…

Shortly after it was announced that Drake would be heading the new Aaliyah project, Rashad Haughton; Aaliyah’s older brother posted on her official FaceBook fan page that the family had nothing to do with a new Aaliyah album and were not supporting it.

Fans then began questioning whether Aaliyah’s close friends and long time collaborators; Missy Elliott and Timbaland would be involved in the project?

Missy replied on Twitter and said that she knows nothing about a new Aaliyah album and no one had approached her to work on it.

Aaliyah’s record company (which is owned by her uncle and cousin) later released a statement that confirmed the Aaliyah album in the works, but denied Drake being the executive producer and assured fans that Missy and Timbaland will be involved in the project.

A few hours later the same record company retracted the first statement and then confirmed that Drake is in fact producing the album.

Missy and Timbaland have also since officially stated that they are not part of the album, due to the fact that the family is still grieving and feeling the full impact of Aaliyah’s loss.

Messy! Messy! Messy! I tell you.

Personally I do welcome a new Aaliyah album, but if it is not going through the correct channels I am really not for it but also on the other hand, I need to raise an eyebrow to Aaliyah’s family.

I know you can never recover from the loss of a child or sibling; it’s a pain that never heals, I understand that but it’s been 11 years!

As much as Aaliyah was their child, she lived a life that exposed her to millions of fans worldwide, so to some extent she also belonged to the world.

She left behind fans that miss her, mostly because she left them in her prime and if there is Aaliyah work out there that could bring some comfort to the fans and also carry Aaliyah’s legacy to future generations, I am all for it.

There was also an Aaliyah Biopic that was given a huge budget by one of the biggest movie producing companies in America. Apparently the family also objected to this movie. To a certain extent in their grief, Aaliyah’s family is also being a little bit selfish.

At some point or another that movie is going to go ahead, with or without their approval, just like the album is going ahead. So would they rather have their daughter’s legacy be represented by people who didn’t know her or would they rather have input in her posthumous projects, so that they give the Aaliyah projects the dignified representation they only best could.

 

On the last song of her critically acclaimed and game changing album; “One In A Million” Aaliyah sings; “I came to the world to give my love to all my fans across the world. I came to give love…”

And in one of her last interviews she says; “I want to be remembered as an intrinsically good person and an All-around entertainer”.

Therefore I feel if new Aaliyah material should be put out, it would be honoring her legacy, what she represented and making sure that her icon/ legend status is carried to the next generation.

As it is, I as a fan already find myself defending her legacy on Twitter to ignorant “Born-Frees”, who question why she is referred to as a legend.

Aaliyah was the youngest black performer and youngest female to perform at the Oscars. With one album; “One In A Million’, She along side Missy and Timbaland changed the way R&B sounded, and till today that sound still resonates in Modern day urban music, Visually she imaged herself in such a unique way that your Rihanna’s and Ciara’s still copy her style.

Yes death may have elevated her much more quickly to the icon/legend status, but when she was alive she was riding in her own lane and paving ways.

To me that is the kind of stuff that defines and separates the normal celebrity from the iconic/legendary celebrities.

Here’s food for thought to the young ones who question Aaliyah’s legacy?

If Aaliyah is referred to as a legend/ icon only because she died young. Why is Left-Eye (who died a few months after Aaliyah) not spoken about in the same breath?

By Zamani Khethelo

@Za_Maniac

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118 Comments on "The Aaliyah Controversy"

  1. Noance on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:33 am 

    Drake is basically stalking Aaliyah’s spirit! If she was alive, I swear Drake would have a restraining order on his behind! There is certain element of respecting the life of a deceased person that Americans and Canadians (side eyes drake) seem not to understand! As for her family, this just rehashes the past for them,not fair! Drake just wants to prove that he is the ultimate Aaliyah fan but at what cost?!? Is this the power that comes with money?!? Not too happy about this move by retard unibrow Drake! Mxm

  2. MyThoughts on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:38 am 

    I wish I knew her or her music at least. Konje what was the cause of her death?
    She’s so nunus

  3. Noance on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:43 am 

    @mythoughts it was a plane crash :-( Google her videos n songs, she’s the one!

