Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and convicted sex offender. For his contributions to the growth of R&B and hip hop, he has been labelled “the King of R&B,” “the King of Pop-Soul,” and the “Pied Piper of R&B.” Kelly’s hits include “I Believe I Can Fly,” “Bump N’ Grind,” “Your Body’s Callin’,” “Gotham City,” “Ignition (Remix),” “If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time,” “The World’s Greatest,” “I’m a Flirt (Remix),” and the hip hop hopeful “Trapped in the Closet.” In 1998, Kelly got three Grammy Awards for her song “I Believe I Can Fly.” Kelly is primarily a songwriter, but he has written, produced, and remixed songs, singles, and albums for various artists. In 1996, he received a Grammy nomination for his work on Michael Jackson’s song “You Are Not Alone.”
R Kelly’s net worth?
R. Kelly, an influential figure in the R&B music scene, reportedly has a net worth of around $2 million as of recent estimates. This figure represents a significant decline from the heights of his career, during which he was considered one of the most successful musicians in his genre. Kelly’s financial journey has been marked by extreme highs and lows, influenced heavily by his extensive legal battles and allegations of misconduct.
R Kelly Sensation
“12 Play,” R. Kelly’s solo debut, was released in November 1993. The album was ultimately certified six times platinum, mostly because of the smash “Bump n’ Grind.” Kelly also worked as a record producer for other performers at the time. He produced and wrote the whole first album of Aaliyah, a teen pop diva. In 1995, his album “R. Kelly” sold four million copies. Soon after, his single “I Believe I Can Fly” reached the top of the charts and received three Grammy nominations. Kelly released a succession of multi-platinum albums in the 2000s, as well as the multi-part hip-hop opera Trapped in the Closet, which he disseminated to radio stations in pieces. In the spring of 2010, the final portion was made available to the public. R Kelly’s discography includes 14 studio albums, five compilation albums, and three collaboration albums. In addition to his three Grammys, Kelly has gotten many AMAs, a BET award, and countless Billboard awards. His most recent albums, “Black Panties” and “The Buffet,” were released in 2013 and 2015, respectively. From 1994 to 2013, he also took part in 12 official world tours.
Kelly has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making him the most successful R&B male performer of the 1990s and one of the world’s best-selling musicians.
Kelly was voted the most successful R&B musician in history by Billboard magazine in 2010, dubbing him the Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist between 1985 and 2010. He was the 55th best-selling music artist in the United States in 2012, with over 32 million album sales.
R Kelly Controversies
Since the 1990s, Kelly has been accused of sexual assault on multiple occasions, most notably with adolescent ladies. He has been involved in a number of court battles and criminal charges in Chicago, New York, Illinois, and Minnesota. Multiple times, he disputed the accusations. He was accused of 21 charges of child pornography in June 2002. He was acquitted six years later, in 2008. Surviving R. Kelly, a Lifetime docuseries that debuted in January 2019, addressed several women’s accusations of sexual abuse, which Kelly continues to deny. In reaction to public protest via the Mute R. Kelly hashtag, RCA Records fired R. Kelly.
Kelly was charged in February 2019 with ten counts of severe criminal sexual abuse by a Cook County grand jury in Chicago, followed by an additional 11 counts of sexual assault and abuse filed in May by the same court.
On July 11, 2019, he was detained on federal charges of sex crimes, human trafficking, child pornography, racketeering, and obstruction of justice.
Kelly was facing 22 federal criminal charges as of January 29, 2021. A federal court ordered Kelly’s detention pending his trial on the charges. On September 27, 2021, a federal jury in New York convicted Kelly guilty of nine offences, including racketeering, sexual exploitation of a minor, kidnapping, bribery, sex trafficking, and a violation of the Mann Act. The judge ordered that he be detained until his sentence is served on May 4, 2022. Kelly is expected to stand trial again in August 2022 for child pornography manufacture.
