Sylvester wakes up in bed with a woman who is not his wife. This sets off an escalating series of events.Ĭover of the Trapped in the Closet DVD, containing the videos for the first twelve chapters of the series. As he prepares to leave, however, the woman's husband returns and Sylvester is forced to hide in a closet.

Kelly voices the role of the song's protagonist, Sylvester (Kelly's middle name), who wakes up after a one-night stand with a woman. Plot Įach chapter follows a storyline that continues throughout the series. Kelly claimed that the song's dark and moody instrumental was influenced by his frustrations and depression following his removal from the ill-fated Best of Both Worlds tour with Jay-Z in October 2004. It just keeps rhyming and rhyming.' He stated that Trapped in the Closet had taken on 'a life, mind and body of its own', and called the series an 'alien', crediting “the aliens” with its creation.

When asked about the writing of the song, Kelly said: 'I don't know how to explain how I wrote it. IFC announced in October 2012 that it would show new chapters of Trapped in the Closet on November 23, 2012. On December 21, 2011, Kelly told TMZ that he had written thirty-two more chapters, and was seeking investors in order to continue the saga. In December 2007, the first 22 chapters were released in a DVD entitled The Big Package, which included a 'commentary remix' with a preview of chapter 23. Nearly two years later, in August 2007, Kelly and Jive released ten more chapters on another Trapped in the Closet DVD. The material previewed by Kelly at the MTV Video Music Awards revealed an early version of some parts of the twelfth chapter in the series. In November 2005, Jive Records released a DVD titled Trapped in the Closet, which included seven new chapters in addition to the first five from TP.3 Reloaded, bringing the total number of chapters to twelve. Kelly lip synched a 'new chapter' at an appearance at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. Kelly (pictured in 2007), director, producer, writer and actor of Trapped in the Closetįollowing the success and popularity of the Trapped in the Closet song series, R. R kelly trapped closet, r kelly trapped in the closet full movie, r kelly trapped in the closet lyrics, r.R. r kelly trapped in the closet chapter 23.

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