Missy Elliott pays beautiful tribute to Aaliyah with throwback photos

The hip-hop icon remembers her late friend and collaborator on her 39th birthday

Jan 17, 2018

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On Tuesday, Missy Elliot took to Instagram to post a throwback photo for what would have been Aaliyah‘s 39th birthday.

“Aaliyah so many people LOVE your Style & Music TIL this day!,” Elliott wrote on Instagram along with four photos of herself and Aaliyah. “I wish they all got a chance to meet you to see how CARING you were to EVERYONE you met!”

Elliot died tragically at the age of 22 in August 2001. She had been filming a “Rock the Boat” music video shortly before the fatal plane crash over the Bahamas.

Others took to social media to remember Aaliyah, including Timbaland. You can read some of the Twitter remembrances below.

Aaliyah so many people LOVE your Style & Music TIL this day! I wish they all got a chance to meet you to see how CARING you were to EVERYONE you met! I CAN STILL HEAR YOU LAUGH & us cracking up all the time & me you @Timbaland joking?we MISS YOU so much!?but I know you are surrounded by ANGELS and yall dancing doing a Dope routine a sick 8 count for your BDAY?????? WE LOVE U from The Supa friends! and YOUR FANS! Prayers for mama DIANE & your bro RASHAD??❤️

A post shared by Missy Elliott (@missymisdemeanorelliott) on Jan 16, 2018 at 8:06am PST