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To what extent are artists like Tupac, Notorious BIG and Aaliyah being exploited from beyond the grave?
They are our musical icons who have left the world and passed into legend.

Is it right that material they may never have released when they were alive is repackaged after their deaths? How would they feel about their carefully crafted reputation for integrity being tarnished after they've gone?

1Xtra's Letitia looks at the many interested parties wanting to benefit financially from the legacy of dead artists and at those who wish to preserve, untarnished, the work of their loved ones.
Are artists like Aaliyah and Notorious BIG being exploited? Is it right that tracks they may never have wanted released are re-packaged under someone else's control?

khristina
i luv aaliyah forever.

Sasha Cotton
I love Aaliyah she is my role model



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