DJ Vlad Asks Teddy Riley if R. Kelly 'Ripped Off' Aaron Hall's Look & Vocal Style (Part 32)

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In this clip, DJ Vlad asks Teddy Riley a very compelling question about R. Kelly and if he believes that the three-time Grammy winner ripped off Aaron Hall's persona, bald look, and vocal style back in the early 90s. To that Teddy says, "R. Kelly saw the shot and took it...you can read between the lines." He goes on to explain that much of it had to do with the fact that R. Kelly's manager at the time, Barry Hankerson, worked with his former group, Guy, first. From there, Teddy states that R. Kelly is one of he greatest R&B artists ever and that he wishes he could erase his sketchy past.

[@ladylovesherlord]

R Kelly was influenced by Aaron Hall, Aaron Hall was influenced by Charlie Wilson.

[@smokingONsumDRO]

who influenced charlie?

[@spartacusmike270]

@@smokingONsumDROprobably George Clinton or James Brown

[@singerboy10000]

@@smokingONsumDRO Stevie Wonder

[@ivannikolov4242]

Yo… Gap Band is really old band. Stevie Wonder is better suggestion.

[@Acceber8701]

​@@smokingONsumDROStevie influenced him. Stevie started that great style of R&B singing where he drags his voice. Then Charile Wilson picked it up, then Aaron Hall, then R Kelly, and so forth.

[@olskool719]

R Kelly was a better singer and could write and produce. Aaron Hall wasn't shit without Teddy Riley. Period.

[@shackzilla]

There was a lot more to R Kelly than the look. The man was one of the most talented songwriters ever, that's what really made him.

[@Erniepotts]

@Jim Crawford 🧢

[@oneilsalazaar9332]

@Jim Crawford You're right... He was an EXCELLENT song writer, one of the best in music history.

[@graymaybe8587]

@Jim Crawford he’s one of the greatest of all time…

[@jaygray3446]

@Jim Crawford immediate Scooby Doo face @your comment respectfully.

[@malcolmxpanther]

@ Jim Crawford you are saying this without being able to sing a tune or play an instrument

[@bladebrown4191]

Kells looked to Aaron Hall the same way Hall looked to Charlie Wilson, who looked to Stevie Wonder. Kelly was able to expand his skill set as a songwriter and musician beyond all of his influences on the surface level. That’s why he was never a ripoff.

[@Dutch3k5]

Exactly. Even Michael Jackson was influenced by James Brown. I was gonna comment everybody was influenced by somebody. It just some never made it as big as others

[@jameswright4595]

Facts

[@amanithurman8950]

Facts

[@amanithurman1274]

Facts

[@bigchee8263]

@@Dutch3k5 Aaron Hall and Charlie Wilson werent contemporaries. R Kelly and Aaron Hall were. He stole R Kelly’s style

[@Fba_Leo]

R Kelly’s song “You got that Vibe” sounds like Teddy Riley produced it

[@M360-w6o]

@@HanifBarnwell Yes that hit

[@malcolmxpanther]

@ H Barnwell he shouted out his mother, brothers, band mates, and Barry in that song too. She was a nobody at that time and wasn’t famous, he said that so they could get her career going.

[@waynemazique6556]

@@malcolmxpanther Thank you

[@TM-dd2tz]

Thank You!

[@scratchydemus]

It's so amazing to think R.Kelly started out during the end phase of New Jack Swing and went on to make "I'm a Flirt" for example. I just realised how much he had adapted over the years.

[@willieboyland3180]

Aaron Hall's look and style was a moment. Once New Jack Swing started to fade a lot of those artists who were known for that sound couldn't transition to the next phase of their music development. R. Kelly was a chameleon similar to Michael Jackson so he was able to adapt and eventually conquer whatever sound was relevant at any particular time in the music industry. He will be greatly missed.

[@cnsmooth]

He still stole his style regardless

[@kingmurdaday]

@@cnsmooth Stop hating.

[@NEONOIRERA]

Facts

[@Duct_Tape_Boyz]

That's on point 🙏

[@cnsmooth]

@@kingmurdaday never really liked r Kelly beyond his early days, and he more or less ended Aaron Halls career by hitting his style. Hate is justified

[@vibeswithtsanders]

R&B singers be more gangsta than the rappers 😂.

[@dpaint3702]

I AGREE!

