Question: What did Robert Sylvester Kelly, known professionally as R. Kelly, do before he was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer?

<P0-S0>  A native of Chicago, Illinois, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. <P0-S1>  In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album "12 Play". <P0-S2> Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967), known professionally as R. Kelly, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player. <P0-S3>  He is known for a collection of major hit singles including "Bump N' Grind", "Your Body's Callin'", "I Believe I Can Fly", "Gotham City", "Ignition (Remix)", "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time", "The World's Greatest", "I'm a Flirt (Remix)", and the hip-hopera "Trapped in the Closet". <P0-S4>  In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards for "I Believe I Can Fly". <P0-S5>  His distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous hip hop and contemporary R&B artists. <P0-S6>  Kelly became the first musician to play professional basketball, when he was signed in 1997. <SEP> <P1-S0> ATL was an R&B group from Atlanta, Georgia. <P1-S1>  The vocalists are Tré, Will, L-Rock and rapper Danger. <P1-S2>  Two singles released from this album: "Calling All Girls" (#12 UK Singles Chart, May 2004), and "Make It Up With Love" (#21 UK, August 2004). <P1-S3>  They had enlisted R. Kelly to produce their debut album "The ATL Project", released in July 2004. <SEP> <P2-S0> Shane McAnally (born October 12, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. <P2-S1>  Originally a solo artist for Curb Records in 1999, McAnally charted three singles on Hot Country Songs, including the No. 31 "Are Your Eyes Still Blue", before becoming a songwriter and record producer. <P2-S2>  He has written and produced songs for Walker Hayes, Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Hunt, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Jake Owen, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, Brothers Osborne, Old Dominion, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, and more. <P2-S3>  The Academy of Country Music named him Songwriter of the Year in 2014. <P2-S4>  He also won "Best Country Album" and "Best Country Song" at the 2014 Grammy Awards for his work on Kacey Musgraves's "Same Trailer Different Park". <P2-S5>  In 2015, "Billboard" named him the Hot Country Songwriter of the Year as well as a "Billboard" Power Player. <P2-S6>  McAnally joined industry veteran Jason Owen in early 2017 to relaunch Monument Records as co-presidents. <SEP> <P3-S0> Rockland Records is an American record label founded by R&B recording artist and record producer R. Kelly in 1998, having distribution from Interscope Records. <P3-S1>  The label was home to recording artists such as Kelly himself, Sparkle, Boo & Gotti among others. <P3-S2>  The label has released four albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). <P3-S3>  The label is known for songs like Fiesta (Remix), Fortunate, Be Careful and What Would You Do? <P3-S4> . <P3-S5>  Rockland Records main producers are R. Kelly and Trackmasters. <P3-S6>  The label is currently inactive but Kelly still owns the Rockland Records imprint.