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Same Girl

R. Kelly and Usher | Artist Essentials

R. Kelly / RECOMMENDED SELECTION 17

First released: 2007 (year verified)

Original 2007 studio recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The alternating lead lines make the contrast between the two singers especially clear.

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First released: 2007 (year verified)

The selected original recording is documented in 2007 in the release history of Same Girl. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.

Recording: Original 2007 studio recording
Credit: R. Kelly and Usher
Role in this collection: Co-lead duet vocalist with Usher

Original single: Same Girl

Double Up - original 2007 duet program
The original program explicitly identifies Same Girl as a duet with Usher in 2007. The separately labeled Im a Flirt remix has different guests and is not selected or joined to the inherited alternative R. Kelly or Bow Wow credit. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

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Reviewed original title, retained performer credit and documented recording identify the same performance. Annual placement and original release remain separate.

Double Up - original 2007 duet program
The original program explicitly identifies Same Girl as a duet with Usher in 2007. The separately labeled Im a Flirt remix has different guests and is not selected or joined to the inherited alternative R. Kelly or Bow Wow credit. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

ARTIST BACKGROUND

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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