It’s so weird seeing people use Aaliyah to degrade other female artists when Aaliyah herself was never about that when she was alive. She refused a movie role once because it was making fun of Brandy, and yet people think it’s okay to tear down other women in her name? Madness.

The internet: "Man if Aaliyah was still alive she'd be so much bigger than Beyonce." Me: "Man, If Aaliyah was still alive you'd all be trash talking her the same way you trash talk Beyonce. So sit your racist ass back down and get a job."

They should focus on protecting young people from the monsters in Hollywood and stop comparing children who were abused to random other pop stars.

I love how you pointed out how much Aaliyah was a goth/grunge girl. In so many Aaliyah fan tributes they don't really mention how dramatic she was and how alternative her interests were for a black girl at that time. It makes it even clearer how a lot of these comparisons are skin deep bc agree if she was still here we'd probably have some kind of alt rock project taking her in a totally different trajectory than Beyoncé

They'd sooner blame a 19 year old rnb girl group member for a plane crash than to hold accountable predatory men who took advantage of this talented beauty while she was alive.....and then hypothesize the "bigger" career she would have had as if Beyoncé hasn't in stats or cultural impact surpassed many who came before and after Aaliyah🙄

"Beyoncé is a successful black woman, and that is enough for people to want to humble her" and its sadder that they use another black woman to do it. Neither of which would or could or want to be compared. Really says a lot. Also to add to the stay, try to do it before Chloe dropped her album where Chloe and Halle were performing everywhere at the VMAs and people were constantly comparing her to Normani. It was so annoying to just watch. It was neither a manufactured rivalry nor a genuine rivalry people literally just started doing this in the comments, sections of videos, and on social media It's okay for 2 Black Women to exist in the same place.

Honestly, I think that if Aaliyah were still alive today, she'd be a scream queen. I remember seeing an interview with her when she was promoting Queen of the Damned and she was talking about how much fun she was having playing Akasha and that she hoped to play more monstrous women in her acting career. She had a dark side and as a fellow goth girlie, I respect that.

Aaliyah being only 22 when she passed is just so heartbreaking

I’ve noticed some of these people weaponizing Aaliyah against other Black female artists (mainly Beyoncé) aren’t even old enough to remember Aaliyah like that, which makes it all the more ridiculous. I love Aaliyah but there’s sooo much revisionism around her career it’s crazy. I place much of that blame on Aaliyah’s uncle, banning her music from streaming for 20+ years damaged Aaliyah’s legacy.

I will always be angry at how little was done regarding Aaliyah and R. Kelly’s “relationship”. If they’d taken her and even Tiffany’s abuse seriously, then he wouldn’t have gotten so much money to do the things he did (the tapes, the studio beds, etc.), and he wouldn’t have been able to hurt as many people as he did.

I find this so fascinating that people have this tendency to mythologize the deceased. Aaliyah was an amazing talent but at the time she was highly scrutinized because of what mostly seems like jealousy and misogyny, but in death she is no longer a threat. There were so many people who dogged out Aaliyah when she was alive. She was described as a promiscious and accused of seducing men and being hypersexual even though she was the victim. She was described as not being black enough due to changing music interests and when she modeled for Tommy Hilfiger. B gets constant shade. But B and A have very different sounds, styles, and vocal ranges so it never makes sense to compare them.

I have great respect and admiration for Zendaya for not taking the role of Aaliyah in her biopic, as she didn't want to proceed without the blessings of her friends and family. The project was made anyway, with Alexandra Shipp.

I still remember how she shared her favorite music videos and she chose really heavy and dark stuff like Corn and Nine Inch Nails. it was so awesome and suprising. It's such a shame that we didn't get to see what she would've created next.

This is so wild. Because when she was alive, it was absolutely unheard of to pit them against each other. At least not in my circle or in any 90s-00s media I consumed in middle & high school. I find the nostalgia around Aaliyah and Sade to be veryyyy weird on social media tbh.

