The 15th Essence Awards | 2001

[@91VI]

OMG, THANK YOU ✨

[@tee85]

Here for Aaliyah as well. This award show was one day after her first appearance on 106 & park debuting her video "we need a resolution"

[@MelodicalJazzyphile723]

I really appreciate this upload 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 takes me back to a great time of my life, and it just goes to shows just how extravagant we Afrikans are lol

[@sierramitchell5210]

Aaliyah was simply GORGEOUS

[@vonamel_music]

Aaliyah was breathtaking like wow 😍😍😍💎💎💎

[@dominiquesperspective]

Aaliyah and Henry Simmons tho, beautiful duo!

[@vonamel_music]

I know they would have been a stunning couple 🔥

[@hernacabreja5988]

Lively delighted, Aaliyah deserved her performance at the awards ceremony.

[@marilynking3350]

Oh my God i love when she looks down and smile😹😹😹

[@vonamel_music]

Right 😃

[@marilynking3350]

Aaliyah😻

[@marilynking3350]

@KeyIzzoArt right so touching

[@Mr6969Chiqo]

Wow. Gladys Knight and her niece Aaliyah together at the same award show.

[@johnhattanfine]

Im here for Aaliyah

[@Rasheedshepard2]

I THOUGHT I WAS THE OBLY 1

[@anniejules]

Only here for Aaliyah ❤️🙌🏾👌🏾

[@dovemendez3132]

I’m just here for Aaliyah

[@cortezmiller1899]

Aaliyah!

[@davonte_bailey]

CHAKA…GLADYS…JENNIFER 🙌🏼

[@jamalphipps2209]

Do you have any Soul Train or BET Awards?

[@alexclarke7147]

Do you have classic live performances with Usher, 702, Destiny’s child and others and the 1999 Essence Awards?

[@anniejules]

AALIYAH ❤❤❤❤❤

[@dorothymiles3675]

Sang Empress Something Blue put me sleep sat night since I lost my mom 11/22

[@MarcusMartn]

I wonder what those mothers are up to nowadays? Do they still run those organizations?

[@limila9651]

I was looking for Maxwell 😞

[@alsome5935]

Only came here for Aaliyah

[@ASFR4]

Where’s the part with denzel?

[@lawrencehickswilson]

This was hosted by Brandy and Sinbad, right? What month did this air before or after Aaliyah’s album release?

[@wameezy]

It was before Aaliyah’s self titled third album came out . The essence awards were May 24th 2001 and Aaliyah’s album came out July 17th.

[@lawrencehickswilson]

@@wameezy 🙌🏾🙏🏾

[@1960pm_.]

41:08

[@jamalphipps2209]

Essence, you must have Puffy rescind in your Essence Award.

[@ajvantress7315]

uncf 2002

[@wwenewyork7570]

I’m here for Aaliyah