R. Kelly began his career with his backing band Public Announcement on his debut album Born into the 90s. The group members include R. Kelly backed up by Earl Robinson, Andre Boykins, & Ricky Webster. R. Kelly & Public Announcement released their debut album, Born into the 90's in January 1992. The group was billed as R. Kelly and Public Announcement essentially making the group backup members for Kelly rather than a cohesive unit. After a successful tour ended in 1993, Kelly parted ways with Public Announcement to focus on a solo career. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.