#jomo hankerson

[aaliyahunleashed]

Born Jomo Kenyatta Hankerson on September 26, 1969 (son of Barry Hankerson / CEO of Blackground Records)

In his earlier childhood, Jomo was trusted with the task of walking young Aaliyah and Rashad home from school when their mother couldn’t; they lived five (5) blocks from each other. Aaliyah grew up with many pets, including ducks, snakes, and iguanas. Her cousin Jomo had a pet Alligator (which even Aaliyah felt was a bit much).  

“I was in my last year at Pepperdine University when we started Blackground records in ‘91”, Jomo shared with Fader Magazine ( back in 2011).

After the R.K scandal, Jomo didn’t feel it was fair that the public villainize Aaliyah and ultimately, they felt they were blackballed from the music industry because of how difficult it was to get producers for the sophomore album. 

When Lifetime did their disgraceful Aaliyah biopic movie, Jomo shared the similarities he saw Zendaya going through that Aaliyah went through and shared with V103 that (like Aaliyah), “She’s just trying to get a job and just work, it’s not her”. 

When asked who he thought should play Aaliyah instead, Jomo responded, “I would love to get Zoe Saldana”. He continued saying, “I think she could pull off the acting part and she’s obviously gorgeous and beautiful”.

In Christopher John Farley’s 2013 book ‘Aaliyah: More Than a Woman,’ Jomo shared that the collaboration between Aaliyah and Trent was challenging to arrange due to their conflicting schedules. ⁠ ⁠ “They did get a chance to meet, they did not get a chance to work together. But Trent, creatively, is a very deliberate cat, and they were never able to coordinate schedules. And when Aaliyah's movie career took off, it made it really hard for us to find the time and coordinate with Trent. She was excited to meet him, and she told me afterward that he was absolutely as incredible as she thought he would be when they met,” Jomo shared.⁠

There is little to no other information on Jomo Hankerson's personally life (wife, kids, etc).

Source: Google, Wikipedia, Linkedin, Tumblr, IMDB,  and Getty Images. 

"I remember that once Rashad and Aaliyah got to Detroit, that Aaliyah and Aunt Diane would always be around the house singing. Growing up, Aaliyah would sing the whole Whitney Houston album" - Jomo Hankerson on growing up with Aaliyah.

#aaliyah #rip aaliyah #aaliyah haughton #jomo hankerson #barry hankerson #blackground #blackground records #CEO #executive producer #birthday

[madamsixx]

Aaliyahs brother Rashad does so much to keep her legacy alive especially with her music not being able to stream it worldwide for years

Rashad nor Aaliyah’s mother will not receive any money from Aaliyahs music streams or when other artists sample her music

The only people who will see a percentage of that is Barry hankerson and his son jomo

Yeah, do you know how sad that is. Like her family can't even own the rights to her music and the money that is made from her music. I love her brother so much. And she really loved him. She brought him everywhere. He was even in a couple of her music videos.

[valderycruz]

Há exatamente 18 anos atrás, aaliyah lançou seu terceiro álbum, auto-intitulado, aclamado pela crítica" Aaliyah " nos Estados Unidos. Este álbum inclui 15 faixas, mais a música "try again como faixa Bônus Internacional. Este álbum de estúdio foi gravado de 1998 a março de 2001, e originalmente deveria ser lançado em outubro de 2000. Ele foi produzido por aaliyah, Barry Hankerson, jomo hankerson, Bud da, Eric lugares, j. Dub, arrebatamento stewart e timbaland ". ele vendeu cerca de 2.7 milhões de cópias nos Estados Unidos. S e 13 milhões em todo o mundo. Este álbum altamente esperado recebeu boas críticas dos críticos e estreou no # 2 na Billboard 200. Devido a filmagens e agendamento agitado, aaliyah teve que gravar a maioria das músicas em muitos estúdios de gravação diferentes. Aaliyah gravou " Rock the boat " no Manhattan Center Studios", " mais do que uma mulher" no Manhattan Center Studios", u Got nervo nos" estúdios da trilha sonora ", e" Precisamos de uma resolução " Nos Westlake Studios. ". a maioria das letras dos álbuns foram escritas pelo late static major!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/B0CqL1JnICS/?igshid=1e1ab4mpk144f

[tashabilities]

Jomo Hankerson out here being a piece of shit AGAIN.

