R. Kelly To Help Virginia Tech "Rise Up"
R. Kelly has set aside the Trapped In The Closet hip-hopera (Chapters 13-22 out via DVD this July!) long enough to be touched by, and offer support for, the Virginia Tech tragedy. Kelly's releasing "Rise Up" digitally on May 15th, with Jive contributing 100% of the proceeds to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, assisting Va. Tech victims and their families. The AP says that Kelly the ballad after "watching the events unfold on television while he was on tour." Sample lyric:
Rise up, when you feel you can't go on, rise up, and all of your hope is gone, rise up, when you're weak and you can't be strongHere's a taste of R.'s inspirational balladry...
R. Kelly - "Rise Up" (Clip) (MP3)
Posted at 1:13 PM
Tags: R. Kelly
It's no "Gotham City" off the Batman & Robin soundtrack, but hey. Ooh! Ooh! Rap off: what rhymes with Cho Seung Hui ? ("Ch-oh Sung Hway")
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huh?
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...from the man who brought you such incredible tracks like "I Like the Crotch On You" and "Hump Bounce" comes another truly riveting ballad sure to move you in ways you've never been moved before...
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Flow my way
Dope you say
Go run play
uh...
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R. Kelly also wants to give some special attention to any high school students in Blacksburg affected by the tragedy.. wait! what? quick put all those schools on lockdown and outfit any and all attractive girls in rainsuits.
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didn't the All-American Rejects already write that song?
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This just in: R. Kelly would also like to personally help any high school girls in the Blacksburg area .. wait! what?!! Quick! Put all those schools on lockdown and outfit any and all attractive girls in rainsuits.
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man, the new trapped in the closet dvd is going to rule so fucking much.
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fucking haters
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Another Cheezy song from R.Kelly.
Can someone lock him up already?
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"fucking haters
Posted by: Hart at May 1, 2007 1:56 PM"
Yup, not a big fan of child-rapists. Silly me.
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wow, yeah thats so hilarious! somebody with a concious, trying to do something good. lets all laugh at how ironic it is...
stereogum disgusts me with it's snide and vaguely racist entries such as this one.
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Can R. Kelly go away, please? I'm sorry, but I'll always think of "I'm Gonna Pee On You" whenever I see R. Kelly. His career is, or should be, over. Even with the possibly good intentions.
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its one thing not to like him for what he's done... to say that his career is over is just foolish.
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How the fuck is this even vaguely racist? It isn't. That's the most retarded thing ever.
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New Rule:
First person to call out "RACIST", when race isn't even involved, is the racist.
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concious
verb
1. Slang term used to notify a person that they will be urinated upon. Often to a person under 18 years of age.
example: I'm boutsta get all concious on you. nawasayin' g-money
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Time to say the most obvious unsaid thing yet: How someone operates in their life rarely, if ever, affects a positive reaction I have to their music. If there's a good song, there's a good song. Simple as that. Music has that "tune" and "arrangement" thing and other things like it that allow it a basic autonomy from the personal life of its creator. Etc., etc. Sorry.
That being said, this seems like it's gonna be another bad inspirational song from R. Kelly. ("We're gonna fight this together," he sings; fight what? Maybe grief? Not a good line considering the context.) Still, the intention's good and I hope it does end up moving people.
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i don't understand why this negro has to go and write some crummy song that doesn't mean squat to the average american. how many blacks were killed on that day? need i say more?
let's all sing my song and be proud and stand up in unity to foreign terrorists; home and abroad!
sing it with me mr. imus!
and I’m proud to be an american,
where at least I know I’m free.
and I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
and I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
god bless the usa.
amen!
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Yes, he's a child-marrying face-pisser who deserves to be mocked, and yes, his music does, for the most part, make me want to rip my own kneecaps out, but...
if this song or its proceeds can do anything to help ease the suffering of those affected, then it's okay in my book, I guess.
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they deserve better. much better.
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Wow.. This is really bad. i expected better from the self-professed "King of R&B". R. Kelly's been around since 1992, and his career is still on top, what with all the hit singles (Jeezy, Ciara remix, Snoop Dogg and the I'm a Flirt song) he currently has on the radio. You would think he would have tried a little harder to produce something a little less cheesy and catchier to promote genuine sales, not pity from the listener.
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conscious/conscience...mispelling doesn't even touch the unbridled insensitivity shown on this blog. How did the Virginia Tech tragedy become a racist forum for people to air such views? Bigots and racists will use any excuse to spew hatred.
Thumbs up to R.Kelly for turning his compassion for those affected into something positive. Shame on the rest of you.
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conscious/conscience...mispelling doesn't even touch the unbridled insensitivity shown on this blog. How did the Virginia Tech tragedy become a racist forum for people to air such views? Bigots and racists will use any excuse to spew hatred.
Thumbs up to R.Kelly for turning his compassion for those affected into something positive. Shame on the rest of you.
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Jane Blatt ,u very sensible,still tryin to figure out where all the racist comments came from,is a shame when shallow ppl like them come to paste comments...
Kell's has done somethin wrong(mayb),this is his talent we talkin abt here...he's just genius...
Kell's,without u,the music industry will be boring and to those who don't agree with me,go fuck urselves...Peace!!!
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u okey man dnt let nobodie judge u casue if anyythang cause they r julous o f iight man peace
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I listened to song and it's great. I was moved. It's just like "A Soldier's Heart" song he made a while back for our war vets. He is an amazing talent. He might be something else outside of music but his music is untouchable. The guy is a legend.
God bless him and God bless America.
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Any and everybody can say that R. Kelly is this and he is that, but how many more artists have tried to do anything about the events that took place on that dreadful day. Any will not bring back anybody that tragically died on that day, but it will give the family something and all that will not have been in vain.
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