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Over two decades later,Missy Elliottis giving fans insight into the recording ofAaliyah’s hit song “4 Page Letter.”
On Wednesday, the 50-year-old music icon hopped on Twitter to explain the origins of the hit song, whichpeaked on the Billboard chartsat No. 12 after its 1996 release. Recently, aTikTok videowent viral when a user reenacted what she imagined happening when “4 Page Letter” was recorded decades ago, and a fan asked Elliott to set the record straight on what really went down in the studio
“Funfact🤣😂 when I was in the booth singing this my engineer had the music to low so I was telling him to turn it up but Aaliyah thought I meant to do it so she sung it like i did on the demo but it was a mistake 😫 but she loved it 🤣🔥🙌🏽 so we kept it like that🙌🏽,” Elliott wrote.
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Many followers thanked Elliott for sharing the story, and asked to hear more about Aaliyah, who died in a plane crash atage 22in 2001.
Fans have been able to listen to the late star’s music, including “4 Page Letter,” after her second studio albumOne in a Millionofficially became available to stream onSpotifylast month.
The release ofOne in a Millionfollowsa decades-long battlebetween the late singer’s estate and her former manager and uncle, Barry Hankerson, over Aaliyah’s discography. Twitter celebrated the release of Aaliyah’s album with a custom emoji and hashtags, including #AaliyahIsHere and #Aaliyah.
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The streaming debut of her album dropped days before the 20th anniversary of her death on Aug. 25, which Elliot commented on on Twitter.
“We Love you💜🕊& May your spirit live on 4EVER🙏🏾” Elliot said.
source: people.com
