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{{Infobox Musical artist
| Name = R. Kelly
| Img = Ballasyrkellypic.jpg
| Img_capt = R. Kelly performing during his "Light It Up Tour".
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Robert Sylvester Kelly
| Alias =
| Born = {{birth date and age|1967|1|8}}<br>[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]
| Origin =
| Genre = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[pop music|pop]], [[dance-pop]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[pop rap]]
| Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[record producer]]
| Instruments = [[Singing]], [[piano]]
| Years_active = 1989–1993 <small>(groups)</small><br>1993–present <small>(solo)</small>
| Associated_acts = [[Twista]], [[Syleena Johnson]], [[The Notorious B.I.G]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Polow da Don]], [[Nas]], [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Usher]]
| Label = [[Jive Records|Jive]]
| URL = [http://www.r-kelly.com www.r-kelly.com]
}}'''Robert Sylvester Kelly''' (born January 8, 1967) better known by his [[stage name]] '''R. Kelly''', is an [[United States|American]] multiplatinum selling [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[pop music|pop]] [[singer-songwriter]], occasional [[raper|rapper]] and [[record producer]]. Debuting in 1992 with the group [[Public Announcement]], Kelly went solo within a year for a successful solo career starting with the album, ''[[12 Play]]'' (1993). Since then, Kelly has been known for a collection of hit singles including "[[Bump N' Grind]]", "[[I Believe I Can Fly]]", "[[Ignition (song)|Ignition]]" and the [[urban contemporary|urban]] [[hip-hopera]] "[[Trapped in the Closet]]".

On June 6, 2002, Kelly was indicted on 21 counts of having sexual intercourse with a minor. These were later reduced to soliciting a minor for [[child pornography]], for which he was acquitted on June 13, 2008.<ref name=WPAquittal2008>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/13/AR2008061300651.html R. Kelly Acquitted in Child-Porn Video Case]</ref>

== Career ==
=== Early years ===
{{main|Public Announcement}}
Born and raised in [[Chicago, Illinois]], Kelly was into music at an early age. Kelly's mother, Joanne Kelly, was a singer herself and performed in a group called Six Pack. Kelly states that it was she who heavily influenced his interest in music early on. As a teenager, Kelly began street performing before he eventually formed a group with his friend Marc McWilliams. In 1989, Kelly and McWilliams formed the group MGM (Musically Gifted Men). Along with MGM, Kelly performed on the TV talent show Big Break hosted by [[Natalie Cole]], and went on to win the $100,000 grand prize. Soon after, R. Kelly & MGM released their first single "Why You Wanna Play Me" on Tavdash Records.<ref>http://blackmogul.com/2007/06/07/r-kelly/</ref> Internal disputes lead to a conflict between R. Kelly and MGM and decided to part ways. R. Kelly, with the help of manager Barry Hankerson, was able to get out of his contract with MGM. Hankerson then helped Kelly sign a deal with Jive Records in 1991.

Shortly after getting his record deal with Chris Anderson His Cousin, Kelly met Andre Boykins from [[Public Announcement]] and auditioned the guys to be his back up singers and dancers. R. Kelly & Public Announcement released their debut album, ''[[Born Into the '90s]]'' in January 1992. One of the last albums to be released during the [[new jack swing]] period of the early nineties, the album yielded the hits "She's Got That Vibe", "[[Honey Love]]", "Dedicated", and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)" all of which was led by Kelly. The group was billed as ''R. Kelly and Public Announcement'' essentially making the group backup members for Kelly rather than in a cohesive unit. After a successful tour ended in 1993, Kelly left Public Announcement to focus on a solo career.

===Early solo career===
In 1993, Kelly's debut solo album, ''[[12 Play]]'', was released in the fall of that year and yielded the singer's first number-one hit, "[[Bump N' Grind]]" which spent a record breaking 12 weeks at number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart. The single became the longest running number one R&B hit in over 30 years on the singles chart in Billboard magazine. <ref>http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003809/R-Kelly.html</ref> Subsequent hit singles were released such as "Your Body's Callin'" and "Sex Me". 12 Play held the number on spot on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart for nine consecutive weeks making Kelly one of the hottest, most sought after performers of the 90s in R&B and hip hop circles. Kelly's career really took off with the success of ''12 Play'' and Kelly began outside work as a [[record producer]] working with notable acts such as [[Toni Braxton]], [[the Winans]], [[Gladys Knight]], and [[Quincy Jones]], and introducing urban audiences to young female singers such as [[Aaliyah]] and the duo [[Changing Faces]]. In 1994, he also produced a remix for [[Janet Jackson]]'s 1994 hit, "[[Any Time, Any Place]]" and worked on "[[You Are Not Alone]]" for [[Michael Jackson]] for his 1995 album, ''[[HIStory]]''. It was later determined by a [[Belgium]] right society called SABAM, that Kelly had plagiarized the melody for "You Are Not Alone" from the song's original 1993 composition by veteran songwriters-producers and publishers Eddy and Danny Van Passel. Kelly's solo success continued with the release of his second solo album, ''[[R. Kelly (album)|R. Kelly]]'', popular for the singles "[[You Remind Me of Something]]" and "I Can't Sleep (Baby If I)". A duet with [[Ronald Isley]] of [[The Isley Brothers]] created a hit with "Down Low", partially due to the music video of the song which introduced fans to Isley's "Mr. Biggs" character.