I always think these takes on Aaliyah are so gross because she is not alive to defend herself. She is frozen in time, and people get to WILDLY extrapolate and exaggerate whatever they think she might have thought or believed. But that sad truth is she's not here. And I'm positive that once Aaliyah was no longer the cool girl to these people, their toxicity would be out in the open, and they would say some truly outrageous hurtful things.

Beyoncé just gets the ppl going. Weaponizing Aaliyah isn't even really about her at this point. It's about trying to humble the "uppity lightskinned creole witch" and downgrading her career and accomplishments because no way could she possibly deserve them. And Aaliyah isn't even the only artist this happens with, Beyoncé fans already know the deal.

I feel like it's an extension of the racist idea that 'all black people look the same'. As if all black female artists are interchangeable and nuance isn't a thing. It's gross.

I loved this video and it was very needed. The constant Aaliyah comparisons need to stop I even remember people doing that to Ciara it made zero sense Also there's a possibility Aaliyah's career could have gone the same way as Brandy and Monica her contemporaries and sadly if she was still here she may have been ridiculed by R. Kelly fans like when she was alive. I am sick of this Highlander esque "there can only be one" attitude when it comes to Black women in entertainment. This is why I love this current era of women in hip hop because we're spoiled for choice just like we were in the 90s/early 00s

Thank you. I grew up with an older sister that loved Aaliyah and Destiny’s Child so I listen to them both a lot growing up. I’m a huge Beyoncé fan now but I definitely lead more towards Aaliyah when I was younger because as you said she was giving me goth girlie. And I was an emo kid lol From her listening to rock music to, driving a motorcycle, to the tomboy outfits, to often wearing black, to Queen of the motherfucking damned LOL

The things with Aaliyah and Beyoncé is silly because when she was alive Destiny’s child had already been nominated and won a Grammy.

Okay shout out to missy Elliott for still being a real one. It’s wild to see her pop up in the collabs with so many smaller black female artist. She’s such an underrated powerhouse in the industry.

Male artists are given more agency to control who they beef with and compare themselves to. But female artists get compared when they're just making their art in the same space as other women. I think you're right to use the word "humbling." Famous men are competing with each other. Famous women are competing with US, the fans, the public. We only have enough energy to uplift one woman at a time, to the point where famous women will try to uplift each other and we'll reject their love for each other wholesale. Those comments under the Aaliyah tribute made me so upset, because can you imagine being Beyoncé and reading those? Someone she knew, who was in her industry, who she actually met, died tragically, and she and her group make a tribute to that person, and people speculate on how "real" her feelings are because THEY want to draw comparisons and pit women against each other. I'm glad you made this video cuz this conversation is so cathartic

The sad thing about Black singers being automatically labelled « R&B » because of their skin color is that it hasn’t died. Rihanna often gets this label despite most of her songs being pop, pop rock and her biggest hits being electro pop. Aaliyah’s sound was very diverse as her last album proved, it truly is a shame that people who love to throw her name around all the time won’t acknowledge that. Miss her so much 😢

I was around for that 90's era... Aaliyah was a boss. Beyoncé is a boss. 90’s Brandi, 90’s Monica-- they were all so unique and talented. I'm just really happy Aaliyah isn't forgotten 💗

The esoteric-conspiracy theories around Beyoncé be too much sometimes, the people posting them are the real energy vampires, feeding on the success of another person and stewing in envy

They do this with Beyonce and everyone. Since Latoya and Latovia were removed from Destiny's Child there has been this anti-Beyonce movement. "Beyonce isn't as pretty as..." "Beyonce doesn't sing as well as..." Beyonce doesn't have as much money as..." Taylor Swift, Aaliyah, Kelly Rowland, Kim Kardasian, models, singers, actors, dancers, random people who sing in local neighborhoods, even Michael Jackson. Everything this woman does someone, somewhere can tell you how it is evidence that she is evil. Preachers have preached sermons against Beyonce IRL. It's crazy.

one time i was telling my friend how much i liked a new Erykah Badu album and he said "oh she's cool but Lauryn Hill will always be #1" like YOU DIDNT HAVE TO PICK A FAVORITE can you not give credit where credit is due to multiple black women?? thanks for this video 💖

I’m also sick of the comparisons between Aaliyah and Beyoncé. The use Aaliyah and even her tragic death to tear down Beyoncé’s accomplishments and talent. Both of them were in their own lanes. I honestly don’t get why Beyoncé receives so much hate. She is by far one of the best entertainers of her generation.

