In Praise of Aaliyah (feat. Kathy Iandoli and Kiana Fitzgerald)

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It’s been 20 years since Aaliyah’s passing, and for most of those years, her music has been largely inaccessible. Kept off streaming platforms, hidden from the internet. That is, until now. With nearly all of Aaliyah’s catalog freshly released into the world, we’re celebrating by devoting our full show in praise of Aaliyah. With a deep dive into her influence on fashion, music and culture and a playlist of tracks that feel like the summer of 2001... And still hit today. Joining Hanif are journalists Kathy Iandoli and Kiana Fitzgerald to rejoice in the (re)discovery of her work. For the playlist of songs curated for this episode head over to https://bit.ly/oos-aaliyah.

Music In This Week’s Episode:

Aaliyah, If Your Girl Only Knew

Aaliyah, I Can Be

Aaliyah, Loose Rap (ft. Static Major)

Aaliyah, Hot Like Fire (Timbaland Groove Mix feat. Missy Elliott & Timbaland)

Aaliyah, 4 Page Letter

Timbaland & Magoo, We At It Again

Aaliyah, U Got Nerve

Aaliyah, Rock the Boat

Show Notes:

I Care 4 U and Ultimate Aaliyah come to Spotify on October 8th, completing her catalog on that platform. You can stream her self-titled album and One In A Million now.

Kathy Iandoli’s book, Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah is available now from Simon & Schuster. The Queen Bee, her forthcoming biography of Lil Kim, will be available in early 2022 from Hachette Books.

Aaliyah’s aesthetic was as visually powerful as it was sonic. Check out some of the music videos recommended by Hanif and our guests: 4 Page Letter; We At It Again; Crush On You; Are You That Somebody?

You can check out Hanif’s recent article on the Meters in Pitchfork.

Credits:
This show is produced by work by work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Mayari Sherina Ong, Kathleen Ottinger and by Hanif Abdurraqib. The show is mixed by Sam Bair.