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bump n grind remix
sex me (old skool vs new skool remix, for sentimental reasons)
fiesta remix ft jay-z
nivea - laundromat
feelin on yo booty remix
feelin on yo booty the other remix
ignition remix
aaliyah - back & forth
ignition
snake remix

― minna (minna), Monday, 16 June 2003 13:09 (twenty years ago) link

R. Kelly is at his best when being sinewy or ridiculous (or both).

"Fiesta" remix
"You Remind Me Of My Jeep"
"Down Low"

These three songs are head and shoulders above everything else he's done (except maybe "I Like (The Crotch On You)").

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 16 June 2003 13:13 (twenty years ago) link

I like the album version of "Feelin on Yo Booty" best!

Also, any R Kelly POX is incomplete unles it represents the "inspirational" R - I'll take "The World's Greatest" for that

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Monday, 16 June 2003 13:23 (twenty years ago) link

AAARGH that's the worst of his inspirational songs!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 16 June 2003 13:46 (twenty years ago) link

"Home Alone" is my all-time favorite from him.

It's the record that single-handedly got me back into pop music when it came out, no joke.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Monday, 16 June 2003 16:33 (twenty years ago) link

I just heard 'Laundromat' for the first time a couple days ago. It's absolutely stunning.

― Adam A. (Keiko), Monday, 16 June 2003 16:56 (twenty years ago) link

well Dan you wouldn't replace it with that awful last one on TP2.com would you, or "I Believe I Can Fly," would you? 'cause those ones even make me retch & I've got a strong stomach

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Monday, 16 June 2003 17:04 (twenty years ago) link

My replacement for "World's Greatest": "I Wish," which, like the best of the Maudlin School of R. Kelly Songwriting, is both really soppy and completely weird. (The mid-song dialogue with his [presumably dead] mother is extraordinary -- in large part because it actually works.) The ending, where he sings "Come on and braid my hair" over and over, is the best renunciation-of-fame moment in the history of pop, I think.

― Ess, Monday, 16 June 2003 17:07 (twenty years ago) link

I'd replace it with "Gotham City". (That is a completely lie, BTW; it would have to be "I Believe I Can Fly".)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 16 June 2003 17:09 (twenty years ago) link

more pls! (i started this thread bc i don't know that much more than the 10 songs i listed and i need more!)

― minna (minna), Monday, 16 June 2003 21:50 (twenty years ago) link

that dialogue's not with his mother, it's with his homey - and that song is truly truly great, but it's Melancholy R, not Inspirational R, so "World's Greatest" stays

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Monday, 16 June 2003 21:53 (twenty years ago) link

I haven't heard his first two albums or Chocolate factory, so this list consists solely of songs from the self-titled, R., and Tp-2.com

Feelin' On Yo' Booty
Down Low
What I Feel/Issues
I Wish
Be Careful (the duet he did with Sparkle)
Fiesta
When A Woman's Fed Up
If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time
You Remind Me Of My Jeep
Et Cetera

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 16 June 2003 22:03 (twenty years ago) link

at number 11 is "Dancing With A Rich Man," which is ruthlessly clawing at Et Cetera for the 10 spot so it deserves special mention.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 16 June 2003 22:06 (twenty years ago) link

More "I Wish" confusion: isn't he talking with his dead homey on the remix (also great, if memory serves)? And maybe the spoken-word dead-momma dialogue is only in the video. Or maybe I'm just muddled up altogether.

And could I put in a word for "What Would You Do," the new song he's done with the Isley Bros.? Or, uh, some of the early Aaliyah stuff? Or any of his great dialogue songs? I mean, the man's the best weird-fucked-up genius in pop right now.

― Ess, Tuesday, 17 June 2003 12:51 (twenty years ago) link

best thing about the admittedly great "I Wish" remix: his plea that radio people PLEASE not take the word "nigga" off the track.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 16:18 (twenty years ago) link

Two major ones to add to the lists here:

"Half on a Baby"
"R&B Thug"

― scott woods (s woods), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 16:28 (twenty years ago) link

I still can't believe I'm the only person to have ever big upped "Home Alone" on ILM ever.

This track smokes. Was it just a Detroit thing?

