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It’s
 Complicated:
   R. Kelly’s
   Road to
Trapped in the
    Closet
   (Remix)

 Jenny Benevento
    @jennybento
   jennyjenny.org
selloutpodcast.com
R Kelly 101
R Kelly 101
David Ritz
"I tape everything, but once I get their rhythms down, I
throw away the transcripts and start writing in their
voices," he says. "It's artifice, but it still has to feel genuine.
You can hear people's voices in their work. Ray's speaking
voice came right out of his singing. Cornel West has a very
musical voice, like a preacher. With Buddy Guy, his voice
comes out of his guitar — his riffs and the way he bends
and cuts off the notes. It's all there.You just have to hear it."
-David Ritz
“If they just want to build a
monument, I walk away.
Sometimes it's
tough...ultimately the artist
is entitled to their own
interpretation of their life."
He mentions Billie
Holiday's autobiography,
"Lady Sings the Blues" (co-
written by William Dufty).
"It was excoriated for
being inaccurate, but it's
still invaluable, because it's
her view of her life."-Ritz
Dichotomies
                             sex jams/church music
 mama’s boy/thug
                 writer/illiterate

                     musical genius/laughable lyrics

anti-cheating/pro-cheating

               no wrongdoing/pleas of forgiveness

adult themes/obsession with childhood
Joann Kelly
Musical Influence
Mr. Blue
As a kid, I had a
lot of secrets.
Some were
terrible, some
were beautiful,
some were both.
There were so
many secrets to
stuff into my
imaginary box,
that I was running
out of room.
Hiding Your
  Secrets

      Downlow

Trapped in
   the
 “Closet”
Characters Based
   on Family
R Kelly 101
"Whenever my mother
and I talked over tea, I
remember how she
would leave her lipstick
print on the teacup.  
Seeing that moved me
for reasons I'm not
even sure I
understand. So when
I'm out with a young
lady, chillin', and
drinking tea, if she's
wearing lipstick and
leaves her print on the
cup, I find myself falling
in love with her--at
least for the moment."
McDonald’s is his
  safe space
Pivotal McDonald’s Moments
                                   street performances
              When blowing off talk shows

     Purchasing the McD House
                                  After being acquitted
 During the middle of his Jay-Z concert


While children are born
Ms. McLin
        Jealousy




               Lulu
            Death




                    Chance
                      Adult womanhood
R Kelly 101
1992
1993
1994
1997




1995
1996
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2007




2009
2010
2010
2010
2012
Barry White       Isley Brothers
              Celine Dion
Whitney Houston
                    Toni Braxton
Life Soundtrack
                  Janet Jackson
Batman & Robin soundtrack
                Michael Jackson
R Kelly 101
R Kelly
Has Issues



    These
issues make
  his music
  possible.
He wants you
to want him.

He needs you
to need him.
"I'm at my best when
I'm wanted...and no
good when I'm not.
That's my
kryptonite--when I'm
not wanted."
“I love going
  where I’m
celebrated, not
just tolerated”
He really likes
children’s media
R Kelly 101
R Kelly 101
R Kelly 101
“Welcome to the room I call the Log Cabin, the beating
 heart of my recording studio, the Chocolate Factory.”
dollhouse
R Kelly 101
"There are two sides to all
          of us.
               
Everybody's struggling with
       something.

    Nobody's perfect!"
Sex
    &
  Church


   Pimpin
     &
Proselytizing



 Cheating
    &
 Devotion
Jenny Benevento
    @jennybento
   jennyjenny.org
selloutpodcast.com

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R Kelly 101

  • 1. It’s Complicated: R. Kelly’s Road to Trapped in the Closet (Remix) Jenny Benevento @jennybento jennyjenny.org selloutpodcast.com
  • 5. "I tape everything, but once I get their rhythms down, I throw away the transcripts and start writing in their voices," he says. "It's artifice, but it still has to feel genuine. You can hear people's voices in their work. Ray's speaking voice came right out of his singing. Cornel West has a very musical voice, like a preacher. With Buddy Guy, his voice comes out of his guitar — his riffs and the way he bends and cuts off the notes. It's all there.You just have to hear it." -David Ritz
  • 6. “If they just want to build a monument, I walk away. Sometimes it's tough...ultimately the artist is entitled to their own interpretation of their life." He mentions Billie Holiday's autobiography, "Lady Sings the Blues" (co- written by William Dufty). "It was excoriated for being inaccurate, but it's still invaluable, because it's her view of her life."-Ritz
  • 7. Dichotomies sex jams/church music mama’s boy/thug writer/illiterate musical genius/laughable lyrics anti-cheating/pro-cheating no wrongdoing/pleas of forgiveness adult themes/obsession with childhood
  • 11. As a kid, I had a lot of secrets. Some were terrible, some were beautiful, some were both. There were so many secrets to stuff into my imaginary box, that I was running out of room.
  • 12. Hiding Your Secrets Downlow Trapped in the “Closet”
  • 13. Characters Based on Family
  • 15. "Whenever my mother and I talked over tea, I remember how she would leave her lipstick print on the teacup.   Seeing that moved me for reasons I'm not even sure I understand. So when I'm out with a young lady, chillin', and drinking tea, if she's wearing lipstick and leaves her print on the cup, I find myself falling in love with her--at least for the moment."
  • 16. McDonald’s is his safe space
  • 17. Pivotal McDonald’s Moments street performances When blowing off talk shows Purchasing the McD House After being acquitted During the middle of his Jay-Z concert While children are born
  • 18. Ms. McLin Jealousy Lulu Death Chance Adult womanhood
  • 20. 1992
  • 21. 1993
  • 22. 1994
  • 24. 1996
  • 25. 2000
  • 26. 2002
  • 27. 2003
  • 28. 2004
  • 29. 2005
  • 31. 2010
  • 32. 2010
  • 33. 2010
  • 34. 2012
  • 35. Barry White Isley Brothers Celine Dion Whitney Houston Toni Braxton Life Soundtrack Janet Jackson Batman & Robin soundtrack Michael Jackson
  • 37. R Kelly Has Issues These issues make his music possible.
  • 38. He wants you to want him. He needs you to need him.
  • 39. "I'm at my best when I'm wanted...and no good when I'm not. That's my kryptonite--when I'm not wanted."
  • 40. “I love going where I’m celebrated, not just tolerated”
  • 45. “Welcome to the room I call the Log Cabin, the beating heart of my recording studio, the Chocolate Factory.”
  • 48. "There are two sides to all of us.   Everybody's struggling with something. Nobody's perfect!"
  • 49. Sex & Church Pimpin & Proselytizing Cheating & Devotion
  • 50. Jenny Benevento @jennybento jennyjenny.org selloutpodcast.com

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