Let's take a minute to talk
about the grades
when they was getting started
it was all clean states tryna figure
out how or what there gonna be
but sooner or later it was all destiny
gallayo, valltaro, them dudes
where going full auto
but let's fast forward to the following day
sit back and listen to what gotta say
kobe, jordan, magic, shaq
and what's the one thing that they all lack
kobe, jordan, magic, shaq
they all just have a single name
and that is the fact of the claim to fame
shakespeare, elvis, cleopatra
don't stop me now cause i'm comin' at ya
lebron, aaliyah, beyonce
to let me make my point to you
one good name is all
you need to make your mark on history
and my man einstein he did it and you can't deny it now thats a fact
What sad fate does all of these celebrities likely have in common?
Aaliyah
Aaron Hernandez
Abraham Lincoln
Amy Winehouse
Anna Nicole Smith
Bob Marley
Brandon Lee
Brittany Murphy
Bruce Lee
Buddy Holly
Christopher Wallace - Notorious B.I.G.
Elvis Presley
Frank Zappa
George Washington
Gianni Versace
Grace Kelly
Heath Ledger
Jeffrey Epstein
Jim Morrison
Jimi Hendrix
Joan Rivers
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
John Lennon
John Todd
King Leopold II of Austria
Kobe Bryant
Kurt Cobain
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lou Reed
Malcolm X
Marilyn Monroe
Martin Luther King Jr
Michael Jackson
Otis Redding
Paul Walker
Pope John Paul I
Prince
Princess Diana
Ritchie Valens
Robert F. Kennedy
Robin Williams
Sam Cooke
Seth Rich
Stanley Kubrick
The Big Bopper
Tupac Shakur
Vince Foster
Whitney Houston
XXXTentacion
This hurts, although I'm sad you're gone, I want to focus on the time you were here
I always felt inspired when I listened to you talk and had your rhymes in my ears
Even when walking alone, your music made me feel like you were with me in every step
You always gave your all and never less
I can't express the love I have for your album flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
We had different journeys, but your poetical words were understood
You were always open, honest, and vulnerable in your songs
Even at your weakest, you inspired many people to be strong
You barked in songs and we'd accept it as the most normal thing ever
We've lost a legend, heaven's gained an angel, now you and Aaliyah can sing together
Watching the video of you singing Rudolph the rednose reindeer is a Christmas tradition of mine
Your music will always live on, you're a Hip-Hop king forever
You always spoke from your heart, never a lyric wasted
Where's the hood at, Ayo Kato and Lord Give me a sign will always be my favourites
The honesty in your music made me feel like I know you even though we never met
Rest in peace legend, sincerely thank you DMX
Tupac told me to write from my heart and said they'll love my artistry
Eazy E said I'm the missing member of Bone Thugs N Harmony
Biggie text me to tell me to always be ready for crunch time
Big L told me to lyrically kill them with punchlines
George best said when I get to heaven he'll have a drink waiting for me
Aaliyah told me to love myself so much, it won't affect when people are hating on me
Proof told me, he loves my admiration for his best friend Eminem
ODB emailed to say he loves that my poetry is always genuine
Kurt Cobain said he's proud I made it past my suicidal thoughts
Soulja Slim advised me to always get back up when i fall short
Jam Master Jay told me to always play my part
Chinx told me to stay true to me, cause the world needs my heart
My dad said nothing, he never advised me when he was alive
I used to think about things he should have said
So I put together this write
And called it messages from the Dead
Age ain't nothing but a number.
Aerial ruby-red
Lithe liana and
Impulsive night-black jaguar,
Young, playful, wild,
Amusing in chime...
Hues of metal and blood flood.
Axes make crosses.
Aluminium nonchalant moon
Licking leaves of the purple willows.
I discern a vague amber face
Yelling through winds, smokes and ashes.
Anchors and chains, arms and boats and oars -
Heavy sands hide them all.
Ancient abyss opens wide.
Absolutes of January ask for immediate answers.
Lines of the black flaming eyes -
I still seek for the signs of dead love through the
Years of Siberian snows.
Apples of January -
Heavy are they, hold them tight, hold them high.
Age ain't nothing but a number.
Arial ruby-red
Lithe liana and
Impulsive night-black jaguar,
Young and playful and wild.
Are you artless enough in the art of ascending to love?
Here comes hush after rush.
