STACKED CROWNS

Aaliyah:Third Crown In Question

Sketch by Gail Nobles

Aaliyah is called the “Princess of R&B” and “Queen of Urban Pop”. In my book, she has earned two music crowns and they are stacked. Aaliyah has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, Pop, & hip-hop. So shouldn’t she earn a 3rd crown for hip-hop? She did have a hip-hop sound in singing. She is the Queen of Vocal Hip-Hop I would say. Aaliyah has done smooth singing over hip-hop beats.