Your Body's Calling Me: The Life and Times of "Robert" R. Kelly - Music, Love, Sex and Money (An Unauthorized Biography) [Paperback]

Jake Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2004

The embattled R&B star R. Kelly was arrested on a fugitive nationwide warrant issued as he was preparing to leave a rented vacation home where he had lived for more than a year with his wife and three children charged with 21 counts of child pornography. In Your Body's Calling Me: Music, Love, Sex and Money - The Story of the Life and Times of "Robert" R. Kelly, author Jake Brown explores the past to uncover the truth behind the crooner's celebrated, yet conflicted life, including: His childhood and impoverished upbringing, His abuse as a child, Experiences that molded him into both the man and celebrity, His collaboration with and marriage to Aaliyah, Child porn allegations filed against him, His haunting past and God-fearing, Soul, and Rhythm and Blues sounds that led him to a chart-topping career. R. Kelly's distinct sound has an ability to blend cutting edge, street-wise Hip-Hop music and storytelling with smooth love songs. His role as collaborative composer and producer with other artists expanded outside of his R&B genre, reflecting the diversity of his talents, as he crafted hits for many of the world's biggest Pop stars, including Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Notorious BIG, Puffy, Janet Jackson, Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige, NAS, Maxwell, Kirk Franklin, and KC & Jo Jo. R. Kelly, musical genius, racked up numerous Top 40 and Top Ten smashes hits in Billboard's Top 200 list. R. Kelly's music has topped Billboard's R & B Album, Adult Contemporary, Hot 100 Singles, Top 200 Album and the R & B/Hip Hop Charts. R. Kelly has been nominated for and received numerous awards including: Grammys for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Album (R.), and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group; Soul Train Music Awards for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male (R.); NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Male Artist and Music Video, and was the American Music Award's Favorite Male Soul/R&B Artist and Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year. In an instant, R. Kelly would go from a revered global superstar to a man" whose freedom and security..whose very foundation. was being threatened. Your Body's Calling Me reveals all the details about how R. Kelly became the 'Prince of Pillowtalk' and how that title would come back to haunt him.again.and again

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About the Author

Nashville-based music biographer Jake Brown has twelve published books to his credit, including the titles: 'Dr. Dre: In the Studio', 'Suge Knight: The Rise, Fall and Rise of Death Row Records', '50 Cent: No Holds Barred', 'Biggie Smalls: Ready to Die', 'Tupac: In the Studio' (Authorized by the Estate)', as well as titles on Kanye West, R. Kelly, Jay Z, all on Amber Communications Group, Inc. imprint - Colossus Books, and non-hip hop titles including 'Motley Crue: In the Studio', Guns N' Roses founder and main songwriter Izzy Stradlin, Motley Crue songwriter and founder Nikki Sixx, and forthcoming 'In the Studio' titles on legendary rock/rap producer Rick Rubin, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, former Motley Crue frontman John Corabi (Authorized), and legendary female rock band Heart (AUTHORIZED with Ann and Nancy Wilson contributing exclusive interviews.)  Brown's books have been licensed by publishers including DoubleDay and Transworld (Japan), and his works have received media coverage in such mainstream outlets as Vibe Magazine, MTV, The Source, Jet Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Allhiphop.com, and others.  Finally, Brown is author of the 'Behind the Boards' rock producers anthology series.  Brown is also owner of the hard rock label Versailles Records, distributed nationally by Big Daddy Music Distribution.   

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Colossus Books (May 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972751955
• ISBN-13: 978-0972751957
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,725,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New Info, December 16, 2004

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Shamontiel L. Vaughn "Message from Montie" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Body's Calling Me: The Life and Times of "Robert" R. Kelly - Music, Love, Sex and Money (An Unauthorized Biography) (Paperback)

I refused to watch the R. Kelly tape because I figured it would probably make me look differently at this man. I'm not supposed to judge him on his personality. I'm supposed to judge his music. But doing the dumb, I read this book. I was relieved to find out that Aaliyah wasn't treated the same way as these other girls, but I still stick by my point--you cannot RAPE the willing, so R. Kelly being accused of rape is ridiculous to me. On the other hand, damn...this dude really has some issues. I didn't know his fetish was this heavy. Whew. But again, he didn't come to superstardom to make us love his personality. He came to make us love his music. And I still do (love his music). The author of this book has a strange way of repeating things like he forgot he already said them, but otherwise, it was a quick, informational read and I learned a lot from the book. I found out some information I didn't know already: like the situation with his brother, the Aaliyah turmoil, and I guess I was the only person in the world who didn't know he was married.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is bogus, May 25, 2008

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badgyrl_310 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Body's Calling Me: The Life and Times of "Robert" R. Kelly - Music, Love, Sex and Money (An Unauthorized Biography) (Paperback)

This book is garbage. I don't understand how this book could ever recieve 4 and 5 stars. This book deserves no higher than a 2 (at best, and that's being generous). The author basically took everything he could find printed about R. Kelly in the media and the tabloids (mtv, Vibe magazine, the Chicago Sun Times, etc), threw it together and called it a biography. I guess that explains why it was unauthorized. Not only that, but much of his information was either inaccurate or due to lack of editing, there was a problem with typos and misspellings (ex. his name is Robert S. Kelly, not Robert L. Kelly; his manager's name was Barry Hankerson, not Hankerton, etc). The only reason why I haven't thrown the book in the garbage where it belongs is because there are some nice pictures of R. Kelly from early in his career that I'd never seen before. As a loyal R. Kelly fan, I am disappointed to see that so many people are so obsessed with trying to tear down a successful man, his career, his image, and everything he has worked so hard for. And even worse is they want to profit from it in the process. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if that loser Jim derowhat'shisface decided to write a book (another unauthorized biography, perhaps) about R. Kelly and the trial since he's directly involved. Anyway, if you're looking for a legitimate biography about R. Kelly, you won't find it here. Keep your money. If you want the tabloid version with all the media hype, this would be right up your alley. I see this book appealing more to haters than to fans. Personally, I'll wait for R. Kelly to write his own autobiography and tell his side and the real story of his life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Your Body's Calling Me: The Life and Times of Robert, R. Kelly, December 15, 2005

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Lisa R. Jackson "augustdreamer2" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Body's Calling Me: The Life and Times of "Robert" R. Kelly - Music, Love, Sex and Money (An Unauthorized Biography) (Paperback)

I wanted more, this book is just a series of interviews; first and second hand interviews collected and documented in one book. If you're trying to catch up on R. Kelly's career, then maybe you might enjoy it. But if you're someone who has already experienced The R. in real time, it may seem a bit redundant. I wanted to read first hand information from R. Kelly himself, not accounts from others who may or may not have been in his camp. I wondered about the abuse that Robert experienced in his life, the books description lead me to believe this book would cover that. It didn't.