{"id":1866,"date":"2026-07-17T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/07\/17\/aaliyah-at-25-remembering-baby-girls-2001-self-titled-masterpiece\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:30:00","slug":"aaliyah-at-25-remembering-baby-girls-2001-self-titled-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/07\/17\/aaliyah-at-25-remembering-baby-girls-2001-self-titled-masterpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Aaliyah\u2019 At 25: Remembering Baby Girl\u2019s 2001 Self-Titled Masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is there to be said about late R&B legend Aaliyah Dana Haughton that hasn\u2019t already been eulogized in the many years since her untimely passing? <\/p>\n

Strikingly beautiful? Check. Voice of an angel? Listen to her cover of The Isley Brothers\u2019 \u201cAt Your Best\u201d<\/a> and get back to us. Unmatched fashion icon? The archives of Tommy Hilfiger and Robert Cavalli say it all. However, at the core of her eternal Black girl magic is a timeless music catalog, which finally made it to streaming platforms back in 2021<\/a> after being off the market for well over a decade.<\/p>\n

Out of the three studio albums she was able to release in her short-yet-impactful career, the 2001 self-titled masterpiece, Aaliyah<\/em>, truly reigns supreme even 25 years after its release here in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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RELATED: 10 Aaliyah Songs That Prove She\u2019s An R&B Legend<\/a><\/p>\n

B-Side Bangers <\/em>\u2013 Aaliyah<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI decided to self-title this album, Aaliyah<\/em>, and I wanted to do that because my name is Arabic and it has beautiful meaning; it means \u2018the highest, most exalted one, the best,\u2019 and I wanted the name to really carry the project,\u201d she said in a behind-the-scenes DVD featurette (seen above) that fans who bought the deluxe DVD edition were treated to 25 years ago today (July 17). Exalted it most definitely was! <\/p>\n

Singles \u201cWe Need A Resolution,\u201d \u201cMore Than a Woman,\u201d \u201cRock The Boat\u201d and \u201cI Care 4 U\u201d were the hits that helped the late music icon achieve major success with the project. However, Aaliyah<\/em> from start to finish is a sonically next level record for its time that serenades you with a genre-bending combination of soul, jazz, rock, dance-pop, funk, heavy metal and even salsa just to name a few.<\/p>\n

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Although the still-proclaimed Princess Of R&B never got a chance herself to fully see how influential this album became, selling over 13 million globally and inspiring multiple generations of successors<\/a>, her musical legacy has proven to stand the test of time. One of the primary reasons for that is due to the unwavering appeal of the Aaliyah <\/em>album, and we\u2019ll always cherish this amazing body of work right along with the rest of the world as her legacy continues to push on\u2026.and on and on and on.<\/p>\n

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Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Aaliyah\u2019s iconic self-titled album by taking a track-by-track listen below. R.I.P. forever Baby Girl, and thanks for blessing us with a timeless R&B classic:<\/h3>\n

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