===Continued success===
In 1996, Kelly released one of his most successful singles with "[[I Believe I Can Fly]]", originally released on the ''[[Space Jam]]'' soundtrack. The single, which came up after the movie's star [[Michael Jordan]] asked Kelly to compose a song for the soundtrack, was composed while Kelly was on a tour with [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] "I Believe I Can Fly" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on the UK pop charts. The single was a huge worldwide success and remains Kelly's [[signature song]]. [[Rolling Stone]] Magazine <ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/5 The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time : Rolling Stone<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> named it as the 408th of its [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|top 500 songs of all time]]. Building on the hype of "Fly", Kelly released a [[double album]] simply titled ''[[R.]]'' That album would become Kelly's biggest-selling album to date selling over eight million copies according to the [[RIAA]] and [[Soundscan]] and yielded the popular singles, "[[I'm Your Angel]]" (featuring [[Celine Dion]]) and "When a Woman's Fed Up". In between and afterwards, Kelly also found success with soundtracks such as "Gotham City" from ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'', "Bad Man" from ''Shaft'' and "The World's Greatest" from ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]''. In 1999, Kelly also wrote and produced, along with [[Wyclef Jean]], the majority of the soundtrack to the Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence movie ''[[Life (film)|Life]]''. Kelly composed ten songs on the soundtrack while Wyclef composed five. Kelly also contributed two songs, Bad Man and Up and Outta Here, to the updated [[Samuel L. Jackson]] movie, ''[[Shaft (film)|Shaft]]''. In 2000, Kelly released ''[[TP-2.com]]'', which yielded the hits "I Wish" and the remix to "Fiesta", which included a collaboration with [[Jay-Z]]. Because of the success of that song and another Kelly/Jay-Z collaboration, "Guilty 'Til Proven Innocent", from Jay-Z's ''Dynasty'' album, it was announced in early 2002 that the duo collaborated on a joint album and tour titled ''[[The Best of Both Worlds (R. Kelly & Jay-Z album)|The Best of Both Worlds]]''. Due to controversy surrounding Kelly at the time, there was little promotion with the album when it was finally released and Kelly instead refocused his attention on his solo work as both a recording artist and producer.

During late 2001 and early 2002, Kelly began working on the follow up to his album [[TP-2.com]] entitled ''Loveland''. The album was scheduled to be released in November 2002, but like ''Best of Both Worlds'' before it, heavy bootlegging led to it being delayed. The singer then retooled the whole album titled the ''[[Chocolate Factory]]'' did feature several of the bootlegged tracks - and many have cropped up elsewhere, as seen below. It also came as a six track bonus disc with the initial pressings of ''Chocolate Factory'' (Bootlegged tracks are listed in this footnote<ref>Tracks possibly intended for ''Loveland'', which appeared on the bootlegged version include:
#"Spirit" (appeared on ''[[Happy People/U Saved Me]]'')
#"All I" (unreleased, but sampled by [[Mannie Fresh]] on his 2004 track "Lady, Lady")
#"Leap of Faith" (appeared on ''[[Happy People/U Saved Me]]'')
#"Make Me" (appeared on ''[[Chocolate Factory]]'' under the title "You Knock Me Out")
#"Fly" (extended [[opera]] influenced version of "[[I Believe I Can Fly]]" as used on the TP-2 Tour)
#"The World's Greatest" (was already released on the ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]'' OST)
#"(Step) In The Name Of Love" (appeared on ''[[Chocolate Factory]]'' in both original mix and remix versions, which was a No. 1 R&B hit)
#"Love For Me" (renamed "Far More" and was available on the bonus ''Loveland'' CD with the first pressings of ''[[Chocolate Factory]]'')
#"Somethings Never Change" (unreleased, a very 1970s [[Stevie Wonder]]-like track)
#"Forever And Ever" (appeared on ''[[Chocolate Factory]]'' under the name "Forever")
#"You Bring Me Joy" (unreleased, a soulful bedroom ballad)
#"Make You My Baby" (track given to [[Joe (singer)|Joe]], appeared on his 2003 album ''[[And Then...]]'')
#"Come to Daddy" (originally part of the ''BOBW'' tracklisting, unknown if this would have been on ''Loveland'')
#"Kiss You In Those Places" (unreleased, appeared on original ''[[TP-3: Reloaded]]'' tracklisting, but not final album)
#"More and More" (track given to [[Joe (singer)|Joe]], was a single, and appeared on his 2003 album ''[[And Then...]]'')</ref>).

