In September 2021, Kelly was convicted of sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, racketeering and sex trafficking involving five victims.įourteen underlying acts associated with the racketeering charge padded the case, and the jury found the government had proven 12 of those acts involving the late Aaliyah, a woman only identified as Stephanie, Jerhonda Pace, Jane and another woman named Stephanie. Kelly’s success, the embattled R&B singer couldn’t save himself. Some people also noted he’s also produced big songs for a laundry list of artists, including Aaliyah, B2K, Diddy, Toni Braxton, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Nick Cannon, Ginuwine, The Isley Bros., Whitney Houston, Usher, Chris Brown and Justin Bieber.īut with all of R. Kelly’s discography and pointing to numerous solo hits such as “Ignition (Remix),” “Bump n’ Grind,” “Step in the Name of Love” and “I Believe I Can Fly.” The reactions quickly poured in, with many defending R. kelly music secretly like no we don’t ? i promise you the music isn’t that good
I wish y’all would stop saying everybody listens to R. I promise you the music isn’t that good.”
The debate kicked into high gear after someone tweeted, “I wish y’all would stop saying everybody listens to R. Kendrick fires back, “Man, shut the fuck up, we all know you still playin’ his music/Said I’m tired of these emotional-ass, ungrateful-ass bitches/Fake innocent, fake feminist, stop pretendin’/Y’all sentiments ain’t realer than what you defendin’.”
Kelly can’t recognize that he’s abusive.” On the track “We Cry Together,” Kendrick and Taylour Paige are having a fictional argument in which Paige says, “You the reason Harvey Weinstein had to see his conclusion/You the reason R. Morale & The Big Steppers sparked a debate about the quality of R.