(CNN) On a night he was facing a protest in his hometown of Chicago, singer R. Kelly partied at a local club, where he proclaimed he's not concerned with the controversy brewing around him.

Videos of Kelly were posted on social media late Wednesday into Thursday from the club V75 Chicago.

In the videos, Kelly wears dark shades and a baseball cap while he partially sings one of his hit songs, "Bump N' Grind."

He also tells the cheering crowd that it's his birthday and "I don't give a f*** what's going on tonight. ..."

The singer has been in the midst of a firestorm in the wake of the Lifetime docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly" that renewed interest in allegations Kelly has abused women and girls and is holding some of them against their will.

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