R. Kelly Shocks Social Media With New Album ‘I Admit It’

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R. Kelly isn’t kissing his music career goodbye just yet–despite a 30-year conviction and looming trials. The singer silently released a 13-track album called I Admit It on Friday (Dec. 9).

The majority of the album seems to be never-heard-before music, but its last three tracks, I Admit It (I Did It) parts 1-3, are from 2018. Kelly allegedly released the 19-minute version on SoundCloud, but TMZ says this is the first time it has appeared on Apple or Spotify.

In the song, he admits to having “flaws” and committing “mistakes.” However, Kelly says people turned his career “upside down” because he has girlfriends. He also admitted to engaging with younger and older ladies and sang about his childhood traumas and abuse.

“I admit I f**k with all the ladies, that’s, both older and younger ladies, but tell me how they call it pedophile because that sh*t that’s crazy. You may have your opinions entitled to your opinions…,” Kelly said.

That particular lyric was included in I Admit It (I Did It) Part 2. Spotify allowing the 56-minute album to live on their platform is shocking. They banned Kelly in 2018 as he faced accusations of keeping Joycelyn Savage and other women hostage.

Neither streaming company has addressed the album appearing on its platforms. But Sony Music tells TMZ that I Admit It is not a Legacy Recordings release, as stated in the album credits. Sony says it’s unsure who released the album and how.

Twitter Reacts To R. Kelly Releasing Surprise Album I Admit It 

Meanwhile, social media seems to be hurling stones at R. Kelly for releasing new music. Perhaps, it’s his way of trying to earn the $300,000 in restitution the court awarded to two of his victims. He’s been claiming he’s broke for years.

From Convictions To An Album: What A Year Of Bombshells For R. Kelly

The drop is another bombshell involving the infamous R&B singer in the last year. In June, a Brooklyn judge sentenced Kelly to 30 years in prison after being convicted on nine counts in a sex trafficking case.

“These crimes were calculated and carefully planned and regularly executed for almost 25 years,” Judge Ann Donnelly said at Kelly’s sentencing. “You taught them love is enslavement and violence.”

Then in September, he was found guilty of three counts of child pornography after filming himself having sex with his goddaughter at 14 years old. He was also found guilty of three counts of enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity for his goddaughter and two other minor girls, per CBS News. 

Kelly is still awaiting trial a trial for charges brought from Cook County, Illinois. Prosecutors charged Kelly with sexual assault and abuse toward four women, three of whom were underage at the time of the incident.

Officials in Minnesota have also charged Kelly with soliciting a minor for prostitution.




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