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13174016, R. Kelly is running a sex cult
Posted by atruhead, Mon Jul-17-17 08:47 AM
I just skimmed and I believe all of the women are of legal consenting age, but this is sketchy as fuck. If I were a parent of one of these girls, I'd want a bullet in his head

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimderogatis/parents-told-police-r-kelly-is-keeping-women-in-a-cult

13174021, this is what Southphillyman meant by cultivating minds
Posted by atruhead, Mon Jul-17-17 08:49 AM
13175843, yup
Posted by Damali, Thu Jul-20-17 11:07 AM
13174040, A known predator who knows he'll face no real consequences
Posted by Marauder21, Mon Jul-17-17 09:17 AM
I mean, why wouldn't he do this? He knows he'll continue to get away with it.
13174093, ^^^
Posted by soulpsychodelicyde, Mon Jul-17-17 10:46 AM
13174567, Only because the Community allows him.
Posted by Shaun Tha Don, Mon Jul-17-17 08:06 PM
He knows he'll continue to
>get away with it.

13174042, Speaking of Indio California & Cults
Posted by Cam, Mon Jul-17-17 09:22 AM
Six SoCal Motels You Can Buy Right Now That Would Be Ideal For Starting A Cult -
http://laist.com/2017/07/12/10_socal_motels_buy_right_now.php#photo-1

13174049, Damn, he was about to buy Moo and Oink
Posted by select_from_where, Mon Jul-17-17 09:33 AM
13174686, Underrated reply
Posted by Marauder21, Tue Jul-18-17 09:20 AM
13174051, Why are parents still introducing their daughters to R Kelly!?!?!?!?
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Mon Jul-17-17 09:36 AM
Not to downplay the terrible and evilness of this dude but that was the main thing I kept thinking reading this story.




**********
"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
13174061, Yeah, that was a big part of it, too
Posted by Marauder21, Mon Jul-17-17 09:44 AM
These parents had no problem with letting R Kelly hang out with their teenage girls. After everything that's publicly out there.

Which is how he keeps getting away with it.
13174063, They are terrible parents
Posted by makaveli, Mon Jul-17-17 09:50 AM
13174067, the come-up too tempting apparently
Posted by hardware, Mon Jul-17-17 10:02 AM
i mean the part where the mom was talking about his songwriting ability just had me wondering how something so subjective could override the danger
13174068, Ma said she assumed there be female chaperones. SMH.
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Mon Jul-17-17 10:09 AM
I am going to go out on a limb though and say these womens home lifes couldn't be THAT great if they could swayed away from their families like that.


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
13174053, http://www.alexstjohn.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/silicon-valley-pied-piper-mousepad-950_1000.jpg
Posted by legsdiamond, Mon Jul-17-17 09:38 AM
http://www.alexstjohn.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/silicon-valley-pied-piper-mousepad-950_1000.jpg
13174071, she knew about Aliyah and all that other shit but since the song was hot
Posted by legsdiamond, Mon Jul-17-17 10:14 AM
I don't understand. How many artist has R.Kelly broke since Aliyah?
13174075, Can't start a sex planet with one person.
Posted by JFrost1117, Mon Jul-17-17 10:17 AM
13174106, "mental and physical abuse is okay bc they put up with it"
Posted by atruhead, Mon Jul-17-17 11:06 AM
you really running with the Riley Freeman "I see piss coming, I move. she saw piss coming, she stayed" defense right now?
13174107, Or the joke just totally flew over your head. That shit was funny.
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Mon Jul-17-17 11:09 AM

**********
"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
13174130, was there a cultural reference of some sort made?
Posted by atruhead, Mon Jul-17-17 11:32 AM
13174139, He has a song titled "Sex Planet".
Posted by JFrost1117, Mon Jul-17-17 11:39 AM
The joke was, how can he start a sex planet with just himself?
13174166, ...
Posted by HotThyng76, Mon Jul-17-17 11:48 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgEAAGiifDM

the only response is no response or "LOL".

it's okay.
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13174204, Or My Bad, carry on.
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Mon Jul-17-17 12:10 PM

**********
"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
13174286, thanks for explaining the joke. no need to be more of a weirdo
Posted by atruhead, Mon Jul-17-17 01:18 PM
13174396, you just had to add an insult? lmao
Posted by legsdiamond, Mon Jul-17-17 02:25 PM
13174133, i mean its weird, but its not illegal
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Mon Jul-17-17 11:34 AM
13174138, He should have a cult
Posted by rhchick, Mon Jul-17-17 11:39 AM
There are still women that want to ride his magic stick, so why not.

13174145, shit's fucked up.
Posted by HotThyng76, Mon Jul-17-17 11:41 AM
who in 2017 is still fucking w/Kellz? who in 2017 thinks Kellz can create a hit for himself or anyone else?

the worst part about this story is how stupid everyone involved is. just dumb as rocks. to think associating w/Kellz would bring anything other than a criminal complaint and at least one sexually-transmitted infection.

dumb asses.
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13174605, Kellz is almost 30 years into his career
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Tue Jul-18-17 12:13 AM
regardless of what he does here on out he done already changed the game of R&B. and he done worked for nearly everyone in the biz.

13174679, Was waiting for this.
Posted by Brew, Tue Jul-18-17 08:57 AM
BUT HE CHANGED R&B ! No matter how many women he rapes he's still the man ©
13174682, yup. He did that shit.
Posted by HotThyng76, Tue Jul-18-17 09:04 AM
And the whole time he was a vicious predator who victimized I dunno how many young Black girls sending at least one to suicide and who knows how many to the abortion clinic and the sanitarium and the crack house and back to mama's house and the jail house. He made some great records and he was likely a serial rapist the whole time. Quite a legend.
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13174820, RE: Kellz is almost 30 years into his career
Posted by Brownsugar, Tue Jul-18-17 12:17 PM
...I really don't know what to think about this, Kelz getting kind of old for this type of stuff, he could be just paying these women because they interviewed one of the girls/ladies mother on the news today and she said that she received a comment from her daughter saying that, she is very happy where she is and has no intentions to leave...Please tell me more, I really don't know what to think about this stupid story...