  4. NQOBILENNN on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 2:06 am 

    Aaliyah was the original triple threat, so talented and as much as i would love 2 hear new material from her i feel like only Missy and Timbaland can best capture the unique sound that was Aaliyahs, many years later her songs would fit right in if not top the current crop we listen 2. Having drake on this project is like asking Lil Wayne to produce and feature on a Tupac album, pure madness.

  5. Reby on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 3:02 am 

    Finally I can log in again, missed yall its a pity I had to register again and change my username as I forgot my old username password and no I am not MissAnn….

  6. Thase on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 4:58 am 

    Hey people. Someone please send me the 50 shades books, I beg tthasejc@gmail.com. Thank you.

  7. Qalo on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 5:28 am 

    Happy birthday Nthoentle-hip hip hureeeeeeee-

  8. lwandie on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 7:16 am 

    *sigh* looks like every thread is going to be spoilt by this 50 Shades ra ra.

    Nice piece as always Zamani,It would be amazing to finally hear Aaliyah’s unreleased material but only if who ever produces it stays completely true to her original sound ,none of these robotic voice modification used by most current musicians.

  9. bongi on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 7:53 am 

    ..ag only part one of 50 Shades is nice…i think you get used to the kinkiness and its gets predictable..

  10. Nthoentle on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 8:09 am 

    Ncoooo! Thank you so much @Qalo my bitso!!! You are too sweet

  11. Nandisile on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 8:12 am 

    Hahaha @noance u have a way with words. Kanti uDrake uhlanganaphi no Aaliyah?
    I’ve always wondered if Beyonce would be this big if Aaliyah was still alive. B seem quiet almost boring as a person (except her alterego) and A was just sexiness personified, naturally..
    Am i the only one who thinks so?

  12. Noance on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 8:24 am 

    Happy Birthday @Nthoentle!!! Wishing you a superb day and God’s richest blessings :-) Hugs and kisses!

  13. Neria on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 8:26 am 

    Yes my dear, you are @ Nandisile

    Happiiiiiieeee @Nthoentle

    Morning JC Fam!

  14. Mapakisha on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 8:31 am 

    @Reby, I for one missed you terribly. I thought u had died or something stupid like that*hugsMissAn*

  15. Mapakisha on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 8:33 am 

    Happy birthday Nthoentle, may you be blessed beyond expectations<3

  16. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 8:36 am 

    hahahahahaaha who remembers Aaliyah’s era; gosh that girl was the best *back, back n forth” ! this is the aaliyah; its Friday! hahahaha and the baggy jeans and those boots! who could forget the bandanas hahahahaha gosh im so old tjerrrrrrrrr

  17. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 8:36 am 

    Happy birthday Nthoentle *bighugs*

  18. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 8:37 am 

    Aaliyah was the business man; hope Drake knows what he is doing!

  19. MashDiva on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 8:50 am 

    lwandie, could agree with you more…Please can we put 50 shades to rest?

  20. Patrache on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:06 am 

    Happy Birthday Nthoentle!

    Ha ha ha Neria, I hope Nandisile got your point. I don’t know why people do that to themselves. Lol, game changing “one in a million” album neh…

    Drake must include aunt Missy & uncle MTimbana on the album, otherwise it won’t sound like an Aaliyah album. Furthermore, if Aaliyah’s family don’t approve of Drake’s efforts, then he should come this side and talk to Brown Dash’s family, i’m sure he’d come right.

  21. BlindFold on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:09 am 

    Happy bornday to @Nthoentle..may you enjoy your day and be richly clessed.

  22. bumbum on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:10 am 

    Morning JC

    HBD Nthoe, have a super duper day!

