R Kelly

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Who is R. Kelly?

R. Kelly is an American singer. Kelly is also a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

He won Grammy Awards for “I Believe I Can Fly” three times. He is a former member of the ‘Public Announcement’ R&B group.

R. Kelly: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

R. Kelly was born Robert Sylvester Kelly on January 8, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois, the United States. He is a Capricorn.

His mother is Joanne Kelly, she served as the lead singer of the choir. She died of cancer in 1993. Kelly’s family lived in the Ida B. Wells Homes public housing project in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.

He has three siblings, Carey Kelly, Bruce Kelly, Theresa Kelly. He belongs to All- American ancestry.

R. Kelly Abused at young Age

At a young age, Kelly was often physically abused by a woman who was at least ten years older than himself. Kelly wrote in his autobiography about why he never told anyone. At age 11, he was shot in the shoulder while riding his bike home; the bullet is reportedly still lodged in his shoulder.

Education

R. Kelly studied at the ‘Kenwood Academy’ in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood in the fall of 1981

He was an athletic young boy and played basketball for his high school team with the late basketball player Ben Wilson. He sang “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” at Ben Wilson’s funeral

R. Kelly: Professional Life, Career

Music Career

R. Kelly released his debut album ‘Born into the 90’s’ along with a musical group named ‘Public Announcement.’ The album produced several hit songs and was eventually certified platinum. Kelly’s first solo album, ‘12 Play,’ was released in November 1993.

His song ‘Bump N’ Grind’ peaked at number one for 12 weeks on the ‘Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. His album ‘R. Kelly’ was out in 1995, featured introspective lyrics and foot-tapping music. This album became a huge hit and spawned three number one singles – ‘You Remind Me of Something,’ ‘Down Low,’ and ‘I Can’t Sleep’.

He released ‘R,’ which become one of his most commercially successful albums. Kelly wrote and produced the majority of the soundtrack of the 1999 comedy-drama film ‘Life,’ starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence.

R. Kelly’s album, ‘Chocolate Factory’, 2003 debuted at number one on the ‘U.S. Billboard 200’ chart. In the year 2005, he also released the album ‘TP.3 Reloaded’ which became his fourth number-one hit on the ‘Billboard 200’ album chart.

His 2007 album:

‘Double Up’
‘I’m a Flirt Remix’
‘Hot Rap Tracks’

The album featured prominent artists like Swizz Beatz, Snoop Dogg, Nelly, Chamillionaire, T.I., T-Pain, Usher, Huey, Ludacris, and Kid Rock. Kelly also released his first-ever mixtape ‘The Demo Tape Gangsta Grillz’ in June 2009.

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