Sometimes you want music to rock out to. Other times, music to relax to. But when you're having a steamy night in with your special someone, you want music for your bedroom-the kind that R. Kelly has been making for almost two decades.Since the early '90s, R. Kelly's sexy voice has been the gold standard in the R&B world. An amazingly prolific artist who has turned out an album a year for almost every year since 2000, Kelly has earned his dedicated fan base by churning out solid singles and giving electrifying live performances. "Bump ‘n' Grind," "Feelin' on Yo Booty," and "I Believe I Can Fly" have all carved out a special niche in our record collections. His albums can be listened to again and again. And his "Trapped in the Closet" music video series is a work of comic genius.Kelly first made a name for himself way back in 1992 when he released his debut and the chart-making hit "Dedicated." His sophomore effort made him a star with "Sex Me, parts I and II" and "Bump ‘n' Grind." On these and other songs, Kelly proved to be a man who knew his way around a woman's...heart.He launched Aailyah's career by producing her debut album, as well as working with Michael Jackson as producer of his HIStory album. He reached superstardom with his self-titled third album, which featured several platinum singles, including "Down Low (Nobody has to Know)" and "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)."Having proved that he was a master in the studio-whether he was recording or producing-R. Kelly moved on to film. He recorded "I Believe I Can Fly" for Space Jam; "Gotham City" for Batman and Robin; and "The World's Greatest" for Ali.In 2005, Kelly released TP.3 Reloaded, introducing his fans to the odyssey known at "Trapped in the Closet." A brilliant soap-opera narrative with an epic scope, the series opens with Kelly (trapped) in the titular closet when the husband of the woman he's romancing comes home. From there, it becomes an out of control story of cheating spouses, violence and midgets that runs for an unprecedented 10 chapters. The videos that accompanied the song became a phenomenon in and of themselves, and only attracted further appreciation for this talented-and imaginative-vocal artist.
