R. Kelly - Hair Braider

Artist:	R. Kelly
Title:	Hair Braider
Producer:	Tha Bizness
Album:	12 Play: 4th Quarter
Label:	Jive/JLG
Twitter:	@KellZodiac
Website:	R. Kelly's Website

Average Rating: 3.5
Total Ratings: 70

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Since finishing the last leg of his nationwide Double Up Tour, R. Kelly has been busy in the studio recording his new album, 12 Play: 4th Quarter. In what will be the last chapter (then again, with Kelly you never know) of his 12 Play album series (12 Play,TP2.com, TP3: Reloaded), the Chicagoan has kicked off the campaign with the new single Hair Braider. Using the never-going-to-die-vocoder effect, Kelly sings about tipping his hair stylist similar to his strippers. Produced by up-incoming production duo Tha Bizness (J-Hen and Dow Jones), who have worked with will.i.am, Young Buck, and Ky-Mani Marley to name a few, Hair Braider should pave the way for Kelly’s album release this summer.

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jesavail02 Resident DJ Total Ratings: 1170	Rating: jesavail02's Top Rated Songs R. Kelly dropping the voice box on us. It was only a matter of time. Kels knows how to take the most basic words and subject matter and turn it into a creative chef d'oeuvre. Chill beat and singing.
	Posted on Apr 06, 2008

12xstrain DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 93	Rating: 12xstrain's Top Rated Songs its aight. its kinda what i expected from him before i even heard the song. can't wait to listen to some other songs from this album. funny thing is no matter what r kelly does people still like him or do they just like his music. i don't know. its aight, i'll put it in ratation
	Posted on Apr 06, 2008

WOW!! DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 708	Rating: WOW!!'s Top Rated Songs i luv him using da voicebox...i acually like da voicebox on a lot of peopple. DIS is real-e chill...I like it a lt acually......i think.?
	Posted on Apr 06, 2008

DJ YANK DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 153	Rating: DJ YANK's Top Rated Songs Tha Bizness delivers just that...perfect tempo on this track...nice work kells
	Posted on Apr 06, 2008

boss dogg DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 198	Rating: boss dogg's Top Rated Songs first i think its time for us to destroy the vocoder bcuz it getting old quick..........im not feeling this song but i like the feel of the beat, kels drop the ball on this, but i can gurantee kels come through big on his new album like always
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

IDUBU DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 2	IDUBU's Top Rated Songs ITS AAARIGHT...I EXPECT MORE FROM THE KING? OF RNB...HEY KELS HAVEN'T U HEARD USHER IS ABOUT TO DROP...STEP YOUR GAME UP,
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

Da Bo$$ Resident DJ Total Ratings: 869	Rating: Da Bo$$'s Top Rated Songs R.kelly gives a solid effort on this definitly not a homerun but overall its solid.
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

sho boi DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 12	Rating: sho boi's Top Rated Songs NOT ALL THAT, ITS AIGHT
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

Mike Dreams Resident DJ Total Ratings: 2133	Rating: Mike Dreams's Top Rated Songs Voice Box was not needed in my opinion. It's not super bad, but it's nothing to get all excited about either. It deserves 2 stars.
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

CricketIsDaBest! DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 22	Rating: CricketIsDaBest!'s Top Rated Songs its aite breda bt nt up 2 kelz standards, u getz me
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

Guest	Rating: this is 1 of those songs that i kinda wanna hear when i'm not listenin to it, and then when i am listenin to it, i kinda don't wanna hear it...
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

jazminjack DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 4	Rating: jazminjack's Top Rated Songs alright kelly really could have done better but this ain't no hit usher is showing his tale UP
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

PattyPatty85 Resident DJ Total Ratings: 3048	Rating: PattyPatty85's Top Rated Songs One thing I really like about R Kelly is his voice...and here it's covered and ruined by the voicebox! The song's boring
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

ice brick DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 70	Rating: ice brick's Top Rated Songs wtf is up with da voice box
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

j_rock DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 6	Rating: j_rock's Top Rated Songs i think this song is all right but he could do a better romance song
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

FLORIDA_CHICK DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 72	Rating: FLORIDA_CHICK's Top Rated Songs Its aiight... R. Kelly got boring to me though!!!
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