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Sunday, 29 June 2003 07:21 (twenty years ago) link

it smokes, it smokes, but not enough lyrical pull to make my POX.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 29 June 2003 20:02 (twenty years ago) link

one month passes...

i cant believe i forgot p diddy & r kelly - satisfy you
darnielle i replace the first non dirty south remix of feelin on yo booty with the album version
i also add 'step in the name of love' remix

― minna (minna), Saturday, 9 August 2003 03:45 (twenty years ago) link

I'm'a do an all-2003 POX because that's how amazing this year has been for him:

Ignition
Ignition (remix)
B2K - Girlfriend (remix)
Nivea - Laundromat
Snake
Snake (remix)
Thoia Thoing
Ginuwine - Hell Yeah (remix)
Nick Cannon - Feelin' Freaky
Step In The Name Of Love (remix)

― Al (sitcom), Saturday, 9 August 2003 03:57 (twenty years ago) link

Am I the only person who greatly prefers the original "Girlfriend" to the remix?

And how fucking on fire is R Kelly this year?

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, 9 August 2003 04:17 (twenty years ago) link

no tim i like the original version better too
and yes r put the r in rnb this year! (haha i shd admit i didnt think of that)

― minna (minna), Saturday, 9 August 2003 04:46 (twenty years ago) link

i haven't heard ten r kelly songs but if i had to pick three it'd be ignition, bump and grind, and shes got tha vibe.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Sunday, 10 August 2003 08:45 (twenty years ago) link

two months pass...

Revive!
I can't believe people aren't fainting at the mere mention of 'Fiesta remix'. I put it on a mixtape yesterday and I've basically only listened to that song on repeat since then. The singing is pure genius..

― Baaderist (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 08:58 (twenty years ago) link

TOP TEN R. KELLY SONGS:

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― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 13:42 (twenty years ago) link

zing!

― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 17:19 (twenty years ago) link

Erm... zing??

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 19:44 (twenty years ago) link

I was punctuating your terribly clever joke.

― Al (sitcom), Thursday, 30 October 2003 05:57 (twenty years ago) link

Oh.

Cool!

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 30 October 2003 12:17 (twenty years ago) link

The new song he's done with the Big Tymers is good. Sounds like Timbaland does the beat too (and he makes the brief Timbo cameo at the end of the video.) Timbaland, Mannie Fresh, R Kelly - thats a star-studded line up fo sho.

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Thursday, 30 October 2003 16:13 (twenty years ago) link

one year passes...

POX: RELOADED

Feelin' On Yo' Booty
Down Low
I Wish
Step In The Name Of Love (Remix)
Fiesta
If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time
Thoia Thoing
Sex In The Kitchen
You Remind Me Of Something
Ignition (Remix)

― miccio (miccio), Thursday, 7 July 2005 19:48 (eighteen years ago) link

I actually prefer the original version of Fiesta to the remix.

― deej.., Thursday, 7 July 2005 19:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Likewise! Jay-z's the reason "Don't Let Me Die" makes my top 11-20

― miccio (miccio), Thursday, 7 July 2005 19:54 (eighteen years ago) link

you prefer the album version of "in the kitchen" to the remix? i couldn't feel more strongly to the contrary. to me, the album is weighed down by a lot of dreck, but the remixed "in the kitchen" and esp. "happy summertime" are terrific singles.

― asl, Thursday, 7 July 2005 20:07 (eighteen years ago) link

I love In The Kitchen (Remix), probably makes that 11-20, but its sort of like Godfather II in that it requires deep knowledge of the original to work at its fullest (though admittedly the combined effect is tremendous). Both the original track and The Godfather work better for me as a stand alones, and I rate them slightly higher due to this.

― miccio (miccio), Thursday, 7 July 2005 20:13 (eighteen years ago) link

Aaliyah's "Back and Forth" would have to make it for me. Likewise "Laundromat" by Nivea.

― deej.., Thursday, 7 July 2005 20:15 (eighteen years ago) link

Friend of Mine Remix!

― Candicissima (candicissima), Thursday, 7 July 2005 20:16 (eighteen years ago) link

shit, I've referenced it enough I might as well do a 11-20

Tempo Slow
Be Careful (w/ Sparkle)
Et Cetera
Snake
Heaven, I Need A Hug
Don't Let Me Die
Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)
Trapped In The Closet (all of it, fuck it)
Sex In The Kitchen (Remix)
Remote Control

― miccio (miccio), Thursday, 7 July 2005 20:25 (eighteen years ago) link

those are less permanent (already I'm thinking "Happy Summertime," "What I Feel/Issues," etc etc)

― miccio (miccio), Thursday, 7 July 2005 20:26 (eighteen years ago) link

"remote control" is great. i love the falsetto/prince thing. and the lyrics are pretty funny (the nipples on charge line is great !).

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:40 (eighteen years ago) link

I also prefer the normal Kitchen to the Kitchen remix, which i still great.

