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Is R Kelly Self-Aware?

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  • 10-09-2013 2:57am
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    Sinfonia
    Registered Users Posts: 3,854 ✭✭✭


    Honestly, some of the stuff he puts out goes beyond the point of laughable idiocy to the extent that I can't help but feel that R Kelly knows exactly what he's doing and how ridiculous it is; that he's at least having a laugh about it and at most that it's an intentional piece of postmodern comedic genius.

    He's also a big proponent of sprechgesang, typically associated with late-nineteenth-century German opera.
    Some of the more hilarious/ridiculous songs (and they are hilarious):


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdaAWFoWr2c



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFnKgIptbq0


    And just a taster of his 33-chapter 'hip hopera'
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-L-Cp3qZfQ


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    Executive Steve
    Registered Users Posts: 3,373 ✭✭✭Executive Steve


    Yes, utterly self-aware, and all the more amazing for it.

    Going through his back catalogue and looking at tunes like "I Believe I Can Fly" through the lens of someone who's heard "Real Talk" it becomes all the more apparent.


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