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I remember the Dre and Eazy beef. I'm glad those days are over. I don't blame Eric for responding to Dre Day but I wish he would've just responded and then left it alone. The beef then got worse. He even discussed his beef on The Box Talk and the Arsenio Hall show. Y'all might remember one of Eric's famous lines, "Dre day only meant Eazy's pay day." Well just know that he meant every word. Dre was still under a contract with Ruthless at the time so every record that he released, Eric was making money off it.

Well that was until he released Dre and The D.O.C from Ruthless. At the time I didn't know the full story but I do now. I remember that night like it happened yesterday.

*Flashback to 1992*
-Aaliyah's POV-

I was in the kitchen washing the dishes while Eric was in the living room watching the Rodney King trial. The Rodney King beating that happened in 1991 makes me sick to the stomach. Why would LAPD beat a man to death on camera just because of a speed chase? After I cleaned up, the phone began to ring and since I was close to it, I answered it.

"Hello?"

"I need to speak to Eric please."

"Okay but who is this?" I asked.

"I don't want to give my name but just know that me and Eric are cool."

"Alright hold on."

I walked in the living room and gave the phone to E.

"Here," I said while I sat on the couch.

"Who is it?" he asked.

"I don't know, he didn't give me his name."

"Aight, you watching this?"

"Yeah," I replied.

"Hello?"

"Is this Eric?" the voice on the other end asked.

"Yeah. Who this?"

"This is Suge. Listen, Dre needs to talk to you and he says it's urgent. Meet him at our studio as soon as possible."

"Did he say what it's about?"

"He didn't give any details but just know that it's about Ruthless."

"So why can't he talk to Jerry?"

"I mean it is your company right? Just get over here."

"Alright. I'll be there."

He hung up and headed toward the door.

"Who was that?" I asked.

"Nobody."

It's now 3:00 in the morning and Eric is still out. I don't know who called but all I know is I hope it wasn't serious. I tried to call everyone and asked if they heard from him but everyone said no. Next thing I know, Eric walks in our bedroom. He turned on the light and I saw his eye swollen and his lip is busted.

"Oh my God Eric. What happened to you baby?" I asked while wiping his lip with alcohol and a cotton ball.

"I was just at Jerry's house and I'm about to tell you what I told him. I gotta kill this nigga Suge Knight. My mind is made up, so don't try to talk me out of it because you can't."

"Eric is that who called you? What did he do to you? And no you are not going to kill him. You know better E, there's better ways to solve this."

He backed away.

"You got to be kidding me right? You taking up for this nigga? Do you really think I got a fucking choice? Look at my face! This muthafucka came at me and he deserves to die."

"Eric baby listen to me. I know how you feel. I know where you're coming from but you're going to listen to me and you're going to listen good; think about your future if you kill him. You'll be in prison and you can kiss your music, kids, and me goodbye."

"You know how I feel huh? Did a big ass nigga disrespect you and threaten to kill your mom if you didn't sign some fucking papers? Did a big ass nigga punch you in the eye? Exactly so you don't know how the fuck I feel girl. And if I do lose you after I kill this nigga all I can say is on to the next one."

"Excuse me? I'm just trying to save your ass but you know what? I don't care anymore. You a grown ass man, if you want to kill Suge then go ahead and do it. And as far as on to the next one, you will never find another woman like me. I promise you."

He laughed.

"You must not know me then girl. I'm going to leave it at that. But you know what? You're boring me right now. This conversation is over. I'm going to bed, goodnight," he said while getting in bed.

And at that moment, I knew that my relationship with Eric was never going to be the same. He just told me that it'll be easy to replace me. So how does he really feel about me? Am I just a piece of ass or does he consider me as his girlfriend? I saw another side of him. The guy that walked in a few minutes ago is not Eric Lynn Wright, I don't know who the hell he is. This is not the Eric I fell in love with, this must be Eazy-E.