Aaliyah: I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.
Aaliyah: I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.
Aaliyah is interred in a private room at the Rosewood Mausoleum at the Ferncliff Cemetary in Hartsdale, New York.
Aaliyah has been mentioned in numerous songs through out the years, including songs by Missy Elliot, Jadakiss, Mary J. Blige, and Yolanda Adams.
Aaliyah has been the topic of four books: aaliyah: more than a woman (Christopher John Farley, 2001), Aaliyah: An R&B Princess in Words and Pictures (Kelly Kenyatta, 2002), Aaliyah (Tim Footman, 2003), and Aaliyah Remembered: Her Life & The Person behind the Mystique (William Sutherland, 2005).
Aaliyah was the spokeswoman for Clairol’s hair product for women of color, Texture and Tones, in 1998.
When Aaliyah was 19, she was the first and youngest African-American woman to perform at the Oscars.
In 2006, one of Aaliyah's unreleased tracks was released onto the Internet. It was called Time, and was meant for the 2002 soundtrack 30 Years To Live.
Aaliyah’s maternal grandmother, Mintis L. Hicks Hankerson, was Native American.
When Aaliyah was 15, she performed the “National Anthem” at an Orlando Magic game in 1995.
Aaliyah had just filmed the video for “Rock the Boat” in the Bahamas before her death.
Aaliyah had a greatest hits album and DVD released after her untimely death.
Aaliyah's uncle is a famous music producer, Barry Hankerson.
Aaliyah is the Pincess of RnB/Soul and Pop.
Aaliyah is originally from New York, but later she moved to Detroit.
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