The original Blackground Records, which released the majority of Aaliyah’s music, was owned by Hankerson, who is also overseeing new label Blackground Records 2.0.ĭuring an appearance on Atlanta radio station V-103 in August, Hankerson said “Unstoppable” would likely be the final new Aaliyah project, as the label had “exhausted our unpublished music.” Back in September, her 2001 self-titled record, which includes the timeless songs “Try Again,” “Rock the Boat,” and “We Need a Resolution,” was released on Spotify. “Poison” comes months after Aaliyah’s music catalog arrived on streaming services for the first time. The Weeknd previously sampled her “Rock the Boat” on his song “What You Need,” off his 2011 mixtape “House of Balloons.” In the wake of her death, she won two posthumous awards at the 2002 American Music Awards, sold millions of records, and was credited with helping redefine R&B. The record serves as the first single from Aaliyah’s upcoming posthumous album, “Unstoppable,” which her uncle and former manager Barry Hankerson confirmed in August will be released next year.īorn Aaliyah Dana Haughton, the New York native was at the height of her musical career when she died in a plane crash in August 2001, aged just 22. Is it the lover for the time? I’ve given my heart, my joy, my soul to you. “Poison,” which also features Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd, was unveiled on Friday, marking her first release since 2012’s “Enough Said.”Īaliyah sings the lines: “How can I explain myself to you? Questions keep lurking through my mind. A “new” song by Aaliyah has hit the airwaves, two decades after her death.