The Village Voice writer Jessica Hopper, recently released a lengthy article in which she dug back into R. Kelly's shadowy past and revisited his sexual assault accusations regarding his intimacy with underage girls. Jim DeRogatis, former pop music critic writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, is the one who broke the story of Kelly having sexual relations with teenage girls, and was the centerpiece for Ms. Hopper's new article digging back into the R&B singer's dark past.
R. Kelly visited Atlanta's V-103 radio station and spoke with Big Tigger about the article shedding light on his tainted past, to which R. Kelly responded calmly and compared his situation with his past clashing against his current success, to a game of football.
"Well, I feel like I got the football, man. I'm running towards the touchdown. Stopping and looking back, mess around and get tackled. And I also want my fans and everybody out there to know that I really appreciate everybody's support from the very beginning of my career. But as you know, when you get on top of anything, it's very windy up there. It's not just about getting on top, it's about holding your balance once you get up there. You have to be spiritually a climber. So I feel good about Black Panties... As long as I got my fans screaming my name around the world and buying my records, and supporting R. Kelly, everybody that doesn't agree with it should listen to the last song on Black Panties."
R. Kelly went on to speak about his new and highly praised album, Black Panties. Check out R. Kelly's interview with Big Tigger above.
Source: allhiphop.com
