All Songs R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967), known professionally as R. Kelly, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play. He is known for a collection of major hit singles including "Bump N' Grind", "Your Body's Callin'", "I Believe I Can Fly", "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-hopera "Trapped in the Closet". In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards for "I Believe I Can Fly". His distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous hip hop and contemporary R&B artists. Kelly became the first musician to play professional basketball, when he was signed in 1997.

Top Songs:

-I Believe I Can Fly

-Cookie

-Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)

-I'm A Flirt

-Bump N' Grind

-The Storm Is Over Now

-U Saved Me

-Burn It Up

-Ignition

-I Believe

Kelly has written, produced, and remixed songs and albums for many artists, including Aaliyah's 1994 debut album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. In 1996, Kelly was nominated for a Grammy for writing Michael Jackson's song "You Are Not Alone". In 2002 and 2004, Kelly released collaboration albums with rapper Jay-Z and has been a guest vocalist for other hip hop artists like Nas, Sean Combs, and The Notorious B.I.G.

Tours

Main article: List of R. Kelly tours

Headlining tours

The 12 Play Very Necessary Tour (w/ Salt-N-Pepa) (1994)

The Down Low Top Secret Tour (w/ LL Cool J, Xscape, and Solo) (1996)

The Get Up on a Room Tour (w/ Kelly Price, Nas, Foxy Brown, and Deborah Cox) (1999)

The TP-2.com Tour (w/ Sunshine Anderson & Syleena Johnson) (2001)

The Key in the Ignition Tour (w/ Ashanti) (2003)

The Light It Up Tour (2006)

The Double Up Tour (w/ J. Holiday & Keyshia Cole) (2007)

The Ladies Make Some Noise Tour (w/ K. Michelle) (2009)

Love Letter Tour (w/ Keyshia Cole & Marsha Ambrosius) (2011)

The Single Ladies Tour (w/ Tamia) (2012–13)

The Buffet Tour (2016)

Co-headlining tours

60653 Tour (w/ Public Announcement) (1993)

The Best Of Both Worlds Tour (w/ Jay-Z) (2004)

Promotional concerts

Black Panties Tour (2014–16)

Studio albums

12 Play (1993)

R. Kelly (1995)

R. (1998)

TP-2.com (2000)

Chocolate Factory (2003)

Happy People/U Saved Me (2004)

TP.3 Reloaded (2005)

Double Up (2007)

Untitled (2009)

Love Letter (2010)

Write Me Back (2012)

Black Panties (2013)

The Buffet (2015)

12 Nights of Christmas (2016)