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<p>Normani took a little music hiatus but she came back with a vengeance with the release of her new single &#8220;Wild Side&#8221; featuring Cardi B. The 90s vibe of the song paired with the spicy music video and of course a feature from Cardi had people talking, but a lot of fans also pointed out that the song seemingly pays homage to Aaliyah&#8217;s &#8220;One In A Million&#8221;.</p>
<p>As y&#8217;all know, it&#8217;s extremely rare that artists get their hands on an approved Aaliyah sample seeing as though her music isn&#8217;t even available on streaming platforms. Aaliyah&#8217;s uncle, however, showed support to Normani&#8217;s single while speaking with <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2021/07/20/aaliyah-uncle-not-upset-normani-sample-wild-side-one-in-a-million/">TMZ</a>, noting that she should have gotten permission to use the sample beforehand.</p>
<p>Aaliyah&#8217;s uncle and manager, Barry Hankerson, told TMZ he believes Normani has been inspired by her music, and said Aaliyah would&#8217;ve been very supportive to her career. Hankerson noted that Aaliyah &#8220;always encouraged young women pursing their musical and entertainment careers, to achieve their dreams.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I believe that Aaliyah would be very supportive of a young Black women that chose to emulate her music and style,&#8221; Hankerson said.</p>
<p>He added that it would&#8217;ve been &#8220;more honorable&#8221; if Normani tried to get approval to sample &#8220;One In A Million&#8221;, but wished Normani well in her career regardless.</p>
<p>&#8220;I will not stand in the way of something that brings to light to incredible staying power of Aaliyah,&#8221; Hankerson told TMZ. &#8220;So in that light, wishing Normani well with the song and overall career. God bless. I think Aaliyah would be pleased.&#8221;</p>
<p>TMZ reports that an attorney for Blackground Records, the label founded by Aaliyah&#8217;s uncle, confirmed that the Aaliyah sample was not officially cleared for use. The site also reports that Normani&#8217;s team says &#8220;Wild Side&#8221; does not use a direct sample of &#8220;One In A Million&#8221;.</p>
<p>Check out a snippet of the &#8220;Wild Side&#8221; video below:</p>
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