Thank you!!!! No one who loves Aaliyah should say these kinds of things, it's so cruel to both Aaliyah and Beyonce. Aaliyah is respected and remembered, she had an impact, we don't need to bring other women down to appreciate her.

such a refreshing aaliyah vid! giving them both flowers while also pointing out how beyoncé is constantlyyy bashed and pitted against her, & u got nerve was playing in the background! subscribed! lol

This comparison are from these newbies who weren't around. They had their own lanes. One was R&B and one was pop. They had their own distinct looks and sounds.

There have been so many stories of Aaliyah working with Destiny’s Child but people still decide to pit them against each other. So I’m going to acknowledge some of them right now. - Aaliyah’s Uncle Barry Hankerson admitted that him and Aaliyah were fans of Beyonce and that sometimes she would come in the studio to help Aaliyah write songs. “Beyonce’s Beyonce I’m a fan of hers Aaliyah was a fan of hers and to Beyoncé’s credit Beyonce actually came to the studio and helped Aaliyah write some songs and she was very non egotistical in that point of view which I appreciate because I’ve worked with a lot of artist that the ego we would have to move some furniture to get them in a room” - Aaliyah helped choreograph the video to “Get On The Bus” for Destinys Child. - In an early interview Destinys Child was seen rehearsing to Aaliyah’s “Came To Give More Love” - In the behind the scenes of Beyoncé’s “Best Thing I Never Had” Music video there was an Aaliyah poster in the background of Beyonce trying on clothes - There’s a video on KZfaq where Beyonce Is singing “A Change is Gonna Come” at one of her concerts and in the back its showing various black legends and one of them is Aaliyah. - Aaliyah shouted out DC when she was hosting TRL and complimented their “Survivor” video. - There is a very old photo of Beyonce wearing a sweatshirt with Aaliyah’s face on it - Beyonce gave Aaliyah a birthday tribute on her website - Aaliyah’s referenced in Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” remix - On the 15th Anniversary of her Death Beyonce posted the video of their interview on instagram

I really appreciate the videos you've made about misunderstood women who died young. Brittany Murphy and, now, Aaliyah. They fought so hard in such predatory industries and under an unsupportive public eye. The compassion you have and the space you make for them comes through

I imagine the alt-timeline where Trent Reznor works with Aaliyah and they become a powerhouse music couple in the early 2000's. She seemed like his type and would of been down to work with her. I notice in a lot of the goth side that Aaliyah is fairly well liked and a lot of folks wish she was alive to see how she would of moved in that space and her portrayal of Akasha is generally considered one of the few good things in that movie. Both ladies were on such a different style and career path that seems so absurd to compare the 2.

I teared up when you talked about what Aaliyah wanted to get into next before she passed, wanting to get into UK garage and collab with Korn would be legendary 🕊

I had no idea that people were comparing Beyonce to Aaliyah, especially to this extent. The only similarities they have are that they are both Black women that make R&B music. But their aesthetics, their singing voices, their sounds were so different from each other. People just love grasping at straws.

Thanks for making this video! Misogynoir is so damn ugly! There has and will always be room for everybody, and why that is so hard to understand is really beyond me.

near 4:06 when #Aaliyah was alive some did pit her against #Brandy. Not cool. Aaliyah once looked in the camera and responded *"There's enough room for both of us."* Which is so true; with *she* and other singers, back then. Comparing *greats* isn't nice.

I didn't know this pretend beef was a thing, but it disrespects Aaliyah's memory. Also, I love that you continuously pointed out her as a low-key goth girly. She was only a few years older than me, and I recognized that in her (fellow low-key goth girly) and loved her for it. I could see her going down a different path music-wise if she hadn't died.