[@SOLOworld16]

😂😂😂😂💯

[@oneluv72]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@grumpee8432]

That’s always been the word in the streets😂

[@shackzilla]

😂😂 Same hood. Those that could sing, did R&B, those that couldn’t, became rappers 😂

[@ChrisKamanYourMouth]

I used to joke with people back in the day that R. Kelly and Aaron Hall were the same person. I'd be like, ''Have you ever seen them in the same room together?"🤣

[@Donnelius]

Man... What Teddy Riley said at the end about R Kelly is the realest thing I've heard a musician say about him... Thats true Love & Respect right there. SMH the way everything has turned out is just sad foreal foreal.

[@youngspitta19]

💯

[@CC-si3cr]

Let's you know the entertainment community is really small if they shared managers and knew what was REALLY going on with R. Kelly. It's so sad. My heart aches everyday for that man. I am sure not having access to music is probably slowly killing him more than the incarceration.

[@seaserenity5971]

💯

[@malcolmxpanther]

Aaron Hall could never make a song like I Believe I Can Fly, You Are Not Alone, Fiesta, Ignition Remix, or Trapped in the Closet

[@jameswarner300]

Your wrong, because Teddy Riley is correct, R. Kelly straight up took Aaron Hall's entire style. Just go listen to his music in the early beginnings, they sounded just alike. The musical artist JOE, also adopted the Hall style, go listen to his first hit songs. In fact, go listen to Jodeci, they did the exact same thing, took the Hall style as well. True fact, Kelly tried to ruin Joe's career, even telling DJ's across the country not to play his music, and that if they played his music, not to play his. This has all been documented. Kelly threatened those that played Joe's music, because he was THAT good. Aaron Hall had the voice and sound artist were duplicating. Jodeci, Kelly, Joe, all adopted that same voice, replicating it to making major hits.

[@malcolmxpanther]

@ james warner Aaron Hall could never do a rap hook like Go Getta, Speedin, We Thuggin, Giglio, Hotel, or Wonderful

[@PJ....]

@@jameswarner300 While there is truth to the Joe/Kelz stuffs. Is important to also note that not too long after Kelz wrote & produced two songs for Joe "More & More" & "Make you my Baby" ... Joe always had praise for Kelz, I think he got wind of that in the end :)

[@clarissaturcios2346]

@@malcolmxpanther those songs are trash

[@malcolmxpanther]

@Clarissa Turcios lmao yea right.

[@M360-w6o]

They both took Charlie Wilson's vocal style

[@jameswarner300]

Your absolutely correct. Teddy Riley is correct, R. Kelly straight up took Aaron Hall's entire style. Just go listen to his music in the early beginnings, they sounded just alike. The musical artist JOE, also adopted the Hall style, go listen to his first hit songs. In fact, go listen to Jodeci, they did the exact same thing, took the Hall style as well. True fact, Kelly tried to ruin Joe's career, even telling DJ's across the country not to play his music, and that if they played his music, not to play his. This has all been documented. Kelly threatened those that played Joe's music, because he was THAT good. Aaron Hall had the voice and sound artist were duplicating. Jodeci, Kelly, Joe, all adopted that same voice, replicating it to making major hits.

[@M360-w6o]

@@jameswarner300 hmmm I feel you, I think what separated Kells from the rest was that he could write and produce at a high level. But yeah, Hall’s style was the foundation that Kells built on top off. Then Aaron hall fell off so, Kells could move forward.

[@tonyjulian1289]

Yeah Kelly might have ran with the look bald head an all but as far as talent Aaron hall couldn’t touch him especially as an producer an writer

[@lamarsimss7681]

Whatever R Kelly took he was better at then anybody’ else his skill is impeccable. Aaron hall couldn’t do what r Kelly did as an artist on his worst day

[@JNo-sk5mz]

Honestly, it's disrespectful to even mention Kelly in the same breath as Aaron Hall. Aaron Hall's got like two good songs, his solo song. I Miss You and Let's Chill by Guy. On the other hand, R Kelly's got an entire lifetime of good music

[@Lmiller83]

Definitely not disrespectful. Aaron Hall is the voice on all of guy's albums . The first two were classics . You would have to be from that Era to understand the comparison. R Kelly's first two albums were basically Aaron Hall/Guy influenced. He just took it to another Level.