Aaliyah
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Aaliyah Dana Haughton - the Princess of R&B
(January 16, 1979 - August 25, 2001)
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Revised on Jan 10, 2013
Initial version written on Jan 11, 2010
Sierra
Outgoing, talkative, and honest.
Daughter of Heather Bonoite, mother of Aaliyah and Kierra, friend of Angel.
Lover of my two daughters, lover of freedom, lover of poetry.
Who feels scared of failing as a mother, unhappy because I am at Pathway, and safe with my
daughters in my arms.
Who fears of being locked up, loosing my daughters because of my past, and being found by
my father because he may hurt me again.
Who would like to see freedom, New York City at night and the Eiffel Tower one day.
Carter
Aaliyah Symone you're my little girl
I love you more than anything in this world
Although you haven't been created yet
I know that day will be a day I never forget
How I long to hold you near, whisper 'I loves you's" in your ears
Hold you close to my heart, my love for you will never part
I wanna rock you to sleep, kiss you on your cute little nose
tickle you from your head down to your sweet little toes
I dont know if you'll love me, I dont even know if you'll like me
but i promise to be the best mommy I can be
You'll be my little princess, my little girl
You'll be the most precious thing in this whole wide world
Forever my angel always you'll be... from here on to eternity
I watch from the side line as you walk for the very first time. Tears strolling down my face,
wishing that I could be there watching you. I long to hold you in my arms and never let you
go. It's hard knowing that someone else is raising you, when I am your birth mother. As I
see your sweet little face with a smile so wide that I want to just pick you up and hold you
close. I hear the word moma come out of your mouth and I ache inside. I know that I gave
you up so that you could have a better life, but it still hurts to wake up and know that you are
gone. I love you baby girls and I know that one day mom will be able to see the both of you.
I watch from the side lines as the two of you grow up to be the princesses that you are. I
long to be the one waking up with you in the middle of the night when you're sick or have
had a bad dream. I know it just can't be though. Mom is only 18 and she needs to get her life
together. So I watch from the side line hoping and praying that one day you will understand.
Understand why I gave the two of you up to have a better life then I could have gave you. I
love you Aaliyah and Kierra.
When you play a little Marvin Gaye,
And you mix it up with some Tupac.
You throw in a little Whitney and then
You add just a little Mariah Carey,
Some Ludacris, Some Mary Mary.
Throw in some Fred Hammond,
Aaliyah, Tank, Kirk Franklin,
And Raheem Devaugn's "Woman".
A little Dwele and Common,
Mos Def, Avant and
Gym Class Heroes.
Play some Ray Charles,
Heart, Queen, Ella Fitzgerald,
Paramore, Hawthorne Heights, Musiq Soulchild,
Poison, Case, Rascal Flatts,
Etta James, Louis Armstrong and mix that
With a little DMX and Christina Aguilera,
Destiny's Child, Timbaland the hitmaker,
Chris Brown, Anthony Hamilton, J Moss, Jill Scott.
Mix it up and then you've got
The soundtrack to my life.
Confused and don't know what to do. They give me the choice to give
guardianship of my child to someone I know or loose her for good. I am torn in
two. They say that they will take her sooner or later if I do not do this now. Can I
really risk that? I can't think straight right about now. They want a decision right
now but how can I just say yes and not feel like a failure. The world seems to turn
around me, yet I can't feel a thing. I am numb and do not know what is going on
around me. This is hard. They want me to just give her up without a fight and I
don't know if I could do that. They mentioned Aaliyah today and how I couldn't take
care of her. For pity’s sake I am only 17. My heart is torn in two and though I know
it is for the better it’s a hard decision to make. They say I can get her back when I
have my feet on the ground but am it really true? I never thought that I would be
caught in such a situation, wow this is for real. I am so confused.
Aaliyah said it best
When she stated "AGE AIN"T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER"
But that wasn't the right answer
You the one held the will power
You had my heart
And you gave it back
You made perfectly clear that I will never be your girl
Beyonce said it best
When she stated "ME,MYSELF,AND I"
I cant depend on no one else to make me me happy
Brandy said it best
When stated "ALMOST DOESNT COUNT"
You lend me on to thiking I had a chance
she could dance she could sing
and do almost anything and everything
she got on the plane
and was happy of her fame
but as she glanced out the window on her left
she didnt expect death
as the plane hit the mountain and slowly tumbled
it crashed in something you wouldnt exactly call a puddle
now shes peacefully underground
with flowers on her grave
they say she is gone but her fame is here to stay