R. Kelly

Released: November 10, 1998

Songwriter: R. Kelly

Producer: R. Kelly

[Skit]
Player 1: This is Player Hater One reporting from PHD base. Over
Base: This is PHD base, go ahead Hater One
Player 1: Yeah, we have our talent in sight. How would you have us proceed? Over
Captain: Hater One, this is your Captain Player Hater, what is the talent's position?
Player 1: Well sir, due to the heavy rains up here, it's hard to tell what the talent is carrying. Over
Captain: Well, I suggest you try real hard, Hater One. Over
Player 1: Uh, yes sir, well it looks like he's carrying something square like, sir. Over
Captain: What do you mean square like? Over
Player 1: I don't know sir, a CD of some sort, with glowing lettering. Over
Captain: Hater One, I want you to look very carefully on that disc and tell me what the letterings are
Player 1: Oh my God, this is big, sir
Captain: Talk to me, Hater
Player 1: "Kelly V-I-P". I repeat, "Kelly V-I-P", sir. Over
Base: He's right captain, this is big
Captain: Only if we allow him to reach his destination
Player 1: We're waiting on an order, sir. Sir?
Captain: Hater One, this is your captain, I order you to take the talent out, Do not, I repeat, do not under any circumstances let this disc be heard. Over
Player 1: Roger that sir, all systems go. Minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0

Robert Kelly is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, where he first started performing under the “L” subway tracks as a teenager. This led into his first album, Born Into the 90’s, being released in 1992 as a collaboration between R. Kelly and Public Announcement. R. Kelly wrote and produced the entire album, which contained the #1 R&B hits “Honey Love” and “Slow Dance,” along with the Top 10 R&B hits “She’s Got That Vibe” (#7) and “Dedicated” (#9). The following year, Kelly went on to become a solo act.

In 1993, he released his first solo album, 12 Play, featuring the hits “Bump N' Grind” and “Your Body’s Callin'.” He released a self-titled album in 1995 featuring the hits “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)” and “You Remind Me of Something,” while his 1998 double album, R., featured a string of hits, including “I Am Your Angel” with Celine Dion, “When a Woman’s Fed Up,” and his Grammy Award-winning song “I Believe I Can Fly” from the Space Jam soundtrack.

The success of these albums led to him becoming an in-demand producer in the ‘90s, writing and producing #1 hits for Aaliyah (“Back & Forth”), Janet Jackson (“Any Time, Any Place (Remix)”), Changing Faces (“G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T”), Maxwell (“Fortunate”), and Michael Jackson (“You Are Not Alone”).

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