[@JNo-sk5mz]

@@Lmiller83 Stop 🤣 The second guy Album was trash. What songs have replay value other than Let's Chill and I Wanna Get With You, which was mostly sung by Teddy? Not knocking Teddy's tracks, they were great, but Aaron wasn't anything special. Any competent male singer could have did those songs, as Teddy proved with Black Street. R. Kelly's first two albums, 12 Play and Born into the '90s sounded nothing like Guy. They weren't doing no Jack Swing. Kelly sounded a bit like Aaron but Aaron was a clone of Charlie Wilson, who himself is influenced by Stevie Wonder. Case in point, people like Teddy's tracks, it wasn't about Aaron Hall's vocals

[@Lmiller83]

@@JNo-sk5mz Born into the 90s was definitely New Jack swing. Listen to Vibe again. Btw I'm a R Kelly fan and I'm just stating facts. R Kelly himself will tell you Guy influenced him. It's documented. Do your research before you comment

[@Lmiller83]

@@JNo-sk5mz Let's Chill is one of the greatest R&B songs ever and has been sampled over and over . By you saying the album is trash is crazy. And "Piece Of My Love "and " I Like" from the first album are classics to this day.

[@lanxlanister8721]

It’s very disrespectful for them to compare hall to the legend Kelly. R Kelly is light years beyond hall, his voice his writing skills his talent is eons ahead of halls. Heck halls barely have any song worth remembering. Maybe they can say Kelly took inspiration from the bald look maybe…but aside from that they should not disrespect the legend Kelly with this comparison again.

[@jamaaljohnson5786]

Doesn't matter . If " you made it a hot line I made it a hot song" were people? That's Hall and Kelly. Hall was talented, but kelly was GIFTED. No debate.

[@citizengoon1139]

He said R Kelly took Aaron hall's look and vocal style which is true ... he didn't say Aaron was better than Kelly CALM DOWN PEOPLE we all know KELLY IS THE UNDISPUTED KING OF R&B

[@1tmproductions]

Aaron Hall definitely influenced R. Kelly. But the originator of that style to me is Stevie Wonder. Maybe it's someone before him that did it that I'm unaware of. But that style can be heard in Stevie's song "Love Light in Flight" from about the 3 min mark on. Then Charlie Wilson's style is somewhat influenced by that style of Stevie Wonder. An example of this is Zapp and Roger "Computer Love". At around the 2:45 mark you can hear Charlie with that same kind of trilling mix of forceful and soft tone notes. Then Aaron seems like he took some of that style from Charlie and applied it to his repertoire. Guy "Piece of My Love" you can hear that similar style around the 3:15 mark. But R Kelly came with almost the same kind of tone and cadence as Aaron. The beginning of "12 Play" seems like Aaron Hall could of sang it. Couple that with the look, and it seems he was really trying to mimic Aaron. But Kelly only used that as a springboard and was talented enough to hold his own with his style. Songs like "The World's Greatest", Ignition", "Fiesta" and many others showed that. Like Teddy said; sad he was such a talented but flawed individual.

[@NEONOIRERA]

R Kelly is a Chameleon he can do anything musically. When sounds and vibes change so does kellz he different.

[@drlove994]

When I was younger I thought they were the same person 😂

[@d3vp131]

And many thought Pam from Total was Coco from SWV at first.

[@theguc1]

How old are you? 15?

[@CinqueMalcolm]

@@d3vp131 I don't remember anyone thinking that.

[@djsoulchild]

@@d3vp131 Huh??? How??? They look and sound NOTHING alike whatsoever...

[@MrCbwTV]

@@d3vp131 Lil Mo sounded more like Coko.

[@tirellv4938]

Without the forefathers, no matter where in history we are talking, there is no progression. All humanbeings adopt from one another. Its only when you totally bite someone style or inventions are you actually really taking something you did not create. I saw similarities in r kelly an aaron hall, but at the end you can tell they were still two different people without the same exact style. There is not one human being on this earth who has not adopted someone else invention or style.

[@jameswarner300]

The song "VIBE", sounded exactly like Aaron Hall, and people forget all about Jodeci, they were clones of the exact same style.

[@sobdjs]

It's obvious that R Kelly was influenced by Aaron Hall and Guy but props to Teddy for keeping it 100

[@chuck9380]

The question I’ve been waiting for. R.Kelly definitely swagger jacked Aaron Hall

[@malcolmxpanther]

Yea for a year and then changed the game. Could Aaron Hall make I Believe I can Fly ?

[@saintsgang8629]

Who's more successful though? That swagger jacker blew up.

