R. Kelly Finally Responds to Ne-Yo Lawsuit in New Dis TrackLast night a new track from Vulture buddy R. Kelly hit the Internet to much speculation and concern. On “I’m a Beast,” Kellz eschews singing in favor of angry, partially incoherent rapping about an unnamed pop star, allegedly Ne-Yo.
R. Kelly’s Detractors Fighting an Uphill BattleAmy Winehouse’s nutritionist. Ben Silverman’s publicist. The head of the Iraqi Tourism Bureau. What do these three people have in common? They all have easier jobs than activist Jasmyne Cannick who’s trying to organize a protest outside of R. Kelly’s concert at the Forum in Los Angeles on Friday.
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Year in Review: R. Kelly Takes Us to ‘Sex Planet’ and BackIt had to happen someday — after ten albums packed with increasingly creative and ridiculous sexual metaphors, R. Kelly had finally run out of things on Earth to compare his penis to.
R. Kelly Answers Our Questions!R&B genius R. Kelly blew our minds ten times this summer with parts 13–22 of his brilliant, never-ending hip-hopera Trapped in the Closet. In this week’s New York, we, quite rightly, declare the series the Funniest Web Video of 2007. To return the favor, the Pied Piper himself agreed to answer a few of our questions via e-mail. We can’t believe it either!