DrJays.com Debate: Is Cassie the new Aaliyah?
Submitted by Boss Lady on August 24, 2008 – 9:09 am63 Comments
It appears she’s trying to be.
This is Cassie’s new video for her new single “Official Girl” featuring (who else?) Lil Wayne.
The elements for Cassie becoming a fully-fledged Aaliyah clone are all there: long black hair (covering one eye), bikini tops and baggy pants, soft, lilting voice, and choreographed dance moves.
On the anniversary of Aaliyah’s tragic death (August 25, 2001), we want to know if you think the folks at Cassie’s record label are aiming for Cassie to channel the late, great singer/actress. Is this swagger jacking at its best?
hell yeah. HER LABEL TRYING TO MAKE HER OUT TO BE HELLA LIKE AALIYAH. DIDDY JUST GETTIN RICH SOME MORE WITH HIS “HUSTLIN” BITIN A** WAYS. I AINT HATIN THO. CUZ CASSIE FINE. BUT SHE AINT NOTHING COMPARED/LIKE AALIYAH R.I.P.
no i don’t think so
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yall sum hating ass motherfuccer cassie is very talant n rip aaliyah she was da best…cassie is her self i luv cassie style is more sexual n sexy n aalliyah was more tomboys n girl girl
boy am I happy to read all of these.. I don’t even need to comment.. everyone did it for me. =) I’m glad people still recognize real talent from wannabes.
HELL To THA KNOW.CaSSie Is NOT NO DAMN AALIYAH!!!AALIYAH IS HOTTER THAN HER!!cASSIG NEEDA SIT HER tAIL sOMEWARE
Ya’ll mad ain’t it?! Diddy got ya’ll talkin again! That’s the part I respect. The marketing baby! Aaliyah was absolutely awesome, we know this. But why are you so angry at the girl for (or her team) for loving Aaliyah as much as you do? The poor child has had 2 songs that you know. If they both didn’t go for Aaliyah, we shouldn’t bash her. Its a tribute. And well done might I add. She is gorgeous. Aaliyah wouldn’t need us to take up for her like that. She was “more than woman” enough to hold her own. Give the little girl a chance, ya’ sound like haters. Get it Cassie!
I’m not hating on the girl. And I respect her “tribute” if that’s what you wanna call it. But honestly I think she needs to create her own Identity. She’s made negative names for her self since she started in ‘06…..MORE than Aaliyah had when she was living; the only rumor on her was about her N R.Kelly. I understand that Aaliyah is Cassie’s idol, but seriously, come on the girl is 22 yrs. old and style jacking the deceased. I know Aaliyah was more than a woman, she proved her self that and more since 14; but the girl did look ridiculous trying to pull of that “hardness” in that Official Girl video. Come on now, Cassie was from Prep School, Aaliyah from Bk to Detroit. There’s a difference. She is pretty, but she needs to find her self and not try to make it so obvious that she’s copying Aaliyah. RIP to Aaliyah..and 2 Cassie…yeah get it..And GET YOUR OWN STYLE, leave Aaliyah’s alone. You can’t touch her homie. But do yo thang tho.
Art inspires. Let’ see what she does next. She’s surely gotten your attention. Bip Bap!!!
…ALL i NEED is Aaliyah.!
aaliyah is my iDOL and will always be forever!
Cassie needs to sit her young non-talented swagger jackin asss down
…she’s pretty and all but tha swoop over the eye isn’t gona do it….
nobody can come like Aaliyah…NOBODY! so give it up people
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Yo, I honestly believe Cassie has talent; she needs to work on it in some areas such as her singing; and she is pretty too[no homo]. But as far as people saying that she’s paying “homage” to Aaliyah that is cool if she is..but she needs to grow up for real. It’s quite obvious what she’s doing, Cassie: I love you and the song, but gurl please put your own creativity into your videos; your own style and finesse, the zest that it’s missing ight? I’m done.