[@jetshark970shark4]

I won't R. Kelly ripped it off, R took it to another level, R. Kelly reinvented himself so many times, but i agree Aaron was and influence on him. If not for the under age girls R.Kelly would be respected as an R&B King if not a god. His writing ability alone blows people out of the water, then you throw in his singing and dancing ability. He is second to none and made white people Billionaires

[@judon4908]

All dark skinned dudes who shaved their heads and put the earring in their ear in the late 80s to mid 90s "took the shot" from Michael Jordan! R Kelly especially, with him being from Chicago.

[@rustyjames5000]

No idea is original. You can't say R. Kelly jacked Arron Hall without knowing who Charlie Willson of the Gap Band is. That's the real OG of both their early sounds.

[@nlee4566]

Where did Charlie Wilson get his influence from?? Curios. Ron Isley maybe.

[@malcolmxpanther]

That’s why Quincy Jones had all three of them do the song Heaven’s Girl

[@jameswarner300]

Your right, Aaron Hall did take Charlie Wilson's style and ran with it, even making a song together. However, Your wrong, because Teddy Riley is correct, R. Kelly straight up took Aaron Hall's entire style. Just go listen to his music in the early beginnings, they sounded just alike. The musical artist JOE, also adopted the Hall style, go listen to his first hit songs. In fact, go listen to Jodeci, they did the exact same thing, took the Hall style as well. True fact, Kelly tried to ruin Joe's career, even telling DJ's across the country not to play his music, and that if they played his music, not to play his. This has all been documented. Kelly threatened those that played Joe's music, because he was THAT good. Aaron Hall had the voice and sound artist were duplicating. Jodeci, Kelly, Joe, all adopted that same voice, replicating it to making major hits.

[@shackzilla]

And Charlie took it from Stevie.

[@malcolmxpanther]

@ james warner tried to ruin Joe’s career yet gave him his last hit song with More and More

[@erichawkins7305]

Definitely took his style and then changed it up after he got his foot through the door good enough.

[@b.d.lovell5760]

Absolutely correct. Sounded just like him when he first came out. We all see how he eventually became one of the greatest singer/songwriter/producers in popular music.

[@Erniepotts]

R. Kelly definitely took Aaron Hall style

[@thesupervisor3270]

I’m not gonna say he ripped his style off but he definitely was inspired by Aaron Hall. He probably looked up to Aaron Hall. Hall was the man in the late 80s.

[@davidjohnson36st]

Naw he rode bro wave right into the limelight just like teddy said

[@malcolmxpanther]

@ davidjohnson36st nobody would care if the music wasn’t good. If he didn’t write Stroke You Up for Changing Faces or Bump N Grind he would’ve been a one hit wonder with Honey Love

[@jameswarner300]

Your wrong, because Teddy Riley is correct, R. Kelly straight up took Aaron Hall's entire style. Just go listen to his music in the early beginnings, they sounded just alike. The musical artist JOE, also adopted the Hall style, go listen to his first hit songs. In fact, go listen to Jodeci, they did the exact same thing, took the Hall style as well. True fact, Kelly tried to ruin Joe's career, even telling DJ's across the country not to play his music, and that if they played his music, not to play his. This has all been documented. Kelly threatened those that played Joe's music, because he was THAT good. Aaron Hall had the voice and sound artist were duplicating. Jodeci, Kelly, Joe, all adopted that same voice, replicating it to making major hits.

[@rikkidgermano9640]

@@jameswarner300 They sounded nothing like BUT Aaron sounded totally like a Charlie Wilson knock off. Aaron never made a track like She's got that vibe!

[@PancakeDiaries]

@@rikkidgermano9640 y'all are missing the point. Y'all are stuck on debating who u think is better. R Kelly literally cut his fucking hair off, dude. He ripped Hall's whole LOOK and STYLE... He became the bald, pussy eating, freaky, RnB man. He did, and did it better than Hall. He was successful with it. He was a better songwriter, and a more dedicated singer, but he still ripped his blueprints from Hall. Ppl who say Hall bit Charlie Wilson and Wonder are hilarious. They didn't sing about Doggystyle sex... We ain't talking about the vocal styling, because clearly we can trace its roots... He took the gimmick

[@JNo-sk5mz]

At the beginning he did, At least the vocal style. But R. Kelly was a true blue songwriter, Aaron Hall can never compete, ever. And people forget that Aaron Hall had a high top fade during the guy days, he didn't go bald until after he went solo. And Aaron Hall was a knock-off version of Charlie Wilson. R. Kelly use a lot of different people's styles, like Ron, Isley, etc. But he always had his own voice in his own style

