I mean, he’s a literary genius, it doesn’t surprise me. I don’t think it’s that much about the money, I think the public and other artists want his participation. Kelly attorney Devereaux Cannick said of the credit: “It just speaks to his genius and the demand for his work. (JT is credited because the song also uses NSYNC’s version of Christopher Cross’s “Sailing” Timbaland is also credited.)įollowing the trial on Friday, R. Kelly’s 1998 single “ Half on a Baby.” And so rather than wind up in Olivia Rodrigo’s current position, it appears Drake got ahead of divvying up songwriting royalties. So, how exactly did this songwriting credit happen? It’s yet another classic case of song publishing rights as Billboard notes, “TSU” samples/interpolates some of the orchestral bits from R. Kelly was back in court, wrapping up the third week of trial. In fact, hours after Certified Lover’s Boy release, R. Kelly currently on trial in Brooklyn federal court for racketeering and sex-crimes charges. That’s Robert Kelly of both R&B and accused-predatory fame, the same R. Then, two names under him on the list of credited songwriters, R. If you made it to the eighth track of Drake’s new album Certified Lover Boy (congrats to you, that’s a lot of work), and happened to peruse the details of that song, “TSU,” you might’ve caught a couple big names, one less offensive than the other.
