Aaliyah’s Family Does NOT Approve of Rumored Posthumous Album, Says Her Brother Rashad Haughton

August 8, 2012 by The Master Chief

The family of late R&B singer Aaliyah does NOT support the release of any posthumous music from Drake, Timbaland, or anyone else for that matter, according to her brother Rashad Haughton.

After rumors started spreading that Drake and his production partner Noah “40″ Shebib would be involved with a soon-to-be released posthumous album from Aaliyah featuring previously unheard material … Aaliyah’s close friend Timbaland voiced his opinion about it, saying that any newly released music from the singer that doesn’t include himself (or Missy Elliott — another close friend of Aaliyah) would “just not be right.”

And now, Aaliyah’s own brother Rashad Haughton has announced that he and his family will not be supporting the release of any posthumous album featuring the late singer.

Rashad wrote on Aaliyah’s official Facebook page:

“There is no official album being released and supported by the Haughton family”

Rashad’s statement comes on the heels of the release of a posthumous Aaliyah track titled “Enough Said,” which features a verse from Drake and is apparently endorsed by Aaliyah’s former label “Blackground Records,” whose logo clearly appears on the song’s cover art.

Meanwhile, Miss Info reports that Timbaland is definitely involved with the aforementioned “rumored” posthumous Aaliyah album that he said wouldn’t be “right” without his input. In fact, he’s producing 2 songs, and Missy Elliott is also reportedly involved.

Also, there are reports that an Aaliyah biopic is in the works, and her brother Rashad said (via her Facebook page) “No female I’ve seen can play my sister.”

What do you think about an Aaliyah biopic and posthumous album? Are you all for it … or are you against it?

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  • ricky

    100% for it. Aaliyah was a born entertainer and you could argue she lived and died due to her love for her work. I understand her familys grief but Aaliyah loved her fans and her fans loved her, her family should respect that her fans deserve a say too. We have waited years to hear the unreleased tracks and you could argue that the songs were the ones left off albums because they may have not been good enough but her voice was and that’s what us fans want to hear. Her vocals on ‘enough Said’ are flawless and the solo version of the track is amazing. Bring on the album!

  • BZ

    I don’t approve of it either. @Biggibenzo

  • Alicia

    i find that straight up disrespectful and it obvious that Drake is doing this for the money , i mean he never met her and she wasn’t even aware of his existence! He should of consulted the family before even making that song

  • keke

    i have actually heard the song AND IT SOUNDS SOOOOO GOOD :)

  • ReddNuOne

    I think this is a wonderful thing they are doing, shit we miss her like crazy … but Honestly i love Aaliyah but her family is working my damn nerves like wasn’t they the ones that didn’t even want the Rock the Boat video to be released saying that they didn’t want our last image of Babygirl as being sexual , well i mean damn we all knew she was a grown ass woman … and side note … all this money drake and the rest of them have why would they keep the money for themselves anyway (they really don’t need to) and maybe they will donate i mean shit give people a chance to say what there intentions are first before jumping the gun. plus i think that song is Soooooo Fly … i missed hearing her voice on the radio and hearing someone current on a song with her makes me feel like Aaliyah never left us … I 100% agree with this :)

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