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December 14, 2021 Poison could serve as the lead single from Aaliyahs upcoming collaborations album. Aaliyahs uncle, Blackground Records founder Barry Hankerson, previously announced plansto release a posthumous project from Aaliyah featuring new music, including contributions from Drake, Future, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg, and Timbaland. It has been really nice, Hankerson told Billboard of the new recordings. The only part that has been a little distasteful has been so many people being angry with me because the music didnt come out when they wanted it. But I learned to live with that. Theres nothing I can do about it. The Weeknd previously sampled Aaliyahs Rock the Boat on What You Need off his 2011 mixtape House of Balloons. Earlier this year, Aaliyahs catalog was released on streaming services for the first time as part of Blackgrounds new partnership with independent distributor EMPIRE. The Weeknd sampled Aaliyahs Rock The Boat on What You Need in 2011. Read more