R. Kelly

Released: November 22, 2012

Songwriter: R. Kelly

Producer: R. Kelly

[R. Kelly, Narrating]

Well, if this hasn't taught you nothin' else, it's taught you that
Everybody's got a closet
And they own problems that need solvin'

Could this be another case
Of what comes around comes back around?
And what goes up must come-

Well y'all've heard this end
Y'all get the point
Let me get back to the story
'Cause these next chapters of 'Trapped in the Closet' is gonna be so crazy

Sylvester and Gwen, chillin' in the bed, watchin' TV
No drama
Phone rings, he says, "Hello?"
Somebody says, "Sylvester?"
He says, "Who is this, and how did you get this number?"

Cathy and Rufus decides to do a little shopping downtown, oh Michigan
Her phone rings again
She says, "Rufus, it's those people again."
He says, "Hang up. Hang up."

Now everything seems to calm down between Big Man, James, and Bridget
'Till Bridget gets a call
Someone says, "We wanna talk to you,"
She says, "Who is this?"
"Mmmh hmm."
(Gasp) "Am I gonna be famous?"

Twan on the corner, in the front of the liquor store, talkin' on his cell phone, somebody calls, he switch over and says, "Speak on it!"
"Who?"
"Man, don't be fuckin' with me!"
"You shittin' me?"
"How much am I gettin' paid?"

Then Rosie and Randolph gets a call!

Then, then Tina and Roxane gets a call!

Then Joey!

Reverend Moseley!

Big Man!

James!

Pimp Lucius!

Now they tried and tried and tried and tried, but there was no luck!
When it came to gettin' in touch
With Chuck....

Where are you, Chuck?

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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Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23–33

From the album

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23–33

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Trapped in the Closet Chapter 23R. Kelly

R. Kelly

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23–33