Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois), better … Read Full Bio ↴Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is a Grammy award winning American R&B singer-songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer. Debuting in 1991 with the group Public Announcement, Kelly went solo in 1993, starting off a successful career with the release of the album 12 Play. He has since released a further nine studio albums, collaborated with Jay-Z on two albums and has had many successful singles including Bump N' Grind, I Believe I Can Fly, Ignition, The World's Greatest and the hip-hopera Trapped in the Closet.

Kelly has also produced and performed in many tracks by other R&B and hip-hop artists. In 1994, Kelly produced and wrote the debut album of R&B singer Aaliyah and in 1995, Kelly co-produced and wrote the song "You Are Not Alone" for Michael Jackson, which was included on Jackson's album, HIStory. Kelly has sung the hooks for many notable hip-hop songs, such as "Fuckin' You Tonight" by The Notorious B.I.G., "We Thuggin'" by Fat Joe, "Gigolo" by Nick Cannon, and "Go Getta" by Young Jeezy, and has collaborated for two albums with Jay-Z.

Chapter 10
R. Kelly Lyrics

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Now the midget jumps outta the cabinet and stomps the policemen on his toe
The policemen hoppin around on 1 leg screamin "son of bitch" while he runs under the table
He yells ''freeze'' dives over the table and lands on the midget...while the midget is kickin
real fast screamin out bridget,bridget ,
"She yells darlin don't hurt em'"
He says bridget get yo' ass back...then he continue to ruff up the midget as if the midget was under attack...
Then bridget runs up to her room, goes in her purse and pulls a number out...
The police puts him on the table and yells "Man, what the hell you doin' in my house?!"

He whips cherry pie crust off his mouth and says man, i was paid not to tell you
Then the police pulls his gun out and yells trespassin man I got the right to shoot you..
The midget says mr. the man that pay me to this would kill me if i tell
He points the gun in his face, the midget say ''god i think i just shited on myself''
Now at Sylvester's house Twon gotta patch on his shoulder playin cards gettin alone
There laughing and talking when Sylvester says Gwendolyn, baby, get the phone
Then she walks away from the table picks it up and say "hello" there's a lady on the other line panic-n-
cryin and talkin all offf the wall,
Gwen says wait slow down, who am i talkin tooo
"My names bridget and i found your number in my husband's pocket, I had to call you"
2mins later Gwen shakin her head sayin girl i understand, Sylvester says who is it baby?
She hangs up and gives him the address,
Now meanwhile back at the policemen house the midget cryin his ass off while he lyin threw his teeth bout
to get lil ass told off,
Then bridget bust in the kitchen with a double barrow sayin "james i can't let you do this"
Then he looks at her and says what? you shoot me for this
fuckin midget she says "I love him"

Now bridget and james stairin each other down slowly backin apart..then the midget takes his inhaler out
and says this is not good for my heart,
Then james says bridget don't make me do this baby put the gun down...thats when Sylvester and Twon

busted up in the house... and says you put the gun down..whoo while Twon & Sylvester sniffen around...
tryina firgure out whats that smell...as they turn and look at each other like whaaat the...hell.....?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to R. Kelly's song "Chapter 10" depict a chaotic scene involving multiple characters. It begins with a midget jumping out of a cabinet and stomping on a policeman's toe, leading to the policeman hopping around in pain. The midget, who is named Bridget, is screaming and kicking fast. In the midst of the chaos, Bridget yells at her love interest not to hurt the midget. However, the altercation continues and Bridget runs to her room, retrieves a number from her purse, and hands it to the police. The police question the midget about why he is in the house, to which he responds that he was paid not to tell. This agitates the police officer, who pulls out his gun. The midget becomes frightened and exclaims that he has soiled himself.

The lyrics then transition to another scene at Sylvester's house, where Twon and Sylvester are playing cards. Gwendolyn, Sylvester's partner, receives a call from Bridget, who found Gwendolyn's number in her husband's pocket. Bridget is upset and reveals that she called because she suspects Sylvester of infidelity. Gwendolyn hangs up and provides Sylvester with the address that Bridget gave her.

Meanwhile, back at the policeman's house, James (presumably the owner of the house) is confronted by Bridget in the kitchen with a gun, pleading with him not to go through with something. Bridget and James have a tense standoff, and the midget, worried about his heart, takes out his inhaler. James tells Bridget to put the gun down, but before anything further can happen, Sylvester and Twon enter the scene, demanding that everyone lower their weapons. The lyrics end with Sylvester and Twon trying to figure out a strange smell in the air.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ROBERT S. KELLY

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