T-Pain recently dropped his DJ Drama hosted mixtape, The Iron Way, which includes tracks featuring Yo Gotti, Migos, The-Dream and others, with the most notable feature being fallen R&B star Aaliyah.
While Pain played the Aaliyah collab, "Girlfriend" at a recent listening, he shared that many so-called fans have called him out for using the Aaliyah vocals, saying he "doesn't deserve" them. He then went on to explain why he feels Aaliyah's legacy has been altered because of her death, and that if she were still alive, she'd be accused of "trying to be Beyonce" like every other R&B singer. Read the except below.
"People tend to–I don't know man– I'm not trying to discredit Aaliyah in any kind of way. But you know how sometimes when people die–yeah. You know how somebody's an a**hole their whole life, but when you go to their funeral it's like 'This guy was the greatest man that ever walked...' No, I'm just sayin'! No, I'm not saying Aaliyah. But it's like because she passed, nobody is deserving of being next to her. Nobody's good enough. Nobody is good enough because she passed. If she was still alive, then everybody would've been like, 'Oh! She's tryna be Beyoncé!' If she were still alive right now. But now that she's passed, it's like 'Nobody could be her! Nobody could be her!' That's just how I feel."
Check out the video above. The Q&A begins around the 2:50 mark. How do you feel about Aaliyah's legacy? Is she overhyped because she died or does she deserve the recognition she still receives for her work?
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