Embattled R&B legend R. Kelly – already serving a 30-year sentence for intercourse trafficking and racketeering – could also be dealing with the potential for spending the remainder of his life behind bars as a result of an ongoing trial for intercourse crimes in opposition to minors, however that doesn’t imply he doesn’t deserve a throne. At the very least, that’s what veteran singer Tevin Campbell is suggesting.
The ‘Can We Speak’ crooner talked with TMZ lately and gave his two cents on the continued debate about who the true King of R&B is – a debate that was incited when Usher took to press lately to announce he felt he deserved the title.
Hop inside to listen to what Tevin needed to say and tell us if you happen to agree.
Satirically contemporary from thrilling followers in Vegas with a duet of ‘Speak’ with Usher (as we reported right here), the 45-year-old – whose profession within the style is over three many years lengthy – waxed sincere about his ideas on who’s R&B’s reigning monarch.
Although initially taking the extra diplomatic route by saying ‘everyone seems to be a king’ and paying tribute to the legends who paved the best way (i.e. Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Sam Cooke, and so forth.), Campbell finally defined his ideas on who’s at the moment proudly owning the throne. His ideas had been notably well timed as Usher lately mentioned nobody may problem him in a VERZUZ battle.
“ there’s R. Kelly,” Tevin relayed when discussing who’s worthy to face off with Usher in a hit-for-hit showdown. “I’m not saying simply anyone can compete, however R. Kelly has a variety of hits and he wrote all of them.”
Click on PLAY on the clip above to listen to what else Campbell shared concerning the “King of R&B” debate.
