Kelly himself almost wants to rub the public's face in his alleged misdeeds. Even after his controversial 1994 marriage to then-15-year-old Aaliyah and the 2002 sexual assault trial, R. Kelly's early discography without the taint of present day coloring it, but a lot of that is Kelly's fault. It almost seems unfair that we can't look back on R. However, its placement on the set - after the posturing of "Back to the Hood of Things" and just before the debauchery of "Sex Me" - is a bit questionable (not to mention that the "Homie Lover Friend" remix finds the singer calling the girl he's looking for "some kind of Sadie").
Kelly dropped his freaky guard to reveal that there might be something more to him that a want to have sex. "Sadie," his cover of The Spinners' "Sweet Sadie" was sang as a heartfelt tribute to his mother. Outside of the sex songs, though, 12 Play did have at least one moment not about his libido. Even the light-hearted, The Gap Band-sampling "Summer Bunnies" has more than its fair share of side-eye worthy lyrics. However, the track could easily be interpreted as prelude to statutory rape, especially with lyrics comparing a woman's body to a playground and using such sophisticated sexual euphemisms like "go all the way." And the creep factor isn't made any better on the songs that follow, "Freak That Body" and the ludicrously-titled "I Like the Crotch on You." Both attempt to latch on the last gasps of New Jack Swing and come off as crass and, ultimately corny. Yes, on its face it's another song with R. I'd be lying if I said revisiting songs like those didn't bring back fond memories.īut then I get to songs like "It Seems Like You're Ready," and a certain creepiness starts to set in. We would sing the lyrics out of earshot of our parents and teachers and grind to the songs during school dances while others shielded offenders from the eyes of chaperones. Songs like "Bump 'N Grind" (and its even better, even freakier "Old School Remix"), "Your Body's Callin'," freak-nasty opus "Sex Me," the title track and "Homie Lover Friend," were the soundtrack to our fast-assed lives. For kids our age, the forbidden fruit of these songs obviously intended for adult ears was utterly fascinating.
Join 50 and Charlie for this unforgettable rollercoaster of a story starting Wednesday October 19, on the iHeartRadio App or wherever you get your podcasts.When 12 Play arrived in stores, I was an 11-year-old kid who was, despite me watching more than a few rated R movies that I probably shouldn't have, still mostly innocent to the bedroom behaviors of grown folks. Speaking publicly for the first time ever, Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores share the incredible story of how they went from dealing $2 billion worth of drugs across the country as North America’s most successful cocaine traffickers, to government informants who brought down the infamous drug lord, “El Chapo.”įorever taunted by the gnawing question of “Did we do the right thing?” the brothers’ decision has cost them permanent exile from eachother, their father’s life, 14 years in prison, and a life sentence of always looking over their shoulder, waiting for their enemies to take revenge. Brought to you by Lionsgate Sound as a world exclusive with iHeartPodcasts. Hosted and executive produced by award-winning artist and producer Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson and broadcaster and journalist Charlie Webster. Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down a Drug Lord
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