The hip hop/rap community has had many loses over the years. Great artists like Tupac, Notorious B.I.G, Lisa " Left eye" Lopez, Big Pun, Eazy-E, Jam Master Jay and others. But no one can really accept the loss of Aaliyah Dana Haughton, a R&B singer that changed the concept of urban music.

Aaliyah was a successful R&B singer and an actress, born on Jan. 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York. Her career blossomed at an early age, at the age of 8, she began to sing at weddings, and at 9 she sang in the talent show Star Search but lost. Her aunt, Gladys Night, took Aaliyah to perform with her in Las Vegas. At age 12, she was discoved by R&B singer R.Kelly and with his help she produced her first album, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number, which went platinum. She married R.Kelly when...