"Hair Braider" was the first promotional single released from R. Kelly

R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...

's album 12 Play: 4th Quarter

12 Play: 4th Quarter (2008)

12 Play: 4th Quarter is an unreleased 2008 album by R. Kelly, which was supposed to be the singer's ninth album. However, the album was leaked, so Kelly decided to scrap the project and record his Untitled album instead....

, which was never released, due to the album being leaked to the internet about a month before its planned release date and bootlegging

Bootleg recording

A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...

. The song is about having sexual relations with a lady who braids his hair. The song was written and produced by Tha Bizness and Kelly himself.

The video leaked onto the internet on April 23, 2008 and features Kelly having his hair braided by multiple women. The release of the single as a digital download followed on April 29.

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
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