R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois), who goes by the stage name of R. Kelly, is a successful R&B singer-songwriter and record producer who came to dominate the R&B music scene throughout the 1990s and in the current decade. A very successful hitmaker, his hits include "Bump & Grind" (1994), "I Believe I Can Fly" (1996), "Ignition" (2003) and "Trapped in the Closet" (2005).

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Music Facts

• R. Kelly had the most Billboard Top 40 hits more than any other male artist during the 1990s with 15.
• R. Kelly tied with Janet Jackson with having the longest-running #1 single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart with "Bump & Grind" registering at #1 for ten consecutive weeks, tied with Jackson's "Any Time, Any Place", which ironically was remixed by Kelly himself (1994).
• R. Kelly's productions on The Isley Brothers' last album, "Body Kiss", helped the album reach #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, making Kelly one of the only artists to have had performed on a #1 pop album ("Chocolate Factory") and produce a #1 pop album for other artists ("Body Kiss") (2003).
• The Best Of Both Worlds: Unfinished Business (2004) (with Jay-Z) debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 Chart selling 215,000 copies its first week of release in the USA.
• Happy People/U Saved Me (2004) debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 Chart selling 403,000 copies its first week of release in the USA; the album has sold 1 million copies to date in the USA.
• TP3: Reloaded (2005) debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 Chart selling 491,000 copies its first week of release in the USA.