Aaliyah died in a plane crash in Dominican Republic .
It still remains the highest rated and most viewed Access Granted episode in the series ' history.  ? v=gxn8KwMDYKM Tribute to an Eternal Legendary Icon from BET 's Access Granted On August 25 , 2001 , Aaliyah and eight others were killed in an airplane crash in Bahamas after filming the music video for the single `` Rock the Boat '' .
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