think she's ready for the world?


taken aside, how can he use her?

make something from her

"come 'ere, baby-girl"


put this on, girl. sing like this.

dance like this. move like this ...


who's that girl? special? might be.

gettin' tite, G.

break away? u really should.

back away from that polluter.

that angel shooter. u too damn good.


find your voice & show your light, now.

'Liyah in T & friends care.

reach for it. reach! touch a star, now.

fricky, fricky u almost there!


one more thing & u the girl.

they'll all know u. could be your world.


climb aboard, we leave before seven.

good bye world, hello heaven.

Baby-girl. Oh, Baby-girl ...


6th page column, Aaliyah gone.

brothers, sisters, what's the word?

who was that girl? "go check & see!"


was she gifted? yes, she was!

special? hell, yes! oh, no ... "word."


two days later, front-page headline.

look who we lost. most special girl.

more than a woman. now she's an angel.

Aaliyah, Aaliyah. now it's your world.

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas (AP) (abridged) R&B singer and actress Aaliyah died Saturday along with seven others when a small plane that was to carry them back to the United States crashed after takeoff in the Bahamas, authorities said.

The 22-year-old artist was among nine on board the twin-engine Cessna and had come to the Bahamas to shoot a music video, officials said. More... (Including follow up reports)