Chris Brown feat. Aaliyah - Don't Think They Know
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i9t1gv-1N8
The new song released by Chris Brown featuring the late Aaliyah, using some of her unreleased vocals for his song, "Don't Think They Know"?
Thoughts? Chris Brown's annoyed me here, to be honest. I can't help but think he's only doing this because Drake used some of her vocals, too. I love Enough Said (without Drake's part, really) but it took me longer to like - I really like this new one off the bat. Aaliyah sounds great and Chris ain't bad either - to be honest, I really like some of the lyrics he through in too - from 'the L-I-Y-A-H'' from Back and Forth, to a mention of 'At Your Best'.
The new song released by Chris Brown featuring the late Aaliyah, using some of her unreleased vocals for his song, "Don't Think They Know"?
Thoughts? Chris Brown's annoyed me here, to be honest. I can't help but think he's only doing this because Drake used some of her vocals, too. I love Enough Said (without Drake's part, really) but it took me longer to like - I really like this new one off the bat. Aaliyah sounds great and Chris ain't bad either - to be honest, I really like some of the lyrics he through in too - from 'the L-I-Y-A-H'' from Back and Forth, to a mention of 'At Your Best'.
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Let her rest in peace and her fans can enjoy the music she wanted people to hear when alive.
ETA: As an Aaliyah fan, I'm not even going to listen to this.
I don't know why people on here are saying he shouldnt sample Aaliyah.
I agree. People are overreacting really.
Being a fan of Aaliyah ever since she first came on the scene, I know that if these songs were a problem, her family wouldn't have allowed it or Tim and Missy would have spoken out. It's really a compliment and not a low blow, but sadly, because of her passing, people try to change the past.
That was my first thought.
Chris Brown truly sickens me but what is far worse is how the industry forgave him and welcomed him back with open arms as though he was the wronged party. Disgusting, and talk about sending out the worst possible message to society.
Im not trying to start anything, but we don't know how she would have felt about the situation. She did marry a grown man when she was fifteen who was sued for statutory rape and eventually peed on a teenaged girl...allegedly.
Some might find it disrespectful, but the fact of the matter is, the people in charge of her estate(her uncle) and who own the rights to her material signed off on it. Singers make music for the world to hear, and the world is hearing her work. Tupac had like five albums after he died. I'm not saying it is right, but don't shoot it down just because you think she MIGHT not have wanted to do it. We will never know.
Tim and Missy said they had a problem with Drake trying to executive produce an entire album of her unreleased material because he didnt know her and has nothing to do with the artist she was, but they were okay with the sample, though, neither of them wanted to listen to the song which is understandable.
Anyway, like I expected, Aaliyah steals the show in this song and her parts are the only thing I like about it. Thankfully, 90% of the song is her
Omg, EXACTLY.
That's debatable.
It really shouldn't be. If you think Chris Brown is anywhere close to DMX level you should have your head examined. DMX is one of the craziest mofos in the music industry. DMX is abut as crazy as Gucci Mane. CB doesn't even come close to that even if he does have obvious anger issues.
Speaking of DMX, Aaliyah used to make him use minimal to no curse words in songs she did with him because she didnt like cursing in her music and I like that Chris did the same thing. That was one of my biggest problems with the Drake song. It's like he can't make a record without swear words.
Um...how?!
While Chris Brown's act of violence was something that never should have happened, DMX almost has a whole Wikipedia page of legal issues and multiple arrests.
And there is no allegedly about pretty much all of them. He will tell you to your face that he did every single one and not blink an eye. DMX is a career criminal. Shame he wastes his talent, though, Jay-Z f**ked him over big time, so I guess I can't blame him for a lot of his music industry hatred. He needs therapy for the rest, though. He never got over his traumatic childhood.
But it did happen.
Yes...but sorry, do you not know about DMX??
He's a great artist, but he's done a lot worse than Chris Brown.
I know all about DMX. You make is sound like we should excuse Chris Brown simply because DMX has done worse stuff for most of his life.
That isn't what is being said at all. What the poster is saying, is Chris Brown shouldn't be out on the same level as DMX. It was stated that Aaliyah probably wouldn't want to work with CB because of his beating of Rihanna, but the reality is, she worked numerous times with a man who is a lot more dangerous than CB. That doesn't mean Chris should be excused, but he definitely shouldn't be put in the same category as DMX.
The thing is, I don't make it sound like that, at all. The above poster is correct- we're only saying that Aaliyah wouldn't rule out working with Chris Brown if she had only recently worked with DMX before her death.
Also, Aaliyah always believed in forgiveness of sins, so I think you were exaggerating the points.
That's exactly my point though, we don't know how she would have felt which is why I find it disrespectful because Aaliyah isn't here to say no. i'm not against releasing old unheard songs of hers [as long as the money made gets put into a fund named in memory of her which will benefit charities] but personally, even if it wasn't chris brown, I still think its a bit sick to use her vocals on new songs and shes not here to give her permission or object
Yep, there is an Aaliyah Memorial Fund