14 DAY TRIAL // Few ever thought the comparison was warranted but, soon enough, the entire world will get the chance to see R. Kelly walk in Michael Jackson’s dead shoes – and judge whether he does a good job at it or not. The R&B star will finish the album the late King of Pop was working on at the time of his death. Not only that, but it will also turn out to be something truly impressive, as StarPulse can confirm.
Fans already know that Michael Jackson left behind plenty of tracks, about 100 completed ones, to be more specific. However, these were songs that did not make the cut on any of his albums, since reports say that he also had two albums in the works, both of which were nearing completion. While the 100 tracks are now reportedly in sister La Toya’s hands, waiting to be moved in the property of the estate, no one seems to know what the deal is with the albums.
R. Kelly is the only exception, as he seems certain he can just take the album and complete it in Michael’s stead, or, at least, that’s what one may infer from his words. “I recorded five joints for Michael Jackson (in the past). And we had been talking on the phone about his new album, and I was going to finish what Michael was doing at the time. We’re going to get it out though. Michael liked the way I would try to sing the songs just like him.” the star is quoted as saying.
According to the aforementioned publication, R. Kelly and Michael Jackson have worked together on countless occasions, and each time the King of Pop was completely satisfied with the result. R. Kelly is now telling the media that Michael had apparently contacted him right before his sudden death in June, in order to talk about the release of a new material. He wanted him to work on the new tracks, R. Kelly believes.
On the basis that, even if they never met in the studio this time, Michael would have chosen R. Kelly to work on what he wanted to be his next album, Kelly is now saying he should, by all means, complete the album. Albeit a conclusion reached by means of a slight twist in logic, the idea of having R. Kelly sing the tracks Michael Jackson would have done had he still been alive is not entirely repelling to fans, it would seem.