[@g.o.d.pitchblack2642]

Wrong. he went bald while still with GUY. i went to a GUY concert and he took off the kufi he had on revealing the baldie and very soon after GUY broke up

[@THEREALLORDJ]

🙄

[@daveeraps]

I know this comment will go unnoticed but keep me in your prayers please. I used to have 5 brain tumors, but now I have only 1 left to go. In the past I became deaf, and also started having seizures. If you’re reading this I hope things get better for you and your family. One love 💕

[@TonJea392]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@randomcharacter6501]

Bless you

[@wadedye7860]

God bless you 🙏🏽

[@truce6390]

I love music as an art. What happened to R Kelly is a tragedy to the art of music making.

[@zachariasj2120]

100%

[@jamilkadhim2366]

Nah

[@takeover5478]

No it’s not. Artists don’t have to be perfect people, most great artists are crazy as hell.

[@steviecritiquenewby7874]

Just keep it real and funky R Kelly gave Aaron Hall his credit and a lot of other artists 💯

[@mrmaxxx94]

R Kelly musically has a Ray Charles influence, the ability to adapt and bridge so many musically genres and yet blend R&B,Pop and others styles, R Kelly was the last dominant Artist that I saw

[@wilfredjones4042]

R Kelly is the goat of Any music genre period!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joystickcasaa8148]

That's a real bold statement, unless you're a music enthusiast. There's so many music genres, with talented artists, but R Kelly for sure was a generational talent.

[@mekean853dbeloitwi2]

R.KELLY IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME ‼️‼️‼️

[@malcolmxpanther]

He’s the greatest living songwriter outside of Stevie Wonder

[@ericfreeman1303]

R.Kelly may have bit a little off Aaron Hall style. But R.Kelly took RNB to another level. Kellz was strictly RNB and had Rockstar🤩 Status. On top of that he was a Hit🎶 Producer. R.Kelly is definitely the K👑NG Of RNB💯

[@nowwhat1434]

They have a similar singing tone naturally. R didn’t copy that. But Aaron wasn’t doing anything with his style he was a laY crackhead so it doesn’t matter if Robert stole it or not lol!

[@shaepowell8677]

crack head, Are you sure ?

[@keithr.hammonds6653]

Will never forget when Ed Lover said on YO! MTV Raps that R Kelly was (in the tune of “Honey Love”) “Singin’ like Aaron Ha-A-A-All !!” 😂😂😂

[@spicy1ize]

R Kelly is a Musical Genius.. . Aaron Hall is a Damn Dog Whisper 😂

[@classybootz6142]

😂😂😂

[@timmyggztv]

Tell Riley one of the greatest of all time this guy a legend for real

[@zacmirza6498]

Even if he did take his 'look and style', R kelly had to adapt anyway to stay relevant as an artist which was what he did.

[@jameswarner300]

Your wrong, because Teddy Riley is correct, R. Kelly straight up took Aaron Hall's entire style. Just go listen to his music in the early beginnings, they sounded just alike. The musical artist JOE, also adopted the Hall style, go listen to his first hit songs. In fact, go listen to Jodeci, they did the exact same thing, took the Hall style as well. True fact, Kelly tried to ruin Joe's career, even telling DJ's across the country not to play his music, and that if they played his music, not to play his. This has all been documented. Kelly threatened those that played Joe's music, because he was THAT good. Aaron Hall had the voice and sound artist were duplicating. Jodeci, Kelly, Joe, all adopted that same voice, replicating it to making major hits.

[@masterrace4005]

@@jameswarner300 LMAO. R Kelly stayed relevant. Hall quickly burned out. Nothing else matters.

[@zacmirza6498]

@@jameswarner300 None of that matters because R kelly stayed relevant as an artist till the 2008 trial. ANd its funny how you're acting like Aaron Hall was this musical innovator that 'inspired' a whole generation, the guy had a few hits and was bald. R Kelly knew when to adjust his sound to stay on top of the R&B game. Unlike many others. Only Usher and maybe Chris Brown have done that.

[@ewanward-thomas7545]

@@zacmirza6498 he’s relevant to this day just not as much as his heyday in the 90s - 00s.

[@zacmirza6498]

@@ewanward-thomas7545 well he’s relevant for all the wrong reasons now

[@OlSkoolAJ]

aint no way Kellz stole from AH... its a reason that AH couldn't make a hit after the 90's and Kellz dominated as an artist, writer, and producer. Aint no comparing the two.