At least Shanga knew to sit his ass down.

Black people tryna run restaurants just...is a terrible look 7 times outta 10.

[theslaymagazine]

"Slay Back Thursday" Artist: Aaliyah Ft. DMX Album: Romeo Must Die Released: 2000 "The Album, is a hip hop and R&B soundtrack that was released by Blackground Records on March 28, 2000. It debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 selling 203,000 in its first week. The soundtrack sold 1.3 million copies by the end of 2000 and 1.5 million copies in the US as of 2001. Produced by Aaliyah, Timbaland, Barry Hankerson, and Jomo Hankerson, it was recorded between May 1999 and January 2000. It includes four songs by Aaliyah, as well as works by Chante Moore, Destiny's Child, Ginuwine, Joe, Timbaland & Magoo and more. Three singles & videos were released from the album: Aaliyah's number one pop hit "Try Again" (directed by Wayne Isham), Aaliyah and DMX duet "Come Back in One Piece" (directed by Little X), and Timbaland & Magoo's "We At It Again" (directed by Chris Robinson), which introduced Timbaland's younger brother, rapper Sebastian, to audiences. Q magazine included the soundtrack album in their list of the "5 Best Compilations of 2000"." #theslaymagazine #slaymagazine #rip #aaliyah #singer #songwriter #actress #beauty #DMX #rapper #actor #father #sexyslay #eyecandy #romeomustdie #backinonepiece #comebackinonepiece #rih #babygirl #wemissyou #jetli #naturalbeauty #gonebutnotforgotten @charlynichole

[johnluvaaliyah]

Unsolving the Mystery: “Sugar & Spice” (Produced by Timbaland, Written by Missy Elliott)

The song that convinced Aaliyah start to work with Timbaland and Missy has finally been unearthed.

As some Aaliyah fans know "Sugar" was the demo that was sent to Blackground records at the time of recording "One in a Million." Once Aaliyah heard "Sugar & Spice"  she knew Tim and Missy were the ones she wanted to work with.  Aaliyah fans may recognize this title because Jomo Hankerson spoke about the song in an article back in the day:

“In the process of recording One in a Million, we got a demo from Timbaland and Missy. The song was called “Sugar and Spice,” which felt a little too kiddie to us, but the structure of the record, the melody, had what became Tim’s signature triplebeat on it. We were overwhelmed, and we sent it to Aaliyah. She called us back like...

The track is crazy, this is the best thing I’ve ever heard. So we flew Timbaland and Missy into Detroit to work with her.”

Wow, so this is what got Missy and Timbaland working with Aaliyah. Thank God they made this song, or else we would not have had R&B Classic with the “One in A Million Album.”

Now the question remains: Did Aaliyah record the song? That has yet to be confirmed. Only Tim and Missy know this...

#Aaliyah #jomo hankerson #Timbaland #Missy #tweet #Sugar and Spice #One In A Million #sugar & spice

[project-casting]

Aaliyah Biopic 'On Hold', Leading Actress Zendaya Coleman Quits

Aaliyah Biopic ‘On Hold’, Leading Actress Zendaya Coleman Quits

Lifetime’s Aaliyah Biopic ‘on hold’ after the lead actress, Zendaya Coleman leaves the movie.

The Lifetime movie, “Aaliyah:Princess of R&B’, was set to start filming this summer with a release date for this Fall. But, a rep for Lifetime announced that Zendaya will not play Aaliyah in the movie.

“We are sad Zendaya will no longer portray Aaliyah. Production is currently on hold,” Lifetime wrote in…

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#Aaliyah #Blackground Records #Jomo Hankerson #Lifetime #lifetime network #Zendaya #Zendaya Coleman

[aaliyahunleashed]

Today is the birthday of Aaliyah's cousin, Jomo Hankerson; son of the evil leprechaun and devil himself, Barry Hankerson.

Born Jomo Kenyatta Hankerson on September 26, 1969. Roughly 10 years their senior, he was trusted with the task of walking young Aaliyah and Rashad home from school when their mother couldn’t; they live five (5) blocks from each other. Aaliyah grew up with many pets, including ducks, snakes, and iguanas. Her cousin Jomo had a pet Alligator (which Aaliyah felt was a big much).  

