{"id":31828,"date":"2021-08-19T13:26:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T07:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/r-kellys-troubling-sexual-lyrics\/"},"modified":"2021-08-19T13:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T08:14:36","slug":"r-kellys-troubling-sexual-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/r-kellys-troubling-sexual-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"R. Kelly\u2019s troubling sexual lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE highly sexualised lyrics of R. Kelly are being reexamined in the wake of further damning claims against the singer – who is due to stand trial for allegedly heading up a sex cult.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The R&B hitmaker, real name Robert Sylvester Kelly, 54, will appear before courts in Brooklyn, New York, and refutes all of the sex trafficking and racketeering charges.<\/p>\n

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R. Kelly released a string of hits including Bump n’ Grind, Ignition and The World’s Greatest<\/span>Credit: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The R&B hitmaker has faced a series of allegations since the Nineties<\/span>Credit: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These are the latest in a flurry of allegations to be made against Kelly, who along with employees and his entourage, is accused of having \u201cpreyed upon women and girls who attended his concerts\u201d.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s claimed they were made to \u201cbe available to engage in illegal sexual activity with him at a moment\u2019s notice\u201d and were not allowed to \u201cleave their room without permission\u201d.<\/p>\n

Since the two-part documentary series Surviving R. Kelly aired, many have poured over the singer\u2019s life for clues to hint at the behaviour he is accused of.<\/p>\n

Some raised concerns after reexamining lyrics from 17 studio albums and 119 singles in the wake of the most recent allegations.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Sexual desires lyrics<\/span><\/h2>\n

Jerhonda Pace claimed she had underage sex with Kelly in 2008 and that she was groomed to become part of his alleged sex cult.<\/p>\n

On TV show The Real in 2017, she spoke out and said a female trainer taught her how to \u201cplease him\u201d – referring to Kelly – and showed her specific sex acts to do with Kelly.<\/p>\n

In Kelly\u2019s 1993 track \u201812 Play\u2019, he seemed to divulge sexual desires in a list of instructions including: \u201cSeven: Spread your legs apart; Eight: Feel me so hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other lyrics included, \u201cNine: See I want you from behind\u201d, \u201cTen: Baby climb on top of me\u201d and \u201cEleven: Up and down we\u2019ll go, you\u2019ll see\u201d.<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u2018Young maid every hour\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

In the 1998 song \u2018If I\u2019m Wit\u2019 You\u2019, which featured on album R, Kelly referred to \u201cyoung\u201d women.<\/p>\n

Kelly sings: \u201cIt really don\u2019t matter who\u2019s first in the shower; Fruit platter from a young maid every hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lyrics were seen as controversial to some after the musician faced allegations of sexual misconduct with women and young women in the Nineties.<\/p>\n

During that period, Kelly married his 15-year-old protege Aaliyah Haughton – who claimed she was 18 during the ceremony but was later discovered to be underage.<\/p>\n

Jovante Cunningham, a former backup singer, who met the singer at the age of 14, claimed to have witnessed Kelly having sex with the teen and other underage girls.<\/p>\n

Haughton, who was married to Kelly between 1994 and 1995, died in a plane crash in 2001.<\/p>\n

Through his lawyers this year, the singer admitted to having had \u201cunderage sexual contact\u201d with the teenager.<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u2018Referred to himself as Daddy\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

In 2018, Faith A. Rodgers spoke out after having a one-year relationship with Kelly, when she was 19 years old.<\/p>\n

She sued the singer after claiming he had \u201cwillfully, deliberately and maliciously\u201d infected her with herpes, filmed her during sex without her consent and other charges.<\/p>\n

Faith told the BBC that she \u201cwasn\u2019t ready for sex\u201d and that Kelly said \u201cnasty, degrading things\u201d to her and referred to himself as \u201cDaddy\u201d.<\/p>\n

The nickname appeared in his 1995 hit \u2018Tempo Slow\u2019, in which he sang: \u201cBaby tell Daddy what it is you want.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kelly\u2019s attorney rejected the allegations made by Rodgers, who is believed to be part of a federal court case against the singer.<\/p>\n

The lawyer claimed to be unaware of the \u201clies and distortions\u201d about his client and argued that accusers were \u201cprofiteers\u201d and \u201cnot victims\u201d.<\/p>\n

They continued: \u201cBoth of these women are simply out to exploit their past connection to R. Kelly.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u2018Lock up your body\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

