12 of R. Kelly's Catchiest Hooks

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'Step in the Name of Love' – R. Kelly - The singer was getting people off their seats and stepping left and right, back and forth.(Photo: Mat Hayward/Getty Images)
'We Thuggin' – Fat Joe, Featuring R. Kelly - This is a perfect example of what a good hook can do for a song. It skyrocketed Fat Joe to the beginning of his mainstream fame.(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
'Ignition (Remix)' – R. Kelly - R. Kelly reworked “Ignition” and made it one of his most well-known songs.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
'Feelin’ on Yo Booty' – R. Kelly - Sometimes the slower a hook gets, the easier it is to memorize.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for BET)'I’m a Flirt (Remix)' – R. Kelly, Featuring T.I. and T-Pain - The catchiest hooks are the kind with one word (in this case, it’s “flirt”), that you can repeat throughout and not even know the entire verse.(Photo: Ethan Miller/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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'We Thuggin' – Fat Joe, Featuring R. Kelly - This is a perfect example of what a good hook can do for a song. It skyrocketed Fat Joe to the beginning of his mainstream fame.(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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