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He is known for a collection of major hit singles including \"Bump N' Grind\", \"Your Body's Callin'\", \"I Believe I Can Fly\", \"Gotham City\", \"Ignition (Remix)\", \"If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time\", \"The World's Greatest\", \"I'm a Flirt\", and the hip-hopera \"Trapped in the Closet\". In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards for \"I Believe I Can Fly\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelly has also produced and performed in many tracks by other R\u0026amp;B and hip-hop artists. In 1993, Kelly produced and wrote the debut album of singer Aaliyah and the song \"You Are Not Alone\" by Michael Jackson. Kelly has sung the hooks for many notable hip-hop songs, such as \"Fuckin' You Tonight\" by The Notorious B.I.G., \"We Thuggin'\" by Fat Joe, \"Gigolo\" by Nick Cannon, and \"Go Getta\" by Young Jeezy, and has collaborated for two albums with Jay-Z.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his personal life, Kelly has had several sex scandals. Reports surfaced that he married the then-teenaged Aaliyah, for whom he was a songwriter. Kelly and Aaliyah annulled their marriage. After a video of a man purported to be him having sex with a nine year-old girl was released, Kelly was indicted on several counts of child pornography in 2002. After several delays, his case went to trial in 2008, with the jury ruling Kelly not guilty on all 14 counts.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/R+Kelly","playStationPath":"/stations/113262444/play","stationId":113262444,"bioPath":"/music/R+Kelly/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Kelly+Price","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2bb/2bb63087b56c60d59b04c860e87ed016_md.jpg","artistName":"Kelly Price","artistId":10117,"station_id":113270878},{"musicPath":"/music/After+7","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/57d/57d50aec777b12a68ddfafaaec45d80c_md.jpg","artistName":"After 7","artistId":9788,"station_id":113264732},{"musicPath":"/music/Mario+Winans","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/142/1421a283fe6781b368787d8079668c76_md.jpg","artistName":"Mario Winans","artistId":2525,"station_id":113308639},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Isley+Brothers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aac/aac146ea44466f6af138a1d3adba4d2d_md.jpg","artistName":"The Isley Brothers","artistId":745,"station_id":113262698},{"musicPath":"/music/Robin+Thicke","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/354/35498ca74c17564b27870845aa5ea98b_md.jpg","artistName":"Robin Thicke","artistId":7284,"station_id":113262449},{"musicPath":"/music/Mario","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dd8/dd8fa28255217d1519ee6a13db86b3b3_md.jpg","artistName":"Mario","artistId":2524,"station_id":113261873},{"musicPath":"/music/Kut+Klose","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8e6/8e6f52e0ba0320c9527439ab1b9f48c0_md.jpg","artistName":"Kut Klose","artistId":74001,"station_id":265909319},{"musicPath":"/music/Jodeci","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8d0/8d0b73bdfea211a9e59d323d293c4668_md.jpg","artistName":"Jodeci","artistId":3993,"station_id":113280342},{"musicPath":"/music/Chris+Brown","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/083/083094a2ef7530864a13f75297db7297_md.jpg","artistName":"Chris Brown","artistId":2480,"station_id":113263026},{"musicPath":"/music/Ray+J","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e33/e33aa36e75c2c03a6ba1e6e0827bd16f_md.jpg","artistName":"Ray J","artistId":8679,"station_id":113266540},{"musicPath":"/music/Mint+Condition","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4f3/4f3276c5385811429bbf768807d7995b_md.jpg","artistName":"Mint Condition","artistId":9920,"station_id":113265883},{"musicPath":"/music/Craig+David","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d86/d86baa475f610ba10d3fc48f2da5a0c2_md.jpg","artistName":"Craig David","artistId":275,"station_id":113262752},{"musicPath":"/music/Diddy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/200/2007e4336c1d37243d47510af5461e94_md.jpg","artistName":"Diddy","artistId":7341,"station_id":113280968},{"musicPath":"/music/Sisqo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8f0/8f0c6b64a7c9f6430809af91120a8195_md.jpg","artistName":"Sisqó","artistId":1544,"station_id":113341471},{"musicPath":"/music/En+Vogue","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7e4/7e4fff7c3e466501264fbabb8f840454_md.jpg","artistName":"En Vogue","artistId":373,"station_id":113265609},{"musicPath":"/music/Color+Me+Badd","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/449/4494b76539ad67a997e379e830cc50c0_md.jpg","artistName":"Color Me Badd","artistId":8837,"station_id":113272887},{"musicPath":"/music/Charlie+Wilson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8a8/8a8beefcac0081a7d8c38dd647fbb442_md.jpg","artistName":"Charlie Wilson","artistId":13469,"station_id":113286607},{"musicPath":"/music/Bobby+Brown","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c6a/c6ab79ddbe0910434e808df03b34239d_md.jpg","artistName":"Bobby Brown","artistId":3492,"station_id":113277734}]}