In early 2003, the album ''Chocolate Factory'' became a runaway success for Kelly, selling over three million copies due to the success of singles such as "[[Ignition]]", "Snake" and "Step in the Name of Love". Later that year Kelly followed that success by releasing his first, and long overdue, greatest hits collection ''The R in R&B Collection Volume 1.'' In 2004, Kelly released the ambitious two-disc set, ''[[Happy People/U Saved Me]]'', with the former side including feel good stepping inspired tracks, while focusing on [[gospel]] and [[inspirational]] material on the latter. That same year, Kelly performed the [[Star-Spangled Banner]] during the introduction of the world championship boxing fight between [[Bernard Hopkins]] and [[Jermain Taylor]]. His performance, which included a line of dancers doing the "stepping" routine and a pre-recorded instrumental track set to the sound of "Happy People", was met with a mixed reaction. In October of 2004, Kelly reunited with Jay-Z to do a follow-up to their ''Best of Both Worlds'' album shortly after announcing a tour to coincide with the project after the duo performed together during Jay-Z's "farewell" concert at [[Madison Square Garden]] a year before. The duo's ''[[Unfinished Business (R. Kelly & Jay-Z album)|Unfinished Business]]'' album was released and peaked at number-one on the Billboard chart.

===Current work===
''Double Up'' included the hit single "[[I'm a Flirt#Remix|I'm a Flirt (Remix)]]", featuring T.I. and T-Pain. The original track entitled "I'm a Flirt", also produced and co-written by R. Kelly, appeared as a hidden track on [[Bow Wow]]'s ''[[The Price of Fame]]'' (2006). However, Kelly never gave the rights for the song to be released as a formal single, although it was played by many radio stations before the remix version. Kelly's first single from 'Double Up' was "I'm a Flirt (Remix)." Bow Wow was not featured on this version of the song. In Kelly's video for "I'm a Flirt (Remix)", he encourages fans to call a number which flashes up quickly on the screen. Fans who called the number were greeted by a recording of Kelly talking about his upcoming album and playing snippets of new songs in the studio. "I'm a Flirt (Remix)" was successful for Kelly. The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks. R Kelly is also set to release a hit with new English rapper Martin Rattigan. This was confirmed by both parties on September 16th 2008 and will feature on Rattigan's upcoming album Stickup. Another hit on the album, "[[Same Girl]]", was a duet between Kelly and [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]. The single peaked at number 20 on the Hot 100 and peaked at number four on the R&B chart. Other singles such as "Rock Star" - featuring [[Ludacris]] and [[Kid Rock]], "Sex Planet" and "Freaky in the Club" were modest R&B charters. The latter two were not officially released as singles, neither was the title track featuring [[Snoop Dogg]].

Kelly's other single from ''Double Up'' titled "Rise Up" was a tribute to the victims of the [[Virginia Tech massacre]]. The song was officially released as a digital download May 15, 2007. Proceeds were donated to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, a fund that helped family members of the victims of the shootings.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lamb |first=Bill |url=http://top40.about.com/b/a/209075.htm |title=R. Kelly Records "Rise Up" - An Anthem for Healing in Aftermath of Virginia Tech Shootings |publisher=About.com |date=2007-05-04 |accessdate=2007-05-09}}</ref> In 2008, ''Billboard'' reported that Kelly plans to release his newest album titled ''[[12 Play: Fourth Quarter]]'' this summer. The album's current single, "[[Hair Braider]]", has climbed as high as No. 56 on Billboard's R&B chart so far. On September 18, Kelly released the video to the second single "Skin" from 4th Quarter. However, the album still has no official release date. A few months later, Kelly recorded a verse for a remix to [[Kanye West|Kanye West's]] single ''[[Love Lockdown]]''. A recent track was leaked on the internet titled "I Believe", containing an excerpt from Barack Obamas presidential acceptance speech. This song is available on iTunes as a free download.

==Personal life==
===Childhood===
Robert Sylvester Kelly was born on January 8, 1967 in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. Raised in Chicago's [[South Side (Chicago)|South Side]] projects, Kelly was the third of four children, born to his mother Joanne Kelly, including two brothers Bruce and Carey and a sister, Theresa. Raised in a single-parent household, Kelly told reporters later that he was shot by a [[mugger]] at thirteen though his mother said that the story was an attempt to cover an attempted [[suicide]]<ref name="autogenerated1">http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/kelly/940633,kellytimeline.article R. Kelly timeline: A chronology from birth to trial</ref>. Afterwards, Kelly turned to playing [[basketball]] and [[music]] to escape the harsh surroundings of his upbringing. Kelly's mother died after a long battle with cancer in 1993.