I miss Aaliyah so much. I’m grateful for the gifts of work she left us all.

A collaboration between Korn and Aaliyah or Aaliyah and Deftones would've been immense. If I remember correctly "Change" by Deftones was on the Queen of the Damned soundtrack. I didn't know that she loved rock and metal music! The media loved to compare women to each other, and that's just stupid because they all have their own unique styles! Britney and Christina, Jennifer Lopez and Selena, Beyonce, Brandy, Monica and Aaliyah, and Aaliyah wasn't the type to give into that notion either, she didn't want that. She really did live up to her name, as she was _truly_ "the exalted one". (I think Beyonce is brilliant, and I think all of these aforementioned women are absolutely fantastic, whilst J.LO isn't a fantastic singer by any means, she makes up for it in being a great actress and dancer). Beyonce and Aaliyah had different fashion styles, Aaliyah had a more tomboyish/gothic style and Beyonce was more bohemian. They had different producers, Aaliyah had Timbaland producing her music and I think Beyonce had Diplo, Tricky Stewart and Rich Harrison.

I’ve always said that the mythology of Aaliyah’s legacy and talent became a thing largely because of the uber success of Beyoncé. She rarely gets compared to other modern-day artists. Just Beyoncé. It’s like they can’t create a current star who sings, dances or performs better so they have to posthumously transform Aaliyah into this singing, dancing sorceress whose mere presence today would have wiped away current-day Beyoncé as we know her..

those comments are soooo tiring. Especially the Illuminati ones. like we are grown adults and people are still leading with that as if we’re still in middle school

Another great video! u talk abt how fickle the public’s mind is and I agree. Who knows if those same people would care abt Aaliyah today if she didn’t match up to their image of what they wanted her to be. I kinda got chills w/ one of your last points about how much everyone kinda looks the other way regarding how the adult men treated Aaliyah and instead chalk it up to beyonce being the perpetrator (who was also a young woman sexualized by men 10+ years her age). It’s so easy to attack black women before supporting and protecting them which hurts to see. Anyway, love them both and very glad to see a small annoyance of yours blossom into such a good video :)

This is all us Beyhive try to say and in the end get gaslighted or told we’re discrediting Aaliyah. I appreciate this intellectually honest breakdown. You nailed it.

And actually, the Joan Crawford/Bette Davis feud was manufactured to an extent as well. Be Kind Rewind did an extensive two part video on it. The press and gossip columns printed stories about a feud that both actresses expressed confusion on for years - Bette even being quoted as saying "there's room for both of us on the Warner lot". They barely interacted for most of their careers, as they were under contract to different studios for the longest time, and Joan accepting Anne Bancroft's Oscar on her behalf was the first tangible bit of tabloid evidence for the feud. And then it spilled over into a real life one, with them not getting along on Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte. And even after Joan's death, Bette still called her a professional who knew her lines and nailed her scenes. The actual person whose guts she hated was Faye Dunaway It's just so exhausting watching people pick sides or treat this like a wrestling match where there's a face and a heel. I do a lot of Charmed content and it is infuriating to put up with the Shannen Doherty vs Alyssa Milano 'feud' that, similar to the Aaliyah situation you detailed, ignores the actual bad people who treated them both terribly - the showrunner (Brad Kern) who made fun of Alyssa when depression resulted in some weight gain or else showed off Shannen's Playboy to the writers room, the execs actively pitting the actresses against each other to stop them asking for more money, the network not giving them the resources they needed to do the show justice or the press themselves and everything they did to try and sell magazines. Never mind the actresses deny that there was ever an ultimatum on one of them leaving or that it's possible for two people to not get along or disagree creatively the way men do without it being called a catfight

As an older goth girlie who grew up in the 00's, right in that sweet spot before Twilight, when Queen of the Damned was our goth bread and butter, I have to say she truly was a goth icon to us!!! You couldn't escape her, any online goth spaces or in real life, she was eeeeverywhere. We really did love her and appreciate her gothness and goths who didn't listen to any mainstream music still loved her cause she was sort of intuitively recognized as one of us by us. She really was very much recognized! I think the younger generations need to know this because this part of the internet is pretty much lost, non archived, flash player gone, this whole culture forgotten. She was THE vampire queen Akasha, our absolute star. I'll never get over what she could've done if she had the time 😢💔

babe wake up, yhara zayd made another video about Aaliyah!

