Dame Dash Exposes Jay-Z’s 20 Year Silence After R. Kelly’s Abuse & Secret Marriage to Aaliyah

They were minors. - I think I can't really talk about having been

abuse

d. It's like it brings back memories and it's very painful to have to talk about it again. - I wish Aaliyah's family would speak out because I think there are so many young black girls who have been hurt that what it would mean to know that Aaliyah was hurt that way too. - I can't emphasize enough how people are still suffering from things that happened 20

year

s ago. - You know, yesterday I saw some of that, as much as I could tolerate. There was a girl, and even she was trying to talk about it, but she couldn't. -Yes.-And I remember that Aaliyah tried to talk about it and she couldn't. - “Surviving R.

Kelly” executive producer Dream Hampton says the music industry is still protecting the R&B star. - Everyone keeps looking the other way and that's it. Everyone has all these morals and principles, but when it's their turn, they look the other way, and that doesn't seem right to me. The honor test is not appropriate. Honor is when it is inconvenient. -And this time Dame had to face her pain in order to do the right thing. - It is time for us to assume the responsibility of empowering ourselves and looking the other way all these

year

s. - Aaliyah's ex-boyfriend, Damon Dash, is one of the first celebrities to speak out publicly against R.

Kelly. -If people had protected Aaliyah, many other girls would not have been touched. Aaliyah was like the sacrificial lamb for all of that because she didn't deserve any of it. So this energy is not anger, it is energy for change. I want to change the way we look at trauma rehabilitation, which is a prison. I want to change the way we heal. - After 20 years, Dame's fight for Aaliyah finally got justice. - Singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years behind bars following his conviction on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. - This is a significant result for all R.

Kelly victims, and especially for the survivors. -By remembering Aaliyah's lessons, Dame built the legacy of her that mattered most to her. - How do you want to be remembered, man? - As a warrior. I fight for what I love. -Dame Dash is launching her own streaming platform focused on health and healing and the businessman is also expecting a new baby with his fiancée Raquel Horn. - I saw all the things I was missing, so, you know, what do you think I would rather do, be on a yacht, serve a girl champagne, or take my daughter to buy a cupcake?

There's nothing better than taking your daughter to buy a cupcake, you know? There is nothing better than seeing your baby smile. -With her family by her side, Dame honors Aaliyah's memory every day. -There hasn't been a single day since she passed away, not a single one, in the 20 years that I haven't heard her name, heard her album or seen a photo of her. Every day she is present in my life and I feel lucky for that. - Every year, the legend grows and you are part of that legend. What do you think people should remember about her? - She was simply the best.

She still is. She was magical. I never thought she would see that magic again.