[@Mister.P.]

Finally! Someone said it!! Thank you. And they all “borrowed” from the one and only Sam Cooke. No cap.

[@Dutch3k5]

He borrowed from someone else and so on

[@mikemccool7575]

Imitation leads to creation. Everyone starts out with an idol. Aaron Hall probably started out sounding like Stevie

[@951oct]

Rkelly was a "Guy" fan first and foremost. And rkelly was influenced by guy and Aaron Hall. He just carried on the style and ran with it.

[@damonbray8002]

Yes he really really tan with it. I’d say more of a Bobby Brown fan. R. Kelly’s first big song was “You Got That Vibe”. Just so happens, it sounds a WHOLE lot like the bridge in “My Prerogative”. Just sayin. The part that says, “why can’t I live my life….without all of the things that people say”

[@rikkidgermano9640]

He took it to heights Aaron was never capable of because besides the voice, Kellz was also a great songwriter & producer.

[@rikkidgermano9640]

@@damonbray8002 Stop the hate, you're reaching!

[@damonbray8002]

@@rikkidgermano9640 nah man. No hate. No need to hate. Facts. Listen to the song. The whole song “Vibe” came from the bridge of My Prerogative is the same key and same feel. It speaks for itself. In fact, take both songs and play the bridge of My Prerogative along side of Vibe.

[@TheCoach1111]

Aaron Hall was influenced by Charlie Wilson R Kelly was influenced by Charlie Wilson and Aaron Hall . R Kelly is a musical genius with the 🖊 ✍🏾 and production. His personal life the courts are handling that from a music perspective he’s the greatest to ever do it

[@TheSupremeDunk]

Exactly Aaron Hall was a rip off himself

[@tyronetucker3093]

R Kelly jacked his style when he was with public announcement and after that developed his own sound which was much better

[@lamerchambers4673]

Free rkelly. King of r&b

[@badboaz7290]

Not just Kelz but Big Bub from Today bit Hall’s style too but Riley is right . Kells is an all time great no matter what

[@tanyacampbell1634]

R Kelly will always be R&B King forever

[@THEREALLORDJ]

😆

[@amanithurman1274]

Aaron Hall will always be r&b king forever

[@donnellcooper1011]

R. Kelly and Aaron Hall may have sounded similar but they both borrowed their sound from Charlie Wilson. For those who don't know or have forgotten. Charlie Wilson was the lead singer of The Gap Band. He reintroduced himself as a solo artist and is aka "Uncle Charlie."

[@trippdocta28]

That New Jack Swing era was amazing. R Kelly was able to master that genre of R&B and adapt to the new sounds after that which kept him relevant. Trey Songz tried to carbon R Kelly style but challenged the throne instead of paying homage or putting in the work so he lost

[@malcolmxpanther]

Trey Songz was just the flavor of the month. I knew in 2009 he would be irrelevant by 2019. He never has cross over. And all of his music sounded like a song on TP3 Reloaded

[@itzbreeze9839]

@@malcolmxpanther except Trey’s career isn’t over. He’s definitely still revenant I don’t know what you’re talking about

[@thedfferencetab1977]

But Trey said that… his inspirations for Kellz, JAY-Z, B.I.G. … he said that verbatim, so it’s not lost on him he sounded similar. Then they had back and forth then they squashed it. Kellz write on Trey’s second album.

[@CaliCool91]

I feel like I'm the only person that remembers when Trey dropped a Kellz diss song over >Death of Autotune". It was mad corny and how I knew he would never reach that ceiling.

[@PancakeDiaries]

Trey is good bruh lol .. he challenge Kells to put out better music, and the challenge was accepted gracefully. Trey was a RAPPER and signed as that before they rerouted, and tried to push him as a full on singer. Once he dodged the end of the Thug n B era, he was solidified. He never was a big seller, but he's remained relevant by at least having charting records when he releases. He's nothing like Kells, and tbh I've never heard any comparisons made or resemblances. Avant was compared to R Kelly, not Trey

[@timmyggztv]

Telly Riley never disappoint his fans talking about R Kelly

[@banettebeckwith8100]

R. KELLY IS IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN. PERIODT!!!! NOBODY CAN COMPARE OR EVEN EQUAL TO HIM WHEN IT COMES TO HIS STYLE AND TALENT. MOVE ON ALREADY STOP TRYING.

