![]() ![]() Kelly proudly hails from the so-called Second City, with his boundless talent, he is second to none. A prolific artist, he churns out albums on a yearly basis from his Chocolate Factory studios in the heart of Chicago, drawing from the spirit of his musical forefathers Curtis Mayfield and Donnie Hathaway. It’s why he is the recipient of multiple Billboard, BMI and American Music Awards. It is this uncanny ability to compose classics and deliver electrifying live performances that define everything that is essential R. This precise craftsmanship led to a 2006 Stevie Wonder Award for Outstanding Achievements in Song Writing at the Soul Train Awards. He applies his concept to rich, full vocals that exude his intended effect. Kelly revisits simple, but profound aspects of the human experience – love, lust, desire, joy and pain that define classical art and drama. Always willing to venture in new directions, his latest duet pairs him with the coquettish persona of Keri Hilson.Īs a songwriter, R. With Usher, he performed “Same Girl,” which was a Rolling Stone Best Song of the Year in 2007. As a skilled collaborator, he pairs vocals with countless artists - Snoop Dogg, T.I. He flips the method of the moment with undeniable swagger and bold hip-hop sensibility. Kelly rests in his willingness to break from traditional formula and constantly push the envelope. From the tantalizing eight-times platinum R., to the Grammy-award winning anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” to his recent hit single “I’m a Flirt” with Bow Wow that garnered a 2008 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Award, R. In one moment, he is the virtuoso that delves into slow, deep delicious seduction, and the next finds him the sexy showman at the center of the party, in full body-rocking up-tempo flavor. Kelly’s musical tome is ripe with scintillating delivery and stirring rhythms that outlast thinner melodies by fleeting one-hit sensations. Yet, beyond the numbers is his vital contribution to the soul music continuum. The charts are telling of the Chicago native’s storied success- six #1 albums, 11 #1 singles, and 12 consecutive platinum albums. After 18 years of stardom, the multi-instrumentalist, producer and vocalist continues to forge an artistic path that caters to fantasy and captures the hearts of adoring fans, which is in essence, how an artist sells over 50 million records worldwide, and wears the crown of a king. Kelly, the three-time Grammy winning king of R&B, makes music of epic proportions. Drake released a very comical video for “Way 2 Sexy” on the day of its release, which features Future and Young Thug.R. 1 on the Billboard 200, with projections of 575,000 to 625,000 in the first week. Then I saw this post and just had to say something because to think we would stand beside that guy or write with him is just incredibly disgusting.Ĭertified Lover Boy is expected to go No. It’s kinda wild cause I was just reading “Baby Girl” by Kathy Iandoli and the recounts of some of that stuff is horrific and disgusting. ![]() And I’m not here to defend drakes lyrics, but I thought I would clear up that there is no actual r Kelly present and it’s a bit misleading to call him a co lyricist. Doesn’t sit well with me let me just say that. ![]() It has no significance no lyrics are present, r Kelly’s voice isn’t even present but if we wanted to use Ron c talking we were forced to license it. Behind that faintly which you can’t even hear is an r Kelly song playing in the background. Kelly wrote Satisfy You, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number and I Believe I Can Fly. Kelly originally did You Are Not Alone and Sadie. On a song called tsu at the beginning is a sample of OG Ron c talking. Kelly covered You Are Not Alone, Sadie and Let Your Light Shine on Me.
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