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R. Kelly Previews New Album On The Phone |
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Thursday, 15 March 2007 |
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 R. Kelly is back with a new album
titled "Double Up," set to hit stores May 29 via Jive, and he's asking
fans to preview it by dialing in to a hotline (312-278-3965) for song
snippets.
"Since y'all called, I'ma give y'all a few lil
snippets. Here's what I'm about to hit y'all with," says the Pied Piper
himself in a telephone greeting before going into five-second snippets
of a few songs featured on the album.
"Blow It Up," featuring Young Jeezy and Young Dro, is
the first track he plays, and "they're killing it," Kelly assures of
his choice for guest features.
"Leave Your Name," a track based on an
answering machine greeting, follows, as Kelly croons, "Unfortunately
I'm 'sleep, been out partying all night, and I'm blasted off that
Hennessey. Leave your name after the beep, and I'm sure to get back
with you if I'm not asleep or smoking on some trees." As the verse
comes to an end, Kelly suggests, "That should be on your ringtone."
Other songs on the message include the title track, featuring Snoop
Dogg, "Freak It in the Club," "Rockstar" featuring Ludacris, "Pull Your
Hair," and "Put Some Money on It," featuring Rick Ross.
Kelly also claims that during the message recording,
he was in the middle of working on a track called "Hook It Up"
featuring Kanye West. "We're doing vocals on it," he says before going
into the music, "but I guess I can play a little of what I'm working
on."
And though Kelly admits the album is mostly uptempo, especially when
compared to his last album, 2005's "TP.3 Reloaded," he confesses he
felt the need to include a "slow joint. You know I had to do a slow
joint! This is R. Kelly! You know I couldn't leave you hanging like
that," Kelly says before breaking into the instrumental.
The first single, "I'm a Flirt" featuring T.I. and
T-Pain, is slowly climbing the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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