♥ :* I LUV U 2!!! :* ♥
13174258, Kellz= modern day Dr. York and Iceberg Slim rolled into one
Posted by j., Mon Jul-17-17 12:59 PM
the cop and blow pimp mind
preying on girls trying to get on
getting older and girls stay the same age
the bottom bitch den mom grooming the girls
the no contact with the outside world
the physical and mind control (only use the phone I gave you, don't look at other men, only wear these clothes)
The Georgia (Dr. York) and Chicago (Iceberg) spots

I've liked some of his songs (who hasn't)
but he's not the first or last industry predator
this shit's been going on since before we were born
ask Jerry Lewis
13174339, ah man, he hasnt replied yet :(
Posted by Mynoriti, Mon Jul-17-17 01:41 PM
13174383, Still waiting.
Posted by squeeg, Mon Jul-17-17 02:10 PM
13174401, He's only one man.
Posted by JFrost1117, Mon Jul-17-17 02:27 PM
He's probably guarding the compound. No time to post, unless you want lashes from Da Kang.
13174404, This is fake news from the jive turkey media!
Posted by Innocent Criminal, Mon Jul-17-17 02:29 PM
Or he's the Grand Priest and a little busy.
13174444, Prince did the same shit
Posted by falafel stand pimpin, Mon Jul-17-17 03:33 PM
13174448, then I don't know how Prince didn't get extorted for that
Posted by c71, Mon Jul-17-17 03:37 PM
seems like a recipe to get extorted.


Prince died with no claims going at his money to keep his siblings from getting control.


Any disgruntled former sex slaves would have probably come for Prince's money.


I don't want to say MJ got extorted, but his victims came for him and reportedly are planning to come again at MJ's estate.
13174490, There wasn't any crime reported in that story.
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Mon Jul-17-17 04:06 PM
It seems like everyone was consenting age.

Its terrible but I can only care so much about what grown people do.




>seems like a recipe to get extorted.
>
>
>Prince died with no claims going at his money to keep his
>siblings from getting control.
>
>
>Any disgruntled former sex slaves would have probably come for
>Prince's money.
>
>
>I don't want to say MJ got extorted, but his victims came for
>him and reportedly are planning to come again at MJ's estate.


**********
"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
13174492, disgruntled former sex slaves don't need a crime for extortion
Posted by c71, Mon Jul-17-17 04:09 PM
moves to be made

Only accusations.


13174498, *pats head*
Posted by HotThyng76, Mon Jul-17-17 04:21 PM
you tried it.
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13174518, There not slaves if they are willing participants.
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Mon Jul-17-17 04:52 PM


>moves to be made
>
>Only accusations.
>
>
>


**********
"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
13174705, When things are supposedly "ok" they are willing
Posted by c71, Tue Jul-18-17 09:51 AM
but let something happen when one or more of them gets out of favor with R Kelly, then.......


the story changes and accusations fly.


What I'm referring to is power dynamics.

There is a reason some rich people warn their kids not to mess with non-rich people in romantic situations.


Because, those rich parents feel the "power dynamics" of the imbalance between a rich person and a non-rich person will cause the non-rich person to "scheme" and "connive" if the rich person starts to back away.

Since R Kelly is rich, these "willing" participants can at any time say "something happened that wasn't right/cool/consensual" if R Kelly starts to not be ok anymore with one or several of them.

Then the extortion comes.


Power dynamics on an elementary level
13174454, only it's never come out until falafel stand pimpin said it on okp
Posted by atruhead, Mon Jul-17-17 03:43 PM
13174455, lol
Posted by HotThyng76, Mon Jul-17-17 03:45 PM
http://www.jukebo.com/prince/music-clip,pink-cashmere,suvlr.html

no, he didn't.
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13174677, Right?! LAWD.
Posted by soulpsychodelicyde, Tue Jul-18-17 08:55 AM
13175110, Prince did do some things silimilar to R.Kelly as did Chuck Berry,Marvin gaye
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Tue Jul-18-17 10:09 PM
however Kellz gets a double standard?
13175410, stfu up, stanley.
Posted by HotThyng76, Wed Jul-19-17 01:19 PM
he didn't.

the only thing R Kelly ever did that was anything like Prince was when he put on pants. otherwise that fool never did shit like Prince. he wish he did. you wish he did. that's why you keep bringing up the legend to defend that monstrous minstrel act. you look silly.
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13175668, turkiey yes he did, Mayte was thrown at him, as was other chicks
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Thu Jul-20-17 03:36 AM
Nona Gaye
Carmen Electria

the chick he wrote Pink Cashmire for

Purple rose colored glasses got you blinded.

Prince liked them young.

that one chick who sued him said he had a house of whips and chains. Prince was wild back then. he might not been as Blatant as ARRUh Kelly,however lets not act that Prince was MR Clean neither.

Purple Kool aid drinkers trip me out with that.
13174512, 'nobody matter less to our society than young black women' (pt. swipe)
Posted by HotThyng76, Mon Jul-17-17 04:48 PM
https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/7/17/15981826/r-kelly-cult-sexual-abuse

Since he began following the Kelly story, DeRogatis has been vocal about how troubling he finds Kelly’s continued public success. “I’ve never expected other journalists and critics to feel as strongly about this story as I do,” he wrote in 2014. “But neither did I expect the cultural amnesia that for years allowed many to ignore any reference to Kelly’s crimes, despite the mountains of evidence in the public record, or to dismiss them with a fleeting nod to past ‘controversy’ or ‘rumors.’”

