When asked about the writing of the song, Kelly said: "I don't know how to explain how I wrote it. Kelly has described the entire series as a " hip hopera". IFC announced in October 2012 that it would show new chapters of Trapped in the Closet on November 23, 2012. On December 21, 2011, Kelly told TMZ that he had written thirty-two more chapters, and was seeking investors in order to continue the saga. In December 2007, the first 22 chapters were released in a DVD entitled The Big Package, which included a "commentary remix" with a preview of chapter 23. These ten chapters were also shown on the Independent Film Channel (IFC) and were also streamed on IFC's website. Nearly two years later, in August 2007, Kelly and Jive released ten more chapters on another Trapped in the Closet DVD.
The material previewed by Kelly at the MTV Video Music Awards revealed an early version of some parts of the twelfth chapter in the series.
In November 2005, Jive Records released a DVD titled Trapped in the Closet, which included seven new chapters in addition to the first five from TP.3 Reloaded, bringing the total number of chapters to twelve. Kelly lip synched a "new chapter" at an appearance at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. Kelly ( pictured in 2007) is the director, producer, writer and actor of Trapped in the Closet.įollowing the success and popularity of the Trapped in the Closet song series, R.