Missy Elliott Pays Tribute To Aaliyah On Death Anniversary: 'You Will Never Be Forgotten'

Missy Elliott had some kind words for the late Aaliyah on the anniversary of the singer’s passing.

Sunday (August 25) marked 23 years since she died in a plane crash in the Bahamas in 2001. Taking to X, Missy reflected on her friend and collaborator’s legacy.

“Your IMPACT on music is still being felt & studied by the generations behind you!” she said. “They LOVE seeing your STYLE & MUSIC was different over 20 years ago & til this day you r still that TRENDSETTER.

“Prayers for your family & the families of those other talented lives who left with you on this day. You will NEVER be Forgotten.”

Your IMPACT on music is still being felt & studied by the generations behind you! They LOVE seeing your STYLE & MUSIC was different over 20 years ago & til this day you r still that TRENDSETTER🙌🏾 Prayers for your family & the families of those other talented lives who left with… pic.twitter.com/SkYE0rrNBY

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) August 25, 2024

Last year, Ginuwine shed some light on his falling out with Aaliyah before her death in an interview with Drink Champs.

The R&B crooner explained there was no real beef — it was more a misunderstanding when it came to his relationship with the late singer.

“We were all a family — Missy, Timbaland, her [Aaliyah], myself, Magoo, Playa, Tweet — all of us,” Ginuwine said, touching on the closeness with his former label mates.

“Her and I weren’t seeing eye-to-eye. I think it had to do a lot more with her loyalty to her uncle, Barry Hankerson — he was the record [company] head and [his] company was my manager — I just decided to leave because whatever reason. Of course, her loyalty was to her family. So, that’s where that stemmed from.”

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“We ain’t have no beef or nothing like that — I ain’t beefing with no girl,” he continued. “It was one of those things where our time had separated.”

The “Pony” singer said he always wanted the opportunity to make amends as well as add some color to his exit but “never got the chance” and believed the Romeo Must Die actor was being fed “whatever narrative it was with me.”

Ginuwine shared he got some closure by way of Missy who had a dream that would calm the singer’s recollection of events.

“Missy came and she told me one time she had a dream and Aaliyah said:  ‘Don’t worry about it.’ She forgive me. And I cried.”