    I was young but I know she was theee buzinisi this one and mhle

  23. Thabure on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:13 am 

    angimazi u aliyaah -i wasnt born yet

  24. kayzee on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:19 am 

    ahhh finally registered,thanx Lelo. Now Im out of silentville.Hello mabloggers

  25. kayzee on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:21 am 

    Everytime I read about or listen to Aaliyah I just tear up *sigh*, I think Im on that Drake stan tip nami.

  26. Zoe on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:24 am 

    The way I don’t care for the dead. I really can’t get my head around missing someone who had jack squat to do with me. But oh well…

    Happy birthday Nthoentle. May you grow wise and rich.

  27. bumbum on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:26 am 

    Guys who won that top billing what what? I was too tired yesterday.

  28. Botshelo on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:32 am 

    Happy birthday Nthoentle, I love this psuedo name, wonder what made you choose it, which Ntho is ntle?

  29. bongi on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:32 am 

    happy birthday Nthoentle….

  30. Noance on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:39 am 

    @bumbum Jonathan won! I still dont understand why top billing is giving the winner the mercedes benz for 6 months, surely they can afford to buy the winner a car. Thats silly.

  31. Phindy on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:49 am 

    Kukho abantu abangamazi u Aaliyah apha? Yo, ndimdala ke mos,lol *covering eyes* I grew up listening 2 Jodeci, Silk, Salt’n Pepper, Spice Girls, 3T, Tevin Campbell, The Braxtons…..oh I miss all the ppl! *sobs*

  32. Phindy on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:49 am 

    Kukho abantu abangamazi u Aaliyah apha? Yo, ndimdala ke mos,lol *covering eyes* I grew up listening 2 Jodeci, Silk, Salt’n Pepper, Spice Girls, 3T, Tevin Campbell, The Braxtons…..oh I miss all these ppl! *sobs*

  33. Vesa on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:50 am 

    Nthoentle….you and I share a birthday! Happy birthday twinny!!!

    Aaliyah ne….She was hottt in Romeo must die

  34. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:55 am 

    yhuuuuuuu Phindy that was music then! the real ish right there! i dreamt about Tevin Campbell singing Always in my heart to me! gosh ! Naye bathi he is gay or am i wrong i used to looooooooooooove that guy! i would sit all day and dream hahahahaah

  35. Nthoentle on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:57 am 

    Thank you so much guys. @ Vesa nana! Team Leo!!! LOOL

    @Botshelo-we must meet nana, o tla bona gore ke botsana jwang, kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Im so silly. I have beautiful legs nana

    @Zoe-i love that rich part, i choose to accept that blessing. Amen! *hugs*

  36. zenzybear on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 9:59 am 

    HBD Nthoe and Vesa :)

  37. LadyMillion on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:01 am 

    ag only part one of 50 Shades is nice…i think you get used to the kinkiness and its gets predictable..

    @bongi, i agree.im dun reading it shame.
    Happy a fab one @Nthoentle & @Vesa Enjoy it hunnies

  38. LadyMillion on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:02 am 

    So happy Jonathan won…it just had to be him

  39. Vesa on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:02 am 

    kwaaa! sxylin, I used to looove Tevin Campbell, and was soo disappoined when I heard that he’s gay. I had his posters all over my bedroom at some stage in my life.

    Thanks for the birthday messgaes folks

  40. Noance on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:02 am 

    I remember my sister was part of this dance crew that danced and choreographed their stuff to Aaliyah’s music and they dressed like her too. Thats when my love for Aaliyah came about. And then the tracks like “Four page letter”, “How could the one”, my favourite song was from the movie Anastasia, the song was “Journey to the past”. Busy dowloading her tracks to my phone as I speak. Love reignited right there.

  41. Noance on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:03 am 

    Happy Birthday Vesa!!! God’s blessing to you love.

