In a recent interview, Philadelphia rapper Cassidy recounted his time around R. Kelly while making, recording, and filming the hit “Hotel.” R Kelly abused a number of young girls by coercing them to perform sexually at his command over a period of years. He slapped, choked and spat on them, threatened to harm them and confined them for periods of time.
Cassidy wishes he got to know R. Kelly better while making “Hotel”
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“I wish I got to know him better while recording the song Hotel”
Cassidy has been a fixture on the R&B scene since the late 1990s, when he started freestyling and competing in battle rap. As a result, the Pennsylvania native has earned several RIAA gold and platinum awards for his work and is recognized as the best-selling R&B male artist of our time. In addition to his 78 chart singles as lead artist, he has teamed up with dozens of artists for chart-topping collaborations and guest appearances on albums.
He has garnered 21 Grammy Award(r) nominations to date, including R&B Album Of the Year for his last three albums, Untitled (for 2011), Love Letter (2012) and Write Me Back (2013). Moreover, he has won a total of five GRAMMY® Awards and received eight additional RIAA gold and platinum awards.
A leading contributor to the evolution of contemporary R&B, Kelly has crafted a body of work that spans 20 years and features an impressive roster of hit songs that include “She’s Got That Vibe” with Public Announcement, “Number One” with Keri Hilson and “Hold On” with Ja Rule. This comprehensive disc is the latest installment in Legacy Recordings’ top-selling Essential series and features a liner notes essay by senior editor at VIBE Magazine Keith Murphy.
“I wish I got to know him better while recording Hotel”
Cassidy was a popular rapper back in the day, but he never really achieved mainstream success. But that didn’t stop him from scoring hits like Hotel, which he penned with R Kelly. The track climbed to the pinnacle of the R&B charts, achieving a remarkable Top 5 status in the pop genre, etching it as one of Cassidy’s most unforgettable songs to this day.
While there are many things to love about R Kelly, his sex abuse cases have earned him a spot on the pop music bad boy list, not to mention a federal prison sentence. In addition to his federal sex abductions, Kelly is also being prosecuted for racketeering and obstruction of justice, both of which he also suffered from during his heyday in the music industry. The best part about this case is that it’s not the first time a sexually abusive celebrity has gone to jail. A judge in Chicago sentenced Kelly to two decades behind bars last month. To make matters worse, he has been fighting in court for years to get out of prison and even sued the judge himself for refusing to help him.