[@mys3682]

When the "R. KELLY" album was released, you could tell that he had reinvented himself. I mean his remixes became our storytime. Like he was narrating the shit we didn't know originally 😁

[@brandonmcduff]

Exactly that's what I been trying to tell ppl. He sounded similar to Hall on those first 2 albums. When the self titled album dropped, he found his own style and never looked back.

[@daveparker5541]

R Kelly 10x the talent of Aaron Hall. Hall is great singer but Kelly is on another level.

[@daveparker5541]

@Jay Anthony yep

[@Keithistall21]

My parents always praised teddy and guy!! They are the originals of modern style in black culture.

[@rblu7916]

Aaron Hall bit everything about Charlie Wilson vocally. R. Kelly been his own man since he started, way back on Natalie Cole's TV Show, Big Break with his group Public Announcement. Sonically, he fit in with the times. Coincidentally, Michael Jordan had damn near everybody rocking the baldhead. And the cane and player way? Let's not forget R is from Chicago. Plus Mr Big's influence on him.

[@TruthTeller410]

In the beginning of R.Kelly career he did totally.

[@tanyacampbell1634]

Aaron Hall should be honored.If Kelly's is follow in his footsteps. King of R&B will be free 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ceedee7647]

Most people thought that was Aaron Hall in the Honey Love Video at first

[@AuthorRahsaanAli]

If or when Kellz can get passed all of the scrap happening at this present moment in time. I'd love to hear a track by Ted ft Rob. That'd be so dope, fam. You hear? It'd be bigger than Remember The Time. Ted knows this already.

[@strauqq1]

Teddy always trying to act humble. I'd be like "Everyone was trying to be like us!" Keep it real

[@sallysson]

Aaron Hall is a singer, and a damn good one at that. R Kelly is a constant hitmaker. Not just for himself but for others. Imagine how talented you have to be to take a name as big as Ron Isley and re-invent him into Mr. Big and start a second career.

[@deshaundozier]

I never thought Kellz bit Aaron’s style. A lot of guys were rocking the shaved head, especially after fab five brothers

[@steviecritiquenewby7874]

Stevie Wonder Charlie Wilson Aaron Hall and R Kelly was the last soldier behind them and R Kelly flip all his idols/influences style and became The King of R&B... That's what Michael Jackson did in his career....

[@biged5149]

He dance around that whole Question because everybody knows that R Kelly first album sounds just like Aaron Hall 😂

[@jermo1213]

R. Kelly is the GOAT of RnB. The most amazing vocal talent.

[@gmsstreetsharks3267]

Vocal talent? Nah songwriting and producing definitely amazing but vocally amazing is Stevie, ruffin, teddy, otis redding, Whitney, Aretha but he was good though

[@olskool719]

@@gmsstreetsharks3267 R Kelly could actually sing. He wasn't Luther Vandross level, but dude could sing. A lot better than some of the contemporaries of his period.

[@gmsstreetsharks3267]

@@olskool719 true

[@jermo1213]

@@gmsstreetsharks3267 he better than all them.

[@jermo1213]

@@olskool719 just as good as Luther. Probably better and more vocally versatile.

[@byronspears9395]

Whatever happen to the lead singer of Basic Black? To me he sounded more like Charlie and Aaron than R . Kelly did.

[@TheSupremeDunk]

A rip off of a rip off! Aaron Hall is a Charlie Wilson/Gap Band rip off lmaooo but of course Vlad doesn't know about REAL black culture

[@PORTMIAMIMIKE]

Aaron Hall is the Dog whisperer 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣

[@malcolmxpanther]

Aaron Hall knocked up GlorIa Velez when she was 16

[@951oct]

Yup. And no one ever points that out!

[@TM-dd2tz]

R. Kelly stole Aaron Hall's sound! I remember when that happened

[@vegitausa]

Teddy said a mouth full when he said he wish he had the power to scrape away all the bad that R Kelly has done

[@quingill508]

Mannnnn stop playing R.Kelly stole Aaron hall whole swag .. Very talented in his own but definitely stole that swag lol

[@amanithurman8950]

Aaron Hall and R Kelly did a song the soundtrack together on Jason's lyric u will know

[@kiamackenzee]

Still nobody better‼️👏🏽 definitely the king of R&B

[@jameswarner300]

Teddy Riley is correct, R. Kelly straight up took Aaron Hall's entire style. Just go listen to his music in the early beginnings, they sounded just alike. The musical artist JOE, also adopted the Hall style, go listen to his first hit songs. In fact, go listen to Jodeci, they did the exact same thing, took the Hall style as well. True fact, Kelly tried to ruin Joe's career, even telling DJ's across the country not to play his music, and that if they played his music, not to play his. This has all been documented. Kelly threatened those that played Joe's music, because he was THAT good. Aaron Hall had the voice and sound artist were duplicating. Jodeci, Kelly, Joe, all adopted that same voice, replicating it to making major hits.