This was a very necessary video 🙏🏾

I often feel that people who compare Aaliyah & Beyonce are also letting their racist slip show by thinking they make the same music just cuz they are black women. And it always comes across as super condescending cuz it follows the thought that black art is just some amalgamation with no precision and it's so fucking racist.

So happy you made this video! This is a long overdue conversation that needs to be had.

I've noticed this sentiment being echoed on twitter a lot recently and it's so infuriating to see people who seem to think they're paying her a compliment reduce her to a nonexistent would-be rivalry to delegitimize the success of another woman. Also really liked the point of how Beyonce is framed as someone who was more harmful to Aaliyah than the men that worked closely with her that actually were. Very well done breakdown of just how ridiculous and insulting it is to parrot the conspiracy

I think you were absolutely right about A24. The way some people are in love with that studio rather than respecting the filmmakers they hire is ridiculous.

The thought of a world with both of these women makes my heart smile. We, as a society, have to get into the "AND" mindframe bcoz there never is just room for one.

Aaliyah was a great artist. She definitely one of the biggest “what it’s” and it’s a shame we didn’t get to see how big she could’ve become. But, some of these Aaliyah fans are very toxic and crazy. They don’t see her as a actual human being…it’s like because of the fact she passed, they propel her up to be this pinnacle of perfection who is a godlike figure, which is a very unrealistic view to have. I’ve seen this behavior with other celebs who passed at their peak, they are compared- and their existence is used to put down artist who are similar to them.

Thank you sm for this video. I’m a huge Aaliyah fan and have been noticing this discourse recently. Those commenters consider themselves fans but can’t even praise Aaliyah without mentioning Beyoncé or conspiracy theories. It’s so disrespectful to Aaliyah’s legacy.

Whew, I'm glad you made a video on this topic. It's something I've been seeing forever which is sad honestly. I think what really makes me ill about the comparisons is that Aaliyah was only 22.. Her career was still ongoing she had much more to give. It's simply unfair to compare a life cut short due to tragedy to one that ended up taking off after their debut

Your vids are always on time! Because, why was I just thinking about this comparison and how messed up it is.

Beyoncé and Aaliyah had so many things in common. However, to say that Beyoncé would not be at the level she’s at right now is crazy. She is passionate about performance. She is passionate about the history of music. If Aaliyah were to be alive today, I don’t even believe she would be compared to Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, even SADE and other high performers. Again, Aaliyah would’ve dominated in the film and creative directorial field. People need to understand that multiple black women can thrive in the same room.

When Yhara Zayd drops a video, you know its going to be high quality!!

I just hate how they all word their comments. It feels like they are weaponizing this tragedy to put down another star.

Cannot thank you enough for making this video 💕

It's very frustrating to see that manufactured beef still going now, and worse, reaching QAnon levels of insanity. How could someone suggest that Beyonce's had anything to do with Aaliyah's death? It's what awful cheap media does, and reminds me what happened in my country about 10 years ago. A guy and her gf got lost in a mountain area for months. They could only find the gf, obviously shook. But then local talk shows started to theorize that she killed they guy, that she did a reverse Gone Girl on him, and even made a TV series about it. Very bizarre.

