"He singing for safety" - Netizens react as alleged video of R. Kelly singing in jail goes viral 

As R. Kelly continues to serve his 30-year sentence in a federal facility, a video allegedly featuring him singing in prison has surfaced online. However, it is worth noting that it has not been confirmed whether the person featured in the clip is R. Kelly or not.

Popular X (formerly Twitter) page @mymixtapez was one of the many who took to the social networking site to share the video. In the same, one could see a man wearing an orange jumpsuit and singing passionately as he is involved in an activity.

He appeared to be in a large building, which many are suggesting is a prison. The tweet that shared the video also read:

“Video of R. Kelly allegedly singing in prison surfaces.”

The video had amassed hundreds of views online at the time of writing this article. Many found it hilarious and took to X to respond. A few reactions read:

“The king of R&B,” one person said.

“They can’t take his spirit,” another internet user commented.

“No matter what, never let the music die inside of you,” another platform user said.

For those uninitiated, R. Kelly is serving his sentence following his September 2021 s*x trafficking conviction. He was found guilty of eight counts of s*x trafficking and one count of racketeering. Meanwhile, other reactions to the video read:

“Them acoustics are amazing,” another X user commented.

“Oh someone is all up in there real deep making him sing like that,” one internet user said.

“He’s prolly secretly still writing hits for everyone,” another person said.

R. Kelly, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was also put in prison after facing three charges of enticement of minors for s*x. Other reactions to the clip read:

“lol is he contagious in there,” one X user said.

“The talents is always there Prison might not be a hindrance,” another person said.

“Gotta keep the vocals in check,” one internet user said.

---

False images of R. Kelly giving a concert in prison went viral earlier this year

In May 2024, pictures of the convicted R&B singer singing in prison with a room full of inmates went viral online. The caption that accompanied the social media post read:

“They got R. Kelly on tour going to all da jails doing concerts.”

However, it was later confirmed that the images were created using Artificial Intelligence. A Federal Bureau spokesperson also confirmed that inmates were not allowed to travel across prison facilities, as the social media post suggested.

If one put the images under a tool that analyzes digitally altered images, like TrueMedia.org, it was found that the image was 99% likely created by using programs like MidJourney.

The musician will be eligible for release in 2045. Meanwhile, the documentary Surviving R. Kelly garnered immense traction after chronicling the story of the singer's victims. The Lifetime docuseries aired in 2019 subsequently led to him being dropped by his record company.