Idolator

Judging from "Hairbraider" and "Body Body," some people might assume that R. Kelly will continue to dish out the same odes to freaknasty he's given us in the years following his initial arrest for child pornography. But Billboard correspondent Gail Mitchell likes to see the urine jar as being half full. "It will be interesting to see what he comes back with," she told MTV, "because I'm sure he's had time to do some introspection. And out of adversity, artists sometimes come through with something they didn't know they had in them before, like Marvin Gaye with What's Going On. " Actually, Gaye followed What's Going On by cheating on his wife with an underage girl, inspiring such hits as "Let's Get It On" and "You Sure Like To Ball." So maybe he's not the best example. More »