[@saintsgang8629]

@@jameswarner300 Are you Aaron halls boyfriend or something? You keep copying and pasting this same message.

[@TheBulletzgottishow20]

Rkelly had his own style and change the game

[@mmac9069]

Facts!!!! R. copied everything from Aaron except 🎶“Dum-Dum-Diddy!!!”🎶

[@steven1811]

Aaron Hall ripped off Charlie Wilson's style and sound.

[@jessetoomp8321]

Teddy sitting up there looking like Shawty Lo now😂

[@gaddyify]

That vocal style came from the Goat, Charlie Wilson.

[@mayiborrowadollar]

So R. Kelly took Aaron's vocal style? But didn't Aaron steal Charlie Wilson's vocal style? Oh yes he did.

[@Dutch3k5]

This interview made go back and listen to some old guy and I was thinking the intro to teddy’s jam sounded so similar to r.kelly you could’ve swapped out them out and you would’nt be able to tell the difference

[@chucktaylor11000]

What y'all forgetting is that particular style was popular for years . Cats used to cary golf clubs upside down and play those as canes . I seen many dudes/uncle's with that style . I'm sure there are many dudes in Chicago the say kelz stole thier style.

[@JeremyThompson1978]

Facts! In addition, they'd have a Cadillac or Mercedes-Benz (sometimes a BMW), rock a Kango or fitted cap (sometimes a cowboy hat), creased blue jeans or dress slacks, and a nice button-up shirt to (sometimes a Coogi sweater) complete the look. That was true all over the Chicagoland area. Some of the coolest cats you'd ever meet!

[@sedrunken]

I have a lot of respect for T Riley. Although a lot stuff that has happened, he don’t shoot people down. That’s his way of respecting others. He didn’t took away how R Kelly was. He have a problem that I wish he get help early on. No celebrities want to go down in history like he did. That’s why Teddy said it’s so sad. Celebrities (especially black celebrities) have to watch their back. I keep seeing the same pattern every year. Now you break one law, you get at least 10 charges. Like WOW! Where all these charges coming from?

[@hun517]

Uuuuummm what problem did or does Mr Kelly have again?? Clearly you haven't read the transcripts. I'm NOT saying he's perfect,but how he's being treated is unfair. NOTHING was proven by the government other than his sex life. Every last 1 of the governments witnesses "victims " LIED and/or CRIMINALs. INJUSTICE FOR ONE MAN IS INJUSTICE FOR ALL MEN!!!

[@carlosplayer5115]

He definitely took Aaron's style and look no if ands about it if you know you know but R.Kelly definitely took it to another level

[@mayonaze2g]

right. R. Kelly was a one man Guy. That was the difference. After Guy split and Teddy did Blackstreet a few year later R. Kelly was off to the races with his own shit.

[@gianniburgess2879]

If no Uncle Charlie, no Aaron Hall, no R. Kelly

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[@moniquehildwein3106]

Aaron Hall was dope but DO NOT compare him to KELLZ! Free KELLZ!

[@malcolmxpanther]

@Jay Anthony Aaron Hall impregnated Gloria Alvarez when she was 16

[@oliverbinafard3575]

R. Kelly is the King of RnB and that’ll never change. He’s not the monster the media tells you he is. Definitely not perfect but he’s a better person than he’s not. I believe

[@malcolmxpanther]

The lifetime doc made people think Lisa Van Allen was 17 when she was 18. That women couldn’t eat and had to use a bucket for the bathroom. All are proven lies but some people still believe that

[@410balla]

Teddy Riley looks like the lead singer from NEXT

[@el-tayebnubiano9867]

Teddy is right and R Kelly definitely took Aaron Hall’s original style however R Kelly definitely elevated and reached skill levels that Aaron didn’t

[@Katkayz]

Pissy McGhee is talented Shame his also monster

[@pennietarentino5915]

R.KELLY HAS THE SAME BIRTHDAY AS ELVIS PRESLEY

[@nwanation]

That's that 12 Play for R. Kelly....

[@phillyvoodoo]

He definitely took the look from Aaron

[@kingluki1435]

Booom Teddy explain it all