The album was composed of unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of 2002's The Best of Both Worlds. The album was promoted by the "Best of Both Worlds" concert tour with R. Kelly and Jay-Z performing songs from both their solo and joint albums. The "Best of Both Worlds" tour filled with tension and accusations that boiled over at an October 31 show where R. Kelly was accused of erratic behavior and was pepper sprayed by a Jay-Z associate. Jay-Z and the tour promoter then banned R.
Kelly from the tour claiming "lack of professionalism". Kelly responded by suing his co-act and touring company for $75 million for breach of contract, among other things, on November 2. Unfinished Business was supported by two singles: " Big Chips" and " Don't Let Me Die". They were both sent to radio stations, but only the former saw a physical release. Like its predecessor, the album was criticized for repetitive lyrics but was a commercial success. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 215,000 copies in its first week. 3 Best of Both Worlds Tour (Jay-Z and R.It was also certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in December 2004. Kelly appeared on Jay-Z's " Guilty Until Proven Innocent". Kelly's popular single " Fiesta Remix" that shot up to fifth on the Billboard Top 100. The positive reception to both songs opened dialog between the two for a possible joint album.
Kelly confirmed the album's existence and name in an interview with MTV at that year's Billboard Music Awards. In January 2002, the two announced Best of Both Worlds in a New York City news conference. When the album was leaked on February 22, the release date was moved up seven days to combat piracy. Outside parties speculated that the album would be the biggest release of the year and easily sell multi-million. However, in February 2002, an unknown person sent a sex tape to the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, claiming that it was R. This would be illegal under Illinois law, which states that adults cannot have sexual intercourse with a minor. In response to the public outrage, Def Jam cut all promotion plans of the album, including music videos and the planned tour. īest of Both Worlds was criticized by critics for uninspired and recycled song meanings.
It debuted number–two on the Billboard 200 with 223,000 units scanned. Despite the lack of promotion, it was still considered a commercial failure the total was less than half of the artists' last solo efforts. Kelly's sold 427,000 and 543,000 respectively in their debut week and debuted number–one. If any chances of doing a tour lingered, they were crushed in June when R.
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