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"Drake has written a letter to Aaliyah on the ninth anniversary of her death. In the note posted on Rap Radar, Drake referred to the &amp;#039;Try Again&amp;#039; singer by her middle name Dana and insisted that he was &amp;quot;truly in love&amp;quot; with her.  &amp;quot;I\u00E2\u20AC\u2122ve 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,&amp;quot; he wrote.  &amp;quot;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.&amp;quot; Drake added that Aaliyah&amp;#039;s music has continued to inspire people even after her death.  &amp;quot;You should know, we all listen to you everyday and we remain inspired and moved by all that you\u00E2\u20AC\u2122ve 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\u00E2\u20AC\u2122ll continue to make music in your honour until the day we finally meet. Dinner\u00E2\u20AC\u2122s on me!&amp;quot; he finished. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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