Before some of you bark pedophile, child molestor or some other kind of BS! I would like to make this thread strictly about R.Kelly - musically not personally. I just started getting into him, like many of you'll I threw him under bus after the whole allegations. And I have to say he's brilliant! There's something hypnotic about his voice and I couldn't help but compare him to the late Marvin Gaye. He's very talented vocally which is always refreshing to hear.


*Sorry, I couldn't find a good R.Kelly acapella

Would you agree?

Run, before U get beat up!

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midiscover said:

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Fuck No

ill say this....

musically R KELLY IS/WAS A GENIUS.

he was well on the way to becoming MARVIN GAYE standards...and i even think, after he dies, people are going to put him up there.

but what is harming him ( ill keep it strictly musically) is that his music has gotten increasingly dumber. meaning he is trying to appeal to the young crowd...and that inself is a NO ( for many reasons...wanna guess the MAIN ONE? )

I'm saying...dude is like 40 something and musically i feel he regressed. he needs to grow up musically. he did it with STEP IN THE NAME OF LOVE he can do it again.



oyeah...that BIRTHDAY SEX remix is borderline creepy all things considering



but yes i will say that KELZ is our generations marvin gaye. his catalogue is classic.

Nvncible1 said:

-With the exception of "Vibe" his lyrics were always stupid. Marvin was a really good song writer. R Kelly is a fucking hack and if you think 20 years from now people will still be listening to his stuff like Marvin you need to put down your crack pipe.
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laurarichardson said:

Funny! That was my response when my friend told me that R.Kelly is today's Marvin Gaye

I was like

midiscover said:

that sounds about right

Nvncible1 said:

Totally agree!
He's like an evil genius He can make classics and stupid music
That's what I like about him! I think he was just testing the waters with that Demo tape. Nothing serious Hair Braider is not meant to be taken seriously

http://www.nialler9.com/2...-comedian/

InsatiableCream said:

Until I finally listened to R.Kelly's music

As much as I hate to say this, the closest R. Kelly came to Marvin Gaye from a musical standpoint was his 1995 self-titled album, which is like the only thing I can tolerate fully from R. Kelly.



Other than that, no one got the balls to compare R. Kelly and Marvin Gaye. Give me a break!!!!!
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midiscover said:

Lol.....that SUMS it up 4 me.

No. No. And No.

silverchild said:

Why?

midiscover said:

Because Marvin was and still is a pioneer and freakin' genius! His legacy still resonates in music history. R. Kelly can't even touch that. R. Kelly can't even spell Marvin Gaye's name if he wanted to.

I really liked his ballads before the tape got leaked. I stopped being a fan but would still enjoy a song here and there like Hotel, Closet, Chocolate Factory, Ignition etc. Lately, I started listening to World's Greatest and I Wish again after so long and was very emotional during them.

silverchild said:

R.Kelly is a musical genius there's no denying that! and I'm sure he can spell "Marvin Gaye" too and how is Marvin Gaye a pioneer?

midiscover said:

Wow.....

He is a good writer and all..however his recent work has been some of his worst...I would also liek to see him do a full album with real musicians...he can do the Maxwell and D'Angelo type albums, but he just doesnt. He is making his music even more unmemorable witht he past 3 albums. I dont know what he is thinking.

Graycap23 said:

Can you point out where the shocker is

midiscover said:

Did you really ask me that question? R. Kelly's no genius at all. Anyone that considers him a genius, clearly just have one album by Marvin Gaye. Better yet, knows one song by him...

HELL TO THE MOTHERFUCKING NO.

Robert is trash. Marvin had class.

Nvncible1 said:

yep, the R. is a confusing man but, damn, he is a master at his game. That voice is insane.

I just hope he gets the right music to sing to soon. We need another chocolate factory/loveland vibed album.

Just imagine that voice with a live band doing soul and funk...

paisleypark4 said:

i agree

ernestsewell said:

Thank You. Plus they come from 2 different worlds, times, and spaces.

silverchild said:

He's a musical genius! He writes, produces and arranges all of his music and plays all the instruments in them. Also he created rap opera Trapped in the Closet IS genius! I think the only reason why people would say he isn't one is because of the allegations and his thug persona. but if you strip all of that mess away and just look at what he has done musically it's plain to see he is one. I'm just asking what did Marvin Gaye pioneer? I have a few of Mr. Gaye's albums. I'm just asking a simple question....

I'm gonna need you to get the fuck up outta here.....




Like right now

ernestsewell said:

I think he can switch from time to time. He can be class when he wants to and trash when he wants to.