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Whether clad in leather while lying atop a vintage convertible, reclining on the iron throne of some subterranean hide­away or slinking along to Timbaland’s hypnotic syncopation in an all-white room, Aaliyah had an incomparable allure. But her second album, 1996’s One in a Million, made it clear that she was in a class of her own. It was written by Static Major and Timbaland, who produced the song for her self-titled 2001 album.Aaliyah emerged as a star in 1994 at the age of 14. More Than a Woman is a song by American singer Aaliyah. (More) More Than A Woman (More) More Than Another Midnight Grindin My Heartrate s Climbin You Go, I Go Cause We Share Pillows Taste Me, Feed Me There s Still No Separating Morning Massages With New Bones In Your Closet I ll Be I ll Be More Than A Lover More Than A Woman More Than Your Lover I Said I ll Be I ll Be More Than Another More Than A.

The foundation for Elliott’s path to virtuosic artist is built on her work with Aaliyah, who also breathed life into some of Timbaland’s most abstract compositions. Her work with Missy Elliott, Timbaland and Static Major propelled every aspect of her career forward, welding hip-hop and R&B in an eccentric fashion leading up to the millennium. “She was that slightly unconven­tional pretty girl, but without trying so hard,” Lee says.That down-for-whatever spirit extended to Aaliyah’s music. “She couldn’t just throw it on, because it wouldn’t translate.” Yet even as her style matured—as with the tiger-print Roberto Cavalli dress she wore to the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, which model Paloma Elsesser recently paid homage to—it always appeared effort­less.

Aaliyah’s contributions represent a huge swatch of modern pop culture’s fabric. “The love that your mom, auntie, or older sister or brother had for her is passed down to younger people who are curious,” Murray says. Even from the afterlife, she’s cap­tivating audiences that now include people who didn’t grow up hearing her music in the moment. “Her boldness is very appeal­ing to women.”In the past decade, Aaliyah’s image has become a favorite across social media. “Now you have younger women who are like, ‘Yo, I can do this,’” Murray says, attributing their confidence to the example set by Aaliyah.

And now she is everywhere.This article appears in the September/October 2021 issue of ESSENCE on newsstands now.