R. Kelly

Wildly imaginative and undeniably talented, R. Kelly stormed the charts in the early 1990s with a string of hits that blended R&B, hip-hop and New Jack Swing. He overcame an impoverished upbringing through his love of music and emerged as a successful solo artist with his 1993 debut 12 Play. His innuendo-laded slow jams "Bump N' Grind" and "Your Body's Callin'" from the album seemingly turned Kelly into a modern master of R&B overnight. His …