Background and Recording
After Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah's uncle, signed a distribution deal with Jive Records, he signed her to his Blackground Records label at the age of 12. Hankerson then introduced her to recording artist and producer R. Kelly. He became Aaliyah's mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of the album. Aaliyah and Kelly recording the album in 1993 when she was 14. The duo recorded the first song, "Old School", at the Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois. While recording the album, Kelly coached her as they worked several hours in the studio. She often sang the songs multiple times in order to achieve "excellence". He claimed that Aaliyah was "one of the best young artists" he had worked with.
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