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When Ronald Isley and singer, Angela Winbush, divorced in 2002, they allegedly kind of lost the contact they once had, but it was health scares on both sides that brought them back together as friends. The thing that had a lot of people talking was what Angela Winbush did for Ronald long after they’d divorced and after he was in a new committed relationship wife his wife…

ANGELA WINBUSH STEPPED UP AFTER RONALD ISLEY HAD A STROKE

In 2004, Ronald Isley suffered a very scary stroke while in London. He was dating his then-new girlfriend/background singer, Kandy Johnson (who is now his wife and mother of his son, Ronald Isley Jr.) at the time, but it was Angela who also rushed to be by his side when he needed all of the loving support he could get to help him through that trying time.

ANGELA WINBUSH: “PEOPLE THINK I’M FOOLISH”
Here are the details of what Winbush did for Isley after his stroke:

The couple split after 16 years of marriage, but became friends again when Isley rushed to his ex-wife’s side when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer [in 2003].

Singer Winbush [returned the favor] by helping Isley as he recovered from his [stroke] at his home in St Louis, Missouri. “People think I’m very foolish for being that way, but when it comes to somebody’s health I just don’t feel like I should be your enemy.” (Source: Contact Music)

Wow, that was very big of Angela and it sounds like Ron’s wife, Kandy, didn’t mind Angela stepping in to help out with Mr. Isley’s health. That’s the type of love that comes with maturity, but unfortunately not all divorced/separated couples get a chance to experience it.

Question ILOSM family: After parting ways with your ex-spouse, would you have been able to do this so soon after the separation?

THINGS AREN’T ALWAYS MEANT TO BE…

On a side note, no disrespect to Mr. Isley and his wife, Kandy (who is 35 years his junior), but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think Ronald and Angela always seemed like they were the perfect soulmates.. But of course, I’m just a bystander looking from the outside in. So what do I know? Obviously Angela’s and Ronald just weren’t meant to last forever, but it seems like the genuine love they both have for one another as friends, will always be there and that’s a beautiful thing.

On the flip side, it truly does seem like Ronald Isley and Kandy Johnson are very happy together and I wish them many more years of marital bliss.

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ILOSM fam,’ this is one of those stories that will probably make you go “Wait….what?!!” Why, you ask? Well because this reality TV star doesn’t quite seem like the legendary Ron Isley’s type…at least not based on her past ‘I’ll-whoop-a-chick-at-any-moment’ tendencies, but apparently she was.

THEY DATED FOR 2 YEARS?

The reality star is 42 years old, has starred in three VH-1 reality TV shows, and she’s been known to get a lil’ rowdy in the past. Think you know who she is? Hmmm…scroll down to find out…

FROM RON ISLEY TO “FLAVA OF LOVE”

Well she revealed in a past interview with Sister2Sister Magazine that she dated Ron Isley, 80, for two years at the SAME time he was dating his then-girlfriend (now his wife), Kandy Isley. Saaphyri said “Mr. Contagious” climbed “between the sheets” with her on the regular and them broke her heart. See the intimate details Saaphyri gave about this and what she said she did when Ron was in jail for tax evasion>>>

‘ALL OF A SUDDEN HE CAME TO MY HOUSE & SAID HE WAS GETTING MARRIED!’

Saaphyri explained to S2S’s, Jaime, that Ron Isley dropped her like a bad habit right before his wedding, although she thought everything was going good with their relationship and had no clue he was getting married to Kandy. Check out the interview excerpts below.

Saaphyri: I was involved with a guy who was a celebrity, who was older than me – very wealthy. And he came to me in 2005 and told me that he was getting married to somebody else. … After we had been together for two years.”

Saaphyri continued:

…He got married in 2006. That really broke my heart. …Even though I was still like, ‘There is maybe somebody out there for me,’ it broke my heart to the point I didn’t know exactly how I was going to react in another relationship, or if I was even ready for another relationship. And this person.

S2S Mag: Well, who is it, so we can go beat him up? [joking]

Saaphyri: Ronald Isley …Mm-hmmm.

