Shut Up: R. Kelly shares song on his birthday while in prison
- R.Kelly last posted on his Instagram page in 2020
- The 54-year-old celebrated his birthday through a post that quoted a verse from his 2011 song Shut Up
- Part of the lyrics said a tsunami of rumours ruined his budding career in music
- He then thanked God for granting him life and another year
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Embattled RnB singer R.Kelly might not be a free man but he still knows how to throw some shade.
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The musician who is entangled in a web of sex crime charges shared a song from prison during his 54th birthday.
He managed to get access to his social media page and post a blast from the past dubbed Shut Up.
The hit was released back in 2011.
Basically, the verse the musician shared addressed a myriad of rumours that ruined his decades-long career.
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“After 22 years of a blessed career. Had me lying in my hospital bed crying mad tears. But just as I have many people hating me, had so many people loving me,” part of the Instagram post read.
The 54-year-old then went ahead to thank God for his life on the post’s caption.
The last time the convicted singer had access to his Instagram page was during his last birthday back in 2020.
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Legit.ng previously shared R. Kelly's attorneys claimed the singer was attacked in his jail cell by a fellow inmate.
The celebrity's legal team called for the release of their client.
According to the legal team, the singer was on his bed in his cell on Tuesday, August 25, at Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center when another inmate assaulted him.
One of the attorney's Doug Anton said the singer was punched repeatedly.
Anton added guards at the facility stopped the attack almost immediately.
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