Remembering Aaliyah | R&B singer /Actress.

Eighteen years after her death, Aaliyah's legacy lives on with many Hip-Hop and R&B artists naming Aaliyah as a major influence.

On Aug. 25, 2001, the world lost iconic R&B singer, actress and model Aaliyah, who died in a plane crash while flying from the Bahamas to Florida. She was 22.

At just 15 years old, Aaliyah scored the first top-10 hits of her career with the songs "Back & Forth" and "At Your Best (You Are Love)" from her debut album "Age Aint Nothing but a Number," which was soon certified Platinum.

The singer's star continued to rise with the release of two more albums, "One in a Million" and self-titled "Aaliyah," both of which were certified double Platinum in the United States.

Aaliyah also went on to guest star on TV shows and was the lead in two films, "Romeo Must Die" with Jet Li and "Queen of the Damned."

Her final album, "Aaliyah," was released just weeks before her death. Her final music video for the single "Rock the Boat" was completed in the Bahamas just before she boarded the Cessna 404 that would soon crash, killing Aaliyah and eight other passengers.

The singer's legacy lives on 18 years later with many Hip-Hop and R&B artists naming Aaliyah as a major influence.