R. Kelly Unveils Protege Group, Talent
10/16/2000 5:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Craig Rosen
(10/16/00, 5 p.m. ET) - R. Kelly is launching another recording entity, an R&B trio called Talent. The multiplatinum, Grammy-winning artist, producer, and songwriter discovered the group, which drops its first single, "Celebrity," on his Rockland Records imprint Thursday (October 17).
Kelly previously introduced chanteuse Sparkle, who lodged a hit with Kelly in 1997 on "Be Careful." The group Talent hails from Kansas City, Missouri, and consists of Keith Murrell, 21, Marlon Hatcher, 21, and Earnest "Bishop" Dixon, 20. A press release from the label describes "Celebrity" as "a mid-tempo tale about a relationship that goes wrong when a girl leaves the man that's had her back from day one for some one with more money and fame."
The video for the track was directed by Christopher Erskin and co-directed by Kelly. The group's debut album, Bull's Eye, will be released in January.
-- Janine Coveney, Los Angeles