R KELLY HOTLINE

this toilet paper be cuttin' my ass
i need some rolls of tissue
charmin

Three's Company, bitch
call me Jack Tripper

You've got me locked up in a cage of ecstasy

The record's good, uneven, backloaded with ballads. Real Talk is real wtf, but man does he have an ear for dialogue. Rock Star (the one with Kid Rock) actually isn't that bad until the end. Freaky In The Club, Leave Your Name, and Double Up are the picks after a few listens.

R Kelly national anthem

wow!

trife do you really hate R? it sounds like you do, that makes me sad

i love r, i just actually listen to dudes music instead of jizzing myself over convincing myself hes schizophrenic cuz of wacky lyrics & costumes

with this album the big r has actually jumped not just a shark, but some sort evil giant squid

I haven't heard the new one but I tend to prefer his ballads - "U Saved Me" is his best work of the past few years imo but I think he knows he's gonna sell more records to people who like him better as a clown now and really you can't blame the dude, you gotta either please your audience or do without their $$$

"17 Sex Planet"

surely this kind of represents an aesthetic dead end for the r

uh, sex solar system? sex galaxy? sex universe?

Friday, May 14, 2004

WE LOVE BALLADS

r kelly - you saved me

just debuted on the soul train awards to an astonished crowd - classic inspirational r and his most affecting lyrics in what seems like a long time, a precise, incredible reminisce of every time hes been saved by god (prayin to the lord for a job, almost dying in a car crash, shot four times sellin on the corner and, beautifully, when his moms prayed to put his cancer in remission, crying 'mama...' over the end of each line) sung on a radiant kci & jojo groove : ) : ) : )

jump the shark, really, jess? I thought TP-3: Reloaded was a kind of worthless album but my hopes are kinda high for this, much better outside producers than Scott Storch and I love "Same Girl" and "I'm A Flirt."

originally this new record was supposed to be 9 slow jams and titled making babies — 9 songs for the 9 months of pregnancy. but when 'go getta' took off, he abruptly shifted course. this is straight from the mouth of r. himself. i kind of wish he had stuck with the original plan.

i also remember a Vibe story from several years ago in which the reporter went to Casa de Kells and came across a stack of CD-Rs labeled "Africa," "India," etc etc. She asked him about these and he played some for her — they were Kells songs written in the styles indigenous to each of those continents.

"i'm a flirt" and "same girl" are kinda red herrings. 3/4ths of the beats are okay-to-great, but most of his lyrics on this one are out-and-out bonkers, like he had decided to take all the little random bonkers bits from old songs (like the three bears/porridge bit from uhhh "a woman's threat"? i can't remember) and just string them together.

i also can and can't believe that he makes the "trip to uranus" pun on "sex planet." truly without shame.

like, naked in the garden of eden without shame.

originally this new record was supposed to be 9 slow jams and titled doing babies

Fixed.

yes very good

you may also be interested to learn that he enjoys urine-based sex acts

I can tell whether or not I'm gonna get along with somebody based on how they feel about "The World's Greatest"

gotham city for the ghetto, ghetto

No you can't, J0hn!

he secretly hates you dan

B-b-but...

;_;

DAN YOU DO NOT HATE THAT SONG

THAT SONG IS SO GODDAMN GOOD

AS OF TODAY YOU TOTALLY LOVE THAT SONG

K AWESOME

<i>I am a mountain
I am a tall tree
oh, I am a swift wind
sweeping the country
I am a river
down in the valley
oh, I am a vision
and I can see clearly

if anybody asks you who I am,
stand up tall, look 'em in the face and say:

I'm that mountain peak up high
I'm that star up in the sky
hey, I made it
I'm the world's greatest
and I'm that little bit of hope
when your back's against the ropes
I can feel it
I'm the world's greatest</i>

stupid BBS code dammit

hahaha IRONY

<i>rony

like jurassic park
except i'm your sexasaurus

my heart
belongs to <i>rony

I think Real Talk might be my favorite thing he's ever done, it's seriously intense.

Ok so I'm exagerrating a bit there, the 2 singles are still the best about this. And I'm surprised that Rise Up made it on the album, that was quick.

The I'm a Flirt dancehall mix with Lady Saw is fully enjoyable and ribbed.

<i>i love r, i just actually listen to dudes music instead of jizzing myself over convincing myself hes schizophrenic cuz of wacky lyrics & costumes</i>

Lyrics _are_ wacky; can't say I remember ever noticing what R's wearing one way or another.
Based on multiple interviews and his public persona, he's as eccentric as they come; 'schizophrenic' seems pretty unlikely, but 'batshit crazy' strikes me as close to the mark.
Congratulations on 'actually listening' to the music. Remind me again why you felt the need to start shit? Just bored that day?

The I'm a Flirt dancehall mix with Lady Saw is fully enjoyable and ribbed.

-- forksclovetofu, Thursday, May 24, 2007 4:04 AM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

YSI???

http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles/2007/05/18/live-and-direct-welcome-to-the-kellydrome

Album's been my memorial day music (well, it and Yonder Mountain String Band) and it's v v v fun. 'Leave your name' is beautiful. Haven't gotten much farther than the execrable 'Rock Star' though; I just end up restarting the disc at that point... though I've been sneaking ahead to 'Best Friend' and really lovin' that one.
Strongo OTM on bazonker lyric congregation; 'The Zoo' is some next level shit.

turns out same girl is no red herring

Nephu's myspace:
"Hey guys r kelly and usher did not steal the song same girl from us we did record the songs almost a year ago but the label didnt didnt choose the songs for the album so the writer took the record else where. So please stop the rumors saying that they stole the song because they didnt thats just how the industry is some records u keep some u don't."

and would r kelly be that writer?

TP3 Reloaded holds a special place in my heart.

just debuted on the soul train awards to an astonished crowd - classic inspirational r and his most affecting lyrics in what seems like a long time, a precise, incredible reminisce of every time hes been saved by god (prayin to the lord for a job, almost dying in a car crash, shot four times sellin on the corner and, beautifully, when his moms prayed to put his cancer in remission, crying 'mama...' over the end of each line) sung on a radiant kci & jojo groove : ) : ) : )

I didn't see that performance but your review of the song is spot-on

that album was so goddamn good

"girl i'm all up in your middle
ooo it tastes like skittles"