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<blockquote data-quote="HotNewHipHop" data-source="post: 48243" data-attributes="member: 83">One of the biggest stories last week was the news of <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/r-kelly-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-for-sex-trafficking-and-racketeering-news.154327.html" target="_blank">R. Kelly's sentencing</a> in his federal racketeering and sex trafficking case in Brooklyn. The now-disgraced R&amp;B superstar, who had been formerly lauded as a musical genius and pioneer — was sentenced to 30 years in prison and <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/r-kelly-must-undergo-sexual-disorder-treatment-no-contact-with-minors-upon-release-news.154401.html" target="_blank">ordered to undergo sexual disorder treatment</a> in the event that he is released.While some people and public figures have celebrated R. Kelly's sentencing, others, <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/boosie-badazz-thinks-r-kellys-sentence-is-too-long-he-didnt-kill-anyone-news.154389.html" target="_blank">like Boosie Badazz</a>, have argued that the Chicago artist's sentence was too severe, especially in the light of <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ghislaine-maxwell-hit-with-20-year-sentence-for-aiding-jeffrey-epstein-in-sexual-abuse-news.154274.html" target="_blank">Ghislaine Maxwell's 20-year sentence</a> for the sex trafficking of minors. <h4><img src="https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/07/07/GettyImages-1168903007%20%281%29.jpg" alt="Singer R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on September 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Kelly is facing multiple sexual assault charges and is being held without bail. " class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></h4>
<h4>Antonio Perez/Pool/Getty Images</h4>In a new street interview with TMZ, Kirk Franklin also touched on R. Kelly's legal situation, and while he didn't show support for the jailed artist, he did speak on the severity of the situation.&quot;I think it's very difficult to separate the artist from the art,&quot; Kirk Franklin responded when asked whether it's okay to listen to R. Kelly's music, &quot;and I think that's why the microphone is a very responsible thing. Even with myself because I've made mistakes, and I have to be able to be responsible to know that to whom much is given, much is required.&quot;&quot;We don't put ourselves above people because all of us could make mistakes,&quot; the gospel artist continued, &quot;but it is important to know that when we do, a lot of times the trust is broken. We have to be responsible for that trust.&quot;<h4><img src="https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/07/07/GettyImages-1405296072.jpg" alt="Kirk Franklin attends the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></h4>
<h4>Paras Griffin/Getty Images</h4>Watch the TMZ interview with Kirk Franklin <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/07/kirk-franklin-cancel-culture-r-kelly-debate-crime/" target="_blank">here</a>, and let us know in the comment how you feel about the renowned gospel artist's comments.[<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/07/kirk-franklin-cancel-culture-r-kelly-debate-crime/" target="_blank">via</a>]<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kirk-franklin-on-r-kellys-music-it-s-hard-to-separate-the-artist-from-the-art-news.154698.html" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="HotNewHipHop, post: 48243, member: 83"] One of the biggest stories last week was the news of [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/r-kelly-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-for-sex-trafficking-and-racketeering-news.154327.html']R. Kelly's sentencing[/URL] in his federal racketeering and sex trafficking case in Brooklyn. The now-disgraced R&B superstar, who had been formerly lauded as a musical genius and pioneer — was sentenced to 30 years in prison and [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/r-kelly-must-undergo-sexual-disorder-treatment-no-contact-with-minors-upon-release-news.154401.html']ordered to undergo sexual disorder treatment[/URL] in the event that he is released. While some people and public figures have celebrated R. Kelly's sentencing, others, [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/boosie-badazz-thinks-r-kellys-sentence-is-too-long-he-didnt-kill-anyone-news.154389.html']like Boosie Badazz[/URL], have argued that the Chicago artist's sentence was too severe, especially in the light of [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ghislaine-maxwell-hit-with-20-year-sentence-for-aiding-jeffrey-epstein-in-sexual-abuse-news.154274.html']Ghislaine Maxwell's 20-year sentence[/URL] for the sex trafficking of minors. [HEADING=3][IMG alt="Singer R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on September 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Kelly is facing multiple sexual assault charges and is being held without bail. "]https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/07/07/GettyImages-1168903007%20%281%29.jpg[/IMG] [I][B]Antonio Perez/Pool/Getty Images[/B][/I][/HEADING] In a new street interview with [I]TMZ[/I], Kirk Franklin also touched on R. Kelly's legal situation, and while he didn't show support for the jailed artist, he did speak on the severity of the situation. "I think it's very difficult to separate the artist from the art," Kirk Franklin responded when asked whether it's okay to listen to R. Kelly's music, "and I think that's why the microphone is a very responsible thing. Even with myself because I've made mistakes, and I have to be able to be responsible to know that to whom much is given, much is required." "We don't put ourselves above people because all of us could make mistakes," the gospel artist continued, "but it is important to know that when we do, a lot of times the trust is broken. We have to be responsible for that trust." [HEADING=3][IMG alt="Kirk Franklin attends the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California."]https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/07/07/GettyImages-1405296072.jpg[/IMG] [I][B]Paras Griffin/Getty Images[/B][/I][/HEADING] Watch the [I]TMZ [/I]interview with Kirk Franklin [URL='https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/07/kirk-franklin-cancel-culture-r-kelly-debate-crime/']here[/URL], and let us know in the comment how you feel about the renowned gospel artist's comments. [[URL='https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/07/kirk-franklin-cancel-culture-r-kelly-debate-crime/']via[/URL]] [url="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kirk-franklin-on-r-kellys-music-it-s-hard-to-separate-the-artist-from-the-art-news.154698.html"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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