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| by kenn on 3/24/2006 11:37:00 AM |
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Source: The Charlotte Observer
• 1992: R. Kelly and Public Announcement debut with "Born into the '90s."
• 1993-94: Strip club staples "Sex Me, Pts. 1- 2," "Bump `n' Grind" and "Your Body's Callin" from the No. 1 album "12 Play" make Kelly the Lothario of urban music.
Produces Aaliyah's "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number"; secretly marries the 15-year-old R & B sensation who is more than 10 years his junior. The marriage is annulled.
• 1995: Begins writing and producing with Michael Jackson. Scores three hits of his own from self-titled pop crossover album, including "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)."
• 1997: The 1996 single "I Believe I Can Fly" (from the Michael Jordan/Looney Tunes flick "Space Jam") wins three Grammys.
• 1998: Releases double album, "R." Reportedly settles a hush-hush civil suit involving sex with an underage girl.
• 2000: Teams with Jay-Z on the No. 1 R & B track "Fiesta" from his latest disc, "TP- 2.Com."
• 2001: Produces the Isley Brothers' hit "Contagious."
• 2002: The Chicago Sun-Times uncovers a video of Kelly reportedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl.
Jay-Z and Kelly record "The Best of Both Worlds" album.
Illinois prosecutors charge Kelly with 21 counts of child pornography. Kelly pleads not guilty.
A bootleg compilation video of various Kelly sex tapes called "R. Kelly Triple-X" is peddled online and on major U.S. city street corners.
• 2003: Seven of the 21 charges against Kelly are dropped.
• 2004: Kelly and Jay-Z reunite for a tour and second album -- "Unfinished Business." Kelly arrives 2 1/2 hours late for second night of the tour. After cancelled dates and Kelly's midshow walk-outs, Jay-Z calls off the remainder of the tour.
Kelly sues Jay-Z for $75 million, accusing the rap mogul of sabotaging their tour.
Decade-old footage (yep, another sex tape) of Kelly surfaces.
• 2005: Jay-Z disses Kelly in the "Drop It Like It's Hot" remix, then counter-sues.
Kelly's "TP.3 Reloaded" debuts at No. 1 and features the first five chapters of his soapy operetta, "Trapped in the Closet."
Former writing partner Cam'ron sues Kelly to get co-writing credit on the track "Snake (Remix)."
Separates from wife, Andrea, after nine years of marriage and three children.
"South Park" spoofs Kelly in the controversial Scientology episode, which features a cartoon Kelly and Tom Cruise "Trapped in the Closet."
• 2006: Kelly's robbed (I tell you, robbed!) when Bob Dylan's Martin Scorsese-directed video wins the Grammy for Best Long Form Music Video.
Kelly wins the Stevie Wonder Award for Outstanding Career Achievement at the 2006 Soul Train Awards.
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