

The success of these albums led to him becoming an in-demand producer in the ‘90s, writing and producing #1 hits for Aaliyah ( “Back & Forth”), Janet Jackson ( “Any Time, Any Place (Remix)”), Changing Faces ( “G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T”), Maxwell ( “Fortunate”), and Michael Jackson ( “You Are Not Alone”). In 1993, he released his first solo album, 12 Play, featuring the hits “Bump N' Grind” and “Your Body’s Callin'.” He released a self-titled album in 1995 featuring the hits “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)” and “You Remind Me of Something,” while his 1998 double album, R., featured a string of hits, including “I Am Your Angel” with Celine Dion, “When a Woman’s Fed Up,” and his Grammy Award-winning song “I Believe I Can Fly” from the Space Jam soundtrack. The following year, Kelly went on to become a solo act. Kelly wrote and produced the entire album, which contained the #1 R&B hits “Honey Love” and “Slow Dance,” along with the Top 10 R&B hits “She’s Got That Vibe” (#7) and “Dedicated” (#9). This led into his first album, Born Into the 90’s, being released in 1992 as a collaboration between R.

Kelly, is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, where he first started performing under the “L” subway tracks as a teenager. January 8, 1967), known professionally as R.
