Premise: Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( [ ɑ : ˈliːə ] January 16 , 1979 -- August 25 , 2001 ) was an American singer , actress , and model . At age 12 , Aaliyah signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson 's Blackground Records . Aaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album , One in a Million , which sold 3 million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide . She released her third and final album , Aaliyah , in July 2001 .
Hypothesis: Aaliyah refuses to be a recording artist.
Label: CONTRADICTION