Exclusive DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 123	Rating: Exclusive's Top Rated Songs stop listening to the damn voicebox and listen to the damn song................................. the song is hot voicebox or not
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

PrettyShira DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 98	Rating: PrettyShira's Top Rated Songs BEFORE I EVEN LISTEN TO THIS SONG I LOVE IT! IT'S ROBERT KELLY 4 GOD SAKE HE NEVER EVER DISAPPOINTS EVER. SO CREATIVE HE CAN SING ABOUT KISSING A BTCHS RAZOR BUMPS ON HER SNATCH AND THAT @#$! WOULD BE A HIT... CANT NOBODY ELSE DO THAT.
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

PrettyShira
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Total Ratings: 98

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OKAY SO HE DIDNT NEED THA VOICEBOX THA WHOLE SONG BUT ON SOME PARTS IT FIT AND OKAY ITS NOT HIS BEST I MEAN HE'S GOIN FROM HER DOIN HAIR TO STRIPPIN' WAT IS REALLY GOIN ON IM GLADE MY MAN AINT GOT NO BRAIDS CUZ THESE HAIR BRAIDERS OUT OF CONTROL HUH??? I AGREE NOT HIS BEST BUT NOT HIS WORST EITHER THA THIS SHOULD DEFF NOT B THE SINGLE TO LAUNCH THIS ALBUM... HE NEEDS TO COME HARDER LIKE SUM SAID USHER IS ON HIS WAY. I THINK THE VIDEO -ITSELF- AND A REMIX IS WAT WILL MAKE THIS SONG WAT IT WILL BE IF THAT...

Posted on Apr 07, 2008

DjBettyBoop_22 DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 16	Rating: DjBettyBoop_22's Top Rated Songs Its ok....R.KElly has mad skills but he could have came better....he sounds nice on the voice box....def. in rotation for me. R.KElly is a legend.....
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

DNS5000 DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 181	Rating: DNS5000's Top Rated Songs did he nick Zapp's vocoda lol reminds me of computer luv an old skool track...guess he needs to try something different
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

Guest	Rating: I like it.
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

triv4life DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 110	Rating: triv4life's Top Rated Songs Well as i said before only person i can respect with the vocoder is t pain thats his style he mastered it he makes hit with it every other artist trying it out should stick to mixtapes because this is not so good now if kelz was making a mixtape i can see this on there if not leave the vocoder to t pain please but kelz will come out good on the album i kno it
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

pjtime DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 359	Rating: pjtime's Top Rated Songs i think everyone should do song with a voice box sound just to get piss everone who keeps talkin bout t-pain like he's the fkin inventer of the voice box .... this song is ight in rot!
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

djblaze DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 2899	Rating: djblaze's Top Rated Songs This track is CLASSIC R.Kelly right here. Really smooth track and he just continues to prove why he is the Godfather of R&B! Good beat and even better lyrics! I am feeling it! Follow @djblaze_djbooth
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

DATCHICK DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 51	Rating: DATCHICK's Top Rated Songs R KELLY MADE THIS SONG FOR ME...THIS IS FOR ALL WHO DIDN'T KNOW. I DRIVE THAT BLACK IMPALA HE TALKS ABOUT...
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

Ms.DjRoyale DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 471	Rating: Ms.DjRoyale's Top Rated Songs R Kelly really need to grow up! This song is ok.
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

mayne DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 256	Rating: mayne's Top Rated Songs I guess this @*#$! is cool. A lot of females braid hair these days. Personally, I think he is doing too much T-Pain or is it T-Pain is trying to be like Kellz. Its cool though
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

Jamnation Resident DJ Total Ratings: 443	Rating: Jamnation's Top Rated Songs I'm completely feeling this song. THe vocoder doesn't ruin his voice at all. It still sounds smooth as ever. R.KELLY is the man.
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

PISS ON PERMISSION DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 17	Rating: PISS ON PERMISSION's Top Rated Songs r kelly is garbage
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

Krissy_1ndOnlii DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 11	Rating: Krissy_1ndOnlii's Top Rated Songs I mean R.Kelly is my BUE so of course Imma love this song. His album need 2 drop already......Imma be the 1st one 2 cop dat jumpoff. I really LoVe that guy. O_M_Goodness!!!! Signing Out: ~Krissy a.k.a. MrsZ. R. Kelly!!!! Holla At ME!!!!!
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

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Clearly R Kelly is just f**kin with everyone at this point. In case you haven't noticed, he's apparently determined to figure out just how ridiculous he can make his songs (hello Sex Zoo) and still have people buy his album. Well, Kells has suceeded again. I give it 2 stars for musical quality, and an additional star because he's the only artist alive who could pull off a song called "hairbraider."

