R.Kelly devoted time to tribute Michael Jackson onstage at the Los Angeles stop of his “Ladies Make Some Noise” tour. No surprise because Kels wrote “You are not alone” and more for MJ. Along with showing that awesome clip of director Brett Ratner and Michael Jackson rockin’ R.Kelly’s “Ignition” in a car…Kels also shared some kind of new MJ-tribute song…

Thanks to Rap-Up for the R.Kelly concert coverage, more of their video clips after the jump…Also, there’s a hilarious write-up of the R.Kelly NYC show by NYMag’s Vulture Blog (spotted on FakeShoreDrive)…

Highlights of NY Mag’s R.Kelly concert highlights….
“3. The last time he performed in New York, Kelly said, he did a song for girls with big booties. So Friday, to be fair, he did one for girls with small booties: “Little-booty girls, would you stand and turn around? Slap it and ask the big-booty girls, ‘How you like me now?’” (Girls with flat booties will have to come back next year for their song, he said.)

4. For “I Can’t Sleep Baby (If I),” the stage was made to look like the inside of a log cabin, with Kellz sitting in a rocking chair atop a bearskin rug in front of a projected video of a fireplace. Fake snow fell from the ceiling.

5. “Everybody told me not to bring this up,” he told us during a break. “But this is my first tour since my court case. They said ‘Don’t bring it up, they don’t want to hear that shit’ … Fuck that! This is the first tour since my court case! [Singing] And I’m still here! Hallelujah! Thank you, Jesus! You ever felt like that for some reason? It ain’t got to be court!” Then he sang “Heaven I Need a Hug.”

9. A pair of panties was tossed onstage. Stagehands brought out a changing screen, which Kelly disappeared behind, returning minutes later wearing the same clothes. Then he tossed a pair of his own underwear into the crowd, instructing security guards, “Let her keep those.”


Performing “Happy People” with Tyrese


R.Kelly “This tour is the first tour since my court case and I’m still here!”