The former reality TV star also says Ron Isley was dating her up until the time he married his current wife, Kandy Isley:

Saaphyri: “He wasn’t married when I first got with him. He had just gotten a divorce from Angela [Winbush]. He was messing around with his [then-]new wife. He did have a girlfriend, but I didn’t think that was important. I didn’t really have a lot of respect for anyone that would come between a marriage but I figured a girlfriend isn’t as important.

But I think because I wasn’t able to express my feelings a lot, he would say stuff to me like, ‘Why I don’t never really express myself. It’s because I don’t want to be hurt. I don’t know if I put everything out on the table, if you’re going to do something like he eventually did. You know, it was Mother’s Day and we’re on the way to church and he comes to my house to tell me he’s getting married.”

There’s more…

S2S:Do you think you will ever fall in love again?

Saaphyri: “I want to.

S2S:Ronnie [Ron Isley] was pretty old for you, wasn’t he?

Saaphyri:”I like them old.”

Ever since Saaphyri aired out her and Ron Isley’s alleged dirty laundry some years ago, neither the “Contagious” crooner, nor his camp have denied it as for as we can tell, so it looks like Saaphyri just may be speaking some truth about them.

SAAPHYRI WAS JAILED AT SAME TIME ISLEY WAS

After “Flava of Love,” Saaphyri (pictured above left on “Flava of Love Girls: Charm School”) had a few financial struggles and ended up serving 22 months in prison for stealing her uncle’s identity in 2009 and 2010, which was the same time that Ron Isley was imprisoned for tax evasion. He was married by then, but here’s what Saaphyri said she did:

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The Isley Brothers had a legal problem with singer, Michael Bolton, that was strung along for 9 years in the courts. The year they finally received their victory over Bolton, was in 2000, after the Supreme Court said something like ‘Stop it Bolton and pay them what you stole from them.’

It started in 1991, after The Isley Brothers realized that Bolton, his co-writer, and his label, Sony Music, had reportedly done a jack move on their 1968 jam, “Love Is A Wonderful Thing.” Bolton also named his 1991 hit the same name, “Love Is A Wonderful Thing,” and featured it on his album, Time, Love, & Tenderness, ultimately selling 10 million copies. The Isleys initially tried to talk it out with Bolton, but according to Ronald Isley, Bolton decided to get really cocky and disrespect them. That’s when Ronald says he lost all respect for Michael Bolton.

In court, Bolton denied he’d ever heard The Isley’s song, but the jury believed that he was telling a big, fat lie after hearing Bolton’s swiss cheese testimony (his story was had so many holes in it).

How Much The Isley’s Won After Court Hearing

According to Billboard:

‘[The] court ruled that Bolton, co-writer Andrew Goldmark, and Sony Music Publishing had to give the Isley Brothers $5.2 million in profits from the sales of Bolton’s version [of “Love Is A Wonderful Thing]. The battle ended Jan. 22, 2000 when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Bolton’s appeal of the May ruling.

The original trial jury determined there were five instances in which the Bolton/Goldmark song plagiarized the Isleys’ tune…and that the Isleys [were] to be paid $4.2 million from Sony Music, $932,924 from Bolton, $220,785 from Goldmark, and the balance from Bolton and Goldmark’s music publishing company.’

Ron Isley Explains Why He Was Pissed & How Bolton Insulted Them

Ronald Isley did an interview with Billboard and explained how badly Bolton tried to play them and insult their intelligence:

Ronald Isley: “When I first heard his [Michael Bolton’s] version of the song on the radio, I was really pleased. Then I went out to pick up the record and looked for my credit. I was upset because the credits weren’t on there. So we got in touch with his people and then he went into the ‘Oh, I didn’t know you all had a song like this.’ That type of thing. But the musicologist and everyone else who got involved after hearing our song said this was the best case out of any case they’d ever had. This is your song, hands down, [they said]. It just bothered me that he [Bolton] wouldn’t go ahead and admit that.”

