Her debut album was released several month before the marriage of the two artists came to light. In the following year Kelly decided to broaden his activities and began to work as a producer for young acts and artists, such as Aaliyah, then unknown 15-year old girl from Detroit. Afterwards the album became multi-platinum with more than five million sold copies and brought the artist the all-time fame. R&B charts for twelve record-setting weeks. The disc included such hits as Sex Me and Your Body’s Calling, as well as the single Bump & Grind registering at No. Thinking that solo career would bring him more success, he left the band and in 1993 released his solo album 12 Play. DJ), and all of them were performed by Robert Kelly.

Some of the album’s songs became hits – She's Got That Vibe, Honey Love, Dedicated, and Slow Dance (Hey Mr. Kelly arranged a band called Public Announcement and in 1991 they released their debut work Born into the 90’s. Soon he was noticed by a musical producer Wayne Williams, the owner of Jive Records label, and by the end of the year a contract with the young artist was signed. In 1990 Robert took his electronic keyboard and went in the city streets to sing and earn money. Studying at the Kenwood Academy High School he won a young talents show, singing Stevie Wonder’s Ribbon In The Sky, following which he decided to commit himself to music. From early childhood his passions were basketball and music, which he loved more. Kelly, was born on Januin Chicago, Illinois. The album, which sold 49,000 copies in its 15th week on the chart, benefited from the artist’s appearance on the syndicated “Showtime in Harlem” television show.Robert Sylvester Kelly, best known by the name R. 14 is Sean Paul’s “Dutty Rock” (VP/Atlantic), which also saw a 24% sales gain. With a performance this week on NBC’s “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” the girls have a strong chance of making it into the top-10 next week. The pair’s Interscope album has sold 216,000 units to date. The Russian teen duo’s single, “All the Things She Said,” recently reached the top-30 of the Hot 100. Despite suffering a 2% sales decline to 64,000, the set moves up 16-10 on The Billboard 200.Įlsewhere on the chart, “200 KM/H in the Wrong Lane,” the debut album by t.A.T.u., blasts 36-13 on a 24% sales burst to 51,000 copies. Warner Bros.’ “Grammy Nominees 2003” compilation rounds out the top-10. box office performance to gain 15-9 on a 7% rise to 70,000 copies. 7.Įpic’s soundtrack to “Chicago” falls 5-8 on a 31% dip to sales of 81,000 copies, while Wind-Up’s soundtrack to “Daredevil” benefited from the film’s strong U.S. It knocks Avril Lavigne’s Arista set “Let Go,” which suffered a 17% sales hit to 85,000 copies, down one to No. The Def Jam “Cradle 2 the Grave” soundtrack, featuring DMX, 50 Cent, Eminem, and Clipse, lands at No. Kid Rock’s “Cocky” (Lava/Atlantic) slips one to round out the top-5 of The Billboard 200 on sales of 102,000 units, a 21% dip from the previous week. With three Grammy wins of their own, the Chicks will also likely see a boost in next week’s sales figures. 1 for the 13th week on Billboard’s Top Country Albums roundup. The Dixie Chicks’ “Home” (Monument/Columbia) slips 2-4 on The Billboard 200 on a 25% sales slide to 127,000 copies. 26, 2002, release, the set has sold 3.6 million copies. 3 with her debut Blue Note album “Come Away With Me.” Sales of the album fell a minuscule 3% to 144,000 units, but a major boost is expected in next week’s figures, which will reflect retail activity following her five Grammy wins. The singer’s last effort, “The Best of Both Worlds” with Jay-Z, moved 223,000 copies in its ill-timed first week, just after accusations of sexual misconduct against Kelly stormed the media. While Kelly’s 2000 album “” had a larger opening week, with sales of 543,000 copies, its total benefited from a November release, when retail traffic is traditionally higher. First single “Ignition” has already become a top-15 hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 and top-3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. 2 on a 37% sales slide to 520,000 copies. Sales of the Jive album narrowly edged out those of rapper 50 Cent’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin'” (Shady/Interscope), which falls to No. Kelly’s latest album, as “Chocolate Factory” sold an impressive 532,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and put the set on top of The Billboard 200. A string of sexual allegations failed to turn U.S.

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