[歌手介绍]

　　Urban 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, soul-man 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.

　　Having established himself as an artist, R. Kelly took on the mantle of writer, producer and mixer and soon found himself in demand. In 1995, he remixed Janet Jackson's 'Anytime, Anyplace' before keeping it in the family with Michael Jackson's 'You Are Not Alone', which R. Kelly wrote, produced and arranged the vocals. The song was a No.1 hit on both sides of the Atlantic and made R. Kelly more sought-after than ever.

　　Kelly truly consolidated his crossover success with the 1996 single "I Believe I Can Fly," which he recorded for the Michael Jordan movie Space Jam. Transcending Kelly's prior sexed-up image, the song reached number two on the pop charts and won Grammy Awards for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television. He scored another R&B number one with "I Wish", a tribute to R. Kelly's roots and his mother.

　　R. Kelly可以说是美国R&B和说唱音乐最出色的歌手，制作人和词曲作者之一，由他制作的音乐总能很好的把说唱音乐，R&B音乐以及灵魂乐完美的融合在一起并创造出优美的旋律，因而能够得到R. Kelly制作的专辑决不会让歌迷的耳朵受罪，同时他本人还是90年代专辑销量最好的男歌手之一。曾经由R. Kelly参与录制专辑或者帮助创作歌曲的歌星包括Whitney Houston，Michael Jackson，Janet Jackson，Luther Vandross等诸多音乐巨星。

　　由于在一次电视节目的新人秀中获胜，R. Kelly的才华得以展示，随后他的事业发展就十分迅速，并且顺利的和Jive唱片公司签约。1992年，R. Kelly和他的乐团Public Announcement发行了第一张专辑《Born Into the 90's》。这张专辑一经推出就大受欢迎，其中的两首单曲《Honey Love》和《Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)》在电台的点播次数和单曲销量居高不下，成为Billboard R&B单曲榜的冠军。在1993年紧跟着推出了第二张专辑《12 Play》，大获成功，垄断了各大排行榜的冠军，从而一举确立了R. Kelly的巨星地位。

　　1996年，R. Kelly为篮球飞人迈克尔-乔丹的电影《Space Jam》录制的单曲《I Believe I Can Fly》成为了他最畅销的单曲之一，在1997年度第40届格莱美颁奖典礼上，R. Kelly凭借着这首单曲，一举获得了最佳影视歌曲，最佳R&B男歌手，最佳R&B歌曲三项大奖。这也让R. Kelly个人的音乐事业进入了全盛期。

　　2000年底发行的--《TP-2.com》，是一张R Kelly在R&B音乐界的全新代表作，由R Kelly一手包办创作及制作的曲风呈多元化，除了R&B基调外，还有CLUB JAMS、SOULFUL GROOVES以及R Kelly的抒情曲。这张专辑一推出即登上美国Billboard排行榜流行专辑榜及R&B专辑榜的双料冠军，并入围了多项音乐大奖。其中 《I Wish》也成为当年的最畅销单曲。