Vendetta1 said:

R Kelly and Aaliyah (since i know thats the 15 year old girl) were NEVER married. Both R Kelly and Aaliyah have denied the marriage. ANYONE can open up Photoshop and make a fake marriage paper. Don't believe the hype

Vendetta1 said:

But he crossed your mind when you clicked on this thread, eh?

When did he admit he liked young girls?

What is it you're trying to prove? If it's that R. Kelly is a kiddie fiddler, you're failing miserably. There's nothing you're going to accomplish by going on on how he's such a horrible human being that makes bad music. Many artists have done things that are considered "immoral acts" but it doesn't stop people from enjoying their music. So why don't you go on and listen to your wonderful and moral artists



Oh btw- It says that Stevie is your fav. artist on your profile. He has commended R. Kelly on his songwriting.

some mf in this forum had the nerve to call R. Kelly the modern day Marvin Gaye. can you believe that shit? who was that again....?

Shame on Robin Thicke for appearing on this turdfest

I liked "I Love The DJ" and "Be My #2" but as for the rest, offhand I think it is junk filler. I'll download those 2 songs from iTunes and that will be that.
Not really disappointing, because I never expect much from an R. Kelly album just because to me, his albums are always 90% filler with 3 good songs at most. As expected, the 2 songs I mentioned above, save it from being horrible IMO.

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SoulAlive said:

R. Kelly is unbothered

If R. Kelly is Marvin Gaye, then
William Hung is Elvis Presley.

Vanilli said:

Simmer down now! R. Kelly is very talented and has been compared to Marvin Gaye by many critics and even his wife and mother felt the same way.
R. Kelly wrote and produced MJ's last major hit

midiscover said:

Which one? Did "One More Chance" chart high or something?
Sure, a lot of fans love it, but come on now. It wasn't top ten.

Darkchild (Rodney) produced "You Rock My World" and
I forget who produced "Butterflies" - but pretty sure it wasn't R.
Did "Cry" do well on the charts or something? What did I miss?

Vanilli said:

Some fan.....

even I knew that. too bad it's jaded by the awful nekkid video.

and I like ole school R -Vibe, Honey Love, Your Boby's Calling-12 Play is still on my top 25 list. I can't discount he is prolific and talented!

and again both artists were acquitted....

midiscover said:

"You Rock My World" was a major hit.
"You Are Not Alone" dropped in the mid 90s. MJ has had
SEVERAL hits since then. Yes. I am SOME fan.

"You Rock My World" (#10 U.S. pop, #13 U.S. R&B, #2 UK, #1 United World Chart, etc.)

Timmy84 said:

Reads like a major hit to me.

Vanilli said:

Vanilli said:

Key word: major

"You Rock My World" failed to chart #1 in most countries. While "You are Not Alone" charted #1 in almost every countries around the world and it didn't drop in the 90's. It re-entered the charts in 2009 but it was a cover. Still, R. Kelly is picking up those royalty checks Oh! and R. Kelly wrote and produced what is considered MJ's "last song".

Timmy84 said:

There you go! Not a major hit

I admire R's work with MJ. But as far as albums go, to go back to the original point before debating if "You Rock My World" was a major hit, SINCE it clearly was, Marvin Gaye's ALBUMS mattered - the entire albums. Same with MJ. R Kelly can do a few good songs per album, but by and large his albums are fillers. If I digged deep, I'd say one of his earlier albums way back when almost was a good entire album, but even then, loaded with some fat.

I'd rather hear MJ's "Little Susie" any-day to R's filler garbage loaded on practically every album. R's songs produced for MJ were always good, because who was it that EVERY producer said forced them to PUT IN THEIR BEST? MJ.

Sure, R deserves credit for production, but as far as being on Marvin Gaye's level or MJ's level, as an artist who mattered, that is laughable. R. Kelly is
the guy who performed "I Believe I Can Fly," for Space Jam's soundtrack, Wrote "You Are Not Alone *Maybe*," for MJ, and writes way too many songs about booty and pees on girls. Nuff said.

I find myself being someone who normally sticks up for R, but when people start to put him up with Marvin and Mike, that is just way too far. He is still an okay-good artist though.

Vanilli said:

MJ's albums mattered nursery rhymes matter? MJ's albums were filled with mediocre beats with candy coated lyrics. And funny that you credited MJ for R.'s contribution to his music. Come on! All the songs R. produced and wrote for MJ were cleary R.'s and it's very obvious that songs like "Cry" and "You Are Not Alone" are written and produced by R.

The only reason people are going bat shit when some say R. is this generations Marvin is because Marvin is immortalized. I can guarantee you that in 30 years or so when another R. Kelly wannabe pops up people will be saying "Oh he could never be on R. Kelly's level" Hell! People are saying it now with artists like Trey Songz and etc. R. Kelly is far more talented then the both of them. Admit it.

Who is Tray Songz?

R Kelly is talented but isn't now and probably won't ever be worthy of being a legend.

Vanilli said:

google.com is your friend

He's still writing and producing. Oh lets not forget! He scored hits while on trial unlike someone and he's a legend.

One more thing: Marvin mattered because he addressed prejudice and called for people to be more aware of the world in his music. MJ did the same, maybe on a lighter level with hallmark card songs like "Heal The World" but millions of kids love that song to this day, and it had a huge impact. Therefore, with those facts alone Marvin and MJ both made a huge contribution to the world/environment/future with their music.

What has R done with his music that mattered? Sang about being "the greatest" or his ten million different ways to sing about sexing a woman up? Seriously. Let's not get carried away with R's "artistry" please.
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Vanilli said:

Correct! and Marvin was doing that for the people of his generation. R. Kelly has always been socially conscious and his most popular songs prove it. The article I posted proves how socially conscious he has always been. Oh please don't give me that "Heal the World" bullshit. Janet did it before him.

"The world's greatest" is analogy of motivation. Of course, you being a MJ fan wouldn't know that. Since you find shit like "Thriller" groundbreaking

Sex sells and MJ has sang about it too. Whoopee!

This needs to be the next single!

trueiopian said:

Not sure if I'm getting this one , the track with keri hilson is okay

Vanilli said:

LATE! He IS a legend. Sorry

Vanilli said:

marvin and r kelly have alot in common. many marvin fanatics think others don't know. r kelly and marvin are almost alike, r kelly already got 1 thing down. the only part r kelly is missing is being a drug addict and alcoholic. if he get those two down he will be right on point with marvin. oh yeah newsflash marvin is dead . r kelly been passed him career wise.
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