Posted by Katherine St Asaph on 08/07/2012 at 11:24 AM News

The Popdust Files: aaliyah, timbaland, twitter

Say what you will about the posthumous collaboration between Aaliyah and Drake, or Drake and Aaliyah, or Drake and a sliver of a wisp of Aaliyah, but you can’t say it’s poorly titled. Drake’s going to be working on Aaliyah’s album? Enough said. You have formed your opinion, and the music will back it up nicely regardless of whether you’re in favor or against.

You’ll recall that Timbaland was against. If anyone’s got a right to be, he does; an Aaliyah album without her longterm producer’s involvement isn’t exactly enticing. So perhaps the latest from the rumor mill will placate him, and you:

- Timbaland is reportedly producing two tracks. No word on Missy.
- Noah “40″ Shebib is producing most of the other tracks, which means we can probably look forward to even more chillwavey stagnant-static clouds to skew Aaliyah’s voice through.
- Drake, however, is reportedly only on one track (despite being executive producer, meaning either he’s a figurehead or this is false). Exhale and/or grumble as you will.

Photo: Kharen Hill

 

If you grumble, though, make sure that your grumbling is as good as that of @AaliyahsGhost, who materialized suddenly with the Drake song (as ghosts do. If anyone in music’s going to summon ghosts, it’s either, like, SALEM or Drake.)

Just got back from another late nite studio session with drake. Don’t worry, he closed the casket and shoveled all the dirt back on top

— Aaliyah’s Ghost (@AaliyahsGhost) August 7, 2012

My eerie last words on earth were “please dont let a depressed former child actor who looks like the child of a fish & a toadstool remix me”

— Aaliyah’s Ghost (@AaliyahsGhost) August 7, 2012

Just heard a rumor that my new album features a 10 min interlude of @drake crying/masturbating while 4 Page Letter plays- can any1 confirm

— Aaliyah’s Ghost (@AaliyahsGhost) August 7, 2012

yo @drake whitney houston and lisa left eye lopes both say hi and that they’re not interested in being forced to collab with u

— Aaliyah’s Ghost (@AaliyahsGhost) August 7, 2012

(soulfully): ‘BOO’

— Aaliyah’s Ghost (@AaliyahsGhost) August 6, 2012

[MissInfo]