  42. Qalo on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:04 am 

    Guys kindly stop bombarding my mail box with requests(50shades) tsweee tsweeee! Just put up ur email ad here and trust me somebody will email u like I did.
    *side eyes*
    Khanyisiledince
    Pmankge
    Kukisaskosana
    Eramalivhana
    Gugulethufakude

  43. Noance on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:06 am 

    FYI: Aaliyah performed “Journey to the Past” at the 1998 Academy Awards, becoming the youngest African-American woman to perform in the awards show’s history.

    This woman paved the way for so much……

  44. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:08 am 

    Happy bday vesa *big hug*

  45. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:16 am 

    hahahahah Vesa Tevin was bause shame! i remember i also had posters on my wall; hehehehee and those Xscape chicks hehehehehe! i remember i also loved Kelly Price; that homewrecking song Married Man kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa; didnt even know what it meant but i loved it to bits hahahaha; ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ,”im writing you a Four page letter *singing* Gosh Noance i feel like crying! that song still love it goes off to download too !And i still cry to How could the one! argggggggh Aaliyah !

  46. Phindy on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:18 am 

    That Tevin Campbell was gorgeous though, I also had a huge crush on him.

    HBD Ntoentle & Vesa! Stay blessed

  47. zenzybear on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:35 am 

    so bored, so early…

  48. Bohlez on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:43 am 

    She was very talented shem, I have most of her songs in my phone,I care for u will always be the 1. Ist me or what? she looks like Zandi Nhlapho a bit.

  49. Nthoentle on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:43 am 

    Those were the days guys. Aaliyah was bauws bathong!! Aaahhhh you guys are taking me to the days of listening to music on my stereo from cassette’s and recording music ko srudio mix!

  50. Nthoentle on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 10:47 am 

    @Phindy i loved all those artists and groups as well. le K-ci and Jojo, Keith Sweat, Wu-tang clan

  51. MinaNawe on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:05 am 

    OMW you guys are taking me back to my primary school days…listening to Aaliyah, 3T, Tevin Campbell, Blackstreet, Keith Sweat my word!!!! taping music from the radio ngama-cassette…good old days :-)

  52. Patrache on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:07 am 

    WU-tang clan Nthoentle…lol..yah neh

    Happy Birthday Versatjie!!

  53. Sips187 on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:09 am 

    Hi guys, y’all are taking me down memory lane. My friends & I used to dress like Aaliyah with Doc Martens, baggy dungarees, crop-top, checked shirt & the bandana. We thought we were the coolest chicks ever. And who can forget Tevin Campell with Brown-Eyed Girl, was positive he was talking to me

  54. Thabure on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:10 am 

    HAPPY BESDAY @VESA AND NTHOENTLE
    ONE LOVE

  55. Botshelo on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:14 am 

    @ Vesa happy birthday to you

    @Nthoentle, lol, yeah maybe we should plus we both pretorians

  56. Nthoentle on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:16 am 

    Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa @Patrache-you didnt like them?

  57. Botshelo on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:20 am 

    the 90s was a great time where music was about lyrics, voice and style, eseng manyala a nou, go a roganiwa, go mapona, go buiwa sex! this generation e mo sonong shem!

    rona ne re na le di music books because there was no way in hell you’d know a 5 paragraph song o sa e kwala. even if it was engrish!

    nou ke bo nicky minaj, and the song goes something like “for life, for life” for a good 2 minutes O.o

    >apology to nicky fans<

  58. Nthoentle on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:25 am 

    O bolela nnete @Botshelo-now ke rubbish fela

  59. Nthoentle on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:28 am 

    @Sxylin-Im still waiting for you on Viber

  60. @JohneighGALAXY™ on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:29 am 

    This took me back to my primary school days. —->>> “the 90s was a great time where music was about lyrics, voice and style…
    …rona ne re na le di music books because there was no way in hell you’d know a 5 paragraph song o sa e kwala. even if it was engrish!”

