They had been at it awhile when I walked in to join them, and I saw there was a young woman sitting on the floor by the door quietly rewinding the cassette tape so the girls could start the song again. We smiled at each other, and she pressed Play on the tape. When Beyoncé came over, she said, “Aaliyah, this is my mama.” Aaliyah stood up and brushed her hair back as my mouth fell open. I just thought she was a friend of Fatima’s helping out. She was, but here was this superstar who was so humble. We got to chatting and after Mathew came in, Aaliyah asked permission to take the girls along to a
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