UPDATE!: New Aaliyah Album

So we have spoken a lot about the new Aaliyah album that Drake is working on. There was speculation as to whether it was true or not that this was happening, then speculation about whether Timbaland and Missy Elliot would work on the album also caused a stir.

THEN….The label that Aaliyah worked with, “Blackgroud Records” (owned by her uncle Barry Hankerson) claimed that Drake would not produce Aaliyah’s fist posthumous album, but they will instead.

It has now been confirmed that Aaliyah’s close friends and co-workers Missy and Timbaland will NOT be working on the posthumous album.

Missy’s manager Mona Scott Young wrote the following:

“Although Missy and Timbaland always strive to keep the memory of their close friend alive, we have not been contacted about the project nor are there any plans at this time to participate. We’ve seen the reports surfacing that they have been confirmed to participate but that is not the case. Both Missy and Timbaland are very sensitive to the loss still being felt by the family so we wanted to clear up any misinformation being circulated.”

Missy herself then added:

“Tim and I carry Aaliyah with us everyday, like so many of the people who love her. She will always live in our hearts. We have nothing but love and respect for her memory and for her loved ones left behind still grieving her loss. They are always in our prayers.”

So there you have it.no involvement from Aaliyah’s two closest friends. As we said before, it’s bad enough that the Haughton family are not supporting the release of a new album. And now for Missy and Timbaland not being involved at all in the album is frankly a double bubble for us. There’s a reason why her work has not been released since her death. It’s hard to see where the respect is for her work.

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