Roc-A-Fella co-founder Damon Dash opened up to the ladies of “The Real” to share his thoughts on his late former girlfriend Aaliyah’s passing almost 15 years ago.
Dash told the hosts that he was against Aaliyah making the Bahamas trip to shoot her infamous “Rock the Boat” video. He said Aaliyah herself told him she did not feel comfortable with the plane she was suppose to take, but she felt she had to go and do what she had to do.
“If I was there, I would have made sure that that jet that was supposed to be for her … she would have been on that,” Dash said. “I wouldn’t have got on that plane, you know what I’m saying? So it probably would have been different. But you know um, everything happens for a reason. You know, and what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and you just gotta deal with the cards that life deals you.”
Dash was also seen telling Dr. Jen from VH1’s show family therapy that losing Aaliyah and his mother turned him “into a monster.”