Isley On Failed Attempt To Reach Agreement With Bolton

Isley: “We tried to reach some sort of agreement. But I said, ‘Man, it doesn’t have to be like this.’ But they didn’t want to reach anything. He had gone to court with someone else and won a similar case with against someone else. So maybe he felt like he knew how to win these kinds of cases. And I think he thought I wouldn’t go through with it.”

Ron Isley & Then Wife Angela Winbush Had Proof Against Bolton?

“Angela [singer Angela Winbush, Isley’s then wife] and I were listening to his work tapes. And on the tape, we heard him say, ‘Where did I hear this song before? Is this Marvin Gaye?’ And this is on his work tape. So we subpoenaed those work tapes and they were played in court. We had to turn that part of the tape up to hear his dialog and all of that. But that’s something that slipped by them because I guess they would have hidden that.

“I Lost A Lot Of Respect For Him”

But he could have settled the case for way less money, rightful money, and he didn’t want to do it. And then he got into this kind of contest thing with us: I’m going to show you. And that’s what it turned out to be. I lost a lot of respect that I had for him as an artist. But we just went all the way with it.”

“He [Bolton] Made Himself Look Stupid”

“Angela was performing on the Lou Rawls’ annual UNCF telethon. And so was Bolton. She was going to introduce me to him and he said, ‘Hey, you don’t have to introduce me to him. I know all of his stuff from a kid on up.’ And I didn’t forget that he said that. But in court he forgot Lou Rawls’ name. He forgot the show: ‘Well, I’ve played so many shows.’ Here’s a guy who’s a connoisseur of black music and all of a sudden on the stand he told people he didn’t know who the Isley Brothers were. He was told, well, they’re the same group that sang Twist and Shout.  ‘Well, I thought that was the Beatles,’ [he said]. Well, what about For The Love Of You? ‘I thought that was Whitney Houston.’ What about Summer Breeze? ‘I thought that I heard Ernie play on that but I thought it was somebody else.’ It was one lie after another. He made himself look real stupid.”

The Isley’s Refused To Quit After 9 Year Legal Battle Against Bolton

Isley: “I knew we were right. I knew he was fighting a battle he could not win. The melody was the same. Everybody said it but him. Everybody knows that ‘Three Blind Mice’ is ‘Three Blind Mice,’ but he wanted to call it something else. After we won the money judgment, they had to put up X amount of dollars and then the interest started ticking. So after winning the judgment, we knew the money was there. … Angela and I were at every hearing.

After Isley’s Won Case, Bolton Still Tried Them…

Even after we won the case for $5 million, Bolton and his attorneys wanted to appeal? You know what they wanted to settle for? $150,000. That’s what his attorneys told him. Like it’s some sort of joke. Then he [Bolton] went from there to sending letters to my brother [Rudolph] who’s in the ministry now, saying, I’ll perform in your church. Can I give you X amount of dollars? And I have the letters if you ever want to see the ridiculous stuff they tried. They went to Washington to lobby with different senators and stuff like that.”

But The Isley’s Were Victorious…Again

Billboard: What was your reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision refused to hear Bolton’s appeal of the May 2000 court decision?

Isley: “When I heard the verdict, I said, it’s finally over with. Everybody that surrounded us, our team, felt that way. This will be a piece of history and now maybe somebody else won’t have to go through this. We can’t take an R. Kelly song and call it an Isley Brothers song. We can’t take a Holland-Dozier-Holland song and call it an Isley Brothers song. That’s not right. The majority of his [Bolton’s] work has been with Black people’s music, and it’s paid off good for him. But you can’t get to the point where you say, ‘OK, I’m going to start saying, Oh, whose song is that? Marvin Gaye’s? Well, he’s not living so we’ll take that.’ No, it wasn’t Marvin Gaye’s song, it was mine. He picked the wrong person.”

That was foul for Bolton to disrespect The Isley’s they way he did, but in the end, justice prevailed.

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ILOSM fam,’ this is one of those stories that will probably make you go “Wait….what?!!” Why, you ask? Well because this reality TV star doesn’t quite seem like the legendary Ron Isley’s type…at least not based on her past ‘I’ll-whoop-a-chick-at-any-moment’ tendencies, but apparently she was.