“The saddest fact I’ve learned is: Nobody matters less to our society than young black women,” he told the Village Voice, adding, “Kelly never misbehaved with a single white girl who sued him or that we know of.” DeRogatis cites Mark Anthony Neal, the African-American scholar, in making this point: “One white girl in Winnetka and the story would have been different. No, it was young black girls and all of them settled. They settled because they felt they could get no justice whatsoever. They didn’t have a chance.”

In his new piece for BuzzFeed, DeRogatis does not identify the race of any of the women whom Kelly is currently allegedly holding, but Kelly’s past alleged victims have all been young and black. If Kelly is following his previously established patterns, these women most likely are as well.

Which suggests that any success in freeing these women will depend, in part, on whether our society has made up its mind to care about young black women. It will depend on whether we are willing to fight for them.
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13174562, They don't matter, because their victimizers are their own people.
Posted by Shaun Tha Don, Mon Jul-17-17 07:49 PM
13174900, That line is super important
Posted by 13Rose, Tue Jul-18-17 01:44 PM
and something I've been thinking about a lot lately.
13175482, RE: 'nobody matter less to our society than young black women' (pt. swipe)
Posted by cbk, Wed Jul-19-17 03:38 PM
That line and that article was what made me REALLY really made me open my eyes to all this. I used to think, facetiously "...yeah, he likes to piss on jailbait girls, AND his music fuckin sucks too!" But nah, these girls are young, vulnerable, exploited, etc and he's a fucking predator. The victim blaming and focus on the girls' parents' mistakes (e.g. "Those girls' parents are stupid enough to let their daughters fly off with R Kelly???") saddens me too.


13175854, wait, its wrong to blame the parents?
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Jul-20-17 11:27 AM
13175857, Just if you're doing it to avoid blaming the serial predator
Posted by Marauder21, Thu Jul-20-17 11:29 AM
13174535, These chapters bout to be crazy. The Pied Piper done did it again!!!!!!
Posted by 81 DUN, Mon Jul-17-17 05:51 PM
No I'm serious
13174540, that he calls himself the pied piper is especially sickening.
Posted by HotThyng76, Mon Jul-17-17 06:04 PM
>No I'm serious

And that's sick too.

You must not give a shit about the young black women and girls on whom he preys. I can't tell.


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13174566, No I'm serious
Posted by 81 DUN, Mon Jul-17-17 08:04 PM
I really wanna pee on you
13174626, Show me some pix.
Posted by HotThyng76, Tue Jul-18-17 06:21 AM
I might be cool with that if we're really high on the right stuff.
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13175007, Lol see what happens when Kellz gives them a taste of the remix
Posted by 81 DUN, Tue Jul-18-17 04:10 PM
13175012, oh it has nothing to do w/Kellz.
Posted by HotThyng76, Tue Jul-18-17 04:21 PM
i've been many places in my life and time.
i've sung a lot of songs.
i've made some bad rhymes.
i've acted out my life in stages.
with 10,000 ppl watching...


i've done some things. Kellz had nothing do w/them.

but back to the lecture at hand...w/pix and the right substances i might be down.
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13174543, What's the difference between this and pimping?
Posted by ry 213, Mon Jul-17-17 06:12 PM
Pimping culture is embraced by the hip hop community but everyone is up in arms about r Kelly? Seems hypocritical to me.
13174544, Name names.
Posted by HotThyng76, Mon Jul-17-17 06:15 PM
Who in here celebrates pimping but decries Kellz? Let them defend or rehabilitate themselves.
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13176770, SoWhat... especially since he's talking about in hip hop
Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Mon Jul-24-17 12:26 AM
http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=13081965&mesg_id=13081965&listing_type=search
13174551, no one on R. Kelly's level of fame is pimping
Posted by atruhead, Mon Jul-17-17 07:13 PM
Suga Free was an actual pimp
Snoop dabbled
but no one A-list famous has been caught trafficking women
13174552, That's my point...
Posted by ry 213, Mon Jul-17-17 07:16 PM
We love Suga Free, Too Short and Snoop but everyone cries foul with R Kelly. It's the same thing.
13174555, ain't no snoop piss tapes, for starters. nm
Posted by poetx, Mon Jul-17-17 07:28 PM

peace & blessings,

x.

www.twitter.com/poetx

=========================================
I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad
13174560, RE: ain't no snoop piss tapes, for starters. nm
Posted by ry 213, Mon Jul-17-17 07:37 PM
So you're fine with pimping as long as nobody gets pissed on?
13174564, Rapping about pimping and being a sexual predator IRL
Posted by Marauder21, Mon Jul-17-17 07:59 PM
are not the same thing.

Kind of like how you can listen to rappers talk about having all of the guns but not actually be a fan of shooting people in real life.
13174570, it's amazing this has to be stated
Posted by astralblak, Mon Jul-17-17 08:28 PM
.
13174548, Dude is 50, talk about arrested development
Posted by Deacon Blues, Mon Jul-17-17 06:52 PM


We need to stop idolizeing these man-children, and teach our kids the same.
13174563, WHERE MAXXXXX AT??
Posted by LAbeathustla, Mon Jul-17-17 07:50 PM
im gon need him to come school yall on kells one mo time
13174584, One victim speaks out, she's okay with her life
Posted by atruhead, Mon Jul-17-17 09:55 PM
http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/17/r-kelly-joycelyn-savage-denies-sex-cult-hostage-allegations/

21 about to be 22. she gets fucked and doesnt have to worry about a roof over her head or where her next meal is coming from

it's a setup that works for her, until she looks too grown and he disposes of her

he's legit preying on young women that come from bad living situations and offering them a better life, when he can have 8 out of 10 single women in their 30s. he has to like the feeling of being able to mold/break someone, which is sick
13174756, I dunno that girl sounds like a captive to me. Ha.
Posted by Brew, Tue Jul-18-17 10:47 AM
Like at the end dude was like "OK so you have roommates and can come and go as you please ?" and her response was "I'd rather not speak on that"

That's, you know, the wrong answer, if in fact you are not being held against your will.
13175849, exactly.
Posted by Damali, Thu Jul-20-17 11:15 AM
13174586, Where tf is maxxx?
Posted by KiloMcG, Mon Jul-17-17 10:13 PM
13174588, R. Kelly "Unequivocally Denies" Allegations
Posted by Lurkmode, Mon Jul-17-17 10:31 PM
Since Maxx is not here someone has to put this up

https://www.buzzfeed.com/talalansari/r-kelly-denial-as-parents-come-forward?utm_term=.lcxdQABJJ#.ouRoB3e55

Legendary R&B singer R. Kelly on Monday denied allegations from parents that he is holding several women against their will in a "cult" — a response to a BuzzFeed News investigation published earlier in the day.

