[/caption]I can't believe it's been ten years. I was in high school when Tupac and Biggie got killed. People were shocked. For starters, no one thought Tupac could be killed by bullets. After he made Hit Em Up, I remember the DJ on the radio saying that Tupac's days were numbered. When Biggie died it was more surprising because it seemed like Tupac had JUST died.
But Aaliyah was something entirely different. Aaliyah's death stung a little bit. There was something about her that made people react as if they knew her personally. I remember hearing about it on the radio while sitting up in my dorm. This was before Facebook so everyone jumped on AOL Instant Messenger and the chatrooms to talk about it.
The next day was just morbid. People in class were sad about it and I remember scouring BET to listen to a choked up Timbaland and Missy weigh in on it. It really hit close to home to hear DMX sobbing. What was it about her that made a dude like him break down? For me, she was special because her calm and friendly demeanor seemed genuine. Her MTV Diary was probably the most personal I've seen.
Her death was quickly overshadowed two weeks later by 9/11, but there's something about her that still elicits a remorseful sigh when we look at what the entertainment industry has to offer these days. No drugs, no scandals, no blatantly feigned "down to earth" demeanor. She was the real deal...one in a million.
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