R Kelly: 'I can't really read properly'

R Kelly has admitted that he struggles to read.

The rapper added that he was inspired to write by one of his teachers in high school, Showbiz Spy reports.

"When I was trying to make it out here, I already knew, and I was stubborn about it," he said. "I don't even read really and I'm not afraid to say that. My cousins and brother used to tease me, 'You can't even read right. How you think you're going to come up?'

"The only reason I graduated from grammar school is because I had a great jump shot. I went to high school and my teacher told me, 'You will be one of the greatest writers of all time'.

"I believed. You [have to] believe it. You can't believe [anything] if you're hating. You can't achieve [anything] if you're hating."