The year was 1994. Aaliyah was 15 years old, signed to Blackground Records by her uncle Barry Hankerson, and introduced to writer, recording artist, and producer R. Kelly. The duo began recording the song “Old School” that was slate to be featured on the young singer’s debut album, Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]
Apple Music may be unearthing R. Kelly’s Hip Hop musical opera Trapped in the Closet. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Jimmy lovine, producer, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Beats, unpacked his future plans for the streaming service: I’m trying to help Apple Music be an overall movement in popular culture, everything from unsigned bands to video. We have a lot […]
We have long reported on the rising career of Top Flite Empire, most notably their first major release Bad Decisions this summer that featured the likes of Problem, AD, Trev Rich, Futuristic and many more. Dropping their new visual today for with a new single “Choose Up” featuring former NFL player Nathan “Napalm” Palmer. Visit […]
Getting on Santa’s good side has always been a goal for every Christmas lover. But when R. Kelly says things like, “I’m goin’ to fill your stocking with sweet things,” we can’t but want to be on the naughty list this year. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Chile! R.Kelly’s first holiday album is that steamy […]
Chicago was the place to be last weekend. Not only was Chi-city native Chance the Rapper debuting his Magnificent Coloring Day Festival at the White Sox’s U.S. Cellular Field baseball stadium- the first ever music fest in that venue, on Saturday (September 24,) Common was hosting AAHH! Fest on the near west side, the second event […]
Today in music history, R&B singer R. Kelly secretly married a then 15-year-old Aaliyah at Sheraton Gateway Suites in Rosemont, Illinois on July 31, 1994 (although there have been varying reports on the exact date of marriage). Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Aaliyah never admitted being married, though Vibe published a copy of the marriage certificate. […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Considering the pitch-black frames he generally dons with every outfit, we’ll give this guy a pass for not immediately recognizing R. Kelly in the middle of the night. It could, however, also be due to the fact that he’s drunk as sh*t. If you feel that the numerous devices that surround […]
Jay Z has this habit of taking over a song that he is tapped to contribute a featuring verse on. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In pure New York City fashion, Hov jumped on the official ‘All The Way Up’ remix alongside Fat Joe & Remy Ma and had streets, tweets, and everything in between […]
Last month, when Kobe Bryant was busy making history with his breathtaking 60-point final game performance, a bit of a sideshow was going on thanks to a picture R. Kelly posted to social media. The legendary R&B singer appeared to be watching the Mamba’s final performance on a more-than-moderately sized television, which of course sent […]
The retirement of legend Kobe Bryant was the end of an era. Everyone tuned in to witness the final game of his historical run. Several celebrities purchased courtside seats to watch the action up close and personal while others watched from home. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information R&B singer R. Kelly, however, watched from a tiny television […]
On this day in Black History, R&B superstar R. Kelly won three Grammy Awards for his timeless single, “I Believe I Can Fly.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Written in 1996, this song was an original composition specifically for the cult classic film Space Jam. The song was originally released on November 26, 1996 on the […]
R. Kelly has been on a press run that has certainly had its peculiar moments. Recently, he stopped by GQ and had an extensive interview where he touched on topics including his past relationship with Aaliyah and Bill Cosby‘s sexual assault allegations. One of the more interesting tidbits was his take on comedian Dave Chappelle, […]
In R. Kelly‘s exclusive GQ interview with writer Chris Heath, the R&B singer/producer that has been plagued by statutory rape rumors for a good part of his career speaks on another celebrity that has had his reputation tarnished by sexual assault allegations; Bill Cosby. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Kelly stated that he altered the […]
In a new interview with GQ magazine, “The Confessions of R. Kelly,” the legendary Chicago singer and songwriter gets candid and somewhat forthcoming with Chris Heath on a bevy of topics, including and especially, Dave Chappelle, Aaliyah, urinating on human beings and more. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Aaliyah segment of the conversation begins […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information R. Kelly just released his 13th studio album, The Buffet, and to promote it, he hit the set of HuffPost Live and sat with their host, Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani, to answer fan-submitted questions about his music, personal life, lyrics and more. If you’ve never been uncomfortable watching an interview, this will […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Chance The Rapper is heating up. The Chicago emcee and co-star of Donnie Trumpet‘s Social Experiment band will be the guest appearance of tonight’s episode of Saturday Night Live, where he will become the first independent act to perform in the show’s 40-year history. Since the announcement of his appearance […]
Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq movie is already starting to receive a considerable amount of buzz following the release of the first trailer and a few advance screenings. Today, the 13-song track-list from the original soundtrack was unveiled just before the film’s Friday release. The tracklist features Nick Cannon, R. Kelly, Jhene Aiko and more but doesn’t […]
R. Kelly is without a doubt one of the most talented musicians of the past quarter century, writing and producing timeless hit records for some of music’s biggest stars and logging in countless classics of his own. His catalog puts many of his peers to shame. Though he has continued to put out new material, […]
The King of R&B, R.Kelly, is back, and is getting ready to deliver his latest R&B masterpiece to the masses on December 11th. The Buffet is jam-packed with appearances of many of today’s top artists. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Pied Piper recently released a track-listing for the album, revealing features from Jhene Aiko, Tinashe, Lil Wayne, Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih and […]
R. Kelly is currently set to drop Buffet, his next album on November 20th after it was pushed back a little. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information His last video for ‘Backyard Party’ featured a snippet at the end which is ‘Marching Band’, supposedly his next single. However, that’s not what his latest offering is. For […]
