Music Stars Who Love Aaliyah

Drake, Beyoncé, Brandy and others inspired by Baby Girl.

Zendaya - Zendaya studied Aaliyah's movies to a T and the singing/ dancing/acting vixen was even up for the role to portray Baby Girl in the Lifetime biopic but stepped down because Aaliyah's family and friends weren't on board. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Hollister)
Brandy - We just wanted to be down when she released her self-titled debut album. Then we wanted to be her when she landed a role in the teenage thriller I Still Know What You Did Last Summer alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt. Now we're just in love with her as Chardonnay in BET's hit series The Game. #Glowraay  (Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)
Chris Brown - Aaliyah touched Chris Brown heavily and the R&B crooner proved what she meant to him when he sampled her vocals and paid tribute to her in his 2013 video and song "Don't Think They Know."(Photo: SIPA/WENN.com)
Tinashe - Tinashe has paid homage to Aaliyah in many of her interviews and her tomboy swag comes from the "Back & Forth" singer's arsenal. Tinashe has also been known to rock her hair covering one eye too, to pay tribute to her idol.   (Photo: Cassy Athena / London Ent/Splash News)Cassie - Cassie knows what it takes to win and stated in 2011 that her album Electro Love was aiming for an Aaliyah sound. (Photo: D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

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Brandy - Brandy and Aaliyah were actually friends, Brandy told Billboard in a chat about their first encounter. “I was so excited to meet her because she was the first girl on the scene. She came out before Monica and I did, she was our inspiration. At the time, record companies did not believe in kid acts, and it was just inspiring to see someone that was winning — and winning being themselves."(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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