THEY DATED FOR 2 YEARS?

The reality star is 42 years old, has starred in three VH-1 reality TV shows, and she’s been known to get a lil’ rowdy in the past. Think you know who she is? Hmmm…scroll down to find out…

FROM RON ISLEY TO “FLAVA OF LOVE”

Remember Flava Flav’s dating show, “Flava of Love”? Well you probably remember one of the most memorable ladies on the show and that is Saaphyri Windsor. She was the one who beat up the other chick on their very first day in the Flava house for trying to take her bed. Crazy right? She was also the one who hilariously offered the same woman (who was clearly still distraught and crying) chap stick immediately after the fight, as if everything was all good between them.

Well she revealed in a past interview with Sister2Sister Magazine that she dated Ron Isley, 79, for two years at the SAME time he was dating his then-girlfriend (now his wife), Kandy Isley. Saaphyri said “Mr. Contagious” climbed “between the sheets” with her on the regular and them broke her heart. See the intimate details Saaphyri gave about this and what she said she did when Ron was in jail for tax evasion>>>

‘ALL OF A SUDDEN HE CAME TO MY HOUSE & SAID HE WAS GETTING MARRIED!’

Saaphyri explained to S2S’s, Jaime, that Ron Isley dropped her like a bad habit right before his wedding, although she thought everything was going good with their relationship and had no clue he was getting married to Kandy. Check out the interview excerpts below.

Saaphyri: I was involved with a guy who was a celebrity, who was older than me – very wealthy. And he came to me in 2005 and told me that he was getting married to somebody else. … After we had been together for two years.”

Saaphyri continued:

…He got married in 2006. That really broke my heart. …Even though I was still like, ‘There is maybe somebody out there for me,’ it broke my heart to the point I didn’t know exactly how I was going to react in another relationship, or if I was even ready for another relationship. And this person.

S2S Mag: Well, who is it, so we can go beat him up? [joking]

Saaphyri: Ronald Isley …Mm-hmmm.

The former reality TV star also says Ron Isley was dating her up until the time he married his current wife, Kandy Isley:

Saaphyri: “He wasn’t married when I first got with him. He had just gotten a divorce from Angela [Winbush]. He was messing around with his [then-]new wife. He did have a girlfriend, but I didn’t think that was important. I didn’t really have a lot of respect for anyone that would come between a marriage but I figured a girlfriend isn’t as important.

But I think because I wasn’t able to express my feelings a lot, he would say stuff to me like, ‘Why I don’t never really express myself. It’s because I don’t want to be hurt. I don’t know if I put everything out on the table, if you’re going to do something like he eventually did. You know, it was Mother’s Day and we’re on the way to church and he comes to my house to tell me he’s getting married.”

There’s more…

S2S:Do you think you will ever fall in love again?

Saaphyri: “I want to.

S2S:Ronnie [Ron Isley] was pretty old for you, wasn’t he?

Saaphyri:”I like them old.”

Ever since Saaphyri aired out her and Ron Isley’s alleged dirty laundry some years ago, neither the “Contagious” crooner, nor his camp have denied it as for as we can tell, so it looks like Saaphyri just may be speaking some truth about them.

SAAPHYRI WAS JAILED AT SAME TIME ISLEY WAS

After “Flava of Love,” Saaphyri (pictured above left on “Flava of Love Girls: Charm School”) had a few financial struggles and ended up serving 22 months in prison for stealing her uncle’s identity in 2009 and 2010, which was the same time that Ron Isley was imprisoned for tax evasion. He was married by then, but here’s what Saaphyri said she did:

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Kandy Isley isn’t the only young woman in her family who married a soul music legend, her big sis’, Krystal, managed to do so as well. Both married up, on several levels: financially, age-wise, and more.

A we previously reported, Kandy Isley (44) has been married to music legend, Ron Isley (79), for the past 16 years (since 2005) and counting. Although the Isley Brothers OG is 35 years his wife’s senior, they’ve made it work and clearly love each other very much. They also have a son together.