"Mr. Robert Kelly is both alarmed and disturbed by the recent revelations attributed to him," Kelly's lawyer, Linda Mensch, told BuzzFeed News. "Mr. Kelly unequivocally denies such accusations and will work diligently and forcibly to pursue his accusers and clear his name." TMZ first reported the denial.
13174595, I not sure on all the accusations..
Posted by Deacon Blues, Mon Jul-17-17 10:54 PM

But I believe he's done a lot of foul shit to bring this on himself.
13174597, Beethoven Meets Benny Hill Meets Hugh Hefner all rolled into
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Mon Jul-17-17 11:14 PM
and this is a racist conspiracy which Hunt because he stays in Trump Towers. ain't No Negro holding nobody against there will.

everything is legal and nobody is brainwashed.

alot of Haters against the Baddest Musical artist over the past 25 years and this is much ado about nothing. all it will do is increase his record sales and he will be alright.

this is a personal attack against him and i wonder who? the Man done wrote for just about everybody in the music business.

Kellz is a Pimp and He should run for a Office job.

this here is just comedy gone wrong for the nezt 100 installments of trapped in the closet. these devils acting like Kellz got a mask on
and opening his door and saying come get this candy and its good.

13174598, :):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Posted by Mynoriti, Mon Jul-17-17 11:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sc6NSgTySU
13174604, R.Kelly's Career>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dave Chappelle's
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Tue Jul-18-17 12:12 AM
it ain't even close, without Chappelle's chip Mock tooth Mocking of Kellz and the Charlie Murphy Rick James and Prince skits, then Chappelle's Ox tail jive turkey acting self would be washing

Chitlin guts with Arie Spears.

13174868, Translation: "14 years later, this video still hurts my feelings"
Posted by Mynoriti, Tue Jul-18-17 01:09 PM
13175106, 14 years later Chappelle is still overrated and without Charlie Murphy
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Tue Jul-18-17 10:04 PM
that turkey is washing chitlin guts in a drive thru
13175112, Aww it still upsets you. i bet you couldn't sleep the first time
Posted by Mynoriti, Tue Jul-18-17 10:17 PM
13175131, where's my "your mama couldn't sleep the first time" reply???
Posted by Mynoriti, Wed Jul-19-17 01:50 AM
:(
13175670, i sleep fine and R. Kely ain't breaking no laws as we speak
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Thu Jul-20-17 03:44 AM
if the cat has a Harem and they are all legal age who cares?

thats cool for His Pimping game. only salty haters are Hating on this.

its a funny at the barbershop and no head is turning to make this a deep Jerry Springer Moment at all.
13175476, I know for certain it's because I'm Jamaican
Posted by Numba_33, Wed Jul-19-17 03:30 PM
but that Ox tail jive turkey combo maxxx typed there it hitting my eyesballs pretty fiercely right now.

I have no clue what to think of that phrase. What a brilliant combination of consonants and vowels he strung together there.
13175480, LOL
Posted by Mynoriti, Wed Jul-19-17 03:34 PM
>but that Ox tail jive turkey combo maxxx typed there it
>hitting my eyesballs pretty fiercely right now.
>
>I have no clue what to think of that phrase. What a brilliant
>combination of consonants and vowels he strung together
>there.
13174599, RE: delusion
Posted by smoothcriminal12, Mon Jul-17-17 11:29 PM
13174606, you're either committed to this shtick or mentally ill
Posted by atruhead, Tue Jul-18-17 12:16 AM
13174608, your mama didn't think so
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Tue Jul-18-17 12:18 AM
i put my mask on and she loved it with the lights on
and off.

13174669, I wasnt even insulting you. Im going with mentally ill now
Posted by atruhead, Tue Jul-18-17 08:41 AM
13174779, LMAOOOO
Posted by -DJ R-Tistic-, Tue Jul-18-17 11:40 AM
13174897, I'm laughing so hard Joe
Posted by 13Rose, Tue Jul-18-17 01:42 PM
Ya man came with the 12 gauge letting off.
13175107, your mama is Mentally Ill and after the rubber broke
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Tue Jul-18-17 10:05 PM
she used the Balloon for your early birthday partys.
13175153, you just typed that to someone on the internet
Posted by atruhead, Wed Jul-19-17 08:17 AM
13175856, nigga
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Jul-20-17 11:27 AM
13174609, Nah...he's one of the women in the cult
Posted by Anonymous, Tue Jul-18-17 12:27 AM
13174611, your mama is in the cult
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Tue Jul-18-17 01:39 AM
and she refuses to claim your jive sucker behind.say this to my face turkey and watch your little feelings fall.
13176472, RE: your mama is in the cult
Posted by KiloMcG, Fri Jul-21-17 01:09 PM
so you agree that it is in fact a cult. word.
13176744, Grown folks picking and doing what they want
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Sun Jul-23-17 10:07 PM
whatever you call it whatever. its all legal and its Pimping.
13174880, What sort of office job should he apply for?
Posted by shockzilla, Tue Jul-18-17 01:19 PM
>Kellz is a Pimp and He should run for a Office job.