Thank you so much for making this video. It was needed. Aaliyah was a beautiful human, a once in a lifetime talent, and genuine soul. Her life has come down to just her passing, which is heartbreaking, she was so much more. And it's so disheartening and disrespectful to her and also Beyoncé who has nothing but incredible things to say about Aaliyah. Both are talented women, both are legends, and both will go down in history.

i'm sorry "blonde wig wearing wildebeest" got me 💀 1:04

Thankyou so much for this video. It has echoed so many things I have thought and seen over the past few years, and it makes engaging with Aaliyah's music online so much more difficult than it should be. The first major musicians in my upbringing were Aaliyah, Mariah, and Destiny's Child. Since then they remain some of my absolute favorites along with Beyoncé. I started typing up different points as I watched this video (and wrote way too much), but I feel like you hit the nail on the head for each of them. But I just want to echo that you aren't tripping, there is just a nasty form of misogynoir, respectability, and purity politics occurring. More than anything I feel like it's a shame that so much of the conversation isn't about what Aaliyah left with us, which was the sublime, genre bending, otherworldly music and performances. I didn't realize it as deeply as I do now (because I was a child), but to be a teenage Black girl in the 90s into her early 20s and accomplish the things she did, with her voice, with her styling, with her performances? It's truly astonishing and not common at all. Other points that came to mind: - It's not only disrespectful to compare someone in their death at 22 years old, but Aaliyah died so young that the majority of her career she was a child. Now that I am in my 30s, I can even see that someone who is 22 is barely into their adulthood. So it just feel so strange and vile to me, for people to talk about Black girls/teenagers in this way. - You alluded to this, but I just have to reiterate that it doesn't make sense to compare a Beyoncé or DC3 to Aaliyah musically or commercially. Destiny's Child were absolutely r&b, but by the time Survivor came out they had extreme pop crossover. Sometimes even getting flack for the production choices on Survivor for leaning away from a more classic r&b sound. But with the poppier sound allowed them to absolutely soar commercially and crossover, while Aaliyah's 3rd album was underperforming due to problems with the rollout and drama at Blackground records. - On top of that I just have to give everyone their flowers and say, the way that a Beyonce, Destiny's Child, or Aaliyah constructed creative projects were so uniquely them. DC was drawing from soul, gospel, r&b. And the unique aspects came from the strange, unique harmonies and vocal production and melodic choices on top of beats that were a little more sparse or repetitive. Often the sound was more about belting, layering, very direct/forward songs where the vocal performance is centerstage (with small curiosities occurring in the background). And visually it was all about a group of Black teen girls/young women who were playing with country-glamour and southern bell aesthetics. In contrast Aaliyah was all about the mystique and effortlessness in her voice, whether she was singing sultry and low or angelic and high. She was drawing from some of the same references, but as opposed to the Southern influences and Gospel-hiphop delivery it was more about the sound that she crafted together with Timbaland and Missy. The production was futuristic and there was an ease and airiness that allowed for the production to be just as centerstage as the voice. And then in terms of genre you could hear her love for the dark, heavy, industrial, gothic, and metal influences. It's really the sort of thing you didn't get to hear from Black r&b/pop artists with the exception of a few Janet Jackson tracks. Visually, the choices reflected the song selection. And so overall Aaliyah originally started off being compared a bit to Brandy and Monica, just because of their ages and identities, by One in a million she was kind off uniquely on her own in the same way Missy and Timbaland were. _ I think a big thing that people overlook, is the harm from the actual adult men in her circle and how unprotected she was since childhood. And additionally, it has been revealed over time how the CEO of Blackground Records (her uncle), had shady dealings that went on to directly affect all the artists and collaborators. Almost everyone who has worked with them had bad things to say, and I feel like Aaliyah was the exception because she was the star of Blackground and related via family. But between the management mishaps, the drama that was occurring internally because of Blackground, I easily could have seen a future where Aaliyah records started to underperform until she got new management, or perhaps she would have focused on acting until the music business dealings became more secure. Anyway this is super long now, but this is to say this video is such a needed balm because I feel like I haven't been able to enjoy the communal aspects of listening to Aaliyah, because of the gross misogynoir on display.

I'm so happy you're back!

Tried watching this morning getting my 5yr old ready for school… obviously couldn’t concentrate enough… so here I am watching it again!!! And holy shit, what a great video ❤️‍🔥 I came back to rehear and hear again and again, 18:47

Completely unrelated to the video (which I really enjoyed and appreciated), but you have such a lovely speaking voice! It’s so calm and soothing ❤

Dude I was waiting on someone to make a video about this!!!