Kelly's grandmother Robbie Kelly was also a great influence in his life. Kelly credits a lot of his musical success to his former music teacher [[Lena McLin]]. It was in her class that Kelly realized his talents.

===Marriages and children===
In 1994, it was reported that Kelly allegedly married his protégé, R&B singer [[Aaliyah]], whom he had known since she was 12 and had been spending three years to work on her debut, ''[[Age Ain't Nothing But A Number]]''. According to ''[[VIBE]]'' magazine, a marriage document was printed showcasing the marriage certificate and noted that Aaliyah had lied about being eighteen when in truth she was only fifteen. The marriage was reportedly annulled soon afterward and neither singer confirmed the marriage rumors, dismissing them as lies. In 1996, Kelly married Andrea Lee, a dancer from his tour. Together the couple have two daughters and a son. According to Andrea, later in the marriage Kelly became abusive toward her. At one time she considered filing a restraining order against Kelly but recanted the decision. According to sources, the couple are said to be in the midst of a divorce. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,17466,00.html |title=R. Kelly's Marital Woes |last=Grossberg |first=Josh |date=September 28, 2005 |work=[[E!]] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060420161814/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,17466,00.html |archivedate=2006-04-20}}</ref>

==Legal cases, lawsuits, and controversies==
===Lawsuits filed by alleged victims===
In 1994, rumors surfaced that Kelly had married fellow singer Aaliyah, which both singers had denied. Two other suits by underage girls were settled and he denied any relationship with either of them, stating that the settlement was strictly to protect his emerging career. Another woman sued him claiming that he seduced her at age 16, got her pregnant, and forced her to get an abortion<ref>http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/kelly/939996,kellyd.article R. Kelly: Inspirational singer or perverted swinger, Chicago Sun Times, June 9, 2002</ref>.

===The tape scandal and child pornography charges===
None of the prior reports reached the level of publicity that followed the release of a video tape in February 2002 that allegedly showed Kelly and a 14-year-old daughter of an associate, and niece of [[Sparkle (singer)|Sparkle]], a former Kelly protégée, engaging in sex.<ref name="10-12-06">{{cite news|title=Controversial R. Kelly Sex Case Finally Goes To Trial| date = [[2006-10-12]] | url=http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9979|publisher=4Control Media|accessdate=2007-02-21}}</ref> The tape, released by an unknown source, was sent to the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', the newspaper that broke the story. While some witnesses have identified the alleged victim, the girl and her parents and other witnesses have denied that she is the person shown on the tape. Kelly has also denied that he is the man in the video.<ref>{{cite news|title=R. Kelly: In His Own Words|date = May 2002 |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/r/r_kelly/news_feature_051302/index2.jhtml|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref>

Bootleg copies of that tape became widely available on the [[black market]] and over [[file sharing]] networks. In June 2002, Kelly was indicted in Chicago for 21 counts of having sex with a minor, which were later reduced to soliciting a minor for [[child pornography]], seven counts of videotaping the acts, and seven counts of producing child pornography. These charges came after viewing the tapes showed that there was no actual sexual intercourse involved.<ref name="10-12-06"/>

It took more than six years for the case to go to trial. Jury selection began on May 9, 2008, and the trial officially started on May 20 with opening statements from the prosecution and defense. After two weeks, the prosecution's case wrapped on June 3 while the defense's wrapped six days later, on June 9. After less than a day of deliberations, on June 13, 2008 a Chicago jury found R. Kelly not guilty of all 14 counts of videotaping himself having sex with an underage girl. <ref>[http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b142765_kelly_found_not_guilty.html?utm_campaign=dft&utm_source=slfmmz&utm_medium=lnk R. Kelly Found Not Guilty! ''E! Online'']</ref>

===Florida charges===
In addition to the charges in Illinois, Kelly was being considered for further charges in [[Polk County, Florida]] on January 23, 2003 on 12 counts of possession of child pornography when authorities alleged to have found a digital camera containing 12 pictures of an underage female with three of them showing Kelly and her engaged in intercourse.<ref name="10-12-06"/> These claims were never proven, and the charges were dropped after the search that led to them was ruled illegal.<ref name="10-12-06"/>

===Other tapes===
In 2004, allegations emerged that among Kelly's tapes was one including gospel singer [[Deleon Richards]], the wife of [[Detroit Tigers]] baseball player [[Gary Sheffield]]. There have been several other lawsuits against Kelly.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,10054,00.html |title=R. Kelly Rung Up on Porn Charges |last=Grossberg |first=Josh |date=June 5, 2002 |work=[[E!]] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060504062029/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,10054,00.html |archivedate=2006-05-04}}</ref> A dancer sued for invasion of privacy because tapes of her private acts with him were circulated, alleging that he allowed distribution of copies without her consent. The dancer later alleged that the taping was without her consent and was not properly protected.

