R. Kelly

Ever since Ray Charles wailed the sanctified booty call of "I Got a Woman," gospel has been
a volatile part of black pop. An R&B bump-and-grind man like R. Kelly can try his hand at
gospel moves – even sneaking the line "leaning on the everlasting arms" into the theme for
a Bugs Bunny movie – while minister Kirk Franklin works the other side of the street, taking
his spiritual jones into funky territory. Franklin made noise last year on the God'... More >