^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending ".in R&B - The Video Collection (Video 2003)". ^ Masterton, James (November 5, 1995).Recording Industry Association of America. ^ a b "American single certifications – R.The accompanying music video for "You Remind Me of Something" is directed by David Nelson. Kelly single, displaying as it does all that is both good and bad about US swingbeat tracks." Music video James Masterton for Dotmusic wrote, "This is yet another typical R. Robertson IV from Cash Box picked "You Remind Me of Something" as a "standout track" of the R. The song's spoken opening line, "You remind me of something.I just can't think of what it is" would be sampled in 2002 for the original version of Kelly's hit " Ignition". Worldwide, it peaked at number 13 in New Zealand and found moderate success in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. You remind me of something I just cant think what it is You remind me of my jeep I wanna ride it Something. Released as the lead single from his self-titled album (1995), it became the fourth song from Kelly to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, where it stayed for a week, and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. Kelly - You Remind Me of Something Lyrics. " You Remind Me of Something" is a song by American R&B singer R. Kelly song, think about those girls, and the justice they deserve but may never get.Standard artwork ( U.S. They didn’t have a chance.”īefore you press play on another R. “They settled because they felt they could get no justice whatsoever. Instead, all of Kelly’s alleged victims were “young Black girls and all of them settled,” he added. He went on to reference a supporting point made by African-American scholar, Mark Anthony Neal, who noted that “one white girl in Winnetka, and the story would have been different.”
Because as DeRogatis said back in 2013, “The saddest fact I’ve learned is: Nobody matters less to our society than young Black women.”ĭespite over two decades of allegations, “Kelly never misbehaved with a single white girl who sued him or that we know of,” DeRogatis added. Still, some people (and far too many Black women) still support the man because he makes music they can dance to, and apparently, they’re totally fine allowing men who abuse women and girls to rock, so long as it isn’t anyone they actually know.Įither you’re on the side of Black women and girls, or you’re ok with them being abused–that’s what it basically boils down to. Kelly is trying to charm the panties off of a teenager, so I’ve excommunicated him from my life. I don’t know about you, but I can’t listen to “Seems Like You’re Ready,” “Bump N’ Grind,” or “You Remind Me of My Jeep” without thinking R. qV1BBalV5H- Where Is Yo Scoota? Where Is It?! July 17, 2017 Kelly needed clarification on what a teen was. If that weren’t enough, back in 2008, the singer seemed to need clarification on what “teenage” meant when asked if he liked teenage girls. Moreover, Kelly has even settled cases with multiple women over the years who claim he pursued them when they were impressionable teens. Kelly illegally married Aaliyah back in 1994 when she was just 15 years old he was seen having sex with a 14-year-old girl on camera in 2000 and according to veteran journalist Jim DeRogatis, the singer used to troll high school parking lots looking to meet teen girls. The sexual misconduct accusations surrounding R. And, as Burke mentioned, “Every dime you put in that motherf–ker’s pocket, he is using it to brutalize Black and Brown children.” While folks regularly say they don’t agree with Kelly’s alleged actions, attending his shows, streaming his songs, and even following him on social media still results in Kelly’s wallet getting fatter. “We’re talking about a man who systematically preys on Black and Brown girls and I have people on a regular basis tell me, ‘It’s just a song,'” Burke said while speaking during the, “I’m Woke, Now What?” panel. While Kelly’s woe-is-me opus was likely meant to garner sympathy from his rapidly shrinking fan base, it did nothing to change my mind about my ban on the “Pied Piper of R&B.”Īt this year’s ESSENCE Festival, #MeToo Movement founder, Tarana Burke, had a message for those straddling the fence about Kelly and his music: You’re supporting the abuse and degradation of the very people you claim to care about. Kelly released a 19-minute song called, “I Admit,” apparently bearing his soul about a slew of topics from his illiteracy and his predilection for young women, to his current status as a “a broke-ass legend” and “the most disrespected artist” in the game.
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