It seems like everybody loved Aaliyah back in the day.

And that includes this guy:

“When I first met Aaliyah—it time for the world to hear this, I’m gonna give a little secret—I was in love with her. I said, But I’m not…She just a baby, I’m old…I said to myself, ‘I’m just gonna be her brother.’ Oh man, I was fightin’, I was fightin’ a lot—a big war. But I loved Aaliyah.”

This was revealed during this artist’s True Hollywood Story that’s coming out next Tuesday. So, who is it?

Now, in this interview, you gotta watch Whitney close… knowing what we all know about her.

Turn the page to take a gander.

All of these ladies be SANGIN’, but who would you say is the cream of the crop??

There has always been a huge debate about “Who is the best rapper of all-time?”, and while we love our MCs, we felt it was time to show some love to those who get busy on the mic without spitting hot bars of fury. There have been a bevy of soul-stirring, tear-jerking, mood-setting female vocalist that have graced us with their talents over the years from Nina Simone, to Patti LaBelle, to Lauryn Hill. We decided to round up some of the the best and let you, the readers, decide who stands and shines above them all.

Flip through to see your choices and an listen to one of their most classic songs.

As many times as Kanye’s said it, it’s no secret that former Roc-A-Fella mogul Damon Dash is a known a$$hole. Still there are many who probably hoped they’d see a softer side of Dame on last night’s BET tribute to the late great Aaliyah “One In A Million.”

Unfortunately it didn’t really happen that way. BOSSIP live tweeted the show and we were particularly struck by a moment when Dame tells the cameras he didn’t want to fly to Australia to see Aaliyah while she was filming “Queen of the Damned” because “he didn’t want to show how open he was” and he was filming “Paid in Full” and it would have seemed irresponsible. He did end up flying to L.A. to see her when she flew there for Matrix auditions though. Other folks on our timeline were upset that Dame preferred to call her his “homie” instead of girlfriend and significant other. While he admitted he didn’t expect to have “those kind of feelings” for her, for some folks it just wasn’t enough. Also when it came time to discuss the plane crash, Dame claimed he told her not to take the plane after she 2-wayed him that she wasn’t feeling the small craft. Meanwhile, for years many have blamed him as the reason she wanted to depart the Bahamas early.

How do you feel about it, is Dame a wankster for still trying to appear cool and blameless after all these years or is it saying something that he participated in the special at all???

Yesterday, like anyone else who has anything to do with R&B music in life, Solange’s thoughts turned to Aaliyah.

And let her fans know she was reminiscing about Baby Girl with this tweet:

Hmmm… who was sitting in THAT shade?

Brandy, Raven Symone, Regina King, Lala, Tami Roman, Bridget Kelly, Musiq Soulchild, Garcelle Beauvais, And The Game All Reflect On Aaliyah’s Life.

We know everybody has an Aaliyah fantasy but this guy took his a lil too far. In a recent interview Hill Harper speaks candidly about being diagnosed with cancer, his latest book — on financial responsibility — and his multiple run ins with the late great Aaliyah Haughton — who he says had a thing for him. If that’s not enough bragging for you, he also claims he taught Obama how to dougie at his 50th birthday party.

After writing about youth and relationships, why did you target finance in your new book The Wealth Cure: Putting Money In Its Place?

Hill Harper: I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. My father, grandfather and uncle all passed away from cancer. Money is meaningless without health. I realized that true wealth is a balance of physical wealth, emotional wealth, financial wealth and spiritual wealth. I was fortunate that it was detected early and last July my thyroid was successfully removed including three cancerous nodes.

What are the primary financial problems facing African-Americans?

Blacks have the least cross-generational wealth transfer. Each generation usually begins with little or no money. The best way to transfer wealth is life insurance. Take out a million dollar life insurance policy on your children so they can have that money. Another problem is credit card debt. If the credit card read “Slave” then people would throw it away. If you want Visa or MasterCard buy their stock.

You attended Harvard Law School with Barack Obama and remain good friends. Have you given him the book?

I planned to give it to him at his 50th birthday party, but decided it was not the appropriate time. It was a great party. We talked for a long time. I’ve attended several affairs at the White House that were very formal. This was casual. No cameras. We were just chillin’. I taught him how to do the “Dougie”, the old man version. [Laughs.]

Keep reading for Hill’s tall tale about Aaliyah and a tribute portrait by cartoonist Kevin Eason.

We can’t believe that it’s been 10 years since the tragic death of one of this generations brightest stars. R.I.P. Baby Girl…

Today, rather than lament the loss of the beautiful R&B/Hip-Hop singer, we choose to celebrate her life with a post dedicated to some of her most timeless jams.

Tonight, BET Networks will follow suit and premiere a new special, “Aaliyah: One In a Million” at 8PM. With appearances from Patti Labelle, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Ginuwine, Damon Dash and more, this hour long special truly honors her legacy and her achievements throughout her short lived career.

Flip through the following pages to listen to some of her classics as well as peep rarely seen pictures of Aaliyah and the other artists that loved her.

There’s news that Amy Winehouse will have a new album released to cash in on her recent passing. But this clearly isn’t the first time people have cashed in on an artist’s demise.

Here is a list of more posthumous albums, songs and movie roles that were unforgettable.

August 25 marks the ten year anniversary of the fatal plane crash that claimed the lives of Aaliyah Dana Haughton and eight others.

And BET is jumping ahead of the “Tribute” curve. Late last month, the network tweeted this:

“Aaliyah: One In A Million” will air on the 25th at 8pm and will feature commentary from Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Damon Dash, Nadine Ellis, Patti Labelle, Kelly Rowland and more. The special is part of BET’s “25 Days Of Aaliyah,” which, since Auguts 1, has brought BET viewers exclusive photos, quotes, featured music and more

Aaliyah was 22 when she died.