13175109, well "Ignition" was almost the new national Anthem
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Tue Jul-18-17 10:07 PM
so why Not Kellz for President? thursday could be steppin days.
13175015, which Hunt!
Posted by 40thStreetBlack, Tue Jul-18-17 04:25 PM
>and this is a racist conspiracy which Hunt because he stays
>in Trump Towers. ain't No Negro holding nobody against there
>will.
13175042, Sad!
Posted by Mynoriti, Tue Jul-18-17 05:27 PM
13175077, Duck Hunt, Spy Hunter, The Hunt for Red October, Hunt's ketchup
Posted by makaveli, Tue Jul-18-17 08:09 PM
Which hunt is it?
13175111, the Powers that Be are scurred of the ARRUUH!!
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Tue Jul-18-17 10:14 PM
he done wrote a song for nearly everybody and you know he carries weight in the industry because who else from his era are they gonna go after?

its a Witch hunt.
13175132, your mama's a which Hunt!
Posted by Mynoriti, Wed Jul-19-17 01:51 AM
13175269, RE: your mama's a which Hunt!
Posted by murph71, Wed Jul-19-17 11:11 AM



lol...
13175669, back to your saggy three tooth chip chips a Ahoy hitting granny
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Thu Jul-20-17 03:39 AM
trying to snap is popping in here
13176015, i don't know what this means but it's pretty funny
Posted by Mynoriti, Thu Jul-20-17 03:04 PM
you're special
13176106, it really is incredible
Posted by astralblak, Thu Jul-20-17 07:09 PM
.
13176132, you probably some Arnold Horsack pickle juice jar drinking turkey
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Thu Jul-20-17 10:53 PM
they should have told you that i do snaps for fun. i could ghostwrite for Nick Cannon believe that.
13176157, this is a positive thing?
Posted by Mynoriti, Fri Jul-21-17 07:20 AM
>i could
>ghostwrite for Nick Cannon believe that.
13176371, Nick Cannon is cool
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Fri Jul-21-17 11:39 AM
Nick got a Career. brother does a bunch of things and has his own headphones as well.
13176546, you're way funnier than he is tho
Posted by Mynoriti, Fri Jul-21-17 04:16 PM
nick cannon hasn't made me laugh once
13176568, he was funny in "roll bounce"
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Fri Jul-21-17 10:06 PM
i seen his two stand ups
13176837, that wasnt him in roll bounce wtf lmao
Posted by MiracleRic, Mon Jul-24-17 09:53 AM
13175478, I hope I'm not mis-remembering this
Posted by Numba_33, Wed Jul-19-17 03:32 PM
but I very very very vaguely remember mixxx posting songs and perhaps a whole album of songs he did way way way back when on this message board.


Does anyone have those saved somewhere?
13176119, that definitely happened
Posted by DJR, Thu Jul-20-17 09:10 PM
Wish I had them. I've asked maxxx a few times if he'd share again, but he didn't answer. I remember one was about kool-aid.
13176475, I think all the songs were food or kitchen related.
Posted by Numba_33, Fri Jul-21-17 01:13 PM
I vaguely remember him singing about pancakes. I have to think someone that isn't mistermaxxx has them saved on a hard drive somewhere. Then again, hard drives crash now and again and these songs are probably 10-15 years old at this point, so I could be quite wrong.
13175134, This did not disappoint.
Posted by TheAlbionist, Wed Jul-19-17 06:03 AM
>and this is a racist conspiracy which Hunt because he stays
>in Trump Towers. ain't No Negro holding nobody against there
>will.
>
>everything is legal and nobody is brainwashed.
>
>alot of Haters against the Baddest Musical artist over the
>past 25 years and this is much ado about nothing. all it will
>do is increase his record sales and he will be alright.
>
>this is a personal attack against him and i wonder who? the
>Man done wrote for just about everybody in the music
>business.
>
>Kellz is a Pimp and He should run for a Office job.
>
>this here is just comedy gone wrong for the nezt 100
>installments of trapped in the closet. these devils acting
>like Kellz got a mask on
>and opening his door and saying come get this candy and its
>good.
>
>
13174665, but Hugh Hefner and Charlie Sheen were cool for it
Posted by go mack, Tue Jul-18-17 08:34 AM
neither of them had the past come out with underage girls however but this story seems similar to them. Older guys with a trove of women. Can't tell me the parents of the girls staying in Hef's mansion were all cool with them sleeping with old balls.

Meanwhile, thousands of girls got it worse on casting couches doing porn so I ain't really bothered by this story if they are of age. Far worse things happening.
13174666, But white people do it to!
Posted by Innocent Criminal, Tue Jul-18-17 08:36 AM
13174670, Yeah man, im totally confused at these 'sex cults are cool!' responses
Posted by BigReg, Tue Jul-18-17 08:43 AM
13174902, Dude legit said
Posted by Marauder21, Tue Jul-18-17 01:50 PM
Women in porn get exploited, so I can't have sympathy for this.

Wow.
13174987, Well, they chose to be in porn.
Posted by Shaun Tha Don, Tue Jul-18-17 03:42 PM
13174671, Heffner was a marketing ploy and not a cult
Posted by BigReg, Tue Jul-18-17 08:44 AM
He ain't make em dress up, slap em for looking at other guys, etc.

Sheen was worse but even he got sued for his shenanigans. And even then they were porn stars; not barely legal teens he groomed.
13174674, Also: Jay-Z shoudda shot him dead him at Madison Square during that tour
Posted by BigReg, Tue Jul-18-17 08:46 AM
.
13174764, Hey, I agree Kells is a terrible person, I just can't expend that
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Tue Jul-18-17 11:13 AM
much concern for people going on facebook live talking about I am fine and I want to be here.

If people want to join a cult....

> .


**********
"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
13174772, I get you, but there's also a prey concept happening here
Posted by BigReg, Tue Jul-18-17 11:27 AM
While its nice to think of like your avg Scientology member was always loony, you gotta figure if you catch someone at the right life low point with the right game...

