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<span class="normalchar"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> R. Kelly Bares All To Host Elliott Wilson In Latest Episode Of “CRWN”</span></i></b></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="list0020paragraphchar"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Superstar Talks Metaphors, Sings Opera, Glorifies Gaga and Slams Poetic Sex</span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Photography by: Ray Rael Yau / </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.rayyau.net/" target="_blank"><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000E9">www.rayyau.net</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normalchar"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Myspace</span></b></span><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> is pleased to present
the latest installment of <b><i>CRWN</i></b>, a live interview series which pairs the biggest names in urban music with one of the most respected names in hip-hop media — longtime music journalist, blogger and entrepreneur
<b>Elliott Wilson</b> (Founder, <i>Rap Radar</i>) — for an intimate conversation. The latest installment features an in-depth interview with award-winning producer and recording artist <b>R. Kelly</b>, whose acclaimed and titillating new album, <b><i>Black
Panties</i></b>, was released December 10, 2013. The music icon got candid with Wilson in front of a sold-out audience at New York’s The Cutting Room. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="normal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">"It was time to pretty much get back to the sexual R. Kelly... get my ass back in the studio and do a baby making album,"
he said. "Long as I keep it real and give the ladies what they thinking."</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="normal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt"><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Kelly also sung the praises of Lady Gaga and Chris Brown, reminisced over his
salad days writing songs in McDonald’s and living on Venice Beach, and got to the heart of what makes a Kellz song a smash. “I love metaphors and subliminal messages in songs, mixed with comedy and great melody and music,” Kelly explained. “I believe that
that’s what made me who I am and that’s what’s keeping me who I am.”</span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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this past April with <b>Tyler, the Creator </b>followed by <b>J. Cole</b>, <b>Wale</b>, <b>Macklemore </b>and just recently, <b>Drake</b>. Released in two parts, Episode 1 of the <b><i>CRWN </i></b>interview with <b>R. Kelly </b>debuts today on <b>Myspace</b>, with
Episode 2 to follow on Tuesday, December 17</span></span><span class="normalchar"><sup><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">th</span></sup></span><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">.</span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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by <b>Myspace</b>, click on the below:</span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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