First there was the “N” word and now this… Last night during the Midwest Music Network multi-platinum producer R. Kelly took the stage, but he did so outside of his traditional element. Instead, he used his time to discuss the notion of burying the word “hate.”

He encouraged the Chitown audience to let go of the negativity and offered, “The depth of your struggle will determine the height of your success.”

A moving spill from a man who readily admits he doesn’t read. In fact, Kelly discloses how he his cousins and others teased him when he was younger because he was in fact illiterate. Then he just went on to become one of the most talented writers of all time.

Go figure. He may be one tortured soul, but you can’t knock his desire to succeed. Can one of the most hated men in America effectively kill the “H” word?

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