Happy Birthday R. Kelly! Robert Sylvester Kelly, born January 8, 1967, and known professionally as R. Kelly, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper and former professional basketball player. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play. He is known for a collection of major hit singles including Bump N Grind, Your Bodys Callin, I Believe I Can Fly, Gotham City, Ignition (Remix), If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time, The Worlds Greatest, Im a Flirt (Remix), and the hip-hopera Trapped in the Closet. In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards for I Believe I Can Fly. His distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous hip hop and contemporary R&B artists. Kelly became the first music star to play professional basketball, when he got signed in 1997. In 1996, Kelly was nominated for a Grammy for writing Michael Jacksons song You Are Not Alone. In 2002 and 2004, Kelly released collaboration albums with Jay-Z and has been a guest vocalist for other hip hop artists like NAS, Sean Combs, The Notorious B.I.G and Lady Gaga. R. Kelly has released 12 solo studio albums, and sold over 100 million records worldwide making him the most successful R&B male artist of the 1990s and also one of the best selling musical artists of all time. He has been credited for helping redefine R&B and hip hop, earning the nicknames King of R&B and King of Pop-Soul. He is listed by Billboard as the most successful R&B artist in history.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:27:15 +0000
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