R. Kelly Still Trapped in the Closet
Ten more chapters of midgets, priests, and infidelity!
It's been almost two long years, hip-hopera fans, but R. Kelly is finally back with more rhythmic, closet-bound insanity. The next ten chapters of the (allegedly) diuretic-plagued singer's magnum opus, "Trapped in the Closet," made their debut the other night at the IFC Center theater in New York -- and fortunately for all of us, Entertainment Weekly was there.
It was a formal premiere, complete with paparazzi, red carpet, spotlights, and the man himself. Before the movie started, Reginald Sylvester Kelly held forth, comparing himself to the inventors of the airplane and offering the quote of the evening -- "I'd like to welcome me here" -- before giving the audience a glimpse of how he built his "Closet." From the article:
"If I don't rhyme, I can't tell the story. So it's crazy, if you understand what I'm saying. Like 'Bridget' and 'midget'? I came up with that at Panera Bread -- real talk. And I had spent a whole week on trying to figure out how the hell -- I mean, I got 'midget,' but how can I continue telling the story? But once I came up with, he had a girl named Bridget, I was able to continue on with my story. And that's how 'Trapped in the Closet' goes."
Fortunately, for those of us unable to make it to New York for the premiere, IFC.com is unveiling new chapters on a daily basis. Click through to the second link below to see more!
Source: EW.com
Source: IFC.com
It was a formal premiere, complete with paparazzi, red carpet, spotlights, and the man himself. Before the movie started, Reginald Sylvester Kelly held forth, comparing himself to the inventors of the airplane and offering the quote of the evening -- "I'd like to welcome me here" -- before giving the audience a glimpse of how he built his "Closet." From the article:
"If I don't rhyme, I can't tell the story. So it's crazy, if you understand what I'm saying. Like 'Bridget' and 'midget'? I came up with that at Panera Bread -- real talk. And I had spent a whole week on trying to figure out how the hell -- I mean, I got 'midget,' but how can I continue telling the story? But once I came up with, he had a girl named Bridget, I was able to continue on with my story. And that's how 'Trapped in the Closet' goes."
Fortunately, for those of us unable to make it to New York for the premiere, IFC.com is unveiling new chapters on a daily basis. Click through to the second link below to see more!
Source: EW.com
Source: IFC.com
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 on Aug 21 2007 04:36 AM Bridget at midget... a poetic genius at work. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 21 2007 05:17 AM Who? (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 21 2007 05:50 AM **** R.Kelly, "Im gonna piss on you..." (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 21 2007 06:28 AM It's like a jungle atmosphere And we're two monkeys baby It's like we're on a vine The way we're swinging it baby See, you're a tiger girl The way you're scratching me I'm a lion In this jungle I'm a king Girl, I got you so wet It's like a rain forest Like Jurassic Park Except I'm your sex-a-saurus baby You and me hopping Like two kangaroos Rattling and moaning Out here in these woods R Kelly (the king of R&B) is a freaking genius (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 21 2007 08:02 AM Ahh, I do enjoy the antics of R Kelly. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 21 2007 08:44 AM That hilarious quote about rhyming "Bridget" with "Midget" reminds me of the pathetic way Metallica writes songs in "Some Kind of Monster". That's the most Un-metal movie ever. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 21 2007 10:01 AM ...Alrighty then. Call me when R Kelly collaborates with Ron Howard and David Goyer on Sexasaurus: The Movie. (Reply to this) |
 on Aug 21 2007 10:07 AM I wonder if R.Kelly watched Spinal Tap would he get the joke? (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 21 2007 10:57 AM Well I went to the link and watched chapter 21. What the jesus is going on here. What is this? Looks like a David Lynch rap video. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 21 2007 11:15 AM When I first heard that R. Kelly had written a song called "Trapped in the Closet," I thought, "Oh, how interesting. He's writing about how difficult it is to be a gay man in the world of hip-hop. He can't come out to the public or he'll risk losing his fan base." Apparently that's not really what the song is about, though. You all should check out the Weird Al parody, called "Trapped in the Drive-Thru." It shows just how ridiculously long and interminable Kelly's song cycle is. (Reply to this) |
 on Aug 21 2007 02:52 PM I just attempted to watch Chapter 20, and couldn't shake the feeling that I was watching an SNL skit....do people actually like this garbage? How did this guy ever get famous? (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 21 2007 03:55 PM Is R.Kelly NOT giving credit to "South Park"'s creators, who featured him in their Scientology episode entitled "Trapped in the Closet", in which they had his animated image(obviiously not R. Kelly's real voice) sing a song entitled what? "TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET"!!! it was hilarious. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 21 2007 04:04 PM Why? WHY? Gaaaaaah! BTW, Circe Prankster is right: "Trapped in the Drive-Thru" is amazing. ;) (Reply to this) |
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