December 1, 2009
For R. Kelly, singing began at age 8, while he would attend church. He began street performing as a teenager, and ended up winning the "Big Break" in 1989 with Marc McWilliams, Vincent Walker, and Shawnth Brooks. R. Kelly didn't start out as just a solo artist, he was a part of groups such as MGM and Public Announcement. He was quickly signed in 1991 to Jive Records. R. Kelly's music career was a huge success right from the beginning with his debut album "12 Play" being certified Gold by the RIAA. His success continued when he released his third album " R. Kelly", which earned 4x multi-platinum from the RIAA. In 1998, R. Kelly released a double album "R." which by 2003 was 8x multi-platinum. Also in 2003, R. Kelly released his album "Chocolate Factory", which sold over three million copies. His album "Double Up" in 2007 wasn't a huge success. He tried to release an album called "12 Play: Fourth Quarter" in 2008. It was not officially released, but came out online. His most recent album, Untitled is a great mix of slow and upbeat R&B. This is really a great album from start to finish, every track has its own flavor.
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