Artist: R. Kelly
Album: The Essential R. Kelly
Label: RCA Records 2014
Country: USA
Release Date: May 19, 2014
Genre: R&B/Soul
Quality: iTunes Plus AAC M4A (Purchased)
Bitrate: 256Kbps
Total Tracks: 35
Total Time: 02:37:23
Total Size: 322.9 MB
R&B producer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter R. Kelly and his supporting band Public Announcement began recording in 1992 at the tail-end of the new jack swing era, yet he was able to keep much of its sound alive while remaining commercially successful. While he created a smooth, professional mixture of hip-hop beats, soulman crooning, and funk, the most distinctive element of Kelly's music is its explicit carnality. He was able to make songs like "Sex Me," "Bump n' Grind," "Your Body's Callin'," and "Feelin' on Yo Booty" into hits because his production was seductive enough to sell such blatant come-ons. As his crossover success broadened, Kelly also developed a flair for pop balladry that helped cement his status as one of the biggest-selling male artists of the '90s and 2000s.