In the five years since R. KELLY was slapped with child porn charges, the R&B superstar has no court date in sight and continues to drop hits. VIBE investigates.
Plus – AMY WINEHOUSE on what the tabloids DON’T say, NICOLE SCHERZINGER talks about her insecurities and fronting the PUSSYCAT DOLLS, and CONGRESSMAN CHARLES RANGEL on hip-hop, the President, and what’s in his 500 cd collection. The May issue of VIBE hits newsstands April 10.
I like R.kelly but I’m tired of hearing him on everybody’s damn remix!
In response to the cover…….R.kelly is guilty and his perverted ass belongs in jail.
Glad to see my man Kells back on top. I’m glad he ain’t got no trial date yet, cuz I still can’t get enuff of his music. I do agree, he is on everyone’s songs a lil too much….that make it rain remix was too extra!
Oh, my bad Salty, I didn’t know u were on the case….so you’ve reviewed all the evidence, heard from both sides and you’ve already sentanced him to jail huh? That’s why they say, innocent until proven guilty….
i gotta get this magazine! in top 10!
# 5 n 6 baby! r.kelly looks like a convict in this pic
What is it im so confused? why is it taking so long for him to get put on trial? I never forgot no matter how many “hits” he’s come out with to make yall forget that he is a child molester. If he wasn’t famous then everyone would think hw was the scum of the earth for doing that with a girl going thru puberty. Oh god!
I dont have a clue why there’s not a trial yet. It must not be that important to the “victim”(I put the quote b/c I wasnt there so I dont know what happened) she’s not questioning the delays one bit . I havent heard anything about it in a few yrs..If she was that devastated she would have been pushing for a earlier trial date.. They wasted no time putting MJ on trial!!
Lol, but in my opinion, TP2.com is one of the best albums ever made.
Are they serious about putting up ” Or Guilty Of Being Rich, Black, & Famous?” On the cover. I mean, damn we ALL saw the tape. Why can’t he just own up to his ish. Does it really, always, have to be about that.
they couldnt photoshop his face or nuthin???????
Why is he looking like he’s already been in the pen?
Guilty of being rich black and raggedy as hell
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Are they serious about putting up ” Or Guilty Of Being Rich, Black, & Famous?” On the cover. I mean, damn we ALL saw the tape. Why can’t he just own up to his ish. Does it really, always, have to be about that.
^ I agree. We all know it was him pissing on that stupid girl, and along with his other released home movies. Being rich, black, or famous doesn’t have anything to do with this case. He at least needs to admit to something.
I want to read about Amy Winehouse.
H.A.M!!! He could’ve posed better or something
I know they are not using the race card on this??!! Because he’s rich and famous is the only reason he’s not on trial yet!
Vibe need to fall back. Do I believe he’s guilty? Yes. As Katt Williams said, “Nobody doesn’t say the same sh** about you for the last 20 years and its not true.” Or something like that. The man is a musical genius but he has a problem and he needs to called on it.
I doubt if anything will happen to him since nothing has happened to him as of yet… I used to love Mr. Kelly but now I am really tired of him… I used to think his songs and lyrics were so original but now…. How many different spins can you put on singing about sex??? When is this man going to grow up and sing about something with a little more substance? I mean, isn’t he like 40-ish? Singing about making a woman skeet skeet skeet is not what’s hot IMO!!!
They need to dismiss charges at this point. This mess has be going on since my senior year of high school ( I graduated 5yrs ago). All they doing is wasting tax payers money. They don’t even have a complaining witness. Last time I heard the girl was saying it aint her.
i’m also more interested in what amy winehouse has to say
He looks bad. He’s a nasty bastard, but I love his music.
agrees with txsupercutie, this fool is 38 or 39, what the hell are you taking ‘chicks’ and flirting so damn hard for? He damn near grandaddy status, with these young azz girls in his video talking bout being the king of r&b (rape & b*tching). cuzz yall know “Heaven I need a hug” was a b*tch azz cry for help. and we all know damn well when we learned that r.kelly was the one singing I’m a flirt”, we all instantly thought ‘I’m a pervert’
No Vibe: guilty of being a rapist, an old azz man wanting to be young, and rich when his azz should be in prison.
still likes his old music tho. lol
I’m bout to fade up this comment
wait a minute, wait a minute
ooo00 R.Kelly..we lookin kinda ROUGH in this picture mayne! Can you say exfoliate?
wow he looks convicted already lol-he needs 2 go and join-KONVICT MU-SAAAIC! lol don’t mind me, havin a silly moment ova herre lol…
The fact that he hasn’t gone to trial yet really disturbs me and sends out a really messed up message: Baby Rapers Have Hope Too.
Personally I saw the video, the girl SEEMED as if she consented to the sexual relationship, maybe she felt pressured. All I know is that he is a grown man that shouldn’t have been having sex with a teenage girl let alone recording it.
Regardless if she consented or not there are laws in place to punish those that CHOOSE to have sex with children. But because he is R.Kelly it’s okay? Let’s not handle this like any other person right?
It makes me mad. Really mad.
