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R Kelly: R Kelly (Jive)

Ian Fortnam, New Musical Express, 2 December 1995

HE SELLS HIMSELF as some kind of rampant stallion from Shagsville central, yet produces the most impotent swingbeat shite known to modern man. His nauseating blend of onanistic dribbling and one-dimensional priapic insincerity will leave you feeling aurally violated and positively unclean. His name is Robert Kelly, and he's putting the "R" back into soul.

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