Many have admitted that the lyrics were more mature in comparison with the first solo experience and the critics still consider this disc the best work of Kelly in all his career. The result was incredibly successful – more than four million sold copies, tops of hip-hop and R&B charts, three multi-platinum singles You Remind Me Of Something, Down Low (Nobody Has To Know) and I Can’t Sleep Baby (If I). But Kelly’s family life was not too long – due to the non-age of Aaliyah the marriage was cancelled in 1995, and Robert came back to his studio to record his second solo album called R. Her debut album was released several month before the marriage of the two artists came to light. In the following year Kelly decided to broaden his activities and began to work as a producer for young acts and artists, such as Aaliyah, then unknown 15-year old girl from Detroit. Afterwards the album became multi-platinum with more than five million sold copies and brought the artist the all-time fame.
R&B charts for twelve record-setting weeks. The disc included such hits as Sex Me and Your Body’s Calling, as well as the single Bump & Grind registering at No. Thinking that solo career would bring him more success, he left the band and in 1993 released his solo album 12 Play. DJ), and all of them were performed by Robert Kelly.
Some of the album’s songs became hits – She's Got That Vibe, Honey Love, Dedicated, and Slow Dance (Hey Mr. Kelly arranged a band called Public Announcement and in 1991 they released their debut work Born into the 90’s. Soon he was noticed by a musical producer Wayne Williams, the owner of Jive Records label, and by the end of the year a contract with the young artist was signed. In 1990 Robert took his electronic keyboard and went in the city streets to sing and earn money. Studying at the Kenwood Academy High School he won a young talents show, singing Stevie Wonder’s Ribbon In The Sky, following which he decided to commit himself to music. From early childhood his passions were basketball and music, which he loved more. Kelly, was born on Januin Chicago, Illinois. Sexual connotations aside, we can only hope that like the 'Pied Piper' R-Kelly's 7th studio album will indeed set a new precedence and assist R&B back on the right path of creating classic, non-disposable, music for the soul.Robert Sylvester Kelly, best known by the name R. This emotive track will provide many a talking point for those who crave celebrity fodder as Kelly presents the proverbial middle finger to the media and detractors alike. However, the tempo skips the blissful beat on several tracks, most notably, the autobiographical 'Heaven I Need A Hug'. It's apparent that the troubled star has found a happy medium to create a release, the joyous screams are frequent he doesn't sound like a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders, but a revived soul in spiritual euphoria. In tribute to Stevie's musical experimentation, take a spin of the Latin inspired 'Snake'. For Marvin, take a listen to the seductive groove of the 'Step In The Name Of Love'. Musically, the album reunites all the soul greats into one delectable platter.
Old-school receives a thorough dusting down and is presented as brand sparkling new on this monster 16 track CD that, also offers listeners 5 bonus cuts from the neglected Loveland project, bootlegged to extinction in 2002. In addition he single-handedly serves as writer, producer and arranger. Kelly has made a concentrated effort here to move away from the formulaic (not a Neptunes track in earshot) and has tailored an organic blend of soul, gospel, blues and salsa. R-Kelly is guilty of all the above but has still managed to pull off one of the most relevant musical offerings of the current millennium. Rehashing the phrase 'come to daddy' and referring to ones self as the ' Pied Piper of R&B' is equally naïve at best, brazen at worst. Naming your album Chocolate Factory in the midst of a child pornography scandal might not be the wisest decision, especially with all the youthful connotations associated with the children's classic.
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