R. Kelly, who saw his music removed from Spotify playlists earlier this year following numerous sexual abuse claims, has released a 19-minute song addressing those allegations.
In the song, titled “I Admit It”, the 51-year-old singer references many of the accusations, including those made by several women who claim he coerced them into joining a sex cult where he controlled what they ate and how they dressed.
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“Said I’m abusing these women, what the f**k that’s some absurd s**t/ They’re brainwashed, really?/Kidnapped, really?/ Can’t eat, really?/ Real talk, that s**t sound silly,” he sings in the rambling track.
“Now I admit that they love me to talk dirty when I pull they hair/ Some like me to spank ’em/ Some like to get branded/And what some of these girls want, is too much for the radio station/ Look I’m just a man y’all/ Not a monster or beast.”
Kelly also addresses how he met one of the women in question: “And if you really, really wanna know/ Her father dropped her off at my show/ And told this boy to put her on stage/ I admit that she was over age/ I admit that I was feelin’ her and I admit that she was feelin’ me.”
Later in the song, Kelly, who has been accused of sleeping with underage girls, admits to having sex with young women but denies being a pedophile.
“I admit I f**k with all the ladies, that’s both older and young ladies/ But tell me how they call it pedophile because that s**t is crazy?/ You may have your opinions, entitled to your opinions/ But really am I supposed to go to jail or lose my career because of your opinion?”
He also reveals that he was abused himself by a family member until he was 14, singing, “Now, I admit a family member touched me/ From a child to the age 14, yeah/ While I laid asleep, took my virginity.”
Elsewhere in the song he throws doubt on the Bill Cosby conviction, takes aim at Jim DeRogatis — the journalist who has reported on Kelly’s sexual misconduct for over 20 years — and admits to being dyslexic (if not illiterate), revealing he couldn’t read the teleprompter at the Grammy Awards.
Here are some of the reactions from listeners on Twitter, including fellow musicians like Talib Kweli and Open Mike Eagle:
Listen to the track below.