Unfortunately for Krystal sister, her marriage didn’t last as long…though it still lasted long in comparison to many other celeb marriages these days. So, ILOSM fam,’ who did Kandy’s sister marry and have kids with, you ask? Get your scroll on to check him out below…

FIRST UP, MEET KANDY ISLEY’S SISTER, KRYSTAL

Krystal Johnson is the older sister of Kandy Isley and their sister, Kandy Johnson. Each of these ladies are background singers. Kandy and Krystal are also have their own R&B group together.

SEE THE LEGEND KANDY ISLEY’S SISTER MARRIED

Kandy Isley’s sis,’ Krystal, was married to the one and only (drumroll please)…Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire! Krystal’s age isn’t crystal-clear, but it’s been said that she’s in her mid to late 40s. Her ex-hubby Philip is 69.

Krystal was reportedly EW&F’s background singer when the two fist began dating.

The former Mr. and Mrs. jumped the broom in 2002 and divorced 8 years later, in 2010.

MEET PHILLIP’S & KRYSTAL’S TWO SONS

Philip Bailey and Krystal also share two children together – sons, Jaylen and Jaleel – whom they’re successfully co-parenting.

BAILEY MARRIED CURRENT WIFE AFTER DIVORCING KRYSTAL

Word on the Old School curb is that Philip Bailey quietly married his longtime friend, Valerie Bailey, shortly after his marriage to Krystal Johnson was a done-dada. But, they’ve never publicly confirmed their marriage date, so you can take that info with a grain of salt. However, Philip and Valerie are in fact Mr. and Mrs. now though…that, they have confirmed.

CURRENT WIFE IS ‘KID-APPROVED’

IN CASE YOU MISSED WHAT KANDY ISLEY SAID ABOUT HUBBY, RON

In case you missed our prior report on Krystal’s sister, Kandi Isley explaining why she married Ron Isley, many of Ron’s fans weighed in on that one. You can check out what Kandy Isley had to say HERE.

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When Ron Isley exchanged vows with his bride, Kandy –who is 35 years his junior– in 2005, a lot of people were suspicious. At the wedding ceremony, Kandy donned a beautiful, custom made $15,000 gown, Ron gifted her with a $3million necklace, and at the ceremony he slid that big 14 carat diamond rock onto her left hand. George Duke played at their wedding, Philip Bailey serenaded them, Kid Kapri DJ’d the reception, and The Beverly Hills Hotel setting didn’t come cheap…that’s when people really started talking.

Their wedding was somewhat symbolic of the ‘money driven,’ ‘sugar daddy’ suspicions many folks have voiced all over the internet, regarding why a then 28 year old Kandy married a then 63 year old Ronald. In recent years Kandy Isley sat down with Ronald Isley to discuss why she married her husband.

RON ISLEY & WIFE DISCUSS THEIR ATTRACTION

Ron Isley and Kandy dated for 7 years prior to getting married in 2005 and have a teen son together. In a prior interview with KTVI, from their home in St. Louis, MO, Kandy revealed why she’s attracted to her now 79 year old husband:

“He’s a GENTLEMEN! I mean, you’re talking about romance, he puts the ‘R’ in romance…from fine dining, to treating a woman like a man should, with respect. As we developed a relationship, we had a lot of things in common and Ronald…even though he’s older, he’s young at heart.”

Then Ron Isley added:

“She does these amazing things for me, you know. She answers a lot of questions that I need to have answers for you know and she keeps me going.”

Kandy also said “Age ain’t nothing but a number,” and we’re very happy for the lovebirds. BUT many people across the internet don’t feel the same way. See what they’re saying here…

INTERNET REACTIONS OF THOSE WHO QUESTION RON & KANDY’S LOVE

Below is a sample of the comments that have been left on websites and forums from people who don’t think Ron and Kandy’s marriage is solely based off of love:

@LeShannonM: I’m willing to bet that it wasn’t for the meat but for the bread… #Bet! 😌

@Danu: “She’s obviously with him for money. She’s pretty and HALF his age. Money helps a MAN A LOT.”

