*Exclusive* R. Kelly Comes Back with his Album “UNTITLED”

Posted on August 18th, 2009 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: Bossip Exclusives, Interviews, Keri Hilson, New Music, News, R Kelly, We Broke It Here First!

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With all of the controversy that surrounded the Pied Piper in the past couple of years, Kells is back to doing what he does best… creating baby making music. Last night, Bossip was invited into R. Kelly’s home to listen to his new album. When we asked him about Trey Songz challenging the King of R&B, this is what he had to say…

“If you a true King, you don’t get into challenges. Hold on, let me answer that… I don’t get into the challenges anymore. I’ve passed that. You know, it’s like Ali, you know you get to a certain status in your life and you don’t have to throw another punch. You are who you are and people are pretty much going to recognize that if you walk that way. It’s like, what is an elephant going do when an ant or a fly land on him. You know what I’m saying… you not gone go out your way to swat an ant. These guys got some growing up to do and it’s all about growing up and then pretty much they’ll be able to say the same thing if they continue to write hits and get to where I am today. I’m past that, that’s something that maybe I would have answered 20 years ago.”

R. Kelly did what he called his homework on this album. He said that he threw parties at his house to test his songs to see what worked, what made the ladies move and what got the people on their feet. The Pied Piper even went as far as to work with artist and producers in the south to help mix the new sound with the R. Kelly old school flow.

On the tour of his studio, it was unexpectedly very small, no vocal booth which was copied from the late Marvin Gaye and also he never writes anything down. He was in the process of working on about five songs for Michael Jackson when he passed away and plans on finishing that project. The oddest part of the whole studio besides there being no vocal booth present, is that he had a mirror right next to the microphone and the keyboard that he records on.

The Pied Piper’s explanation on the mirror:

That’s ego, I’m not going to lie. If I can’t really feel myself, you know I like to go upstairs and change my clothes and get swagged out and put on my little stoney glasses and get me a stogie and I look in the mirror at myself sometimes and I can write and then the song will come. I’m looking in the mirror and I’m seeing Kells now, I’m not seeing Rob the mama’s boy. If I see Kells swagged out, then I say this is right right here. You have to have enough ego to be confident enough to get yo swag on while your writing certain songs. It doesn’t really hurt to look at yourself and really get into it.

Since you don’t write down your songs how do you relay the lyrics to people?

Some of them understand my process. Whitney that’s like my sister, we get into it all the time but she didn’t understand the process and Toni Braxton didn’t understand the process. You have to talk about them and crack on them. I’m a “mama jokes” specialist. Sometimes you got to get to cracking and ribbing on people to let them know how real yo a** is and ghetto you is and then once you get that out the way…

Kells: Now say this [starts singing] As I Lay Me Down… now say that

Whitney: what the f*ck you mean say that…. that’s all you got…

Kells: Hell yeah, that’s all I got but just say that for right now, you gone have to trust me some [ continues singing... "I Look To You"] and then now when it all starts to come together halfway through the song… Now yo a** wants to believe me… yeah whatever.

Is there anyone that you haven’t worked with that you would like to work with?

I want to get in with Stevie [Wonder] man… I want to get in with Stevie but I really want to get in with Stevie Wonder because Stevie continues my legacy and then I can continue his legacy. And then Stevie of course, he’s done so many hits, it’s like sometimes it’s hard to get with somebody else that’s going to continue your legacy. It was pretty hard for me and I understand I got to go to Atlanta to work with these new and younger producers and stuff if I want to stay current. I realize that I got something to give them too, I got something to feed to them but I got to realize they can feed me too. So it’s like hard to let your ego down and you’ve written so many hits for yourself and did everything, keyboard, production, everything yourself. It’s hard to all of a sudden say… Hold on Kells… so I think it was pretty hard for Stevie to just say, “Oh wait a minute, I got to do this with another younger guy.” Then Happy People kind of died out and then I ended up putting it on the Stepper’s Album. So it was cool though.

