"Trapped in the Closet" is an urban opera or "hip-hopera" released by R&B singer R. Kelly in 2005. The songs relate an ongoing narrative, which Kelly exploited by sending chapters to radio stations one at a time to generate interest. It has no chorus and is told in a conversational manner, using dramatics and cliffhangers between the episodes. The songs tell the story of a one-night stand that sets off a chain of events, which gradually reveals a web of lies and deceit.
In November 2005, six more chapters were released, for a total of twelve, on DVD. Nearly two years later, in August 2007, ten more chapters were released on DVD and shown on the Independent Film Channel (IFC), and as well as IFC's website. R. Kelly said that more chapters would soon be written and released.
