Kirk Franklin

Kirk Franklin
Born: Jan 26, 1970 in Riverside, TX
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Genre: Gospel
Styles: Urban, Black Gospel, Contemporary Gospel
Biography: Since his debut, 1993's Kirk Franklin and the Family, Kirk Franklin has been one of the brightest stars in contemporary gospel music. The album spent 100 weeks on the gospel charts (some of those on top), crossed over to the R&B charts, and became the first gospel debut album to go platinum. His second ...Read full biography
Kirk Franklin and the Family
Released: 1993
Label: Gospo Centric
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Kirk Franklin & the Family's eponymous debut album is a stunningly assured blend of old-fashioned gospel, contemporary soul, and hip-hop. Franklin remains, in his words, a "church boy," but he doesn't ...Read full review
The Fight of My Life
Released: 2007
Label: Zomba
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In the mid-2000s, fans, critics and the Recording Academy couldn't heap enough praise on Kanye West's brilliant, visionary fusion of rap/hip-hop with classic pop textures. But long before West was dominating ...Read full review
Photos
Kirk Franklin attends a luncheon in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 16, 2009.
Kirk Franklin and his wife, Tammy, arrive at the 39th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 14,...
Milton Brunson and Kirk Franklin pose backstage the 24th Annual Stellar Awards at the Grand Ole Opry...
Kirk Franklin poses with the award for Best Gospel Artist at the 39th NAACP Image Awards in Los...
Kirk Franklin and his wife, Tammy, arrive at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 24, 2008.
Kirk Franklin and his wife, Tammy, arrive for the Clive Davis pre-Grammys party in Beverly Hills,...
Kirk Franklin and Tammy Franklin attend a benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York on...
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