Drake to reportedly executive produce new Aaliyah album

theGRIO REPORT - A source close to HipHopDx, says that the Young Money rapper has been tapped to produce Aaliyah’s first posthumous album...

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Aaliyah fans rejoice. While there were rumblings earlier this year of a new Aaliyah project in the works, the future looks brighter if her number one fan — Drake — has anything to say about it. A source close to HipHopDx, says that the Young Money rapper has been tapped to produce Aaliyah’s first posthumous album.  While not too many details of the upcoming project are available, if Drake is involved, it’ll be a labor of love.

theGrio slideshow: Aaliyah’s top 10 greatest songs

Drake’s love for the late singer is well known within the hip-hop community. He’s sampled her voice on his debut album Thank Me Later, wrote an open letter to her, and we all remember when that photo of his Aaliyah back tattoo leaked.

Check out Drizzy’s interview below with Tim Westwood where he hints at something special in the works regarding Aaliyah, and let us know what you think.

You can check out Kyle’s musical coverage on theGrio music page, and follow Kyle on Twitter at@HarveyWins.

SHARE THIS ARTICLE