RR Guest Blog: Drake’s Letter To Aaliyah

Wednesday, August 25 2010 3:59 PM EST | Posted by: YN | Posted in: Blog, Guest List

As many of you know, Drake is a huge fan of Aaliyah as evidenced by TML‘s “Unforgettable” which samples her song “At Your Best”. On the ninth anniversary of Ms. Haughton’s passing, Rap Radar reached out to Drizzy to get his thoughts on a day that will forever be remembered. He quickly penned the following letter below. RIP Baby Girl.

Dear Dana,

I’ve never lost a parent, a friend, or a lover but I will never forget this day for the rest of my life. I remember getting the news that you had passed and it connected with my heart like a clean shot from Muhammad Ali. I was crushed. Not only was I one of your biggest fans but I was truly in love with you. I loved the way you carried yourself, the way you dressed, the confidence with which you addressed passion and relationships in your music. I said to myself that even if we never met, I wanted a woman in my life just like you. I am pained that we will never get to connect now that music ended up being my career path. But you should know, we all listen to you everyday and we remain inspired and moved by all that you’ve given the world. I hope I make the right life choices so I can end up in heaven where I know you rest your head. I’ll continue to make music in your honor until the day we finally meet. Dinner’s on me!

Love you always and forever,

Drake

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Comments (220)

  1. k1ngeljay says:

    I like this. No hate, this was dope.

  2. [...] YN just posted up Drizzy’s letter to Aaliyah. After the jump check it out. Below is what YN had to say. By the way RIP [...]

  3. RC says:

    This is dope.

    But yall better make Drake comment like the rest of us wtf man lol

  4. krissy says:

    drake is so fckin CORNY.

    RIP Aaliyah

  5. HORUS says:

    R.I.P. AALIYAH, I WISH FLOP DRIZZY WOULDN’T HURT YOUR LEGACY, BY USING YOUR BEAUTIFUL VOICE IN THAT HORRIBLE SONG CALLED UNFORGETTABLE

    WHEELCHAIR JIMMY YOUR A THE BIGGEST BIIIIIIIIIIIITCH EVER!!!!

    TRYING TO USE AALIYAH’S TRAGIC DEATH IN ORDER TO HAVE PEOPLE’S ATTENTION & TO PROMOTE YOUR FLOPPY ALBUM IS A FUCKING SHAME!!!!

    I REPEAT, AALIYAH’S VOICE, INVOLVE IN SUCH A WEAK ALBUM IS A FUCKING DISGRACE!!!! “FLOP ME LATER” IS ALREADY CERIFIED PLASTIC!!!! UGLY FLOPPER!!!

    SOFT SPOILED BEIGE NIGGA, YOUR VOICE IS HORRIBLE.

    DRAKE IS FAIL, DRAKE IS A MESS, DRAKE IS A BIIIIIIIIITCH.

    ★★★

    HORUS IS THE TRUTH✔

  6. Tim Lee VA Stand Up says:

    RIP AAliyah – Forever In Our Hearts and Stereo’s

  7. A Chick says:

    What? says:
    Wednesday, August 25 2010 at 4:04 PM
    This was that “exclusive” Drizzy Drake? LMAO
    ————
    lmao! I hope not .

    That was sweet though.

  8. HORUS says:

    AND I THINK THAT IF AALIYAH WAS ALIVE SHE WOULDN’T LIKE YOU BIIIITCH!!!!

    YOUR ARE TOO UGLY, YOU ARE TOO WEAK, YOUR TOO WACK!!!

    ★★★

    HORUS IS THE TRUTH✔

  9. [...] Rap Radar reached out to Drizzy to get his thoughts on a day that will forever be remembered. He quickly penned the following letter below. RIP Baby Girl. [...]

  10. FTJFNBCXFB says:

    HORUS….fuck off….fuck you

  11. HORUS says:

    OPEN LETTER TO DRAKE:

    DRAKE’S LIFE IS A GENERAL FLOP!!!!!

    HE WAS BORN UGLY, THEN HE GREW UP & PLAYED THE WHEELCHAIR MAN IN A FAGGOT TV SHOW. THEN HE GOT DROPPED FROM THIS HORRIBLE & EMBARASSING SHOW & BECAME A JOBLESS!!!!

    WE ALL KNOW THAT HIS RICH FAMILY LITTERALLY BOUGHT HIS MUSIC CAREER!!!!!! HE’S WACK AT BOTH SINGING & RAPPING!!! BUT HE PAID RADIOS!!!!!!

    HE FAILED AT BEING THE NEXT SNOOP, 50, EM, KANYE OR WAYNE!!!!! HE FUCKED UP UNIVERSAL’S MONEY!!!!!! HE DIDN’T EVEN STRIKE GOLD THE FIRST WEEK!!!!!