===Trial delays===
After a number of delays, on October 27, 2006 a [[Cook County, Illinois]] court hearing for pre-trial motions set the date of the actual trial to February 7, 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Update: R. Kelly Hearing Postponed|date=October 13, 2006|url= http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9994| publisher=4Control Media|accessdate=2007-02-21}}</ref> On the date of the trial Kelly's lawyer informed the court that his client was unable to attend because he was "undergoing surgery for a burst appendix." He also announced that Kelly was "in good condition and was expected to be released from the hospital later in the day." His attorney stated that Kelly (who pled not guilty) would be in attendance on the next trial date of February 21, 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=R. Kelly Misses Court After Surgery|url=http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/08/people_hot_water/main2451763.shtml | date = [[2007-02-08]] | publisher=The Associated Press|accessdate=2007-02-21}}</ref> It had previously been announced by the court that the videotape that allegedly shows Kelly performing sex acts with an underage girl will be publicly shown as evidence in the trial.

The trial, however, was delayed due to disputes over when the tape was made and to give medical recuperation time to the sitting judge following a fall resulting in broken bones. Later the case was set for a September 17 date.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/02/pornography.rkelly.reut/index.html?eref=rss_topstories R. Kelly to be tried on child pornography charges - CNN.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Lawsuits by former associates===
On October 4, 2006 former employee Henry "Love" Vaughn (who claims to have been a “mentor and guide” to Kelly since he was a teenager) has filed a lawsuit against Kelly accusing him of assault, false imprisonment, and a breach of contract that defrauded him of songwriting royalties. Vaughn claims Kelly and his associates dragged him to the basement of Kelly’s Olympia Fields home on February 19, 2006 and Kelly “repeatedly struck him about the face and body with his fists." Vaughn also claims he gave Kelly the “concept” for the song “Steppin”. Kelly’s spokesman declared that Vaughn is merely trying to extort money and told reporters that a police investigation found no evidence to Vaughn’s assault allegations. Olympia Fields police confirmed that they had investigated the matter but would not comment beyond saying “we didn’t file any charges in the case.”<ref>{{cite news|title=R. Kelly Accused of Assault & Stealing Songwriting Royalties|date=[[2006-10-05]]|author=Jolene Petipas|url= http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9928|accessdate=2007-02-21}}</ref>

===Controversial statements===
In 2003, he compared his legal troubles to [[Osama Bin Laden]] in an interview with ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' saying to the magazine, "Bin Laden is the only one who knows exactly what I'm going through". In the spring 2007 edition of XXL's ''Hip-Hop Soul'' magazine, while promoting his new album and one week before his latest court date, Kelly compared himself to [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Bob Marley]] and [[Martin Luther King, Jr]]:

<blockquote>"I'm the Ali of today. I'm the Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today. I'm the Martin Luther King, or all the other greats that have come before us. And a lot of people are starting to realize that now."</blockquote>

An R. Kelly spokesman stated that the quote was taken out of context.
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===Relationship with former publicist's daughter===
In November 2007, Kelly's longtime publicist, Regina Daniels, issued a statement announcing she had resigned her position. "I have always prided myself on professionalism, respect and loyalty," Daniels said. "I ended my relationship with Kelly because there are some lines you just don't cross." Daniels' husband, music retailer George Daniels, said in a statement, "I have also disassociated myself from Kelly."<ref>{{cite news|title=Separate Ways |date=[[2007-11-15]]|author=Stella Foster|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/foster/651704,CST-NWS-stella15.article | publisher=The Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref> The reason for Daniels resigning came from the fact that Kelly had had a sexual relationship with the couple's adult stepdaughter, whom Kelly had known since she was seven. After their daughter had told her parents about the relationship, George Daniels then reportedly confronted Kelly about the reported relationship but Kelly denied it. Afterwards, the Daniels family disassociated themselves from Kelly. -->

===Tour problems===
In late 2004, Kelly and Jay-Z went out on the ''Unfinished Business'' tour but the tour was plagued by a rivalry between the two stars and Kelly reportedly showing up late or not at all to gigs. The singer, according to Jay-Z, often complained that the touring lights weren't directed towards him and often left during the middle of sets. Another night during the concert, Kelly stayed on his tour bus for two hours before finally coming out to perform an uninspired set. Jay-Z eventually removed R. Kelly halfway through the tour, after a member of Jay-Z's entourage attacked R. Kelly with [[Mace (spray)|Mace]] or [[pepper spray]]. On April 25, 2006, it was confirmed that Jay-Z's younger cousin, Tyran (Ty-Ty) Smith confessed in a Manhattan Criminal Court to pepper-spraying R. Kelly and four of his bodyguards at Madison Square Garden in October 2004. Smith had been charged with assault, but was allowed to plead guilty to disorderly conduct for four days of community service. After the original incident, Jay-Z made Smith an executive of Def Jam Records. A Kelly rep said that Kelly's $16 million lawsuit against Jay-Z and Smith is close to a settlement. Kelly also launched a $75 million lawsuit against Jay-Z for removing him from the tour, which received a countersuit by Jay-Z which was thrown out by the judge.

