Didn't read everything, just to put in my 2 cents. Aaliyah and Beyonce are in 2 different leagues. I'm one of the biggest Aaliyah fans on earth. My studio computer is named Aaliyah has Aaliyah backgrounds, I own all her albums, but that doesn't change the fact Beyonce Trumps Aaliyah in numerous statistical categories.
Beyonce traveled a speedball success route once exposed to the spotlight. Aaliyah took the road less traveled. If still alive today, I'm more than positive Aaliyah would be a major influence on R&B, but Aaliyah is more the same speed as Omarion, Ciara, Neo, Rhianna. Beyonce is the same speed as Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.
She's talked about every second of the day, I don't think that was Aaliyah's path in life. She wasn't here for paparazzis and scandals and to be on every back issue of Us Weekly. She made good music, a few movies, and was a wonderful real person. Not some glammed up hollywood puppet camera whore(no disrespect to Beyonce), it's just some do everything to keep attention on them and are always performing, even when going to Target for toilet paper, others live pure lives and do music as a job.
Aaliyah was taken from earth when she was for a reason, so we can dream, but herself and beyonce are nothing alike.
