R. Kelly's Standing as Hit-Maker Debated Amid New Kendrick Lyrics

R. Kelly‘s legacy is being fiercely debated amid new Kendrick Lamar lyrics that contact on the now-disgraced/convicted R&B legend — query being … did he make good music???

That is what Twitter’s arguing about proper now, this after someone apparently responded to one in every of Kenny’s new songs on his album, ‘Mr. Morale and The Huge Steppers,’ by which he suggests his SO hypocritically nonetheless listens to Kelly’s music — regardless of, effectively, every thing.

Here is the unique tweet from Thursday that set this complete convo off — the consumer writes, “I want y’all would cease saying everyone listens to R. kelly music secretly like no we don’t 😭😭😭 i promise you the music isn’t that good.”

They went on so as to add … “And for those who gotta hearken to it in secret which means you understand it’s improper so like the place are we going from right here.”

The observe apparently referenced is “We Cry Collectively,” that includes Taylour Paige in a heated rap argument with Kendrick. At one level, she says … “You the explanation Harvey Weinstein needed to see his conclusion //You the explanation R. Kelly cannot acknowledge that he is abusive.”

To that, Ken responds within the music … “Man, shut the f*** up, everyone knows you continue to playin’ his music // Mentioned I am uninterested in these emotional-ass, ungrateful-ass bitches // Faux harmless, faux feminist, cease pretendin’ // Y’all sentiments ain’t realer than what you defendin’.”

Again to the tweet … tons of individuals responded by saying that denying R. Kelly made “good” music is absurd — frankly, the man has the accolades and the writing/producing credit to show it, objectively. Truth is, yeah — R. Kelly was certainly a bona fide hit-maker.

There isn’t any scarcity of stars he is written/produced for and/or with (or in lots of circumstances, all 3) — the record consists of names like Aaliyah, B2K, Diddy, Toni Braxton, Woman Gaga, Sparkle, Maxwell, MICHAEL JACKSON, Nick Cannon, Ginuwine, The Isley Bros., WHITNEY HOUSTON, Usher, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson, Pitbull, Justin Bieber  … and plenty of extra.

In fact, this does not even contact his personal private record of hits that had been wildly fashionable when launched — not the least of which incorporates ‘Ignition (Remix),’ ‘Bump n’ Grind,’ ‘Step within the Title of Love,’ ‘I Imagine I Can Fly,’ and numerous others.

What this appears to boil all the way down to is … can two issues be true directly, and extra importantly — can we separate the artwork from the artist? If that’s the case, there’s merely no means anybody may argue R. Kelly did not make good music in his heyday … and sure, he has additionally executed horrible issues.