I Wish
R. Kelly | Artist Essentials
First released: 2000 (year verified)
Original 2000 I Wish studio recording, not the To the Homies remix
MusicAtlas editorial note: The repeated melodic line and restrained passages provide a clear path through the arrangement.
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First released: 2000 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 2000 in the release history of I Wish. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 2000 I Wish studio recording, not the To the Homies remix
Credit: R. Kelly
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: I Wish
TP-2.com - original 2000 program
The original nineteen-track program identifies I Wish, Feelin on Yo Booty and The Storm Is Over Now in 2000. It separately labels the I Wish To the Homies remix. The original Fiesta program is not used to date or credit a later Jay-Z remix. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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TP-2.com - original 2000 program
The original nineteen-track program identifies I Wish, Feelin on Yo Booty and The Storm Is Over Now in 2000. It separately labels the I Wish To the Homies remix. The original Fiesta program is not used to date or credit a later Jay-Z remix. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About R. Kelly
R. Kelly is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer from Chicago. He sang in church and developed his performance skills at Kenwood Academy before recording with Public Announcement. His solo catalog includes 12 Play and the ballad I Believe I Can Fly from Space Jam. Later recordings such as Happy People and Step in the Name of Love continued his work in contemporary R&B.
Artist background sources
R. Kelly - Biography.com career biography
Chicago background, church singing, Kenwood Academy, Public Announcement, 12 Play and Space Jam. The article misstates some release/award years; those dates, accolades and unrelated legal history are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
R. Kelly - Recording Academy artist record
Documented R&B performance and songwriting repertoire, including Happy People and Step in the Name of Love; no awards-year-to-release-year inference. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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