If you live in the New York metropolitan area, today must seem like a complete mirage. The first day of February is usually welcomed in with sub-freezing temperatures and mounds of snow. The shortest month of the year normally serves as the most miserable of the winter season, but today it’s 60 degrees, sunny and reminiscent of spring. As if we weren’t spoiled enough already with today’s perfect weather, R. Kelly has made it even better by finding his way out of the closet to release a new single.
The masked crusader of rhythm and blues is back with an revamped old school sound recalling Barry White and Sam Cooke — the latter of whom Kels recently did a tribute concert for. “Share My Love” treads on R. Kelly’s usual topics of baby-making, which he now refers to as “populating.” The upbeat tune is catchy, albeit a bit more PG-13 than usual, and perfect for this premature spring weather.
You’ve got to admire the man’s resilience—he gets caught and publicly shamed for giving underage girls golden showers and comes back with a toe-tapping finger-snapping single the whole family can enjoy. Just as long as you don’t tell the kids that Kels’ “love” he’s sharing is actually his penis.
February 03, 2012 at 2:31 am, minn said:
Horrible review but great song.
February 09, 2012 at 10:26 pm, Jean-François Peiro said:
A very good R. Kelly !