With Kells, dude implicitly uses the concept of being rich & famous to reel em in; its not as if he's like, "You're gorgeous and not a bad singer, how about I dress you up in guy sweats, pay for an apartment you can't leave, and help you completely disregard any entertainment career goals you might have, you down?"

Just because we all mature cynical ass niggas doesn't mean that there was a time we mighta got caught up in something; prepaid legal is still a thing, LOL.
13174907, They host seminars on my block weekly.
Posted by 13Rose, Tue Jul-18-17 01:57 PM
WEEKLY. Still a thing.
13175009, they never start with the the completely out of bounds shit
Posted by Rjcc, Tue Jul-18-17 04:11 PM

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at
13175021, it starts w/grooming.
Posted by HotThyng76, Tue Jul-18-17 04:41 PM
they don't jump out the box w/the weird, unlawful, awful, shit.


_______________________
13175155, Kellz should go to jail for pissing on a minor. And all the other
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Wed Jul-19-17 08:18 AM
shit we don't know about that he did with minors.

Like I said, he is a terrible person, but this is one of his sins I can't get as worked up about compared to pissing and having sexs with minors.


>they don't jump out the box w/the weird, unlawful, awful,
>shit.
>
>
>_______________________


**********
"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
13175156, bless your heart.
Posted by HotThyng76, Wed Jul-19-17 08:20 AM

_______________________
13175008, there isn't anything you can or would do for anyone
Posted by Rjcc, Tue Jul-18-17 04:10 PM
other than apologize for rapists.

it's the only thing you have energy for.

weird habit imo, but that's your kink.

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at
13175160, What part of Kellz is a terrible person you don't understand you fat
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Wed Jul-19-17 08:22 AM
balding ugly bespectacled troll?

Like I said, dude should go to jail for the sex and peeing on minors, where's the rape apologizing?

>other than apologize for rapists.
>
>it's the only thing you have energy for.
>
>weird habit imo, but that's your kink.
>
>www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at


**********
"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
13175489, oh, you called him a terrible person
Posted by Rjcc, Wed Jul-19-17 03:48 PM
while also apologizing for his shit.

I don't have to make up shit about what you look like or even discuss you at all.

That you're a worthless person comes through from your words every time.

I couldn't do more to make it clear.

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at
13174675, RE: but Hugh Hefner and Charlie Sheen were cool for it
Posted by atruhead, Tue Jul-18-17 08:46 AM
>neither of them had the past come out with underage girls
>however but this story seems similar to them. Older guys with
>a trove of women.

so you're just making up shit to stand by R Kelly or justify his behavior


Can't tell me the parents of the girls
>staying in Hef's mansion were all cool with them sleeping with
>old balls.

there's been no stories of women abused and not allowed to contact their families with Hugh Hefner

>Meanwhile, thousands of girls got it worse on casting couches
>doing porn so I ain't really bothered by this story if they
>are of age. Far worse things happening.

you're not good at this. porn actresses show up for a job, get paid and they get to go home. tons of male celebrities are womanizers, R Kelly is an abusive predator




13174685, No they're not
Posted by Marauder21, Tue Jul-18-17 09:17 AM
13175006, WHATABOUT
Posted by Rjcc, Tue Jul-18-17 04:09 PM

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at
13174668, But Folks Still want to Rock with this dude- SMH
Posted by Case_One, Tue Jul-18-17 08:37 AM

.
.

"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Plato
13174755, This is like sticking your hand in an alligators mouth
Posted by Tw3nty, Tue Jul-18-17 10:47 AM
And wondering why it bit you.

How are folks constantly supplying this man with young women?
But how are folks calling him a predator if he is actively being supplied?
I'm not sure why folks aren't blasting the parents for placing their child in the care of a suspected predator's care ultimately for financial gain.
13174766, all he gotta do is drop a hit song & this story, true or not, goes away
Posted by SooperEgo, Tue Jul-18-17 11:17 AM
13175023, ^^Sad, but oh so true
Posted by spenzalii, Tue Jul-18-17 04:47 PM
13175035, It worked in 2003. But I doubt that anyone's really for him like that
Posted by Shaun Tha Don, Tue Jul-18-17 05:11 PM
in 2017.
13175046, Let him drop some ignition remix level flame.
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Tue Jul-18-17 05:37 PM
13175052, Lol!
Posted by HotThyng76, Tue Jul-18-17 05:49 PM
As if.
_______________________
13175066, that Kellz is gone bruh
Posted by Madvillain 626, Tue Jul-18-17 06:50 PM
13175139, Dude probably has a "Break glass in case of emergency/accusations"
Posted by Adwhizz, Wed Jul-19-17 07:27 AM
Stash of BANGERS somewhere in case he gets in more legal trouble.
13175852, he prolly has an album dropping
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Jul-20-17 11:21 AM
free publicity
13175070, It's a different time and he can't make that level of a hit anyway
Posted by Marauder21, Tue Jul-18-17 07:01 PM
13175036, It worked in 2003. But I doubt that anyone's really for him like that
Posted by Shaun Tha Don, Tue Jul-18-17 05:11 PM
in 2017.
13175039, Easier said than done. Lol
Posted by HotThyng76, Tue Jul-18-17 05:21 PM
13174797, Pied Pisser. The Kang of R&Pee. Croonin' Ass Cosby.
Posted by Dr Claw, Tue Jul-18-17 11:56 AM
and a bunch of simple Negroes surrounding him in a circle.
13174893, Your forgot his most important nick of all: Pedophile.
Posted by Innocent Criminal, Tue Jul-18-17 01:34 PM
13175079, a girl has been speaking out about this on Instagram since 2016
Posted by atruhead, Tue Jul-18-17 08:11 PM
https://www.instagram.com/97babygirl/
13175151, i truly feel like an idiot in reference to dude bcuz of separating
Posted by ambient1, Wed Jul-19-17 08:10 AM
the sin from the sinner
and the fact that I grew up seeing a whole generation of niggas EXACTLY like him

but this niggarow is beyond despicable

I personally don't wanna hear nothing he does going forward
I can take(listen) the music I grew up on but won't be goin out to find it

a stance I should have had before

13176053, if ANY nxgga YOU knew was doin that
Posted by infin8, Thu Jul-20-17 04:16 PM
you'd look at him sideways.

