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INTERVIEWS
Ed OTCHERE, WhatsApp interview 7/22/20
Donnie Scantz, phone interview 8/27/20
Rapsody, phone interview 10/28/20
Tameka Foster, phone interview 7/3/20
April Walker, Zoom interview 7/4/20
Kimya Warfield-Rainge, Zoom interview 7/4/20
Nicole “Cola” Walker, Zoom interview 7/4/20
Tonica Johnson, phone interview 12/22/20
Jim Jones, phone interview 2/18/20
Tim Barnett, phone interview 3/11/20
Jimmy Douglass, phone interview 3/11/20
Lolo Zouaï, phone interview 3/17/20
Eric Johnson, phone interview 7/2/20
dream hampton, phone interview 7/4/20
Jonathan Mannion, phone interview 7/9/20
Nathan Hamlet, FaceTime interview 8/23/20
Terrell Benson, FaceTime interview 8/23/20
Ja Rule, phone interview 8/24/20
Ashley Dickens, phone interview 8/24/20
Aali Cortes, FaceTime interview 8/25/20
Frances Kondis, Zoom interview 8/26/20
Sandhya Nandra, Zoom interview 8/28/20
Erica Dove, phone interview 8/30/20
Kash Doll, phone interview 9/1/20
Kingsley Russell, phone interview 9/17/20
Vikki Tobak, phone interview 10/27/20
Bashir Faddoul, email interview 12/23/20
Lil’ Kim, phone interview 1/9/21
All original quotes by interview.
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All additional references provided by AaliyahArchives.com.
INDEX
A note about the index: The pages referenced in this index refer to the page numbers in the print edition. Clicking on a page number will take you to the ebook location that corresponds to the beginning of that page in the print edition. For a comprehensive list of locations of any word or phrase, use your reading system’s search function.
Aaliyah, xx, 10, 137, 141–53, 178, 197, 207, 250, 253
Aaliyah: One in a Million, 25
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, 48
Aaliyah.com, 214
Aaliyah2001.com, 213–14
Aaliyah Unleashed, 214
Abaconian, 168, 169
Abrams, Katrina, 6, 7
Academy Awards, 110, 117
Access Hollywood, 196
Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number, xx, 13, 16–29, 38, 39, 60, 64, 75, 103, 197, 206, 209, 245, 253
Aguilera, Christina, 6
Allen, Regina, 216
Anastasia, 108–10
Annie, 5
Apollo Theater, 59
“Are You That Somebody?,” xx, 107, 110–17, 131, 137, 140, 160
Arista Records, 200
Atkins, Juan, 2
Atlantic Records, 62, 66, 69, 80, 81, 99, 110–11, 137–38, 200
A.V. Club, 133, 149
Babyface, 64, 66
Baptiste, Marc, 84
Barnett, Tim, 112, 142–43, 145
Benson, Terrell, 217
Berry, Ken and Nancy, 183
BET, 54, 56, 109, 117, 160, 179
Beyoncé, 6, 220
Big Break, 11
Billboard, 15, 23, 24, 64, 81, 84, 85, 90, 114–15, 119, 129–31, 133, 197
Bishop, Teddy, 153
Black Beat, 9
Blackground Entertainment, 12, 13, 62, 64, 130, 138, 141, 145–47, 172, 176, 184–87, 189, 199, 200–203, 205, 206, 251
Blackhawk International Airways, 180–85
Blaze, Just, 161
Blige, Mary J., 23, 63, 67, 68, 73, 150, 184–85
Boadi, Michael, 260, 261
Boot Camp Clik, 120
Boudreau, Natane, 158, 159
Brandy, 22, 23, 63–64, 67, 118
Braxton, Toni, 64, 200
Br
oughton, Frank, 31–32
Brown, Chris, 123, 202, 204
Bumpboxx, 208
Burke, Traesha, 216
BuzzFeed, 47
Calder, Clive, 43, 62
Caldwell, Bobby, 21
Campbell, Cindy, 95
Cannon, Nick, 49
Cannon’s Class, 49
Carey, Mariah, 22, 118, 174, 183
Carter, Sherry, 32
Cavalli, Roberto, 134, 252–53
Chacon, Gilbert, 182, 184, 185
Chavez, Danette, 133
Chicago Recording Company, 16
Chicago Sun-Times, 41, 42, 44
