Who convinced R. Kelly — soon-to-be-convicted child pornographer, acknowledged lover of barely post-pubescent girls — to name his new song “Heaven, I Need A Hug”? (“From a Hot 12-Year-Old,” he did not add.)

08 July 2002



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09 July | 11:36  |  christy

He didn't exactly help his cause by crooning to fame with songs such as, "I Don't See Nothin' Wrong (with a Little Bump 'n Grind)" and "Feelin' on Yo Booty." Then in "Heaven, I Need a Hug" he wants to say to his critics "... I rebuke you in the name of Jesus"? Please.

10 July | 15:57  |  anna

HA! now that's downright hysterical.



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