R. Kelly is once again at the center of a heated debate, this time over who is the greatest musician of all time.
On December 31, a tweet went viral stating that the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer is the greatest musician in music history.
“There is no better writer than R.Kelly in the history of American music,” an X user shared on the social networking platform.
The tweet is a quote from another user surprising Kelly writing Michael Jackson’s “You Are Not Alone.”
However, the tweet about Kelly being the greatest musician in history sparked a debate on the platform with many sharing who should win the title for the embattled singer.
“Wrong!!! Except for his criminal record, he’s not in the top 5. There’s John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Babyface, Bob Dylan, Smokey Robinson, etc. He’s great but he has ‘Ogas'”, someone shared.
Wrong!!! Except for his criminal record, he’s not in the top 5. There’s John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Babyface, Bob Dylan, Smokey Robinson, etc. He’s great but he has “Ogas”.
– ‘Kanmi Bhadmus (@MrGabby008) January 1, 2025
“Jermaine Dupri delete R Kelly,” another said.
“Babyface wrote the entire soundtrack, where each song is performed from a woman’s perspective, and he wrote each song to sound like the woman singing, not just using his own style. me. Stevie Wonder is Stevie Wonder. And a few others above him,” another person shared.
Babyface wrote the entire soundtrack where each song is performed from a woman’s perspective, and he wrote each song to sound like the woman was singing and not just use his own style.
Stevie Wonder is Stevie Wonder.
And there are many others above him. https://t.co/alxXXM8myu
— DJ R-Tistic (@DJRTistic) January 1, 2025
“When Mariah Carey was right there!! Wrote 18 of her 19 #1 hits. Let’s be real, real,” another commented.
However, there are others who agree that Kelly is the best musician of all time.
“R. Kelly’s talent is undeniable and people have to stop pretending it isn’t. His actions are disgusting, but I find it interesting that rock bands do worse 100 times from the 60s to the 90s and their music is still played regularly,” another added.
R. Kelly’s talent is undeniable and people have to stop pretending it isn’t. His actions were disgusting, but I find it interesting that rock bands did 100 times worse from the 60s to the 90s and their music was still played regularly.
– Torraine Walker (@TorraineWalker) January 2, 2025
“For me it’s him and Stevie! But I’ll be with you when you’re right,” another shared.
It’s him and Stevie for me! But I’m with you when you’re right
— Derrick Foster Jr (@GeniusBoi89) January 1, 2025
“That guy is so stupid,” another commented.
This viral tweet came after Michael Che criticized Donald Trump for becoming President-elect and joked that “if white people could elect their felons, I could dance to my point.”
“Are you going to let a man with 34 felony convictions lead the free world and become president of the United States? That’s it, I’m listening to R. Kelly again. I’ve heard it before, but I will stop pretending like that.” ‘t. If white people can elect their felons, I can dance with mine,” he continued. Saturday night live.
Kelly is serving a 20-year prison sentence for being convicted of three counts of producing child pornography and three counts of luring a child into sex. The singer was also convicted of sex trafficking and fraud in New York. He was sentenced to 30 years in that case.
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