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Album Review: R. Kelly

TP.3 RELOADED
Kelly's latest full of drama
By -- Calgary Sun



R. Kelly
TP.3 Reloaded
(Jive/Zomba)

R. Kelly's life is an X-rated soap opera -- one that could very well land the R&B star in jail for child pornography.

So it's no surprise when it came time to actually write one, he nailed it (no pun intended).

The result, a five-part story song titled Trapped In the Closet, appears at the end of the troubled superstar's latest album TP.3 Reloaded and, depending on whether or not you can remove yourself from his real-life drama, it's reason alone to seek it out.

In the song's five chapters, Kelly weaves a hardcore, hip hop Harlequin tale of infidelity that has actual intrigue, tension, twists and, naturally, titillation -- all which keeps you involved until the very end.

Of course, the remainder of TP.3 features typical R. Kelly fare -- smooth, well produced R&B bootycalls -- with a couple of sure-fire hits here, including the impossible-not-to-bop-to Reggae Bump Bump featuring Elephant Man and Playa's Only with The Game.

But, again, if you want drama from a man who's had his fare share of it, skip to the end -- or, better yet, put on the accompanying DVD -- and let it all play out.

Track Listing:

1. Playa's Only featuring The Game
2. Happy Summertime featuring. Snoop Dogg
3. Sex In The Kitchen
4. Slow Wind
5. Put My T-Shirt On
6. Remote Control
7. Kickin' It With Your Girlfriend
8. Reggae Bump, Bump featuring Elephant Man
9. Touchin feat. Nivea
10. Girls Go Crazy feat. Baby
11. Hit It Till The Mornin featuring Twista and Do or Die
12. Sex Weed
13. (Sex) Love Is What We Makin
14. Burn It Up featuring. Wysen and Yindell
15. Trapped In The Closet Ch. 1
16. Trapped In The Closet Ch. 2
17. Trapped In The Closet Ch. 3
18. Trapped In The Closet Ch. 4
19. Trapped In The Closet Ch. 5


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