Kelly performed for the first time in Africa headlining the Arise African Fashion Awards in Johannesburg , South Africa on June 20 , 2009 . Kelly performed in Cape Town before heading to Nigeria as part of the annual ThisDay music and fashion festival in July . Kelly also performed in Kampala , Uganda in January 2010 . He was scheduled to perform in London as part of his first international tour in eight years , but he did not make his London concert . " I 'm very excited about my first visit to Africa , I 've dreamed about this for a long time and it 's finally here , " Kelly said in a statement . " It will be one of the highlights of not only my career but my life . I ca n't wait to perform in front of my fans in Africa — who have been some of the best in the world . " In December 2009 , Kelly teamed up with biographer David Ritz and Tavis Smiley 's SmileyBooks publications to write his memoirs entitled '' Soulacoaster '' . SmileyBooks publisher and founder , Tavis Smiley stated that the memoir 's main focus would not be about Kelly 's trials and tribulations . Smiley was quoted saying " If anyone thinks this book is going to fixate on R. Kelly 's trials , they are going to be sadly mistaken . It is going to be a holistic look at his life thus far and the life and legacy that he 's building . " Kelly performed the song " Sign of a Victory " at the 2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony on June 11 , 2010
2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
R. Kelly