@Storm: “In my old lady voice, “Them guhs is too nasty, walkin’ ’round them ole min, wit’ dem nekkid dresses on. Probably gotta rub him wit’ liniment when she get off of him.”  Eeeeeeeeeeeew, I could see her being attracted to him if he looked like Ed Hochuli —the 59 yr old NFL referee who is finer than many of the players. But Ronald Isley. Unh Unh”

@Unbreak****: “golddigga”

@ExcuseMe*****: “wow…money sure is a drug ain’t it? what these women won’t lay up under and go down on for some borrowed shine, false security and years of bags, trips and shoes….lawwwddddd it could NOT be me.”

But not everyone was against Ron Isley’s and Kandy’s marriage:

@BlackBeaut***: “Well at least she has a husband that can provide for her and her son. People complain when a woman gets with a man for money, or if she gets with a broke man… Damned if you do and damned if you don’t…”

Geesh…some of these comments are harsh! Kandy obviously loves her some ‘Mr. Biggs’ and he obviously loves him some Kandy, so if they’re happy, we’re happy for them.

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When Ron Isley and singer, Angela Winbush, divorced in 2002, they allegedly kind of lost the contact they once had, but it was health scares on both sides that brought them back together as friends. The thing that had a lot of people talking was what Angela Winbush did for Ron long after they’d divorced and after he was in a new committed relationship wife his wife…

ANGELA WINBUSH STEPPED UP AFTER RON ISLEY HAD A STROKE

In 2004, Ron Isley suffered a very scary stroke while in London. He was dating his then-new girlfriend/background singer, Kandy Johnson (who is now his wife and mother of his son, Ron Isley Jr.) at the time, but it was Angela who also rushed to be by his side when he needed all of the loving support he could get to help him through that trying time.

ANGELA WINBUSH: “PEOPLE THINK I’M FOOLISH”
Here are the details of what Winbush did for Isley after his stroke:

The couple split after 16 years of marriage, but became friends again when Isley rushed to his ex-wife’s side when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer [in 2003].

Singer Winbush [returned the favor] by helping Isley as he recovered from his [stroke] at his home in St Louis, Missouri. “People think I’m very foolish for being that way, but when it comes to somebody’s health I just don’t feel like I should be your enemy.” (Source: Contact Music)

Wow, that was very big of Angela and it sounds like Ron’s wife, Kandy, didn’t mind Angela stepping in to help out with Mr. Isley’s health. That’s the type of love that comes with maturity, but unfortunately not all divorced/separated couples get a chance to experience it.

Question ILOSM family: After parting ways with your ex-spouse, would you have been able to do this so soon after the separation?

THINGS AREN’T ALWAYS MEANT TO BE…

On a side note, no disrespect to Mr. Isley and his wife, Kandy (who is 35 years his junior), but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think Ron and Angela always seemed like they were the perfect soulmates.. But of course, I’m just a bystander looking from the outside in. So what do I know? Obviously Angela’s and Ron just weren’t meant to last forever, but it seems like the genuine love they both have for one another as friends, will always be there and that’s a beautiful thing.

On the flip side, it truly does seem like Ron Isley and Kandy Johnson are very happy together and I wish them many more years of marital bliss.

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A while back we shared photos of Ron Isley’s now 11 year old son and many were surprised that the 77 year old music legend has a child who’s young enough to be his great-grandbaby. Well, that shouldn’t have been much of a surprise, given that he has a lovely  wife who’s young enough to be his daughter.

As we previously reported, Ron Isley married his then 28 year old bride/backup singer, Kandy Johnson-Isley (now 42), when he was 64. The year was 2005, when Mr. and Mrs. Isley recited their vows to each other in a fairytale style wedding.

Little did anyone know, the following year, in September 2006, Ron would be sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for tax evasion. To make matters worse was the timing of it all- Kandi Isley was very pregnant with their son at the time of her husband’s sentencing.