Yes ppl are annoying as hell. They comparisons and conspiracy theories will never end. You can lift someone up without putting another person down

Thanks for introducing me to Aaliyah! I'm not up on pop music in almost any decade, so it's nice to learn about musicians of which I'd been previously unaware.

I never would have though to compare Aaliyah to Beyonce. Is anyone who does this old enough to have actually heard Aaliyah before she died?

Love this, love her, love you. Thank you for sharing your views and ideas 💖

Thank you sooooooooooooooo much for making this. You literally said everything I've been feeling about the comparison. And especially that stupid conspiracy. I'm a new subbie! 👍🏾👍🏾

I don’t understand the Aaliyah Beyoncé comparison cuz Beyoncé wasn’t even a solo artist when Aaliyah was still alive

Its mostly fueled because of Jayz. People speculate that Aaliyah and Jay had a relationship that was intimate. Its simply not true. Dame dash said everyone was trying to get at aaliyah he just happen to snag her. And the real fued was between those two divos. And even that had little to do with Aaliyah. Beyonce and Aaliyah could of cared less 😅. They were both being fabulous at the same time in their own lanes. Beyonce was dominating the girl group world and Aaliyah was dominating with her movie romeo must die. And the r&b lane. Both of them were riding high at the same time.

this is such a wonderful tribute to Aaliyah's legacy, which is so often used & abused & misaligned ❤ also I really think you could do a whole video just on the OBSESSION with "beyonce is overrated" rhetoric. I have loved beyonce since middle school and literally every time I bring her up, somebody has to go on and on about how overrated she is. 🤢🤢

Fantastic video on such an important topic. So sad to see what's being done to Aaliyah's memory when she is no longer around to voice her own opinion.

this has GOT to be my favorite video of yours, I’ve been saying this forever! And I just could never figure out what to call it “Weaponizing Aaliyah” is just PERFECT

This was an amazing video! Thank you for this

Thank you so much for this video! Well said 💖

You did an amazing job with this video!!!

People even get weird to blame Beyoncé for Aaliyahs death like it's sick. This is a much-needed video maybe these people will seek help.

On the music not being sonically or stylistically similar.... Surprised you didn't mention the Amerie comparisons too😅 they say Bey jacked her sound as if 1 thing wasn't produced by Rich Harrison who produced Crazy in love (which came first) and Green light... But funny enough Ameries own discography doesn't feature much of the go-go sound she apparently owns

you capture all my frustrations that i have whenever I see these comparisons. And let me tell you, you are not overracting. I know youre not on twitter and that's where you see these comparisons the most. There is not a viral Aaliyah tweet out there where someone isn't bringing up Beyonce. I remember when Aaliyah's death anniversary happened, and it was also arround the time that Renaissance Tour was the talk of social media (still is) and the amount of people that kept bringing up Beyonce was so damn infuriating. People were making stupid discourse about them instead of just celebrating this young woman that they claim to love so much. it's honestly kinda sad

LOVE how you captured my comment in the screenshot lol. I had my shady tendencies. But I'm over it. I now believe a lot of people online are just trolls and agents to keep the Stan wars going just because. Tony Turner discussed this at length. ❤

Thank you for making this video

Thank you for this video! It was very informative!

Thank you for this video!

Dope video. I think forced manufactured women rivalries within music industry was a lot during the 90s early 00s that’s why I liked how Meg, Cardi & Rapsody push back against the highlander there can only be one women rapper. We can have more then one great artist on top.

I love the way you think and word things

I have no idea who Aliyah is but I’m happy to watch a new video of yours 😊

Great video by the way 💕

fantastic video. thank you

My one (1) criticism is that Betty and Joan started as a manufactured rivalry that turned into a real rivalry. [my main source is from Be Kind Rewind's video on their fued so I understand I could be wrong]

they have compared Beyoncé to every popular artist in this world!

❤thank you for your work

I have similar thoughts to the amerie v beyonce narrative

I wanted to say I love this video, I needed to hear a different opinion, very interesting, thank you for making this and rest in peace to Aaliyah ❤