As R. Kelly's makes his media rounds to promote his new album, 'Black Panties,' due Dec. 10, he's shared a number of music-related and personal stories to help fans connect with him on a deeper level.

Meanwhile, another Kelly hit, “I Believe I Can Fly,” also experiences a resurgence. The track debuts at No. 16 on R&B Digital Song Sales with 2,000 copies sold, its highest sales week since ...

He came over to the piano, and I started to play it for him: “I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky … ” but so far that’s all I had. “I’m gonna tell you right now, B, that ...

"I knew from the first melody that was gonna be the song that was gonna take me out of R&B and into another genre of music," Kelly told The Boom Box in 2013 while looking back on "I Believe I Can ...