“I was in my last year at Pepperdine University when we started Blackground records in ‘91”, Jomo shared with Fader Magazine (in 2011).

After the R.K scandal, Jomo didn’t feel it was fair that the public villainize Aaliyah and ultimately, they felt they were blackballed from the music industry because of how difficult it was to get producers for the sophomore album. 

When Lifetime did their disgraceful Aaliyah biopic movie, Jomo shared the similarities he saw Zendaya going through that Aaliyah went through and shared with V103 that (like Aaliyah), “She’s just trying to get a job and just work, it’s not her”. 

When asked who he thought should play Aaliyah instead, Jomo responded, “I would love to get Zoe Saldana”. He continued saying, “I think she could pull off the acting part and she’s obviously gorgeous and beautiful”.

There is little to no other information on Jomo Hankerson online.

Source: Google, Wikipedia, Linkedin, Tumblr, IMDB,  and Getty Images. 

#aaliyah #ripaaliyah #aaliyahhaughton #jomo hankerson #pepperdine #pepperdine university #fader magazine #jomo kenyatta #Jomo Kenyatta Hankerson #Barry Hankerson #Zendaya #Lifetime #toni braxton #zoe saldana

[madamsixx]

According to an article I read I can’t remember which organization it was but it allegedly said Aaliyahs family were fighting for her music for years after she died but they gave up because Barry hankerson refuses to let anyone have access to it other than him and his son Jomo

The thing is when Aaliyah and other artists signed to him they didn’t realize blackground controls their publishing/masters

And that's the thing. Back than artist did not look into these contracts carefully. They were so set on becoming famous and having their music out there that they forgot to really read the contracts and demands from their record labels. At least now artists are getting smart.

[1day1record]

AALIYAH - Aaliyah (2001)

#Aaliyah #Barry Hankerson #Jomo Hankerson #Timbaland #Static

[aaliyahunleashed]

#OnThisDay January 22, 1999

Aaliyah attends the Enrique Iglesias Party (date of party and photo from Patrick Mcmullan /PMC). In this photo is Aaliyah with her cousin Jomo Hankerson (son of Blackground Records CEO, Barry Hankerson).

There is little to no other information about this party, or any other images of Aaliyah at this event.

#aaliyah #ripaaliyah #EnriqueIglesias #partyphoto #eventphotography #jomohankerson #Barryhankerson #Blackground

[theslaymagazine]

"Slay Back Thursday" Artist: Aaliyah Ft. DMX Album: Romeo Must Die Released: 2000 "The Album, is a hip hop and R&B soundtrack that was released by Blackground Records on March 28, 2000. It debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 selling 203,000 in its first week. The soundtrack sold 1.3 million copies by the end of 2000 and 1.5 million copies in the US as of 2001. Produced by Aaliyah, Timbaland, Barry Hankerson, and Jomo Hankerson, it was recorded between May 1999 and January 2000. It includes four songs by Aaliyah, as well as works by Chante Moore, Destiny's Child, Ginuwine, Joe, Timbaland & Magoo and more. Three singles & videos were released from the album: Aaliyah's number one pop hit "Try Again" (directed by Wayne Isham), Aaliyah and DMX duet "Come Back in One Piece" (directed by Little X), and Timbaland & Magoo's "We At It Again" (directed by Chris Robinson), which introduced Timbaland's younger brother, rapper Sebastian, to audiences. Q magazine included the soundtrack album in their list of the "5 Best Compilations of 2000"." #theslaymagazine #slaymagazine #rip #aaliyah #singer #songwriter #actress #beauty #DMX #rapper #actor #father #sexyslay #eyecandy #romeomustdie #backinonepiece #comebackinonepiece #rih #babygirl #wemissyou #jetli #naturalbeauty #gonebutnotforgotten @charlynichole

[valderycruz]

Ela Chegou Aaliyah LP ...One in a Million é o segundo álbum de estúdioda cantora americana Aaliyah, lançado pela Blackground e Atlantic Records em 27 de Agosto de 1996, nos Estados Unidos. Foi notável por ser o primeiro bem sucedido e por ser a primeira principal referência nas carreiras de produtores/compositores de Missy Elliott e Timbaland, os quais produziram e escreveram a maioria do álbum. Outros produtores incluem Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Jermaine Dupri, e Kay Gee, com Jomo e Barry Hankerson como produtores executivos.