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    Robert Sylvester Kelly (or "Kells") is a Chicago-born legendary R&B, Hip-Hop and Gospel musician, active since 1989. Known for, among other things, the song "I Believe I Can Fly" on the Space Jam soundtrack and being the most successful R&B male artist of The Nineties. With talent and style (including impeccable white suits), he earned his name in the genre.

    Then the twentieth century hit, and he became known for a couple other things. One of these was an ambitious, if odd, musical effort, the "Hip-Hopera" known as "Trapped in the Closet". The other was his court case for allegedly engaging in urine-based sexual activity with a minor. This case ran near simultaneously with allegations aimed at Michael Jackson, prompting some comparisons.

    While still a success, his reputation hasn't quite been the same.

    Discography:
    • 12 Play (1993)
    • R. Kelly (1995)
    • R. (1998)
    • TP-2.com (2000)
    • Chocolate Factory (2003)
    • Happy People/U Saved Me (2004)
    • TP.3 Reloaded (2005)
    • Double Up (2007)
    • Untitled (2009)
    • Love Letter (2010)
    • Write Me Back (2012)
    • Black Panties (2013)
    • The Buffet (2015)
    • 12 Nights of Christmas (2016)
    R. Kelly provides examples of the following tropes:
    • Controversy-Proof Image: See above. He still has number 1 albums after the allegations of rape.
    • Epic Rocking: "I Admit", a response song to controversies surrounding him and accusations of sexual abuse and kidnapping, among other things, lasts 19 minutes.
    • Incredibly Long Note: "I Believe I Can Fly".
    • Retraux: His album Love Letter has a some Motown style songs.
    R. Kelly in media

    Live-Action Television

    • Chappelle's Show featured a parody of the song "Ignition", and its remix, titled "Piss on U", featuring Dave exemplifying Kelly's waste-based recreation. Chappelle joked that Kelly approached him between episodes, saying "How you gonna make a video about peeing on somebody?", to which Chappelle responded "How you gonna make a video about peeing on somebody?".
    • The Boondocks tv series featured the trial of Kelly (in Woodcrest, as opposed to his and the Freemans' native Chicago) as the setting for its first episode.
    • South Park featured an episode with Kelly, Tom Cruise, and other celebrities, figuratively and literally Trapped in the Closet. As per the music video, Kelly seems a bit trigger happy.

    Music

    • "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis includes the line

    Probably shoulda washed this, smells like R. Kelly sheets
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