It's been a long time coming, but it may finally be here. After six long years, R. Kelly is finally going to have his day court...possibly. Jury selection is set to begin today in his long overdue trial, but his lawyers have filed a motion to have the trial delayed because recent reports may have tainted the jury pool's view of the case. This is the same jury pool that has been hearing about the case for six years and maybe half of which have at seen a snippet of the tape.
Now, I'm just as big of an R. Kelly fan as the next guy. I've done some things to 12 Play, stepped in the name of love (separate, bring it back, now let me see you do the love slide), but playing with the babies just ain't cool with me. Maybe I watch too much Law & Order: SVU, but pedophilia ain't what's up. Besides, after "Trapped in the Closet" and that last album, that Nigga needs to sit down for a minute!
The "victim" in the case is now 23 and says that's not her on the tape. There's even word that she will testify for the defense in the case. R. Kelly also swears that it is not him on the tape, even though his Soul Train Award is on the damn desk! His hair is half-braided in one scene; he stares directly into the camera a few times. What type of new fools does he take people for?
When the drama first started, he disappeared for a minute then resurfaced with a haircut and renewed faith in God (why do Black celebrities always cut their hair when they get in trouble?), made two albums aimed at the Adult Contemporary audience, won an NAACP Image Award (who was on that committee?) and seemed to be putting his life in order.
Then he put on that damn Zorro mask and made "Thoia Thong", it's been all downhill every since! He jumped on the "Make it Rain" remix (something just wrong with that), destroyed the Best of Both Worlds Tour with Jay-Z. I knew he was crazy when they said he left the show to go work the drive-thru at McDonald's or when he said people had guns at Madison Square Garden of all places. Have you ever been to a concert at Madison Square Garden? C'mon R.!
Now, it's no secret that he isn't the brightest bulb in the box, check that silly ass mask he wore for about a year. By his own admission, he's not the best at reading and arithmetic; check the Vibe Magazine archives for that story. I guess that will explain the simplicity in some of his songs, but my Director has her own theory; she says that he may be retarded. Not retarded in the sense that he needs a helmet, but that he may be emotionally and psychologically stuck at 16 years old. This if it is the case, will rationalize in his mind, his affinity for young girls.
I don't have a Ph.D, I just say the Nigga is nasty! The prosecution has over 50 witnesses lined up to strengthen their case, they say their witnesses will testify that the girl in the video was underage at the time (13 or 14 during the time frame), provide testimony to his pathology for younger women, introduce the Aaliyah marriage and one witness will testify that she had sexual encounters with R. and the young girl!
Now, I don't want to see anyone rocking "Free R. Kelly" shirts, get any e-mails about wearing black for R-rah or anything like that. This Nigga pee-peed on a young girl. I know some people will bring her personal responsibility into the argument, but at that age in the hands of a mega-star, her decision-making ability will be shot to hell! If you don't see nothing wrong with his bump and grind, let your daughter on his tour bus!
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