I don't know him, but that don't make him exempt.

he reminds me of the blocc boys that usedta troll our Jr. High in they 63's/64's tryna snatch up all the girls. that was bad enough, with the girls ranging from 15-17 and the dudes was like 19-22.

THIS MAN IS 50 YEARS OLD!!!
13253054, again...i grew up with a whole heap of him's...kinda why that Gen X
Posted by ambient1, Wed Apr-25-18 11:01 AM
convo irks the living shit outta me...like that shit was the got damn NORM when i was coming up...i got so many stories it ain't even funny

but yeah...i was beefin with a 'him' when i was a sophmore/jr in HS
alot of my (admittedly self-imposed) issues/insecurities with the opposite secks stem from 'him's'
found myself 'competing' with older dudes who wanted to be ringers

but yeah...I've always despised the 'him's' of the hood/world
13175368, angryman talkin bout it
Posted by Madvillain 626, Wed Jul-19-17 12:26 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOK23iG-jAA
13175474, New Jezebel article...the white woman in his circle
Posted by cbk, Wed Jul-19-17 03:21 PM
Best/worst quote: "Kelly paused their lovemaking long enough to ask her, “Baby girl, how old are you?”"

New info from a woman named "Kim" who is white and apparently not part of the "cult" cult. But she had relations with R and witnessed first-hand some of the shit that went down.

http://jezebel.com/a-woman-in-r-kellys-inner-circle-describes-sexual-coer-1797003010


13175486, You drop your child off to this man...
Posted by Sarah_Bellum, Wed Jul-19-17 03:45 PM
http://lincolnreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Kelly_0.jpg
https://www.fakeshoredrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/8715380_rkelly-annoying.jpg

Your daughter automatically ends up in a sex cult. How else did you expect this story to end? You have to work hard to fail at parenting true bad.
___________________________________________________________


DJTB YOMM
13175610, Damn.
Posted by HotThyng76, Wed Jul-19-17 05:45 PM

_______________________
13175802, “he’s basically illiterate”
Posted by Innocent Criminal, Thu Jul-20-17 10:12 AM
13175836, yeah, I heard him in an interview years ago
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Jul-20-17 10:58 AM
and got the impression he prolly can't read, write or count that well.

as long as he is making music tho, he won't do time. Too many people eating off him in the industry.

He will prolly get the Cosby treatment once it's all over.



13175841, *paging Rubbert Kolly*
Posted by Marauder21, Thu Jul-20-17 11:05 AM
13175490, WHO GIVES A SHIT IN A WORLD WHERE THONG SONG DOESN'T
Posted by HotThyng76, Wed Jul-19-17 03:48 PM
have black WOMEN IN IT??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

THIS IS AN ELEMENT LEVEL ERECTION EVENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DEFCON 74!!!!!!!!!

WHY DON'T YOU CARE????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
_______________________
13175607, what are you doing
Posted by Brotha Sun, Wed Jul-19-17 05:35 PM
13176110, LOFL
Posted by astralblak, Thu Jul-20-17 07:38 PM
.
13175702, smh.. if they are of age I can't get too upset about it.
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Jul-20-17 08:02 AM
13175794, Cast the inevitable "Kellz: The Cult of the Pied Pier" movie
Posted by j., Thu Jul-20-17 10:08 AM
13175801, Is it really a cult tho?
Posted by illEskoBar221, Thu Jul-20-17 10:12 AM
Not saying it's right,But isn't this essentially the same shit
Hugh Hefner has been doing for like 30 years?

One of these chicks parents introduced their child
To Kellz at the 2015 funk fest in Orlando

2015...after the pissgate
Who the fuck does that?
13175805, Read the article in #133
Posted by Innocent Criminal, Thu Jul-20-17 10:19 AM
Sounds a helluva lot more extreme and abusive than anything we've ever heard about coming from Hugh's camp. Even if Hugh did do the same thing, is that supposed to make it better? The white man did fucked up shit to young white girls, why can't black men do fucked up shit to young black girls...come on.
13175835, I think the point is Hugh is celebrated for it
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Jul-20-17 10:57 AM



13175893, I guess you missed the part where i said I'm not saying Its right
Posted by illEskoBar221, Thu Jul-20-17 12:13 PM
I'm not condoning none of this shit
But whatever.

I read the article tho
Kells has been a monster
13176133, ARRUH is doing "Players" magazine" and Hefner "Playboy"
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Thu Jul-20-17 10:56 PM
R.Kelly ain't Broke no Laws. MILTON get the brother on home. MILTON!!!!!!!
13176134, MILTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Thu Jul-20-17 10:56 PM
get the Car these Charges are Bogus! MILTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
13176426, we need to lead a trail of McRibs off a cliff
Posted by Reuben, Fri Jul-21-17 12:14 PM
13176630, What's the difference between Kelz & Hugh Hefner???...
Posted by Brownsugar, Sat Jul-22-17 12:00 PM
I saw the Hugh Hefner documentary. Them ho'z live by his rules. Hugh tells them how to dress, when to exercise, when to eat, where to go, when to watch tv and they all are under 24 hour watch...What's the difference???



