Years ago a co-worker told me he believed Beyonce killed Aaliyah. “You’re crazy,” I rebutted. Refusing to let anyone badmouth her. The irony.
“Diddy killed Biggie,” he continued. “Think about it. Who has the most to gain from their deaths?”
A question and a statement that changed my life. I wrote him off, but pinned his theory in my mind. Circling back to it later, just in case it should arise again. Boy did it, solidifying everything happens for a reason. What are the chances this conversation would come up repeatedly between us? He was the only person who ever said such things to me, out of billions of people and all the jobs in the world. Social media is where I discovered others believed the same.
Sans critically thinking, the majority of people are quick to dismiss Beyoncé’s role in Aaliyah’s death. Often citing there’s no overlap, that Aaliyah wouldn’t hinder her career. Naive. Unlike Baby Girl, Beyonce isn’t the rare, coveted triple threat: she can sing, she can dance, but her acting’s abysmal. Aaliyah could do all three and was already established in the upper echelons of Hollywood. Best friends with superstar producer Quincy Jones’s daughter Kidada Jones, the face of Tommy Hilfiger, her star was about to shoot further due to film. She was getting praised as a thespian. Not to mention the chokehold learning her dance moves had on us. Beyoncé would’ve been relegated to second fiddle, mostly getting scraps of whatever first pick Aaliyah rejected. She herself shows there can only be one Queen at a time. Who’s comparable to her now? That bitch did it (read Beyoncé The Satanic Witch). I rest my case. She would not be as successful if Aaliyah lived, reminding me of another duo. Actors in the same predicament. Hint- River Phoenix. Via: ForeverIconicAaliyah & RumiYonce
