Toronto, ON – The King R&B dialogue rages on, with quite a few individuals sharing their opinions on who they imagine holds the crown. At Kardinal Offishall’s 20th-anniversary movie star vacation occasion in Toronto on Friday evening (December 14), illustrious comic Dave Chappelle weighed in on the subject — and when you’re acquainted with his present, the reply received’t shock you.
“The King R&B, hate to say it, pees on individuals,” Chappelle said alongside iconic producer Simply Blaze and award-winning DJ Beginning From Scratch.
“R. Kelly is the king R&B,” he added earlier than completely lip-synching the intro to Kelly’s hit music, “Your Physique’s Callin.’”
Chappelle famously roasted Kelly in 2003 by lampooning his notorious pee incident with a skit on Chappelle’s Present. As he famous again in August 2017, the skit — which aided in shaping the singer’s public notion for years to come back — nearly didn’t make the reduce.
“I used to be going to chop it,” he admits, “However after I watched it, it was so humorous.” He initially puzzled how the viewers would deal with it, however the remaining is historical past — clearly.
HipHopDX additionally gave their tackle the continued debate. Examine it right here.