Kirk Franklin

Kirk Franklin, a celebrated gospel musician, songwriter, and producer, first garnered significant industry attention in 1990 leading a choir at the Gospel Music Workshop of America Convention, building on earlier work directing the DFW Mass Choir for a recording of his song ‘Every Day with Jesus.’ In 1992, Franklin formed ‘The Family,’ a 17-voice choir which signed with GospoCentric Records. Their debut album, ‘Kirk Franklin & The Family,’ released in 1993, achieved platinum sales and topped the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart for 42 consecutive weeks. This initial success was quickly followed by ‘Whatcha Lookin’ 4′ in 1996, the same year Franklin received his first Grammy Award and saw his song ‘Joy’ recorded by Whitney Houston. Franklin continued to shape the urban contemporary gospel landscape, collaborating with God’s Property on ‘God’s Property from Kirk Franklin’s Nu Nation’ in 1997.

Beyond musical releases, Franklin has served as co-executive producer for the BET original series ‘Sunday Best’ and as musical co-host of GSN’s ‘The American Bible Challenge.’ In 2021, Franklin was an inaugural inductee into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame. That same year, he released ‘We Win’ with Lil Baby, featured on the ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ soundtrack. He continued his creative output with the single ‘Father’s Day’ in 2023 and embarked on The Reunion Tour, bringing together ‘The Family’ and ‘God’s Property.’ Also in 2023, he released the documentary ‘Father’s Day: A Kirk Franklin Story.’ Throughout his career, Franklin has collaborated with music icons including R. Kelly, Mary J.

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