Chicago Tribune, 46–47
Ciara, xi–xii
Cinquemani, Sal, 149
CNN, 125
Cole, Natalie, 11
Combs, Sean “Puffy,” 64, 68–70, 72–73, 97, 118, 175, 177
Complex, 102, 201
Contact High (Tobak), 247, 262
Cortes, Aali, 217–18
Cross Colours, 103
Cunningham, Jovante, 39, 51
Da Bassment Crew, 71, 73, 74, 77, 143
Daly, Carson, 175
Dang, Kyme, 187
Daniels, Maxine, 40
Daniels, Regina, 40
Darkchild (Rodney Jerkins), 66–67
Dash, Damon, xxi, 37, 43, 48–50, 152, 153, 158–62, 167, 174, 251
Dash, Damon “Boogie,” II, 161
Dash, Stacey, 159
Dateline, 45
Davey D, 173–74
Day, Daniel “Dapper Dan,” 95–96
DeRogatis, Jim, 39, 41–45, 47, 50, 58
Destiny’s Child, 6, 64, 67, 115, 118, 130, 179
Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts, 15–16, 107, 108
Dibbs, J., 66
Dickens, Ashley, 216
DMX, 129–31, 153, 175, 251
Doctor Dolittle, 110, 114
Dodd, Anthony, 164, 170, 172, 184
Douglass, Jimmy, 73, 76, 78, 79, 80, 111, 113, 114, 131, 145–46, 159, 190–91
Dove, Erica, 219
Drake, 202–5, 254
Dupri, Jermaine, 65–66, 69
Easlea, Daryl, 149
Ebony, 63
Edgers, Geoff, 44, 62
Ehrlich, Dimitri, 23
Elliott, Missy, xx, 23, 67, 70–78, 79–80, 82, 84, 85, 88, 91, 93, 118–20, 138, 146, 147, 151, 153, 160, 179, 189–92, 200–201, 203–4, 260
Eminem, 2
Entertainment Weekly, 23, 258
Epic Records, 45
E! True Hollywood Story, 77
Evans, Faith, 68, 69, 118, 258
Eve, 103
ex, kris, 31, 85
Faddoul, Bashir, 214–15
FADER, 76, 79, 98
Family Matters, 6
Farrakhan, Louis, 43–44
Ferrell, Eric, 93, 152, 163–64, 216
Fields, Chip, 10
Fields, Kim, 10
Flick, Larry, 115
Foreman, Eric, 163–64, 172, 184
40 (Noah Shebib), 202–4
Foster, Tameka, 176
Fugees, 86
Furtado, Nelly, 192
Fuse, 161
Gallin, Scott, 169–71, 184
Garrett, Avonti, 140
Garrett, Stephen, see Static Major
Gaye, Marvin, 1, 41, 65, 85
Gerard, Mark, 115
Gesu Catholic Church, 4–5
Ginuwine, 71–73, 76, 78, 83, 86, 88, 111, 118–20, 130, 139, 153, 179, 189–90, 200–201
Glanton, Dahleen, 47
Golson, Eddie, 181
Gonsalves, Robert, 195
Gonzales, Michael, 69, 82
Gordy, Berry, 1–2, 127
GQ, 53
Grammy Awards, 115, 117, 151
Green, Andrew, 245, 246
Grown-ish, 102
Hamlet, Nathan, 217, 220–21
hampton, dream, 40–41, 48
Hankerson, Barry, xxiii, 3–4, 10–12, 13, 15, 16, 21–22, 26, 42–45, 51, 53, 58, 74, 79, 80, 84, 89, 110–12, 117, 121, 131, 144–46, 187, 199–201, 206–7
Hankerson, Jomo, 11–12, 26, 59, 61, 62, 74, 75, 84
Hankerson, Mintis Hicks, 9–10, 129
Hankerson, Shanga, 4
Harrell, Andre, 68
Haughton, Diane (mother), 2–4, 6, 8, 9, 26, 31, 50–55, 65, 87, 113, 122, 141, 162, 178, 192, 204, 207, 220
Haughton, Michael “Miguel” (father), xix, 2, 3, 26, 31–32, 50, 51, 53, 54, 84, 113, 141
Haughton, Rashad (brother), 2, 3, 26, 65, 83, 89, 104, 110, 153, 177–79, 194, 207, 216, 224
Hawkins, Tia, 19, 20, 38–40, 43
Heath, Chris, 53
H.E.R., 93, 102
Herbert, Vincent, 64, 65
Hilfiger, Andy, 97–102, 104–5
Hilfiger, Tommy, xx, 93–105
Hill, Lauryn, 34, 86, 117–18, 190, 249–50, 258
Honey, 189, 249–50
Hopsicker, Daniel, 171
Houston, Whitney, 196
Hunter, Paul, 89, 151–52
I Care 4 U, 197, 250, 253
i-D, 93, 102, 261
Idlett, Monique, 78
“I Don’t Wanna,” 121–22
Instinct Productions, 165, 180–82, 184–86
In Your Ear, 59
Isham, Wayne, 133
Jackson, Janet, 22, 118, 179
Ja Rule, 172, 173, 251
Jay-Z, 48–50, 56, 86, 153, 158, 159, 177, 249, 251
Jive Records, 13, 14, 16–18, 42–43, 62, 175, 200, 206
Jodeci, 14, 22, 26, 70, 71, 73, 77, 139
Johnson, Connie, 85
Johnson, Eric, 257–64