Jerhonda Pace has also claimed Kelly physically abused her and would lock her in a bedroom for several days at a time – something other women previously alleged.<\/p>\n

It followed accounts of a \u201csex dungeon\u201d at a music studio, within an industrial property in Chicago, that had living quarters for young women.<\/p>\n

Pace claimed to have felt trapped and said she was only allowed to leave with Kelly\u2019s permission.<\/p>\n

In Surviving R. Kelly, she claimed to have escaped after making up a lie about retrieving shoes ahead of a party and fleeing.<\/p>\n

Some have made connections with the allegations of entrapment – which Kelly denies – and the 2000 song \u2018R&B Thug\u2019.<\/p>\n

In the lyrics, he sang: \u201cLock your body up and throw away the key.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u2018Feast your body all night\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

In previous years, fans believed lyrics from the 2000 hit \u2018The Greatest Sex\u2019 could have referred to Kelly\u2019s underage lover Aaliyah.<\/p>\n

Their suspicions arose after he referenced a mystery Capricorn – the star sign of his late ex-wife – who appeared to please him.<\/p>\n

The lyrics read: \u201cAnd inside of your walls there will dwell a Capricorn; That will feast your body all night.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sources close to Kelly claimed that during their relationship he was concerned about having impregnated the young singer.<\/p>\n

In Surviving R. Kelly, former personal assistant Demetrius Smith said the singer admitted it to him after telling him \u201cwe got Aaliyah in trouble\u201d.<\/p>\n

Some speculated the pregnancy could have been referenced in the performer\u2019s 2005 song \u2018Trapped In The Closet, Chapter 4\u2019.<\/p>\n

He sang: \u201cThat’s when I started going crazy like I was tryna give her a baby\u2026 Then I flipped back the cover; O my god a rubber.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u2018A trip to planet Uranus\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

Kelly is well-known for his highly sexualised lyrics and double entendres.<\/p>\n

They include in the 2007 song \u2018Sex Planet\u2019, which included the words: \u201cGirl I promise this will be painless, painless; We\u2019ll take a trip to planet Uranus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some believed lyrics in \u2018Taxi Cab\u2019, which came out in 2010, showed Kelly liked having sex in vehicles.<\/p>\n

In the song, he sang: \u201cLooking at the rearview she said to me, let go and be free; Then she told the driver mind his business and then went there on me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I told her we\u2019re just 15 minutes from my home; But she didn\u2019t stop, she kept saying it feels so incredibly wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

This was linked to Cunningham\u2019s claims in Surving R. Kelly, where she claimed to have witnessed the singer \u201chaving sex with Aaliyah\u201d on a tour bus.<\/p>\n

She claimed Aaliyah was underage at the time and said Kelly was doing \u201cthings that an adult should not be doing with a child\u201d.<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u2018I made some mistakes\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

In the 2018 song \u2018I Admit\u2019, Kelly denounced allegations made against him – and has continued to do so in court.<\/p>\n

He addressed many of the claims including those that suggested he was the leader of a \u201csex cult\u201d and others that referenced the \u201cabuse\u201d of women.<\/p>\n

In one lyric, he sang: \u201cWhat\u2019s the definition of a cult?; What\u2019s the definition of a sex slave?\u201d<\/p>\n

Later in the song, Kelly said: \u201cGo to the dictionary, look it up; Let me know, I\u2019ll be here waiting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kelly also referenced claims of him \u201cabusing these women\u201d and responded:\u00a0 \u201cWhat the f*** that\u2019s some absurd s***\u201d.<\/p>\n

He continued:\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019re brainwashed, really? Kidnapped, really? Can\u2019t eat, really? Real talk, that s*** sound silly.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the beginning of the song, Kelly argued that he respected and represented the women who were allegedly trying to derail his career.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI admit I done made some mistakes; And I have some imperfect ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, he ultimately accused his accusers of being \u201cmad\u201d because he had \u201csome girlfriends\u201d.<\/p>\n

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R. Kelly married Aaliyah Haughton, then 15, in 1994<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jovante Cunningham, a former backing singer for R. Kelly, spoke out<\/span>Credit: Lifetime<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jerhonda Pace met R. Kelly as a teenager and spoke out about her alleged experiences in 2017<\/span>Credit: Fox TV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The singer pictured during a performance in Radio City Music Hall, in New York, in 1994<\/span>Credit: Redferns<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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