In 2007, Kelly began his ''Double Up'' tour with [[Ne-Yo]], [[Keyshia Cole]] and [[J. Holiday]] opening for him. After two shows, promoter Leonard Rowe had Ne-Yo removed from the tour because of a contract dispute. However, Ne-Yo alleges that the reason for the dropout was because Ne-Yo believes he received a better response from critics and fans, even though he only performed at two shows. Ne-Yo filed a lawsuit against Rowe Entertainment. It was shown that Kelly was not mentioned in the lawsuit. In December 2007, Kelly was admonished by the judge for not showing up to another preliminary court hearing on his case due to his tour bus being held up in Utah.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1576840/20071219/kelly_r.jhtml </ref> The judge threatened to revoke Kelly's bond, but the judge eventually decided not to. In 2008, Kelly released a [[rap music|rap]] track titled "I'm a Beast" in which he coarsely attacked his haters. Many figured the song attacked either [[Ne-Yo]], [[Jay-Z]] or [[Young Jeezy]] though Kelly himself never mentioned by name who the song was directed to.

===Lawsuit against Rowe Entertainment===
On October 6, an independent arbitrator awarded Kelly $3.4 million for performances on the Double Up Tour during the fall of 2007 and early 08. The singer initiated legal action back in February against Rowe Entertainment while he was still on tour. Kelly completed the tour while the payment dispute was still ongoing. Not wanting to disappoint his fans, Kelly decided to complete the tour -- in effect, performing for free. Arbitrator Richard P. Byrne, a retired Superior Court judge, also determined that Rowe had sold off nonexistent shares in Kelly's shows without the singer's knowledge or consent and held Rowe responsible for the resulting lawsuits from investors.

Kelly said in a statement, "I agreed to let Leonard Rowe promote my tour because he convinced me he was an underdog who deserved a chance to prove himself. Like the saying goes, 'No good deed goes unpunished.' "

"I have complete sympathy for all the good people who were swindled by Rowe," Kelly said in a statement, "and I will do everything I can to help them get their money back from him."
<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596431/20081006/kelly_r.jhtml</ref>

==Discography==
{{main|R. Kelly discography|R. Kelly production discography}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
===Studio Albums===
*1992: ''[[Born into the '90s]]
*1993: ''[[12 Play]]''
*1995: ''[[R. Kelly (album)|R. Kelly]]''
*1998: ''[[R. (album)|R.]]''
*2000: ''[[TP-2.com]]''
*2003: ''[[Chocolate Factory]]''
*2004: ''[[Happy People/U Saved Me]]''
*2005: ''[[TP-3: Reloaded]]''
*2007: ''[[Double Up (R. Kelly album)|Double Up]]''
*2009: ''[[12 Play: Fourth Quarter]]''
{{col-2}}
===Collaboration Albums===
*1992: ''[[Born into the '90s]]'' <small>(with [[Public Announcement]])</small>
*2002: ''[[The Best of Both Worlds (R. Kelly & Jay-Z album)|The Best of Both Worlds]]'' <small>(with [[Jay-Z]])</small>
*2004: ''[[Unfinished Business (R. Kelly & Jay-Z album)|Unfinished Business]]'' <small>(with [[Jay-Z]])</small>

===Compilation Albums===
*2003: ''[[The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1]]''
*2005: ''[[Remix City Vol. 1]]''
{{col-end}}

===Singles===
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! width="28" rowspan="2"| Year
! width="300" rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="7"| Chart positions <small>[http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PRKelly.htm]</small><small>[http://swedishcharts.com/]</small><small>[http://dutchcharts.nl/]</small>
! width="210" rowspan="2"| Album
|-

