In the letter posted on RapRadar.com, he referred to Aaliyah as “Dana,” her middle name, and continues on by saying that “I’ve never lost a parent, a friend, or a lover but I will never forget this day for the rest of my life.”
Drake sampled Aalyiah’s voice in his track “Unforgettable” and MTV.com noted that he has often has spoken highly of her voice.
“Not only was I one of your biggest fans but I was truly in love with you,” he said in the letter. “I loved the way you carried yourself, the way you dressed, the confidence with which you addressed passion and relationships in your music.”
The platinum-selling Thank Me Later rapper languished over the fact that he would never be able to collaborate with her.
“I hope I make the right life choices so I can end up in heaven where I know you rest your head,” he said. “I’ll continue to make music in your honor until the day we finally meet.”
Aaliyah was born Aaliyah Dana Haughton in 1979, becoming a child prodigy and later a pop megastar. At the age of 14, she released her first album, “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number,” in 1994.
She died in an airplane crash while on her way back to Florida from the Bahamas after finishing the music video for “Rock the Boat.”
