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.

Feelin On Yo Booty
R. Kelly Lyrics

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This is my song for real no doubt
See the DJ is making me feel thugged out
As I walk you to dance floor
We begin to dance slow
You put your arms around me
I'm feeling on yo booty

Hey pretty mama how you doing

Said I'm just in town for the weekend
Looking for a lil' trouble to get into
Baby tell me what ya drinking and I got you

Players want to play,
Ballers want to ball,
Rollers want to roll,
But I'm taking all, after I dance

This is my song for real no doubt
See the DJ is making me feel thugged out
As I walk you to dance floor
We begin to dance slow
You put your arms around me
I'm feeling on yo booty

This is my song for real no doubt
See the DJ is making me feel thugged out
As I walk you to dance floor
We begin to dance slow
You put your arms around me
I'm feeling on yo booty

Now yo body got me feeling like spending
With a backroom I could come to live in
And yo hair weave's looking kinda pretty (pretty)
The way you back up on me baby Lord have mercy!

Players want to play,
Ballers want to ball (Ballers want to ball)
Rollers want to roll,
But I'm taking all, after I dance (yeah, whoa)

This is my song for real no doubt
See the DJ is making me feel thugged out
As I walk you to dance floor
We begin to dance slow
You put your arms around me
I'm feeling on yo booty

This is my song for real no doubt
See the DJ is making me feel thugged out
As I walk you to dance floor
We begin to dance slow
You put your arms around me
I'm feeling on yo booty

If it's yo birthday, then put yo hands up
You want to get drunk, then put yo hands up
And if you got some cash, put yo hands up
And your own job, put yo hands up (Players want to play)

Players want to play
Ballers want to ball (Ballers want to ball)
Rollers want to roll (Feel so good, say it again)

Players want to play,
Ballers want to ball (oh)
Rollers want to roll
But I'm taking all, after I dance (oh yeah)

This is my song for real no doubt
See the DJ is making me feel thugged out
As I walk you to dance floor
We begin to dance slow
You put your arms around me
I'm feeling on yo booty

This is my song for real no doubt
See the DJ is making me feel thugged out (Feeling thugged out)
As I walk you t the dance floor (Walk you to the dance floor)
We begin to dance slow (We begin to dance slow)
You put yo arms around me (Put yo arms around me)
I'm feelin on yo booty (Feelin on yo booty! Yes, I am!
And I hope you like it girl)

This is my song for real no doubt
See the DJ is making me feel (And I hope you like girl) thugged out
As I walk you to the dance (Walk you to the dance) floor
We begin to dance (We begin to dance) slow
You put yo arms around (Put yo arms around) me
I'm feeling on yo booty

Feelin' on yo booty,
Yo booty, booty,
Yo boo

Feelin' on yo booty,
Yo booty, booty,
Yo booty

Booty, booty,
Booty

Overall Meaning

R. Kelly's "Feelin' On Yo Booty" is a sensual dance track in which the singer expresses his attraction to a woman and his desire to dance intimately with her. The song starts with a DJ making him feel thugged out as he escorts a woman to the dance floor. While they are slow dancing, he puts his arms around her and feels on her booty. He compliments her beauty and asks her what she is drinking. He gets caught up in the moment, expressing how her body makes him feel like spending, and how her hair weave looks pretty. The chorus is repetitive and talks about different types of people wanting different things, but after he dances with her, he gets to take her home.

The lyrics in this song are sexually suggestive and objectifying towards women. The singer's desire to touch a woman's body is the main theme from start to finish. The song reinforces gender stereotypes that men are entitled to touch and have their way with women's bodies. The song highlights the hyper-sexualization of women, which was an ongoing problem in the music industry during this time.

Line by Line Meaning

This is my song for real no doubt
Asserting ownership of the song and emphasizing that there is no doubt that it belongs to the artist

See the DJ is making me feel thugged out
Attributing the artist's current machismo attitude to the influence of the DJ's music

As I walk you to dance floor
Describing how the artist and his partner are walking towards the dance floor

We begin to dance slow
Beginning to slow dance with his partner

You put your arms around me
The partner places her arms around the artist's body

I'm feeling on yo booty
The artist admits that he is touching his partner's buttocks

Hey pretty mama how you doing
The artist greets his partner and attempts to start a conversation

Said I'm just in town for the weekend
The artist explains that he is only going to be in town for a short period of time

Looking for a lil' trouble to get into
The artist is implying that he is interested in causing a little mischief

Baby tell me what ya drinking and I got you
The artist is offering to buy his partner a drink

Players want to play,
Acknowledging that some individuals are interested in playing games

Ballers want to ball,
Acknowledging that some individuals prefer spending money extravagantly

Rollers want to roll,
Acknowledging that some individuals prefer living life on the fast lane

But I'm taking all, after I dance
The artist implies that he will win his partner's heart after they dance together

Now yo body got me feeling like spending
The artist is tempted to spend more money because of his partner's attractiveness

With a backroom I could come to live in
The artist may be implying that he is interested in finding a private space for he and his partner

And yo hair weave's looking kinda pretty (pretty)
The artist compliments his partner's hairstyle

The way you back up on me baby Lord have mercy!
The artist is aroused by his partner's dancing skills

If it's yo birthday, then put yo hands up
Encouraging anyone celebrating their birthday to raise their hands

You want to get drunk, then put yo hands up
Encouraging anyone interested in getting drunk to raise their hands

And if you got some cash, put yo hands up
Encouraging anyone who has money to raise their hands

And your own job, put yo hands up (Players want to play)
Encouraging anyone who has a job to raise their hands and referencing the previous lyric about people playing games

Feelin' on yo booty,
The artist repeats the phrase 'feeling on yo booty' multiple times

Yo booty, booty,
Repeating the word 'booty' multiple times

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

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