Aaliyah Enough Said (Ft. Drake)

Aaliyah is an icon of her generation, macabrely cemented as such by an untimely passing. By the age of 22, with three albums and millions of records sold under her belt, Aaliyah had become a voice to be heard. No one has quite been able to fill her shoes.

In a bizarre twist of music industry logic, Drake has secured some sort of involvement in a new Aaliyah project. This dwelled primarily in the rumor mill until this past weekend, when this song sprung onto the Internet. Honestly, it's a bit odd to hear Drake rapping alongside Aaliyah. Her vocals sound great as ever, possibly hinting that there may be a sizable collection of unreleased material. Maybe what's so odd about it is how easy it fits. Drake's right-hand man 40 produced the song; the engineer that is famous for his intricacy and detail creates a soundscape that feels like something Aaliyah would have rocked to back in the 90s while still sounding like now. The song is good.

News of this track has also begun to stir up controversy. Timbaland has gone on record expressing extreme hesitance at any unreleased Aaliyah material surfacing without any kind of involvement from himself and Missy Elliot, the two artists Aaliyah collaborated the most with during her time. This looks to only be the beginning of what is sure to be a very interesting event in pop music.