    I was in Learskool Oost Eind in the 90s. I had those black notebooks filled w/ Destiny’s Child, Aaliyah, Missy, Kci&Jojo lyrics. I knew all the choreography shem. I used to own a pair of Skechers tsa platform at that time. It was also the golden age of house music or as we called it ‘international’. I was the king of lyrics in primary shem. If I didn’t know I would supplement the words w/ Tswana or Zulu homonyms(words that sound similar to the English version).

    @Nthoentle @Vesa: Massive blessings to you beautiful souls. Enjoy it wildly.

  61. Gomolemo on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:30 am 

    Happy birthday to Nthoentle & Vesa. Enjoy your day ladies. I love Aaliyah so much, i have almost all her albums, including a documentary they made about her after she passed. But i feel that the dead should be left just like that, DEAD. Her music will never sound the same, now that she is gone. Drake must just sit down and focus on his career.

    Oh and whoever needs all these old groups or artist, download for free at 4share. I have most of these old school rnb. Salt n pepa, jodeci, babyface classics etc. Its free downloads.

  62. Koeks on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:31 am 

    Tjo weeee!! the good old days tsa bo Doc Martins,ama Delela nama Body suit kwaaaaa.Abo Salt n Pepa,SWV,Soul 4 Real.That was music.Let me listen to Shoop ya Salt n Pepa.

  63. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:34 am 

    kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Sips187 i forgot about Brown eyed come walk with me!hehehehehe OMG;

  64. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:38 am 

    kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Salt n Pepa madoda sigugile ne!!!! oh hahahaha eish

  65. Gomolemo on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:39 am 

    What about Dont say goodbye ka Tevin, my god!! Good music indeed. There these cool chicks who used to imitate Salt n Pepa ko di concerteng, their moves….tjo, i so wanted to be like them!! Good old days.

  66. zenzybear on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:47 am 

    lmao were u ‘styf’ Gomo?

  67. Vesa on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 11:49 am 

    Thanks for the messages!

    Y’all taking me down memory lane. Bo Silk ka “There’s a meeting in my bedroom” wooo ee!

    Johneigh those music books ne! I also had one, and sometimes we got the lyrics soo wrong, but we didn’t care!

  68. Gomolemo on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:02 pm 

    @Zenzybear..kwaaaaaaa, lets just say i have two left legs!! And thanks for the numbers dear. I will make an appointment for saturday.

  69. Wild Island on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:04 pm 

    Good day…

    HBD Nthoentle &Vesa..love of love and kisses from me…

    @WU-tang clan Nthoentle…lol..yah neh

    kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa wuwi..now u make me miss “LEE CLUB” IN JOZI who remembers that place ko President or market street wuwi..batho bakgale and those lyrics had meaning dolls eseng bo “siyohlangana ku facebook” aaaaaaah bo mnike..

    maraaaaaaaa that RKELLY is the one oka ngwalang ka Alliya stru “u and me..v’got the real thing going onnnnnn yeh”,..kana nele leng”highest mountain song man..

    HAA..FREAK ME BABY OH YEAH…re sheika resatsebe lehore bareng*puppy faced

  70. Zoe on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:06 pm 

    Do you guys know anyone in Durban that can make me a few dresses kahle? I have a few (4) designs I got off a few fashion mags and I’m one of those who has to get them made in order to look perfect. I hate pants in summer.

    Someone, anyone?
    TIA

  71. Phindy on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:09 pm 

    @Vesa ooooooh gosh, There’s a meeting in my bedroom!!! There was also a group called Shai\Shy(sp) wt a song called ‘Come With Me’, loved them!

  72. Sips187 on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:16 pm 

    Listening to the Intro song from Age Aint Nothing Album,,,the beats to the second song 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, Aaliyah’s in the house, so check, check, check it out. Bring back the 90′s music

  73. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:31 pm 

    RKelly with freaky baby! yhuuuuuuuuuuuu mara that madala! he hasnt changed he is refusing to go with the times hahaha

  74. Wild Island on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:34 pm 

    ao Phindi mara….i got a call, a telephone today…somebody is offering me a job a thousand miles away….wuuuuuuu

  75. Love on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:41 pm 

    @ Zoe, are you working in mt edgecombe by any chance?

