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Robert Kelly was born in January 1969, in Chicago Illinois. Kelly grew up in the housing projects of Chicago's south side. He overcame the peer gang and other negative influences in his surroundings. "He had a strong determination never to settle for any l's (loses) in his life." (Lisa Knazze) That might explain R.Kelly's ability to bounce back form situations that could permanantly damage anyone's career. Kelly had a natural flair for most instruments, eventually becoming more by accident then by design. "Robert was never really cool, but he was really talented though. He could play almost any instrument." (Lisa Knazze) He used his love of music and natural flair for instruments and began performing on the streets. He describes his first experience performing "Well it started out as me and my boys just messing around performing in the streets. Then one of the fellows dropped a hat while I was playing this keyboard and people started putting money in it. That became our thing! I simpl...