Posted on Apr 07, 2008

luvhiphop DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 212	Rating: luvhiphop's Top Rated Songs I'm so biased against R. Kelly. There are a few songs that I love (Step in the name of love, U saved me, etc.) but all the other childish/immature topics -- i can't stand. This song reminds me of R.Kelly trying to be a youthful individual.
	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

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	Posted on Apr 07, 2008

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I think he's just paving the way to express yourself on the R&B tip. I'm sure he'll reinvent the way one expresses love, hurt, happiness, faithfulness, etc. He's been in the game for a long time and has the freedom to switch it up. He's crooning but in a different style. Nevertheless, the R in R&B will make cuts for all the fans that continue to listen to his songs. I'll say it first... he will produce/coordinate "You will know" updated version pretty soon.

Posted on Apr 08, 2008

mmoore1127 Resident DJ Total Ratings: 727	mmoore1127's Top Rated Songs DJBettyBoop: What is your name so I can check you out on the radio? I've never heard of 89.3 FM so you better play some tight music! : )
	Posted on Apr 08, 2008

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	Posted on Apr 08, 2008

H. DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 154	Rating: H.'s Top Rated Songs I've been listening to this over and I like it much better than I did the first time. I can hear this song coming on at the club having everybody dancing slow and signing the words. I'm not a fan of the vocoder because he's voice is tight enough but oh well.
	Posted on Apr 08, 2008

DJ spauhn DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 150	Rating: DJ spauhn's Top Rated Songs I LIKE THIS JOINT R KELLY STILL COMES WITH IT
	Posted on Apr 08, 2008

RainaYagurl DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 235	Rating: RainaYagurl's Top Rated Songs R Kelly just dont have nothin to write about so he makes a song called hairbraider. He needs to take a break and come back with some more innovative @*#$!..this is rididculous!!
	Posted on Apr 09, 2008

CosBriggs DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 42	CosBriggs's Top Rated Songs man i love kells im completely biased when it comes to his music, but i think this is fly
	Posted on Apr 09, 2008

LeeLee08 DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 308	Rating: LeeLee08's Top Rated Songs Nice song. Its sexy n smooth @ da same time. Lovin it!
	Posted on Apr 10, 2008

GOLDENCHYLD360 DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 13	Rating: GOLDENCHYLD360's Top Rated Songs good rnb song ...
	Posted on Apr 10, 2008

Kellz DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 134	Rating: Kellz's Top Rated Songs R. Kelly is too good. His consistency is unmatched. I mean not the consistency to suck but to always be good.
	Posted on Apr 11, 2008

Cocotaso DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 109	Rating: Cocotaso's Top Rated Songs Basura! Are you kidding me?? Hairbraider??? What the hell.. Man Kelly is wack.. He sounds the same all the time.. Same sh%t always.. He is better on remix's...
	Posted on Apr 12, 2008

juicy j 22	Rating: juicy j 22's Top Rated Songs
	Posted on Apr 12, 2008

Seville DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 73	Rating: Seville's Top Rated Songs im really feelin Kells on this cuz i got a few hairbraiders i been wantin to do. so it speaks to me
	Posted on Apr 13, 2008

THE TRUE KOP DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 101	Rating: THE TRUE KOP's Top Rated Songs the 4th quarter belongs 2 kell's
	Posted on Apr 13, 2008

Positive Vibe Resident DJ Total Ratings: 478	Rating: Positive Vibe's Top Rated Songs R. Kelly is that nigga even though it's going to take a while for me to get used to that new hair style but hey still R. Kelly taking over bitches, King of R&B, the R in R&B
	Posted on Apr 14, 2008

starlious17 DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 7	Rating: starlious17's Top Rated Songs kelly doing it big once again hair braider this song raw i love it keep up da good work kelly
	Posted on Apr 14, 2008