R kelly's single may get banned in Britain

[Don Rizzle]

I hope this does happen, i'm glad its getting a bit more publicity ,it was on page 8 of the Sun today and can be found online here
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003210958,,00.html

Calls to ban R&B star
By DEREK BROWN

THERE was a call for a ban on child-sex charge singer R Kelly last night as his single headed for No1.


The R&B star faces 22 porn allegations, including claims that he videoed himself having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

Music experts are furious the singer is still recording while the charges remain unanswered.

R Kelly’s latest single, Ignition, includes the line: “Girl, please let me stick my key in your ignition, babe.”

Paul Kramer, publisher of industry magazine The Hit Sheet, said: “As a father of two young children I find it morally reprehensible that leading chain stores and supermarkets would stock this record.

“R Kelly is charged with a number of crimes against minors and I would like to see this record removed from shelves straight away.

“The record-buying public obviously don’t know or care about R Kelly’s personal problems right now.”

Youngsters here are rushing to spend their pocket money on the song. It is easily No1 in the midweek charts.

But back home in the US the 36-year-old star could be looking at up to 15 years in prison when he goes on trial this August.

Kelly was first arrested in Chicago last June and charged with 21 paedophile offences relating to a home video.

The singer, real name Robert Kelly, was released on £500,000 bail.

In January this year — while still on bail — he was busted again in Miami after police raided his home and allegedly found 12 photographs of an underage naked girl.

Three are alleged to show Kelly having sex with her. He was again freed, after paying an £8,000 bond.

Yet the furore surrounding the singer has been swept under the carpet here.

The British division of his record label, Jive, refuse to comment on the charges. However, his US adviser, Allan Mayer, admitted: “Robert says that he has done some things in his life that he is not proud of. But I think he recognises that these charges are trumped up.”

The lyrics for Ignition, about a love affair with a car, are a thinly-veiled metaphor for sex.

They include the lines: “Now hit the lights and check out all my functions, babe. Girl, back that thing up so I can wax it, baby. Honey, we gon’ mess around and get a ticket, babe.”

A spokesman for record store HMV said last night that it was up to the the public to decide the fate of the single — not record stores.

He said: “The public will choose whether it should be No1 not us.

“If the public don’t support R Kelly then they won’t buy his records and they will stay on the shelves.”

A spokesman for Woolworths added: “We would review selling R Kelly music if he is found guilty.”

[Don Seer]

"A spokesman for Woolworths added: “We would review selling R Kelly music if he is found guilty.”"

if he was singing.. "i like em young"...  then that a whole other thing


he aint been proved guilty.. if he had.. then yeah.. fuck him

[Mua ha ha]

It's funny that nobody acknowledges that he hasn't been found guilty of shit, but call him guilty and knock him...

But if they were to get charges filed against them for something, nobody would be able to scream "innocent until proven guilty" louder than them....



Why is it that nobody accepts due process and stuff until it benefits them?  

[Don Rizzle]

he may not of been found guilty yet but but its obvious hes a freaking kiddie fiddler however if he is found guilty without a doubt i will happlier eat my words.

on a side note the police over here saying they are having a major crack down on child porn and then they go and let off pete townsend with a slap on the wrist! its sick if u ask me.

[bez]

notice the way everything is placed onto Kelly head while this girl who was apparently 13 is gettin away with it Scott free.  This girl shouldent even of been thinkin about sex at 13, there are no charges of rape so really they are both as bad as each other.  Yes Kelly being the mega star that he is maybe shudda thought twice about stickin his key in her ignition but she was up for it as much as he was so they are both as guility as each other.  I am by no way being sexist here but women get away with far too much shit these days.  

[Don Rizzle]

notice the way everything is placed onto Kelly head while this girl who was apparently 13 is gettin away with it Scott free.  This girl shouldent even of been thinkin about sex at 13, there are no charges of rape so really they are both as bad as each other.  Yes Kelly being the mega star that he is maybe shudda thought twice about stickin his key in her ignition but she was up for it as much as he was so they are both as guility as each other.  I am by no way being sexist here but women get away with far too much shit these days.  

you don't seem to understand when a 30 year old man has sex with a 13 year old girl he has technically raped her, and taken advantage of her. the laws are there to protect her not to punish her!

