Analysis: R. Kelly's musical legacy: Era-defining success brought down by scandal
CHICAGO - R. Kelly, who was indicted Friday on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, is among the most commercially successful and acclaimed recording artists Chicago has ever produced.
During his late '90s heyday, Kelly was regarded as the most accomplished singer-songwriter-producer-performer in R&B. But his legacy - like few other artists in pop history - may ultimately be defined in a far less flattering way by his private-life actions.
Sexual allegations and criminal charges have shadowed Kelly most of his career, but after he was acquitted of 14 counts of child pornography in 2008, he continued to sell albums by the millions and pack concert halls. But in the wake of reporting in BuzzFeed and The New Yorker by Chicago-based journalist Jim
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