Barry Hankerson, founder of Aaliyah's record label, spoke with Billboard about 'Unstoppable' — her long-anticipated fourth studio album comprised of never-heard-before music.
2.0/EMPIRE released “Poison.” Featuring The Weeknd, the song is the lead single from— Aaliyah’s long-anticipated fourth studio album comprised of never-heard-before music. Due in 2022, the album also includes guest turns from Snoop Dogg, Drake, Future, Chris Brown and Ne-Yo.
“Aaliyah would love hearing herself with the current stars of the industry that she cared so much about,” says Hankerson ofWhat prompted the decision to release “Poison” as the lead single? Was the response to the long-awaited streaming debut of Aaliyah’s music and the rest of the Blackground catalog what you expected?
Also, Aaliyah was never nominated for or won a Grammy. We can’t figure out how or why that happened. It’s a missed factor that she looked forward to. But there should be some recognition for her leaving a body of work that has caused such dramatic thirst. Maybe a song is a song, but what Aaliyah did took a song to another level.
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