![]() ![]() Produced by frequent collaborator Timbaland-whose signature cyberfunk explorations into sound put an electrifying mojo on Black radio in the mid-’90s beginning with Aaliyah’s sophomore album, 1996’s One in a Million-her cool, broken-hearted soprano blended perfectly with the heat generated from his funky, futurist machine dreams. With a voice that was shy and sexy, the mesmerizing track was the first from her self-titled third album, released a month before. ![]() Diddy’s Black-rock single “Bad Boy for Life” and Destiny’s Child’s pop-tart anthem “Bootylicious.”Īs I was passing one trendy spot, pop sensation Aaliyah’s latest single, “We Need a Resolution,” blared from the speakers. While a decade before the Meatpacking District was literally just that-with refrigerated trucks parked in front of dingy warehouses and the cobblestone streets sticky with animal blood-by the new millennium, those same blocks had transformed into a chic section of town overflowing with boutiques, restaurants, and clubs blasting the songs of summer that included P. It was the last weekend before Labor Day 2001, and the sidewalks of New York City were brimming with Saturday-night folks looking for fun.
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