![]() The first proper song, the single Hot Like Fire, sets the tone for the rest of the album, with Aaliyah crooning suggestive promises to her new lover in her sensuous and sweet alto, over a mid-tempo beat composed of sharp, male exhales and synthetic glockenspiels. One In a Million begins with the Beats 4 Da Streets intro, which features Missy Elliot ushering us into "the new world of funk" as Aaliyah teaches us to spell her name over a percussive beat with blipping synths. This long and decadent album – the product of Aaliyah's growth and maturity as an artist and person, as well as the time and effort of many big names including Timbaland, Missy Elliot and Jermaine Dupri – is a landmark of 90's female R&B. ![]() ![]() ![]() A couple of years later, after the couple split, and as to try something completely different the second time around, Aaliyah gathered an army of songwriters and producers to engineer what would eventually become One In a Million, after a recording process that would span almost an entire year. Kelly, shot Aaliyah into fame and scandal simultaneously, with eventual rumors of an illegal marriage between Kelly and a then underage Aaliyah. That first album, masterminded by the once-loved R. One In a Million is the 1996 sophomore album by late R&B singer Aaliyah, following her semi-infamous debut Age Ain't Nothing but a Number.
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