Editing R. Kelly (section)

===2004–2005: ''Unfinished Business, Happy People/U Saved Me'' and ''TP.3 Reloaded''===
{{Main|Unfinished Business (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)|Happy People/U Saved Me|TP.3 Reloaded}}
Between mid-2003 and early 2004, Kelly began work on a double CD album, one with "happy" tracks and another with "inspirational" tracks. The double album, ''[[Happy People/U Saved Me]]'', was released on August 24, 2004. It debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, with first week sales of 264,000 copies.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Whitmire|first=Margo|date=September 1, 2004|title=McGraw's 'Live' Powers To No. 1|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mcgraws-live-powers-to-no-1-66670/|access-date=July 1, 2024|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040902015654/http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000622343|archive-date=September 2, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both of the album's title tracks respectively performed underwhelmingly; "Happy People" charted at number twenty-nine on the Adult R&B Songs chart while "U Saved Me" peaked at number fifty-two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite web|title=22 Aug 2004, Page 66 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/192813897/|access-date=2021-12-27|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=R Kelly - Happy People|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/r_kelly/reviews/8457|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517214056/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/r_kelly/reviews/8457 |archive-date=2008-05-17 |access-date=2021-12-26|website=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]}}</ref>

Two months later, Kelly and Jay-Z reunited to release their second collaborative album, ''[[Unfinished Business (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)|Unfinished Business]]''. The album received criticism and, as with the pair's previous collaboration, it was also a commercial failure, despite debuting at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. Album promotion and its ''Best of Both Worlds'' tour were both plagued by tension between the stars, with Kelly reportedly showing up late or not at all to gigs.<ref name="Stewart-2014">{{Cite web|last=Stewart|first=Allison|date=January 2, 2014|title=Jay Z and R. Kelly: Chronicles of a feud|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2014-01-02-chi-jay-z-r-kelly-united-center-show-20140102-story.html|access-date=July 1, 2024|website=Chicago Tribune|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103015453/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-jay-z-r-kelly-united-center-show-20140102,0,589810.story|archive-date=January 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kelly complained that the touring lights were not directed towards him and allegedly assaulted the tour's lighting director.<ref name="Stewart-2014"/>

Jay-Z eventually removed Kelly halfway through the tour, after a member of Jay-Z's entourage [[pepper spray]]ed Kelly<ref>{{Cite web|last=McDermott|first=Maeve|date=June 4, 2019|title='Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly' reveals singer's abuse, ugly relationship with Jay-Z|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/06/04/soulless-case-against-r-kelly-everything-we-learned-jim-derogatis/1339943001/|access-date=2021-10-03|website=USA Today|language=en-US}}</ref> on October 29, 2004.<ref name="Harris-2006">{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Chris|date=April 25, 2006|title=Jay-Z Associate Pleads Guilty In R. Kelly Pepper-Spray Case|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1529414/jay-z-associate-pleads-guilty-in-r-kelly-pepper-spray-case/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907151734/http://www.mtv.com:80/news/articles/1529414/20060425/jay_z.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2006|access-date=June 30, 2024|publisher=MTV News|language=en}}</ref> Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith was charged with assault, but took a plea deal for disorderly conduct.<ref name="Harris-2006"/> Kelly bounced back commercially after appearing on [[Ja Rule]]'s single, "[[Wonderful (Ja Rule song)|Wonderful]]" alongside [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]]. In November 2004, "Wonderful" charted at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topped the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/ja-rule-wonderful/|title=Wonderful by Ja Rule ft R Kelly & Ashanti|publisher=Official Charts|access-date=June 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ja-rule/chart-history/hsi/|title=Chart History: Ja Rule|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=June 30, 2024}}</ref> The single was certified gold by the RIAA in May 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=ja+rule&ti=wonderful&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=Ja Rule, Wonderful|publisher=RIAA|access-date=June 30, 2024}}</ref>

After finishing ''Happy People/U Saved Me'' and ''Unfinished Business'' in 2004,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=2004-09-02|title=Happy People/U Saved Me|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/happy-people-u-saved-me-194822/|access-date=2021-10-03|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> Kelly released ''[[TP.3 Reloaded]]'' in July 2005.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Hoard|first=Christian|date=2005-07-18|title=Tp.3 Reloaded|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tp-3-reloaded-190877/|access-date=2021-10-03|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> It became Kelly's fifth consecutive number-one album in his career. ''TP.3 Reloaded'' was heavily cross-promoted alongside the first five chapters of Kelly's musical serial, the "hip hopera" ''[[Trapped in the Closet]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-07-26 |title=R. Kelly: TP.3 Reloaded, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/kellyr-tp3reloaded-2495956544.html |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}}</ref>