“Aaliyah [was] very tom-boyish, glasses, braces, no swag,” Cunningham describes of meeting the 12-year-old aspiring singer who became acquainted with R. Kelly through her uncle Barry ...

The Lady Raiders haven't made the big dance since 2013. Monterey's Aaliyah Chavez (center) swag surfs with Krista Gerlich and the Lady Raiders during the Texas Tech basketball block party ...