

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has recognized R. Kelly has sold over 75 million albums and singles worldwide, making him the most successful R&B male artist of the 1990s and one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In 1996, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for writing Michael Jackson's song " You Are Not Alone". Although Kelly is primarily a singer and songwriter, he has written, produced, and remixed songs, singles, and albums for other artists. In 1998, he won three Grammy Awards for "I Believe I Can Fly". Kelly has released 18 studio albums and is known for hit singles such as " I Believe I Can Fly", " Bump N' Grind", " Your Body's Callin' ", " Gotham City", " Ignition (Remix)", " If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time", " The World's Greatest", " I'm a Flirt (Remix)", and the hip hopera Trapped in the Closet. He was convicted for sex trafficking, child pornography, and sexual exploitation of a minor.

He has been credited with helping to redefine R&B and hip hop, earning nicknames such as "the King of R&B", "the King of Pop-Soul", and the "Pied Piper of R&B". Kelly, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and convicted sex offender. Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967), known professionally as R.