R. Kelly is releasing his album on October 13th and is also launching a 36 city tour, “Ladies Make Some Noise,” which kicks off right before his album drops on October 8th.

Untitled Track List

1. “Crazy Night” feat. Rock City (Produced by R. Kelly & Lil Ronnie)
2. “Outta the Game” (Produced R. Kelly and Chris Henderson)
3. “Exit” (Produced by R. Kelly and Jazze Pha)
4. “Echo” (Produced by R. Kelly and Infinity)
5. “Bangin’ the Headboard” (Produced by R. Kelly and Infinity)
6. “Text Me” (Produced by R. Kelly and GAZ)
7. “Number One” feat. Keri Hilson (Produced by R. Kelly and Roy Hamilton)
8. “Like I Do” (Produced by R. Kelly and Carlos McKinney)
9. “Elsewhere” (Produced by R. Kelly and Chris Henderson)
10. “Fallin’ From the Sky” (Produced by R. Kelly and T-Town)
11. “Religious” (Produced by R. Kelly and Todd Dixon)
12. “#1 Fan” (Produced by R. Kelly and Carlos McKinney)
13. “Be My Number 2” (Produced by R. Kelly and Jack Splash)
14. “Supa Man High” feat. OJ Da Juiceman (Produced by R. Kelly and Willy Will)

  • olsweetdickwillie

    1st

  • grendel

    I think Kelly still has it.
    Although the next kings will be Ne-Yo, The-Dream.
    Usher is out of the race.

  • http://n Ms.fabulous

    i love r kelly regardless none can top him

  • TheMan

    dang, i could picture whitney saying that and cursing him out

  • http://ninafrench.blogspot.com nina f.

    Mmm..ok. That was a pointless interview. Didn’t R. Kelly once mention that he’s illiterate? And who proofread this shit? Your is not the same as you’re.

  • TheMan

    he doesn’t write anything down because he is illiterate

  • singer

    I think he will be successful

  • Shannon O.

    Well well well…look like the Kells is back. I am not mad at him. He still got to eat. Who are we to judge. No one on earth has a Heaven nor a Hell to place him in. We were not given the KEY to either one. His sins can only be judged by the one and true living GOD. I’m proud of him. He has knocked the dust off his knees, got up and got back on the grind. His music has always been excellent and nothing short of that. Keep your head up and make sure…you put GOD before anything you do! God is his only judge as far as his soul is concerned. All we can do is judge the music. If it’s on point..then it’s on point and give the man his credit..if it needs to go back to the studio for sound check (which I doubt) then pack up and get it right!

    NEXT!

  • The Big Hit

    Trey Songz is not even on R. Kelly’s level when it comes to music, so for him to have something to say about R. Kelly is ridiculous, Trey ablums have barely gone platinum while R. kelly’s have gone double and triple platinum or more.

  • t

    one more time F R KELLY!!! men that prey on children are weak sorry muthaf*ka!!!!

  • TheMan

    if people did the right thing he wouldn’t sell any cd’s. STOP SUPPORTING CHILD MOLESTERS

  • Janae

    He won’t be getting MY support. GROSS!!!

  • Janae

    @ Shannon O

    I am unwilling to support anyone who exploits black women and children (or anyone ELSE for that matter–especially when it’s sexual)

  • Janae

    @ 2 dimplzs

    Whenever I learn any celebrity/person does things like this, I try to keep my money out of their pockets. I try not to let any of their “skills” charm me because, like a snake, they’re POISON.

  • Kierah

    The same people dissing Kells are probably the same people that think Michael Vick is alright to play in the NFL. Same logic applies – everybody’s got to make a living. For an illiterate person like Kells the options are few. Unlike Mr. Vick, Mr. Kelly never been found guilty of any crime except in the court of public opinion.

  • hope4more

    What the hell has he been smoking , just make good music. Nobody is just handing out the titles of King of R&B (ask Bobby Brown) and POP ( Micheals dead and no one is close to the total entertainer like he was) to anyone now days. Maybe in his mind and Jermaine Jackson can they think that they can become to next King of anything.