The man has not been convicted of any sex crime! Innocent until proven guilty…R keep on doing yo thang playa..
Amerie Gotta WORK is fire . R. Kelly I love u
LOL @ J. Lewis. Why you always got to be so funny, man.
@27 I dunno, I just make it do what it do lol
I don’t like that picture.
I CAN’T STAND THIS PEDOPHILE ESPECIALLY SINCE HE STOLE AARON HALL’S CAREER.
-dies a million deaths @20′s comment. -hive5 man, I agree with you on everything. When that song came on the radio I started singing “I’m a Dirt” and then my brother started singing “I’m a Pervert”. Oh and I agree with txsupercutie, grown and sexy he is not… someone put a phallic shaped chastity belt on his behind!
Please name a male R&B artist who do not talk about sex. I dont think any exsist.
Yeah thats not a good look for him, but i guess he wasnt going for the whole sexy look. Anyhow im interested to read the article with Amy Winehouse. I love her CD
I’m wit Salty, lock that nigga up!!
i wanted to read the amy winehouse interview too lol forget kelly, he should be startin his own label and venturing out by now
#2 i agree 110%. kells is pure trash dat can sing, only nigga out on bail for 5 years.
Can’t deny Kels have CLASSICS.More classics than some of these people today.I still ride to Kels, he is R&B genius.He stole Aaron Hall’s career?Till than Kels is innocent till proven guilty because someone in the midst could of lied.Girls are smart these days,they trap dudes and look older for their age.
watching a tape of a grown man supposedly having intercourse and urinating on a little girl makes yall just as perverted for watching the tape on another note everybody tired of jay-z on everybody song to he garbage ass hell best rapper alive yeah right
He looks guilty ass hell on this pic lol I cant beleive they let him be on the cover of VIBE!
His music now is str8 garbage…everything he does sounds the same…so damn repetative. I miss 12 Play and those R. album days…i wouldn’t buy shyt of his now. But I do have the old shyt!!!
He looks a hot ass mess!! And he better not even go there with the “rich famous and black male” shit. Nigga please!! If you knew that being rich famous and a black male puts you on blast, you should have had more sense or be more cautious of your fuking actions. He should be hella lucky is money still has him off a sexual predator list.
Folks like Kelly make a damn joke of black men who endure overt and covert racism every fuking day, with no one to do shit about it.
Sorry yall, I ain’t mean to go off, I’m sick of his old ass nigga acting like he’s a sixteen year boy. Grow the fuk up!! NEXT!!
Damn what he been through lookin all rough
Why did they use that pic of R.Kelly? It needed to be touched up or something if it is on the cover : (
I agree with you #39- Kelly’s music now lacks the depth and maturity that it should have. It’s sad to say that the man has actually digressed musically, and his music lacks the maturity that I expect at this stage in his career, and I won’t waste my money on any of his new stuff.
When is the child molestor going to jail?????????
I AGREE #36! AND IN MY OPINION I LOVE KELS ON THE REMIX, HE MAKES EM HOT!!
Fuck R. Kelly’s nasty ass he is child molesting sick bastard and i hope he goes to jail where he belongs and black people need to stop supporting him uggghhh!!
DAMN HE’S AGED…A MESS STILL LOVE HIM THOUGH!
I resent the idea that this is just another example of a black man being treated unfairly by our justice system. The guilty using it as a way out discredits the argument. It impossible for that idea to be proposed in situations where it really IS the case.
Lock R.Kelly’s molestin’ ass up.
he guilty as hell! I cant wait for his trial and he need to be in jail for making it rain on a teenage girl man!
I won’t buy this issue, I would hate to have my hands smelling like piss. The man is guilty. I don’t care about how good or wack his music is, I couldn’t care less about his race or finances. Stop excusing his music as an excuse or playing the race card. GUILTY!
Corr : Stop using his music…
Oh plz dont start that rich black man shit…he pee’d on a little gir.
kellz look like a damn centipede, how many fingers is in that pic again…
tired of hearing him, his remixes, his trial…PLEASE SEND HIS ASS TO JAIL ALREADY
RKELLY LOOKS LIKE HE JUST PLAYED 10 BASKETBALL GAMES AND THEN DECIDED TO ROLL AROUND IN THE DIRT…JUST PLAIN NASTY! SOMEBODY SEND THIS PATHETIC, GREASY PERVERT TO JAIL!
damn his skin grimey!
damn his skin grimey he need to hit diddy(for that ONE pimple he had) up for that proactive!!
LOL I am so mad at whoever said, “I’m about to fade up this comment.”
R.Kelly makes me wanna be a prosecutor when I grow up!
Fuck all you R Kelly haters. I bet when his album come out all y’all have it. Kels is a genius, and he is innocent until proved innocent.
Here we go with this shit again. They should of been had his ass on trail, especially since they had his filthiness on tape. This is going to be another wack vibe issue that I will not waste my money buying.
And he can leave that rich, black, and famous crap alone because this aint got shit to do with his immoratility.
In completely unrelated and stupid news, New York’s tranny ass chose Tango ninja turtle ass, and in a scripted ending, Tango proposed with New York acting like some stupid girl. Whatever.