[bez]

notice the way everything is placed onto Kelly head while this girl who was apparently 13 is gettin away with it Scott free.  This girl shouldent even of been thinkin about sex at 13, there are no charges of rape so really they are both as bad as each other.  Yes Kelly being the mega star that he is maybe shudda thought twice about stickin his key in her ignition but she was up for it as much as he was so they are both as guility as each other.  I am by no way being sexist here but women get away with far too much shit these days.  

you don't seem to understand when a 30 year old man has sex with a 13 year old girl he has technically raped her, and taken advantage of her. the laws are there to protect her not to punish her!

I do understand, for a man to have sex with a 13 year old is sick and it shouldent go unpunished but to say he has technically raped her is stupid, if she spread her legs and told kelly to fuck her then he hasnt raped her at all.  But I do understand what your saying.

[Trauma-san]

Same thing that happened to Michael Jackson, and O.J. Simpson.  It doesn't matter whether your convicted or not, there's certain things in society that are taboo, and if you get accused of it, negative minded people will only remember that about you for the rest of your life.  With that said, he's probably guilty as hell, since they've got him on film, lol.  Anyways, it's fine if they want to ban him, that's their opinion and there's nothing illegal about banning someone's music, even if it's for a petty reason like 'you don't like them' or whatever.  

[Reef]

"A spokesman for Woolworths added: “We would review selling R Kelly music if he is found guilty.”"

lol i work for Woolworths and id encourage people to buy the music.. At the end of the day you gots cats like XRaided who murdered people and shit.. N his CD's (as far as i kno) aint been banned anywhere... Its similar with any artist who got criminal convictions.. i kno r.kelly is different cause of this child abuse shit.. but he aint guilty until its proven

[Don Rizzle]

i know what you are saying trauma but at the end of the say OJ was probably guilty of what he did he just had a good lawyer! which is probably why snoop hired him to beat his case. but i do believe MJ was innocent, there are some money hungry people out there to take advantage of celebrities, in this case i believe this is what happenned, so even after that i continue to support and defend him. however with R Kelly thing there is so much evidence around which says hes guilty, ethically he shouldn't be continueing with his music careerer unless he proves himself to be innocent. maybe hes just cashing in whilst he still can as if he is proved guilty i doubt he will be able to sell many records, its shocking to me the media support him through this period.

"A spokesman for Woolworths added: “We would review selling R Kelly music if he is found guilty.”"

lol i work for Woolworths and id encourage people to buy the music.. At the end of the day you gots cats like XRaided who murdered people and shit.. N his CD's (as far as i kno) aint been banned anywhere... Its similar with any artist who got criminal convictions.. i kno r.kelly is different cause of this child abuse shit.. but he aint guilty until its proven

yea but x raided ain't on the radio and tv 24/7 unlike a certain person.

[White-Chocolate]

here are a few of my comments, i dont agree with what he did but thats his personal bizz. CD's, muzik, that shit is businezz not personal shizz.

"Paul Kramer, publisher of industry magazine The Hit Sheet, said: As a father of two young children I find it morally reprehensible that leading chain stores and supermarkets would stock this record."
 - well this shit is for people who like it his muzik, u don't like it, dont buy it

"The record-buying public obviously don’t know or care about R Kelly’s personal problems right now."
 - we in it for the muzik

"The lyrics for Ignition, about a love affair with a car, are a thinly-veiled metaphor for sex"
They include the lines: "Now hit the lights and check out all my functions, babe. Girl, back that thing up so I can wax it, baby. Honey, we gon’ mess around and get a ticket, babe."
 - take in effect he said "THE LYRICS" at the beginning of the sentence and as for the line qouted from the song all i got to say is a nice qoute from D12 "THIS AIN'T NUTTIN' BUT MUZIK"... i say if they wanna punish him do it but why punish MUZIK??

peaze

[Trauma-san]

Ka Rizzle, I know what you're sayin, I'm not saying o.j. was innocent or anything, lol I'm just saying that it don't matter what the outcome of the trial is, good or bad, people think what they want to think.  By the way, duh-duh duhhhhhhhhhhhh (suspenseful music) Michael Jackson's trial lawyer who settled out of court with the boy? Johnnie Cochrane (duh duh duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

[HHH]

he may not of been found guilty yet but but its obvious hes a freaking kiddie fiddler however if he is found guilty without a doubt i will happlier eat my words.

on a side note the police over here saying they are having a major crack down on child porn and then they go and let off pete townsend with a slap on the wrist! its sick if u ask me.

AGREE  

[Native_Joe99]

R. Kelly is a foo for makin that shit after all those charges.

[mauzip]

lmao

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