  • dTalez

    r KELLY is the still the king…f@@k all them haters…I will support all his shit…Forever a fan

  • Janae

    @ dTalez

    Just make sure you keep your young daughter away from him if you (ever) have one.

  • Shannon O.

    @ Janae..that is why we live in America. You have the freedom to support whom ever you choose. It is your right not to support him or any other artist. Do not misunderstand what I stated above.

    I said we can not pass judgment on him. You have a choice. I have a choice. You can turn the radio up or you can turn it off. It is your choice. You can turn the television on or you can turn it off when he appears or any other person appears that you do not support. Again, it is your choice.

    The only thing that we can do is pray that he has repented and asked forgiveness. If he did than who are we to judge. If not, again I say..who are we to judge. This man has to answer for his own sins.
    I do not know Mr. Robert Kelly, but I’m willing to bet that he may have already taken this to his God.

  • ohnoudient

    I wouldn’t support this negro if he was the ONLY R&B singer left.

  • Janae

    @ Shannon O

    I didn’t misunderstand your statement. Like you said, I hope he HAS repented. I have a jailbird cousin who ALWAYS “repents” and never changes.

  • Vlady

    f*ck kellz !! TRIGGAAA !

  • TeeMa

    Shannon O
    I agree with you, its crazy how people on these blogs just talk about people, regardless what you may think he did, he wasn’t found guilty, let it go, move on with your life, like he obviously has.
    Can’t wait for the album and the tour!!!

  • Its6amHoGetOut

    As a future father ive said my peice, you can have your room back now!

    love 6am

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  • Denise

    R. Kelly’s record speaks for itself. The man is a legend. OK, he has some BIG controversy, but when R. Kelly is on, he can not be stopped. Sorry, Ne-Yo, Dream, Tre…

  • The Real Future Mrs 6am

    R Kelly is not a legend.

  • Lemonade Drank

    R. Kelly needs to be slapped for the comment he made about Stevie.

  • The Real Future Mrs 6am

    Rkelly is no present or future Stevie Wonder, he’s a delusional criminal deviant.

    This will be my last post.

    Hi honey, I love you!

  • Janae

    @ Its6am

    I was just having this discussion/disagreement with a friend of mine over breakfast 2 weeks ago. I was kind of shocked (but not really) of her semi-support of him because she is a female, and I thought women would be more upset about his behavior. However, she told me she now thinks he’s guilty and doesn’t support him because she saw the actual tape. I didn’t see the actual tape, I saw the snippets that were available for public viewing. That, the report regarding Sparkle’s niece, the other woman who came forward, and his predatory tactics towards Aaliyah were enough for me to figure out he was truly a predator. Sexual predators RARELY change. I know several females who are victims of sexual abuse/exploitation, and the impact it has on their lives is very damaging and long-lasting. I can’t turn a blind eye to this. NO WAY.

  • Janae

    @ Its6am

    I’m SO GLAD to hear your opinion coming from a man!

  • eveinthegarden

    YALL NEED TO FIND A TOWNHALL NEAR YOU AND SUPPORT THIS PUBLIC OPTION! WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD JUST LIKE WE DID WITH THE ELECTION!

  • ASHLEY

    THE KING IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • ak-girl

    trey knows he can’t compete with kells. kells is a sick man of course he is but his talent is undeniable. trey will never be able to do what kells did. kells wrote mj’s song “you’re not alone”. i don’t know others rnb artist who coul write a song for the king.

  • Journey

    PREDATOR !

  • statim08

    His album will likely be the top seller the week it is released. That is simply typical of his albums. So, he doesn’t need the few hundred sales of those who continue their tirade about the past, unproven charges. Yeah, there’s plenty money to made without your support.

  • Pam

    cant wait to hear what it sounds like

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  • vone

    I love R. Kelly. I’m marking October 13 on my calendar to go out and buy his cd. Everybody go out and support him.

