Word: aaliyahã
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...know Lisa, ’Pac, and Biggie, and Jay, and Pun are still number one,” as the images of the late artists eerily float behind her. Later, she once again appears, along with her back-up dancers, in shirts embossed with Aaliyah??s face...
Released just over a year after Aaliyah??s death, I Care 4 U is not only a “greatest hits” compilation, but a comprehensive representation of the singer’s life and personality as well...
...most popular singles (mostly from her later albums and soundtrack appearances), the album also features six previously unreleased tracks. Though songs such as “Miss You” and “Come Over” (a duet with R&B artist Tank) equal any of Aaliyah??s previous recordings, the Timbaland-produced “Don’t Know What To Tell Ya” is a mediocre inclusion. It is no rival for collaborative masterpieces such as “One In A Million,” “I Care...
...Care 4 U counters the notion that new albums with posthumously released material are necessarily cash-in projects. The album gives music lovers saddened by Aaliyah??s sudden passing another chance to commemorate her life and artistry.- —Cassandra Cummings
...mundane battle rhymes sound positively apocalyptic over an ominous Mentol Nomad track, while Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly” is like an aural sedative after a string of abrasive breakcore vitriol. When /rupture blends a slowed-down instrumental of Aaliyah??s “Are You That Somebody?” into that song, it’s a small revelation as Flack’s vocal exorcisms and Timbaland’s sonic architecture together evoke a soul that is neither old nor new, but lies in the space between...