    HE DISAPPOINTED WAYNE WHO THAUGHT HE WAS GONNA DO 2MILLI THE FIRST WEEK!!!!!B.O.B OR KID DID CUDI BETTER THAN HIM & BOTH ARE INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN RIGHT NOW!!!!!

    OVER WAS HORRIBLE, HIS VOICE IS ANNOYING & WAKKI MINAJ WILL BEAT HIS FIRST WEEK WITHOUT ALL THE HYPE, FEATURINGS, COSIGN THAT SHRAKE HAD!!!!!!!

    HE’S A MESS,HE’S A FAIL, HE’S A BIIIIIIIITCH.

    ★★★

    HORUS IS THE TRUTH✔

  12. James says:

    LOL @ Horus. He’s basically right. I liked Drake songs before So Far Gone was made, now he’s just crap

  13. mac DIESEL says:

    LORD HAVE MERCY, WHY IS THIS NIGGA SO DAMN CORNY??? I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM A 15 YR OLD KID!!!! THIS NIGGA IS A CORNBALL!!!! THANKS FOR PROVIN’ THAT AUBREY!!!! DORK!!!!

    R.I.P. AALIYAH

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

  14. FTJFNBCXFB says:

    HORUS…fuck off…fuck you

  15. HORUS says:

    DRAKE’S MOTHER IS A TV PRODUCER, THAT’S THE REASON WHY EVEN IF HE IS WACK AC
    T ACTING HE PLAYED THE WHEELCHAIRMAN IN THIS FAG TV SHOW!!!!

    DRAKE’S FATHER USED TO WORK IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. HE WAS JERRY LEWIS’ DRUMMER THAT’S THE REASON WHY EVEN IF THIS BUM IS WACK AT BOTH SINGING & RAPPING, HE GOT A RECORD DEAL!!!

    HE IS USING HIS PARENTS’ CONNECTS IN ORDER TO BRAINWASH PEOPLE WITH HIS WACKNESS. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS FUCKERY.

    THANK GOD OVER FLOPPED, MISS ME IS FLOPPING, FANCY IS FAILING & TML FLOPPED & DIDN’T EVEN WENT GOLD THE FIRST WEEK.

    DRAKE IS FAIL, DRAKE IS A MESS, DRAKE IS A BIIIIIIIIITCH.

    ★★★

    HORUS IS THE TRUTH✔

  16. J. Lye says:

    dude goes out of his way to honor a great, and you all are still hating? Shame on you.

  17. HORUS says:

    I KNOW SHRAKE WILL SEE IT:

    OVER FLOPPED (NOT EVEN PLATINUM), FIND YOUR LOVE IS NO LONGER IN ITUNES’ TOP 40 WHILE OMG & NOT AFRAID ARE STILL IN THE TOP 20 (ALL SONGS WERE RELEASED AT THE SAME TIME, MISS ME IS A MAJOR FLOP, FANCY IS FLOPPING,TML IS WACK & FLOPPED.

    LAME BIIIIIIIITCH!!!!!! SPOILED SOFT BEIGE NIGGA !!!! UGLY FLOPPER!!!!!

    ★★★

    HORUS IS THE TRUTH✔

  18. So Icy Boi! says:

    rip Aaliyah

  19. honesty. says:

    this nigga “hoerus” went, all out of his way to hate on drake..smh pathetic

    honesty is honest (checkmark)

    RIP Aaliyah

  20. HA! says:

    Horus is the new Mac Diesel… Kinda like Trey songz iz the new R Kelly… Swagger jacked and there is nothing you can do! Ha!

    Drak Stay paying respect… I like that..RIP A…

  21. K says:

    What kind of point are you tryna prove @HORUS????? SMFH

    Whats CORNBALL is writing in all caps and waiting to comment on every post on RapRadar.

    U are really Dumb! really really dumb

  22. [...] pens a heartfelt letter to Rap Radar about Aaliyah: Dear Dana, I’ve never lost a parent, a friend, or a lover but I will never forget [...]

  23. So Icy Boi! says:

    yall niggaz some haters …first of all who says “corny” ?? gotta be you eastcoast niggaz ….and so he corny because he said he was a fan of Aaliyah? ..yall niggaz more focus on Drake than the message to Aaliyah homoz stayin on da next nigga dick

  24. pressed says:

    SO EMINEM SOLD 2 MILLIONS AN DRAKE IS STILL NOT PLATINUM?
    SORRY BUT HORUS IS RIGHT
    FLOP DREEZY BETTER GIVE IT UP…

  25. [...] letter, given to Rap Radar, claims that Drake was her biggest fan and that he was “truly in love” with the late [...]