  • statim08

    @cateyes
    His album will very likely still get RIAA platinum certification based on shipments. So, you can’t stop the million sales. The album will be out, the tour is on while you keep guzzling Haterade. Enjoy!

  • PO10TiAL

    Trey songz is wack as shyt…

    The only R&B singer out that can carry the R.Kelly flame is The Dream.. and that is because he tries to sound just like him.

    FuQ what you all are talking about.. if those dumb ninjas would have raised their kids right.. they wouldn’t be sleeping with these singers and rappers. Fake ID’s and what not.. just like that little girl that was dry humping Akon on stage a while back. R.Kelly got some issues.. but blame your damn selves and your poor parenting skills with you dumb “What if it was your daughter?” asses.

    I’m downloading the shyt.

  • PO10TiAL

    typo* your not you.

  • From Experience (the real one)

    @Ft Grizen
    Black children are three times as likely to die of abuse or neglect and black girls are twice as likely to be sexuality assaulted than their non-black peers and then everyone wonders why we have such drug and relationship problems.

    Sadly this is true and will continue because BLACK WOMEN are always encouraging and supportive of this behavior. The Black community has decided a LONG time ago that racism will be our ONLY issue and the sexual abuse of Black women was irrelevant unless the perpetrator was a White man. I am more disgusted in these low self esteem Black females who have such LOW standards for what they are willing to tolerate. NO one is out their protecting our daughters from predators because everyone is too busy protecting the predators.

  • Janae

    @ From Experience (the real one)

    “Sadly this is true and will continue because BLACK WOMEN are always encouraging and supportive of this behavior. The Black community has decided a LONG time ago that racism will be our ONLY issue and the sexual abuse of Black women was irrelevant unless the perpetrator was a White man. I am more disgusted in these low self esteem Black females who have such LOW standards for what they are willing to tolerate. NO one is out their protecting our daughters from predators because everyone is too busy protecting the predators.”

    Hmmm……Tell it like it is.

  • http://twitter.com isaiah

    When did they reconcile….haven’t heard anything, but Tameka keeps tweeting this person…do we care anymore…

    just had diner with @usherraymondiv and @tamekaraymond , im comin’ back to the ATL…
    11:07 PM Aug 15th from mobile web

  • Mock Rock Star

    I HATE R. KELLY
    (one for the road!!!)

  • mast mast
  • The Big Hit

    my my my my my

  • rico 9

    say what you will about his personal life- but he makes hit songs and albums that work from front to back- no one else is in his league, if so name so names from the past 10 years that are still around making hits.

  • The Big Hit

    @Janea I do not believe oj killed his wife, i believe mark furhman set him up. It’s good that you spend time with your kids and teach them right because if you don’t someone else will teach them wrong. Everything is about money. The girl use to be in a musical group and is the a relitive of Sparkle its been said that she put the tape out and she was so upset about it. If your upset about something that serious some things I think you need to handle yourself, because the law is not going to get it done for you.

  • scorpio

    @Janae All I know is that men like R. Kelly should stay away from my children or PRAY that the cops get to them before I do.

    __________________________________

    Testify! Count me in that too…I will pull some Dexter sh*t on a mf chimo…doesn’t even have to be my kids. If I saw a pedo grabbing any kid…oooh…I would go to jail. No regrets either. I’m not violent, never been arrested, but I will protect a child.

    I do like R. Kelly’s music but won’t buy it. He needs to be making license plates IMO, not tracks.

  • quietstorm372

    stop doing god’s job!

  • Kitty

    Yall get on my F***ing nerves.(everyone with the negative comments).Let it go, are you so insecure with yourselves that you have to keep on talking about something this man was never convicted of. We are not perfect PEOPLE!!! and all of you who always have a negative comments to say about r-kelly’s molestation charges have some hidden truth of your own. Rock on kelly. Do it big you still have big fans out here.

  • Janae

    @ scorpio

    I have the same “protectionist” attitude towards all children as well. I may not know who all the predators are UP FRONT, but once I LEARN, I TREAT THEM ALL THE SAME.

