Overview
- The Grammy-nominated singer died at 22 in the Bahamas just hours after completing the Rock the Boat video.
- Investigators later found the plane was significantly overloaded with weight shifted toward the tail, according to contemporaneous reports.
- Her career bridged chart success and Hollywood, with hits like Try Again and roles in Romeo Must Die and Queen of the Damned.
- Try Again became her sole No. 1 by reaching the top on radio airplay without a commercial CD single.
- Retrospectives highlight early mentorship and industry ties, from aunt Gladys Knight and manager Barry Hankerson to unrealized work including The Matrix Reloaded.