Bump n' Grind
R. Kelly | Artist Essentials
First released: 1993 (year verified)
Original 1993 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The contrast between the unaccompanied opening and the repeating groove gives the performance a clear structure.
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First released: 1993 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1993 in the release history of 12 Play. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1993 studio recording
Credit: R. Kelly
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: 12 Play
12 Play - original 1993 solo album program
The original twelve-track solo program identifies Bump n Grind, Your Bodys Callin, Homie Lover Friend, Sadie and Summer Bunnies in 1993. The combined eleven-minute Sex Me parts and the unhelpfully labeled final Untitled Song are not selected. Earlier Public Announcement recordings remain separate. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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12 Play - original 1993 solo album program
The original twelve-track solo program identifies Bump n Grind, Your Bodys Callin, Homie Lover Friend, Sadie and Summer Bunnies in 1993. The combined eleven-minute Sex Me parts and the unhelpfully labeled final Untitled Song are not selected. Earlier Public Announcement recordings remain separate. | 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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