! width="40"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small>
! width="40"| <small>[[R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks chart|R&B]]</small>
! width="40"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small>
! width="40"| <small>[[Media Control Charts|GER]]</small>
! width="40"| <small>[[Canada|CAN]]</small>
! width="40"| <small>[[SWE]]</small>
! width="40"| <small>[[NL]]</small>
|-
| [[1992 in music|1992]]
| "She's Got That Vibe" <small>(with [[Public Announcement]])</small>
|align="center"| 59
|align="center"| 7
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''[[Born into the '90s|Born Into The 90's]]''
|-
| 1992
| "[[Honey Love]]" <small>(with [[Public Announcement]])</small>
|align="center"| 39
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''Born Into The 90's''
|-
| 1992
| "Slow Dance" <small>(with [[Public Announcement]])</small>
|align="center"| 43
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''Born Into The 90's''
|-
| [[1993 in music|1993]]
| "Dedicated" <small>(with [[Public Announcement]])</small>
|align="center"| 31
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''Born Into The 90's''
|-
| 1993
| "[[Sex Me]]"
|align="center"| 20
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 75
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''[[12 Play]]''
|-
| [[1994 in music|1994]]
| "[[Bump n' Grind]]"
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''12 Play''
|-
| 1994
| "Your Body's Callin'"
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 19
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''12 Play''
|-
| 1994
| "[[Summer Bunnies]]"
|align="center"| 55
|align="center"| 20
|align="center"| 23
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''12 Play''
|-
| [[1996 in music|1996]]
| "[[You Remind Me of Something]]"
|align="center"| 4
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 24
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''[[R. Kelly (album)|R. Kelly]]''
|-
| 1996
| "[[Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)]]" <small>(ft. [[Isley Brothers]])</small>
|align="center"| 4
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 23
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''R. Kelly''
|-
| 1996
| "[[Thank God It's Friday (R.Kelly song)|Thank God It's Friday]]"
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''R. Kelly''
|-
| 1996
| "[[I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)]]"
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 24
|align="center"| 63
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''R. Kelly''
|-
| 1996
| "[[I Believe I Can Fly]]"
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 11
|align="center"| 1
| ''[[Space Jam|Space Jam OST]]''
|-
| [[1997 in music|1997]]
| "[[Gotham City (song)|Gotham City]]"
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 37
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| 9
| ''[[Batman & Robin (1997 film)|Batman & Robin OST]]''
|-
| [[1998 in music|1998]]
| "Half on a Baby"
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 16
|align="center"| 38
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''[[R. (album)|R.]]''
|-
| 1998
| "Home Alone" <small>(ft. [[Keith Murray (rap)|Keith Murray]])</small>
|align="center"| 71
|align="center"| 22
|align="center"| 17
|align="center"| 82
|align="center"| 48
|align="center"| 60
|align="center"| -
| ''R.''
|-
| 1998
| "[[I'm Your Angel]]" <small>(ft. [[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]])</small>
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| 37
|align="center"| 10
|align="center"| 8
| ''R.''
|-
| 1998
| "When a Woman's Fed Up"
|align="center"| 22
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 24
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 21
| ''R.''
|-
| [[1999 in music|1999]]
| "Did You Ever Think"
|align="center"| 27
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 20
|align="center"| 26
|align="center"| 10
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 28
| ''R.''
|-
| 1999
| "[[If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time]]"
|align="center"| 12
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| 1
| ''R.''
|-
| [[2000 in music|2000]]
| "[[Only the Loot Can Make Me Happy]]"
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 24
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 21
| ''R.''
|-
| 2000
| "[[I Wish (R. Kelly song)|I Wish]]"
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 12
|align="center"| 10
|align="center"| 41
|align="center"| 6
! -
| ''[[TP-2.com]]''
|-
| [[2001 in music|2001]]
| "Feelin' On Yo Booty"
|align="center"| 36
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''TP-2.com''
|-
| 2001
| "The Storm Is Over Now"
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 18
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 38
|align="center"| 29
| ''TP-2.com''
|-
| 2001
| "[[Fiesta (R. Kelly song)|Fiesta]]"
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 23
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 17
|align="center"| 46
|align="center"| 48
| ''TP-2.com''
|-
| [[2002 in music|2002]]
| "The World's Greatest"
|align="center"| 34
|align="center"| 31
|align="center"| 4
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 40
|align="center"| 7
|align="center"| 2
| ''[[Ali (film)|Ali OST]]''
|-
| 2002
| "Take You Home With Me AKA Body" <small>(ft. [[Jay-Z]])</small>
|align="center"| 81
|align="center"| 41
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''[[The Best of Both Worlds (R. Kelly & Jay-Z album)|The Best of Both Worlds]]''
|-
| 2002
| "Honey" <small>(ft. [[Jay-Z]])</small>
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 35
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''The Best of Both Worlds''
|-
| [[2003 in music|2003]]
| "[[Ignition (song)|Ignition]]"
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 36
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 46
|align="center"| 12
| ''[[Chocolate Factory]]''
|-
| 2003
| "Snake" <small>(ft. Big Tigger)</small>
|align="center"| 16
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| 10
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 23
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 13
| ''Chocolate Factory''
|-
| 2003
| "[[Step in the Name of Love]]"
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| 69
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''Chocolate Factory''
|-
| 2003
| "[[Thoia Thoing]]"
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| 23
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 55
|align="center"| 13
| ''[[The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1]]''
|-
| [[2004 in music|2004]]
| "Happy People"
|align="center"| 19
|align="center"| 7
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 49
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 49
| ''[[Happy People/U Saved Me]]''
|-
| 2004
| "U Saved Me"
|align="center"| 52
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 49
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 49
| ''Happy People/U Saved Me''
|-
| 2004
| "Big Chips" <small>(ft. [[Jay-Z]])</small>
|align="center"| 39
|align="center"| 17
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''[[Unfinished Business (R. Kelly & Jay-Z album)|Unfinished Business]]''
|-
| [[2005 in music|2005]]
| "In the Kitchen"
|align="center"| 91
|align="center"| 41
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''[[TP-3: Reloaded]]''
|-
| 2005
| "[[Trapped in the Closet]]"
|align="center"| 22
|align="center"| 4
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''TP-3 Reloaded''
|-
| 2005
| "[[Playa's Only]]" <small>(ft. [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]])</small>
|align="center"| 65
|align="center"| 36
|align="center"| 33
|align="center"| 35
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 48
| ''TP-3 Reloaded''
|-
| 2005
| "Slow Wind"
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 30
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''TP-3 Reloaded''
|-
| 2005
| "[[Burn It Up]]" <small>(ft. [[Wisin & Yandel]])</small>
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 30
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 25
| ''TP-3 Reloaded''
|-
| [[2007 in music|2007]]
| "[[I'm a Flirt|I'm A Flirt (Remix)]]" <small>(ft. [[T-Pain]], [[T.I.]])</small>
|align="center"| 12
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 18
|align="center"| 55
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''[[Double Up (R. Kelly album)|Double Up]]''
|-
|2007
|"[[Same Girl]]" <small>(ft. [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]])</small>
|align="center"| 20
|align="center"| 4
|align="center"| 26
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''Double Up''
|-
|2007
|"[[Rock Star (R. Kelly song)|Rock Star]]" <small>(ft. [[Ludacris]], [[Kid Rock]])</small>
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 54
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''Double Up''
|-
|2007
|"Sex Planet"
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 74
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''Double Up''
|-
| [[2008 in music|2008]]
|"Freaky In The Club"
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 71
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''Double Up''
|-
|2008
|"[[Hair Braider]]"
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 56
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''[[12 Play: Fourth Quarter]]''
|-
|2008
|"[[Skin (R. Kelly song)|Skin]]"
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''12 Play: Fourth Quarter''
|-
|2008
|"I Believe"
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
| ''12 Play: Fourth Quarter''
|-
|}