  • serene01

    I loved the old R. Kelly–before he displayed his penchant for little girls. I cannot help but think of his transgressions. I cannot and will not judge him–and neither will I support him.

  • http://www.myspace.com/MOTHERSHIP100 MOTHERSHIP

    Go Kellz! Some folk just rant on shyt, the man was not convicted, so lets stop beating a dead damned horse. I love me some Kellz, go on, brother, do you.

  • http://bossip.com Don’t do me boo!

    Get it in Kells!!! I love Kells and always did!!! Trey is NOT CLOSE to his status!!! Don’t get me wrong, I like Trey too, but I think I like him because he reminds me of Kells. Please let Kells live his life, he was NOT convicted and that was 50-11 years ago almost. I still wouldn’t let him babysit my kids, still love him tho!!! lol

  • http:/yahoo.com i just do not care

    JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT BELIEVE HE WAS WHO HE SAID HE WAS. christ was a good man a great man and had to go through hard times. and he before you without sin cast the first stone, and there was no stones thrown. how can you love the lord and hate on your brother mj was dogged to his dying day and then the fellow said that he did not do it . but they tried to play it down , and that boy that lied should be put on tv and they should tell the truth about how he lied. so keep trying to paint a lie about this man you will have to answere to it for your self, you are trying to give this man a death sentence and the trial is all over and there is no secont trial just because you say it should be.you will pay for all of your lies. the seed that you plant will be the seed that will come back to you. if you told a lie and caused another person to loose their life, that will come back on you, you have got to deal with every day of your life for the lies you keep peddeling. we all need to stop tearing dowm people lifes.

  • Janae

    @ 2 dimplzs

    “@ Janae, that is your preference. However never once did I say I was going to run out and buy his cd or support him in any kind of monetary way! I enjoy his music and creativity. People want to deny this man’s talent because of what he was tried for in the past. I’ll say it again, whatever he has done only God knows if he has truly repented and changed his ways. I’m not going to judge this man.”

    No you DIDN’T say that. And, I don’t deny his talent. I just don’t CARE about his talent, in this instance. I may SOUND judgmental. But, I don’t think I’m BEING judgmental. (And, I know you didn’t say that I was.) I would consider myself being judgmental if I made a statement like, “He deserves to go to hell.” I’ve made no such statment. I’m just pointing out that “the leopard has spots”. And, realizing that “there is a leopard”, I’m keeping my distance. But, if you DID want to buy his music (which I’m sure I have people close to me who would be willing), that’s your choice. I just have a difference of opinion.

  • REAL TALK!!!!

    Black people are so 2faced……………….I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF JUDGEMENTAL ASSES ON THIS SITE………………………..WHEN ALL OF YOU GUYS COMMIT SOME KIND OF SIN IN YOUR LIFE……NO SIN IS A BETTER SIN, WE ARE ALL SINNERS…..NONE OF YOU GUYS ARE PERFECT…….

  • 2dimplzs

    People keep asking why should we forgive a child molestor or murderer? First of all my God is a God of LOVE and FORGIVENESS. If Jehovah God did not forgive mankind for their many, many daily sins against him NONE of us would be here! But since he’s a God of love and forgiveness he expects US to be the same way! We’re supposed to immitate his example because he is the one who showed the most love – sacraficing his son so that man’s sins could be forgiven!

    We are sinful, imperfect and full of flaws and it’s a good thing WE don’t have the final say in who is forgiven and who is not because if we were NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE! How could we say that we love anyone when we refuse to forgive? Forgiving doesn’t mean YOU AGREE with the wrong act that was committed, forgiveness means you are willing to move on and let go of the wrong that person has done – no one said to forget or to LOVE the wrong they committed!

    If we can’t forgive each other then how can we honestly expect God to forgive us for our daily sins against him? And I truly wish people would stop speaking about God in their posts and using CURSE WORDS in the same sentence! That is so blasphemous and disrespectful!!!!!

  • alldatsupreme

    R Kelly is confused and he is gay. He really is into men.

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