: Critics noted Kelly's "Singing Comedian" persona, where he would use props like t-shirt bazookas or perform extended, sexually suggestive comedic bits during songs like "The Zoo". Critical and Commercial Context R. Kelly: Double Up Album Review | Pitchfork
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When R. Kelly finally took the stage on any given night, audiences were typically treated to a spectacular, wildly over-the-top production that divided critics and fans. The production was elaborate: the show opened with Kelly entering a boxing ring to the album's intro track "The Champ," complete with booming cannon blasts and a dramatic shower of sparks from the ceiling. Throughout the evening, Kelly cycled through more than half a dozen costume changes, performed in front of video montages, and included odd vaudevillian and tribal dance segments. The most surreal moment often involved Kelly conducting the arena's light fixtures to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony while wearing a white tuxedo and tails as live doves flew around him. : Critics noted Kelly's "Singing Comedian" persona, where