When Gospel singer Isaac Carree revealed his “Clean This House” duet
with R. Kelly ahead of the release of his No. 1 LP, “Reset,” he raised a
few eyebrows within the faith community.
But, for those who assume the gifted vocalist pursued the “Trapped In
The Closet” crooner, Carree is setting the record straight.
“He chose to do it. We didn’t seek after him. He heard the song and
he wanted to be a part of it,” clarified the singer in an Essence.com
interview.
“I’m not going to say no to R. Kelly,” continued Carree, who first
made his mark in the 90s as a soloist with John P. Kee & The New
Life Community Choir.
“It did have that little R. Kelly feel to it anyway so everybody was
doing the comparisons, so when he said he wanted to do it I was like,
‘Okay cool.’ Let’s give the people what they’ve been talking about.”
R&B superstar R. Kelly, real name, Robert Sylvester Kelly, has
had a long-standing successful career, with plenty of controversy along
the way. Hearing his voice on a spiritual track, for some, felt out of
place. But Carree has a different perspective.
“I think it’s great to show that even R&B artists have that
spiritual side and he wanted to show his version of how God cleaned him
up and give his testimony,” said Carree, formerly known as one third of
Gospel singing group, “Men of Standard.”
“I thought it was amazing.”
Although R. Kelly has not been squeaky clean in his life, Carree
chooses to focus on God’s mercy, rather than judgment and condemnation.
“It’s good to know that when you’ve gone through so many problems in
your life, you can always just press a button and God will give you a
second chance at it,” he explained.
“I think that’s good for everybody because everybody needs a restart
or a reset. So that was the motivation behind the title of the album, to
inspire, uplift and encourage people.”
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