Though many fans thought they wouldn’t last due to their 36 year age difference, they’re still together through the ups, and downs…and most importantly, they are forever grateful for their son. Fast forward to today, and Mrs. Isley has recently confessed her saddened, yet proud mommy moments about their son, who is now in 6th grade.

Peep Mrs. Isley’s Said About Their Son>>>

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R&B legend, Charlie Wilson, has always been a straight shooter whenever he speaks- regardless of if he’s spillin’ the beans about his personal past struggles with addiction, or his personal opinions of other legends in the music game. It’s the latter that brings us here today ILOSM fam.’

We dug up a past MTV interview on Mr. ‘Charlie…last name Wilson’ and discovered there was a time when he thought Ron Isley was a hater instead of a congratulator.

The year was 2002, just 7 years after Charlie had become clean and sober from cocaine and alcohol addiction. During that time, he’d watched his fellow Jive Records labelmate, R. Kelly revive Ron Isley’s career and was looking for a comeback of similar sorts.

R. Kelly’s creation of Isley’s Mr. Biggs persona in the early 2000’s put Isley back on the map within the then current state of R&B and introduced him to a much broader audience.

Charlie saw that Kelly had the heat at that time and was adamant about having Kellz produce and reinvent his career as well. So much so, that he even showed up to a random Chicago gym in the hood, just to track down Kelly, as he was playing basketball with his friends.

” ‘1 a.m.?’ ” Wilson asked, recalling his reaction to the time he was told to meet R. Kelly at the Chicago gym. “I was like, ‘I don’t know about this sh–. I don’t be out at 1:00. Those days are long gone.’ ”

“There’s some really crazy dudes in there playing basketball,” Wilson, now chuckling, continued. It wasn’t so funny at the time though.

“Man, I was getting sleepy,” he said. “And I was like, ‘I got on all this jewelry, and somebody is gonna jack me.’ ” [via MTV]

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Kelly showed up way later than 1a.m. and to Charlie’s surprise, he came with Ron Isley. Wilson also learned that Isley was the cause of their tardiness, therefore, he thought Ron was hatin’ on him and trying to block him from meeting with Kellz. It was in that moment, that Charlie really got into artist mode and began pitching himself as an artist to Kelly, while shading Ron Isley at the same damn time:

“They was late,” Wilson recalled. “I said, ‘Rob, you gotta be on time.’ They got there around the second half. Rob said, ‘I was ready at 7:00, like you said. I was waiting for Biggs.’ When he said Biggs was late, I was like, ‘Oh, [Ron] is hating.’ ” […]

“I started talking sh–,” Wilson said. “‘I can’t get nobody to produce me. … Biggs, what you gotta do to get your record produced?’ Rob was like ‘Aww sh–. Here we go!’ I was clowning them all. [Kelly] was like, ‘Uncle Charlie, you wanna go to the studio tonight?'”

“We went to the studio and Biggs was mad at me. He talked for four hours till Rob went to sleep. Finally he said, ‘I ain’t mad at you no more.’ I said ‘You shouldn’t be. You talked till R. Kelly went to sleep.’ It was funny.” -MTV

The good thing is that Ron wasn’t hating and Charlie Wilson ended making one of the biggest comebacks of his career with his R. Kelly produced hit, “Charlie, Last Name Wilson” in 2005. Also good news, is that several record labels responded to Charlie exactly how Kelly told him they would after hearing he was working with him- they all came knocking:

“Some labels just don’t see the visions,” Wilson explained. “They’d be like,’Who you trying to target? What fanbase?’ N—a, I’m just gonna sing. Can you put the record out? They was trying to put me in a cubbyhole. For many years they was looking at me funny, I guess. Then after I said I was mingling with R. Kelly, everybody started coming out the woodwork — some of the same people that turned me down! I was like, ‘Dog, I was knocking on your door just last year. You should have hollered.'” -MTV

Fast forward to today though, and Charlie Wilson has publicly stated that he no longer gets down with his former producer-turned friend, R. Kelly, due to the sexual allegations against him.

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