  76. Sips187 on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:42 pm 

    Ya Sxylin, R Kelly with his peadophile ways, we should’ve known then. Still love him though

  77. zenzybear on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:44 pm 

    kana who sang ‘let me lay it on the line, i got a bit of freakiness inside… i want a freak in the morning, freak in the evening, just like me!!’

  78. BeyBey on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:44 pm 

    How many Albums did aaliyah have?

  79. pinksoul on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:48 pm 

    @ Zenzy Adina Howard… Freak Like Me

  80. Vesa on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:49 pm 

    @zenzy….that’s Adina Howard

  81. Nokxie on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:53 pm 

    Happy Birthday @Nthoentle & Vesa

  82. popeye on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:54 pm 

    90′s music was BOSS…

  83. popeye on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 12:57 pm 

    Bop TV didn’t disappoint I would sit and watch music videos all day long

  84. zenzybear on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:00 pm 

    lol yoh BOP TV? dont think i was born yet… or was i?

  85. popeye on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:03 pm 

    Mina Im a sucker for old school RNB/kwaito and I make sure to compile everything and anything 90′s

  86. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:05 pm 

    hahahahaha BOP TV eiiiiiiiiish hahahahaaha guys ! nooo man

  87. popeye on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:05 pm 

    Happy Gift of Life Day Nthoentle le Vesa

  88. Koeks on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:05 pm 

    Tjo! konje there was Bob Tv and Zero Hour Zone..I used to stay up all night & record the videos and play them during the day.

  89. Smatsatsa on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:05 pm 

    “Maponeee, let’s do it, riding, maponeee!
    My sella, waiting, riding, maponeee!”

    That’s how I heard and sang the chorus to Genuiwine’s (sp) My Pony lyrics..

    Happy birthday Vesa le Nthoentle :)

  90. Smatsatsa on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:08 pm 

    And I was also in a dance group and I remember we’d practise hard to Aaliyah’s “Tell me you’re that somebody” song, kwaaaa!
    And perform in “skin tops” and “bum shorts”.. Jees, we were so cool!!!

  91. Gomolemo on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:09 pm 

    Kwaaaaaaa@Smatsatsa le Maponeeeeee, u just buried me shem!!

  92. LadyMillion on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:11 pm 

    hahaahah @SMATSATSA!!! we used to come back from school and put on our radio cassette and JAIVA to sarafina

  93. Noance on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:11 pm 

    @Smatsatsa LMAO!!!!!!>>>>>> Thats funny ““Maponeee, let’s do it, riding, maponeee!My sella, waiting, riding, maponeee!”

  94. popeye on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:12 pm 

    Alfonzo Hunter,Horrace Brown,Godfellaz,Jodeci,Shai,Silk, McLite,Uncle Sam,Monifah the list goes on and on

  95. popeye on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:13 pm 

    Hahhahahaha@Smatsatsa

  96. Koeks on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:14 pm 

    Kwaaaaaaaa@Smatsatsa,wa mpolaya man.

  97. Zoe on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:17 pm 

    @Love: No hun, I’m just outside of PMB work-wise.

  98. popeye on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:21 pm 

    Oh my God how can I forget Immature,AZ Yet,112 peaches and cream

  99. LadyMillion on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:22 pm 

    hahaha shame those music books had their own lyrics, different from the artists’

  100. Koeks on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:23 pm 

    Heheheee@Popeye are you sure you did’nt steal my video tape cause I had all those artist on my tape.I used to imitate those ladies on Horrace Brown’s Things we do for Love.Mc Lite made me think that I was gonna be the hottest woman MC eMzansi.Not forgetting Nonchalant”5 o’clock in the morning where u gonna be? outside on the corner, you better put yourself together”.I tell you those were there days.

