“If only you could separate the music from the man. In an era of hip-hop excess, Chicago’s R. Kelly held a torch for vintage soul, updated for the streets. 2000’s "I Wish" remains one of the great fallen-buddy tributes, and "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" is a stately gem. In light […]”
“Ever since Ray Charles wailed the sanctified booty call of "I Got a Woman," gospel has been a volatile part of black pop. An R&B bump-and-grind man like R. Kelly can try his hand at gospel moves — even sneaking the line "leaning on the everlasting arms" into the theme for a Bugs Bunny movie […]”