  26. Further proof that Drake is the truth. RIP Baby Girl.

  27. @Beware4 says:

    That was really well-written

  28. teejay says:

    Okay, horus is getting to the point of just spamming, his i.p. ought to be banned

  29. ABC 123 says:

    TO THIS HORUS PERSON…. WHY YOU BARE HATING ON DRAKE, JHEEZE HE IS SHOWING IS FEELINGS TOWARDS AALIYAH N YOU GO WRITE SOME BULLSHIT LIKE THAT, OK HIS ALBUM IS SICK!!!! DNT HATE BECOZ THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON DRAKE AND NOT YOU!!!!

    R.I.P Aaliyah xxx

  30. [...] you may know, today marks the 9th anniversary of singer Aaliyah Haughton’s untimely passing. Rap Radar reached out to Drake to get his thoughts on that ‘unforgettable‘ day, and here’s [...]

  31. [...] RR Leave a Comment Filed Under: News [...]

  32. pienman says:

    yo, dis was dope! i second that emotion he penned due to the fact i loved her as well! she will always & forever to be remembered…at her best she was loved always & forever…. rest in peace baby gurl

  33. Sky says:

    @horus lol. Hey horus is basically right. except that i think drake is kinda good looking… kinda. But right about everything else. horus IS the truth. he only says it in the best way to piss people off.
    R.I.P. Aaliyah

  34. shane says:

    @horus secretly deep down worships drake. check the homeboys closet!

  35. Post no billz says:

    I miss aaliyah too.. She was dope since the back and fourth days what chu youngins know bout that lol.. Rip..

  36. DARKAQUA says:

    RIP BABYGIRL :-(

  37. xxx says:

    drake we sick of him. KSO is the best rapper/prod in T.O aaliyah woulsd not fuck drake new mister direspect and em+jershey shore theme music. Detox =hard music shelved by intersfag

    K-os – Zambony Official Video 2010 (best rapper in canada-)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9jFS1qN3zM&feature=related

  38. makemovies says:

    please tell me how this lame aka male duck has such a connection with Aaliyah and he is only “23 years old” You was too young to realize the impact this woman made and he always gotta take this fake ass sympathetic emoti0nal bullshit route for everything..

    Its dudes like him that made hip-hop so feminine…

  39. M.T says:

    R.I.P Aaliyah

  40. [...] RR got hold of Drake (who is a fan of Aaliyah) to get his thoughts on Aaliyah’s death anniversary and below is the letter Drake wrote; Dear Dana, [...]

  41. [...] via Rap Radar :: RR Guest Blog: Drake’s Letter To Aaliyah. [...]

  42. M.T says:

    i dont know why u ppl are hating on Drake for saying something heartfelt about Aaliyah. She obviously had an impact on his life or else he wouldnt sample a song of hers or write this letter. Calling him soft and feminine doesnt make sense considering other ppl are doing the same and actually valued her life. yall looking for reasons to hate. SMH

  43. deon says:

    His letter was truly from the heart.. I respected the way she carried herself and said the same i want a woman who respects herself first before anyone can….. If she was around these young girls would not be so lost our here being loose.. Are there any real women like aaliyah still around…

  44. Cmon Son says:

    I can’t front I loved Aaliyah too, but Drake is a cornball for this. Sorry but it truth

  45. bob says:

    ay man fuck horus hes a whore whos just a fan of drakes haters are nothing but fans who dont know how to express themselves properly drake is a great artist stop hating all your life sheesh im not saying hes the best but he deserves credit the fact that you took time to comment this shows your a fan

  46. money mitch says:

    Im Drake’s age and when I was 14 i was bumpin the first blueprint, stillmatic, stankonia, no disrespect to aaliyah, but no other 13 14 year old boys were listening to that shit. Watchin her videos, ya for sure, but shit wasnt on my sony mini disc lol

  47. ITHINKYOURLAME says:

    SINCE RAPRADAR CLEARLY STATED THEY REACHED OUT TO DRAKE TO GET HIS THOUGHTS ON THE LATE AALIYAH IT’S EVEN MORE APPROPRIATE, REAL MEN DON’T HIDE BEHIND DIFF. SCREEN NAMES RANTING LIKE A FEMALE ON A PERIOD, FAST FORWARD 2 YEARS AND THESE SAME DUDES GONNA BE ON HERE WITH DIFF. SCREEN NAMES WITH NO KIND OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, LIFE JUST A WASTE, STUPID HE DIED YESTERDAY? OH. LOOKIN ASS.

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