==Filmography==
*2005: ''[[Trapped in the Closet]] (1-12)''
*2007: ''Trapped in the Closet (13-22)''
*2009: ''Trapped in the Closet (23-32)''

==Awards==
*[[American Music Award]]
**2000, Favorite Male Soul/R&B Artist.
**2005, Favorite Male Soul/R&B Artist

*[[BET Awards]]
**2003, Best Male R&B Artist

*[[Billboard Awards]]
**2001, Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist
**2001, Top R&B/Hip Hop Album (TP2.com)
**2001, Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks (“Fiesta”)
**2001, Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist - Male
**2001, Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist
**2001, Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist - Male

*[[BMI Awards]]
**1998, Pop Songwriter of the Year (for “I Believe I can Fly”, “I Can’t Sleep Baby (If I)”, and “I Don’t Want To” (recorded by [[Toni Braxton]]))

*[[Grammy]]
**1998, Best R&B Song ("I Believe I Can Fly")
**1998, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance ("I Believe I Can Fly")
**1998, Best Original Song from A Soundtrack ("I Believe I Can Fly")

*[[NAACP Image Awards]]
**2001, Outstanding Male Artist
**2001, Outstanding Music Video (“I Wish”)

*[[Soul Train Awards]]
**1999, Best R&B/Soul Album, Male (R.)
**1999, Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award
**2000, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album (R.)
**2001, Best R&B/Soul Single, Male (“I Wish”)
**2001, Best R&B/Soul Album, Male (TP2.com)
**2004, R&B/Soul Album, Male (“Chocolate Factory”)

*[[Source Hip Hop Awards]]
**1999, R&B Artist of the Year
**2001, R&B Artist of the Year

*[[Vibe Awards]]
** 2003, R&B Vanguard Award

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
* [[Honorific titles in popular music]]

==External links==
* [http://www.r-kelly.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,452404,00.html/ R. Kelly's ARTISTdirect Page]
*{{imdb name|id=0005084|name=R. Kelly}}
* [http://www.urbanlyrics.com/r/rkelly.html R. Kelly Lyrics]
* [http://www.rkellyinnercircle.com/ R. Kelly Blog Official Site]

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R KELLY IS A CHILD MULESTER. HE PEED IN HIS GOD DAUGHTERS MOUTH WEN SHE WAS 17!! DONT BYE HIS MUSIC CUZ 4 ALL WE KNOW HE IS WRITING BOUT UNDER AGED GIRLS

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