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A$AP Rocky says Rihanna rushed to his Paris hotel room and found him crying on the bathroom floor after his father died around Christmas 2012. Rocky recalled that Rihanna initially called to congratulate him on his debut album's success, and when he stopped answering his phone, she came to check on him. He said the moment showed him who Rihanna was long before the two became romantically involved.

Rest in peace to Dolly Parton, who passed away peacefully today in Nashville at 80. She wrote "I Will Always Love You" in 1973 as a goodbye to her mentor Porter Wagoner. Elvis wanted to record it, but his manager demanded half the publishing, and Dolly turned him down. Twenty years later, Whitney Houston turned it into the biggest-selling single by a woman in history, and every dollar stayed Dolly's. Her family asks that donations be made to her Imagination Library in place of flowers.

It's been a quarter century since Aaliyah's tragic death and even though she's gone way too soon, the late legend's legacy will live on forever. She was only 11 years old when she first started performing, hitting the Sin City stage alongside her aunt, Gladys Knight. Aaliyah dropped her debut album in 1994, when she was just 14. Her second album went double platinum, and her third and final album scored her a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album.

Famous Dex has been arrested for domestic battery. Official records show the rapper was taken into custody on Sunday and booked on a domestic battery charge. It appears Famous Dex was still in a Vegas jail at the time of publication. This isn't the first time Famous Dex has dealt with legal issues.

25 years ago today we lost Baby Girl, and it still doesn't feel real. She was 15 when she arrived and only 22 when she was taken, and in those seven short years she changed R&B forever. "One in a Million" took two unknowns named Missy Elliott and Timbaland and built a sound the whole genre is still chasing, the cool, the futuristic drums, that whisper-soft voice floating over hard beats.