Johnson, Tonica, 214
JoJo, 200, 201
Jones, Jim, 158
Jones, Kidada, 98–99, 152, 153, 157
Jones, Patrice, 46
Jones, Quincy, xix
Jones, Rashida, 152
Kahn, Joseph, 83
Kallman, Craig, 62–63, 66, 74, 75, 84, 91
Kani, Karl, 103
Kash Doll, 104
Kelly, Carey, 45
Kelly, R., xi–xiii, xx, 10–11, 13–35, 37–58, 59–64, 67, 69, 75, 76, 81, 85, 118, 129, 175, 206, 208, 209, 245, 246
Khosrowshahi, Golnar, 201
Kilborn, Craig, 9
Kim, Hyun, 8
King, Craig, 64–65
King, Gayle, 55
Knight, Gladys, 4, 8–9, 156
Kondis, Frances, 218–19
Kool Herc, 95
Kraft, Robert, 108
Kratz, Douglas, 171, 177
Lafargue, Rell, 201
Lake, Veronica, 87
Landfair, Reshona, 42, 44–46
Lee, Derek, 87–88, 93, 116–17, 134, 163–64
Leischow, Dagmar, 155–56
Leray, Coi, 103
Li, Jet, 125–31, 133, 134
Lil’ Kim, 66, 69–70, 83–84, 86, 129, 153, 160, 175, 177
Loder, Kurt, 30–31
Lopes, Lisa “Left Eye,” 179, 192
Lopez, Jennifer, 118, 150
Los Angeles Times, 85
Low Down Dirty Shame, A, 60
Ludacris, 64, 172–73
MAC, 216
Madame Tussauds, 104, 134, 215, 216
Magoo, 70–73, 119, 130, 138, 139, 147, 192, 201, 251
Maldonado, Christopher, 164, 172
Mallis, Fern, 96
Mann Act, 55
Manning, Andrew, 195
Mannion, Jonathan, 249–55
Margolis, Gerald, 42
Martinez, Angie, xvii, 203–4
Matrix franchise, xxi, 126–27, 143, 160, 196
Maxwell, 86, 184
McDaniels, Ralph, 59
McGill-Anderson, Suzanne, 5
McIntosh, Louise, 165–66
McMahon, Ed, 6–8
Meyers, Dave, 152
MGM, 11
Mitchell, Elvis, 130
Monica, 63–64, 67, 118
Montemurri, Patricia, 4–5
Morales,
Luis, III, 172, 179–80, 182
Mosley, Timothy, 70
Motown, 2, 3, 21, 79
Moulis, Michael, 182
MTV, 17, 30, 67, 80, 81, 97, 107, 117, 134, 135, 167, 174–75, 179, 188
Music of the Heart, 121
Nandra, Sandhya, 219–20
Naughty by Nature, 67
New Detroit, 5
New Jack Swing Era, 14, 18, 23, 74–75
New York Post, 5
New York Times, 115, 130, 132, 181
Next Friday, 121–23
Norris, John, 174–75
Northridge Earthquake, 27–28
Notorious B.I.G., 68–69, 72, 175, 177, 258
Nylon, 88, 134
One in a Million, xx, 69, 79–91, 93, 99, 119, 137, 146, 207, 247, 253
Oprah, 96
OTCHERE, Eddie, 245–48
Pallasch, Abdon, 41, 42
Panther, 63
Pearl, Daniel, 89
Peddy, Wendelin, 5
Pha, Jazze, 121–22
Playa, 71, 73, 111, 116, 119, 120, 130, 139, 141
Pyramid Sound Recording Studios, 80
Q-Tip, 173
Queen of the Damned, xvii, xxi, 134, 138, 143, 157, 160, 192–96
Rabin, Nathan, 149
Rapsody, 103–4
Raymond, Edith Garrett, 112–13
Real, 161
Reed, Arnold E., 51
Request, 69, 82
Reservoir Media, 201, 205–6
REVOLT, 199, 204
Reynolds, J. R., 81
Reynolds, Simon, 115
Reznor, Trent, 148
Rice, Anne, 193, 195
Robinson, Fatima, 116, 163, 164
Roc-A-Fella Records, 48–50, 152, 158–59, 161
Roche, Guy, 108–9
“Rock the Boat,” xx, 144, 148, 152–53, 161–64, 216
Rolling Stone, 30, 159
Romeo Must Die, xx, 115, 121, 123, 125–32, 138, 141, 143, 195, 197
Ronson, Mark, 99, 100, 152
Russell, Annie, 165
Russell, Kingsley, 165–70, 187
Rymer, Michael, 193
Sampson, Tracy, 45
Sanneh, Kelefa, 115, 132
Santiago, Eddie, 81
Saturday Night Live, 97
Savage, Joycelyn, 47
Scantz, Donnie, 121–23
Scott, Ernest, 171
Selena, xxiii
Seventeen, 84
Shelton, Millicent, 24, 25
Simmons, Daryl, 66
Simpson, O. J., 32
Skystream, 182, 184, 185
Slant Magazine, 149
Sledge, Jeff, 13, 18
Smith, Danyel, 31
Smith, Demetrius, 52–53
Smith, Gina, 171–72, 176
Smith, Rashad, 65
Snoop Dogg, 97
Sony, 78
Soulacoaster (Kelly), 37–38
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