  101. LadyMillion on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:23 pm 

    black people njee will sing along to any song beyazi bengayazi

  102. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:24 pm 

    hahahahaahah @Smatsatsa hahahaha #death

  103. sxylin on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:27 pm 

    McLyte was the shizzzzzzzzzzzz! OMG i remember, and Da Brat gosh remember those Da Brat inspired braids!

  104. bumbum on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:28 pm 

    People were crying in winter and now KZN is blazing hot, one can’t even breath cool air. Yonke into iyashisa nje……that’s why I always prefer winter then summer.

  105. LadyMillion on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:29 pm 

    Which reminds me of this.. hella hella funny

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brJbXRBDfcU

  106. LadyMillion on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:33 pm 

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GxJJ-Df6Dw&feature=related

    Worse!!!

  107. zenzybear on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:34 pm 

    lady mil that man in ur propic is hot, kemang?

  108. LadyMillion on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:35 pm 

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8mKZ73Il94

    Ok thats the last one! *giggles*

  109. LadyMillion on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:38 pm 

    hahahah @zenzybear thats Meek Mill

  110. LadyMillion on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:40 pm 

    @bumbum i’ve always luuurved winter bt ayi after my kideo i hate it shame..it just gets too cold for poor babies

  111. TheeGorgeous1 on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 1:49 pm 

    Happy bday Vesa&Nthoentle!!
    Many blessing…

    I cannot relate to any of your memories…tjo!
    am really young shem.

  112. Reitu on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 2:20 pm 

    A shout out to Smatsatsa for making my day and to think I was soo miserable “Maponeee, let’s do it, riding, maponeee!
    My sella, waiting, riding, maponeee!”
    KWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

  113. shybear on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 2:20 pm 

    Hapi bday Nthoentle!!! u sharing the date with my son, hes turning 3 today

  114. Noance on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 3:15 pm 

    I am on leave tomorrow and friday, you guys have no idea how happy I am. *dances like Aaliyah with more booty*

  115. Babyluv on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 6:13 pm 

    Happy birthday Ntoentle and Vesa. Can DRAKE please sit his hairy ass down, we dont want auto tuned music from Aaliyah. Yhu uyandiphambanisa. Missy and Timbo know Aaliyahs music. Tshini iyaqhela lemfene. BoyzIImen, Jagged Edge, Jodeci, Joe, Tyrese, Ginuwine, SWV, Xscape, Uncle sam, R Kelly, Gerald Levert, Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Tamia, Brandy, Monica, Monifah, Deborah Cox, Usher (back in the day, he seems to have lost his way). The list is endless, they sang real RnB. Songs which meant something. When Chris Brown started out I thot wow heres another 1 but wathandana nalanjakazi -_-

  116. sparrow on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 7:35 pm 

    Oh my word.who would forget aaliyah.i had a huge crush on her i was hardly a teenager when she was IT girl.that body was banging.i become emotional when i think how big she would be now.i stil love her songs.hope this drake boy knows what he’s doing though.

  117. bumbum on Wed, 15th Aug 2012 8:38 pm 

    Jto babyL so much hate for Riri lol

  118. sk1 on Thu, 16th Aug 2012 3:58 pm 

    kwaaaaaaa @ Wildy u used to go to LEE CLUB le wena , eish nna le ma frends nne re jaiva mou , heeee memories ka nnete , thats whr bo Amo and Proverb whr discovered , prior to that we used to hlokoloza ko crystal palace club ,rocking our dr martins , cheeky hot pants , body suit , bandana and viscose shirt …..kwiiiiii!!!!! heee m so old!!!!!

    Happy belated Nthoentle le Vesa

    Nthoentle taking me back 2recording songs on studio mix … Mel le Bob Mabena :-) :-)

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