♥ :* I LUV U 2!!! :* ♥
13176633, there is a video of r Kelly pissing on and fucking a 13 year old
Posted by Deacon Blues, Sat Jul-22-17 12:11 PM


That's pretty much the difference
13176663, At least Hugh's hoes are adults.
Posted by Shaun Tha Don, Sat Jul-22-17 05:03 PM
13176669, Hef sings better
Posted by Mynoriti, Sat Jul-22-17 06:37 PM
13176773, Hugh Hefner likes young white women
Posted by atruhead, Mon Jul-24-17 12:49 AM
R Kelly manipulates black teenagers who come from poor backgrounds and offers them a better life to fuck him, that's predatory

but let's say both situations were the same and Hef was a pedophile, WHY SHOULD WE NOT HOLD OUR BLACK ENTERTAINERS TO HIGHER STANDARDS
13176791, well, if someone is coercing young women
Posted by Rjcc, Mon Jul-24-17 06:00 AM
into some kind of harem and cutting them off from their families, the big question is really what about this other guy.

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at
13176788, Has Hef ever married a minor?
Posted by rorschach, Mon Jul-24-17 05:26 AM

---------------------------------------


---------------------------------------
13176810, Why can't our black men prey on young women like white men?
Posted by Innocent Criminal, Mon Jul-24-17 08:59 AM
Its not fair! We should be able to be predators too without all the scrutiny.
13177087, Because they don't live in a society where they're the majority
Posted by Shaun Tha Don, Mon Jul-24-17 05:24 PM
and run it like their African and Caribbean cousins.
13176838, hugh doesn't talent scout at local high schools and girls scouts
Posted by MiracleRic, Mon Jul-24-17 09:55 AM
13187576, Heff's hoes were adults at the time they met. And they chose to be
Posted by Shaun Tha Don, Tue Aug-22-17 03:58 PM
his hoes.
13177117, is that doc as good as it sounds?
Posted by falafel stand pimpin, Mon Jul-24-17 08:17 PM
13187458, A victim finally speaks out
Posted by atruhead, Tue Aug-22-17 12:01 PM
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimderogatis/r-kelly-underage-woman-speaks-out

non disclosure agreements violated, settlement money, polygraph test results etc.
13187539, good for her.
Posted by HotThyng76, Tue Aug-22-17 02:41 PM
i'm glad she's speaking out.

i hope more of these women come forward.
13187551, they weren't IDing girls attending a child porn case?
Posted by legsdiamond, Tue Aug-22-17 03:04 PM
good job Cook County Sheriff's
13187552, You gotta be 18 but
Posted by Lurkmode, Tue Aug-22-17 03:08 PM
we'll take you word for it.
13187568, Don't take my word, read the article
Posted by legsdiamond, Tue Aug-22-17 03:31 PM
She said she lied about her age to get into the trial
13187569, I was joking
Posted by Lurkmode, Tue Aug-22-17 03:37 PM
You slipping Chuck D

Yeah I couldn't believe it when I read that part. Keystone cops at the court house.
13187573, 😂
Posted by legsdiamond, Tue Aug-22-17 03:44 PM
13187555, how dafuuuggg u get picked up AT the pedo/child pr0n trial
Posted by Riot, Tue Aug-22-17 03:08 PM
wtf

but um, is mental/psychological abuse a chargeable offense?

kels should obviously be already in jail for the underage stuff and any physical abuse


im just wondering if LEGAL ADULTS go to live in a commune, whats the recourse for the family or general public?

sad part is im sure u could fill up a coach bus wit more women (and girls whose families are chasing after the fame) that would still want to join the party
13187567, Shit sounds like a Boondocks episode
Posted by legsdiamond, Tue Aug-22-17 03:29 PM
She is the real life Riley from the episode
13204979, his abuse extended to grown women too
Posted by atruhead, Mon Oct-23-17 02:22 PM
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/surviving-r-kelly-former-girlfriend-alleges-abuse-w509860
13246189, Rape Kelly training 14 year old sex pets
Posted by Innocent Criminal, Wed Mar-28-18 02:34 PM
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/r-kelly-trained-14-year-old-girl-as-sex-pet-ex-girlfriend-says_us_5abb6446e4b04a59a312bd82

13246190, wait, wait, wait.. she STARTED dating him in 2011
Posted by legsdiamond, Wed Mar-28-18 02:39 PM
sorry, don't believe her.

A radio DJ?

How you gonna date the R in 2011 and go that route?


13246193, smh
Posted by MiracleRic, Wed Mar-28-18 02:45 PM
13246194, Christ.
Posted by soulpsychodelicyde, Wed Mar-28-18 02:46 PM
13246229, RE: wait, wait, wait.. she STARTED dating him in 2011
Posted by atruhead, Wed Mar-28-18 04:18 PM
>sorry, don't believe her.
>
>A radio DJ?
>
>How you gonna date the R in 2011 and go that route?
>
>
>
13246296, Watched the documentary. He really is a piece of shit.
Posted by Pete Burns, Thu Mar-29-18 07:25 AM
Done his brother dirty, too.
13251056, I watched the pee tape.. that was enough for me
Posted by legsdiamond, Tue Apr-17-18 11:24 AM
13251069, Same and I really wish I hadn't.
Posted by Pete Burns, Tue Apr-17-18 11:45 AM
13250995, And giving out STDs
Posted by Innocent Criminal, Tue Apr-17-18 07:53 AM
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43794843
13253043, The "R.Kelly is a POS" flow chart
Posted by Innocent Criminal, Wed Apr-25-18 10:29 AM
https://apps.voxmedia.com/viz/r-kelly-timeline/R_KELLY_TIMELINE-desktop.jpg

from:

https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/25/17248084/r-kelly-sexual-misconduct-allegations-timeline

A chart covering 20+ years of a shitty human being. A serious side eye to anyone still getting hard for him and his music.
13253051, *snicker* you said "flow"
Posted by MME, Wed Apr-25-18 10:51 AM
ahem, sorry continue
13253322, took long enough, but it looks like
Posted by Warren Coolidge, Wed Apr-25-18 09:41 PM
he's being cut lose by people who have suddenly found some morality...