My POX:

Half on a Baby
A Woman's Threat
Fiesta (remix)
Down Low
Kickin' it with your Girlfriend
Chocolate Factory
Step in the Name of Love (remix)
U Saved Me
Ignition (normal version)
When a Woman's Fed Up

― Baaderonixx le Belge (Fabfunk), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:45 (eighteen years ago) link

T/S:

Be Careful vs. I Wish vs. I Wish (Remix)

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Saturday, 9 July 2005 20:34 (eighteen years ago) link

Friend of Mine (remix)
Down Low
Your Body's Callin
I Believe I Can Fly
Did You Ever Think?
A Woman's Threat
Feelin On Your Booty
Honey Love
If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time
I Wish

― Candicissima (candicissima), Saturday, 9 July 2005 20:50 (eighteen years ago) link

two years pass...

no love for happy people?

― robin l, Monday, 22 October 2007 10:43 (sixteen years ago) link

TOP TEN R. KELLY SONGS:
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-- Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:42 AM (3 years ago) Bookmark Link

zing!
-- Al (sitcom), Wednesday, October 29, 2003 11:19 AM (3 years ago) Bookmark Link

Erm... zing??
-- Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:44 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark Link

how far we've come.

― J0rdan S., Monday, 22 October 2007 10:44 (sixteen years ago) link

haha I want "I am punctuating your terribly clever joke" to someday supplant "zing."

― Alex in Baltimore, Monday, 22 October 2007 13:02 (sixteen years ago) link

four months pass...

solo pox:
When A Woman's Fed Up
Forever
A Woman's Threat
Step In The Name of Love (Remix)
Baby,Baby,Baby,Baby,Baby...
Half on a Baby
I Don't Mean It
If I Could Turn Back The Hands of Time
Feelin On Yo Booty
You Remind Me of Something

written for others/featured pox:

1. k-ci & jojo - life
sparkle - be careful
nivea - laundromat
kelly price/ron isley/kells - friend of mine (remix)
isley brothers - contagious
notorious b.i.g. & kells - i'm fucking you tonight
joe - more & more
aaliyah - age ain't nothin but a number
maxwell - fortunate
changing faces - stroke you up

― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 28 February 2008 23:57 (sixteen years ago) link

actually, replace "more & more" with "it's on" w/ mary j blige. forgot about that one.

― The Brainwasher, Friday, 29 February 2008 01:56 (sixteen years ago) link

eleven months pass...

solo pox:
When A Woman's Fed Up
Forever
A Woman's Threat
Step In The Name of Love (Remix)
~~Baby,Baby,Baby,Baby,Baby...~~Touched A Dream
Half on a Baby
I Don't Mean It
If I Could Turn Back The Hands of Time
Feelin On Yo Booty
You Remind Me of Something

written for others/featured pox:

1. k-ci & jojo - life
sparkle - be careful
nivea - laundromat
kelly price/ron isley/kells - friend of mine (remix)
~~isley brothers - contagious~~ syleena johnson - guess what
notorious b.i.g. & kells - i'm fucking you tonight
joe - more & more
~~aaliyah - age ain't nothin but a number~~ mary j blige & kells - it's on
maxwell - fortunate
~~changing faces - stroke you up~~ tamia - questions

― The Brainwasher, Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:57 PM (11 months ago)

― half troll half biscuit (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 07:14 (fifteen years ago) link

"touched a dream" is such a perfect song

― half troll half biscuit (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 07:14 (fifteen years ago) link

u heard the new browz song with kells

― gucci mane gretzky (deej), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 09:19 (fifteen years ago) link

nah whats it called

― half troll half biscuit (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 09:38 (fifteen years ago) link

"club to a bedroom" - i like it, production could almost pass for a late 90s bad boy beat

― big fatass rick ross (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 17 February 2009 09:45 (fifteen years ago) link

three months pass...

I can't lie ima ball til I die

― Dominique, Friday, 12 June 2009 04:37 (fourteen years ago) link

one year passes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7D5fZw26io&feature=player_embedded

R. Kelly going way back old-school soul style

― curmudgeon, Saturday, 26 June 2010 02:03 (thirteen years ago) link

nine months pass...

SEEING HIM ON FRIDAY SO SO EXCITED

1) down low
2) your body's calling
3) you remind me of something
4) feeling on your booty
5) a woman's threat
6) step in the name of love (remix)
7) lost in your love
8) sex in the kitchen (remix)
9) hair braider
10) real talk

― the square root of minus one is i something uhh (tpp), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 11:16 (thirteen years ago) link

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