Kirk Franklin designed The Nu Nation Project as a revitalization of contemporary gospel, a way to bring it to an audience accustomed to the slick, funky innovations of hip-hop and rap. It's an ambitious project, and one that's not too far removed from his earlier records, simply because it finds him adding R&B production techniques and the ...
It's not surprising that Kirk Franklin's second album, Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas, sold over 500,000 copies in the first 14 weeks after it was released. This album is filled with 11 Christmas songs presented in true Franklin fashion. The album begins with calypso-like music and a sincere Christmas greeting from Franklin. Then the man and ...
It took gospel superstar Kirk Franklin 15 years in music and ministry to see the release of his first career retrospective, Songs for the Storm, Vol. 1. For someone like Franklin -- whose hits, sales, awards, and media coverage are more befitting an R&B celebrity than a self-proclaimed church boy -- that's certainly a long time. That lapse becomes ...
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 hesitate to embrace the conventions and styles of contemporary R&B, which results in some inspired, unexpected fusions. It is truly a record that ...
Kirk Franklin's seventh album, Hero, is special in more ways than one. The disc is his second as the sole titular artist -- no Family, God's Property, or budding protégé to introduce to the world -- and his first-ever all-out studio album, a prospect that gives him more leverage to try new things and push the envelope in ways that doing a live ...
Although it isn't quite as consistent as his debut, Whatcha Lookin' 4 remains exceptional urban gospel, exhibiting passion, soul and grit. ~ Rodney Batdorf, All Music Guide
This project is as close as it gets to having a true, bona fide masterpiece. The artistic genius of Kirk Franklin weaves through each of the 17 songs included on this gem. The title of this project, The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin, says it all. Musically speaking, he has been born again. The project effectively mixes live tracks recorded in Houston, ...
The success of God's Property is due to Kirk Franklin's skill as a talent scout and as a producer. Like Franklin's other records, God's Property is contemporary gospel music that isn't bland or processed; it still has soul and feeling. Not only is the music strong, but so are the songs, making God's Property one of the most refreshing contemporary ...
Greatest Hits is an excellent 12-track sampler of the Georgia Mass Choir's career, featuring such staples as "Hold On, Help Is On the Way," "We've Got the Victory," "Joy," "I Sing Because I'm Happy," "Jesus Is a Rock," "You Bring Me Joy" and "I'm Going to Hold Out." For anyone curious about the Choir, this is the perfect way to become acquainted ...
Although some ears may complain the production is a little too crystal clear, there's no denying that They That Wait is a dynamic contemporary gospel record, one of the best that has been released in many years. The difference is, there's genuine passion in the Georgia Mass Choir's performances -- passion that cuts through the overly clean ...
Soul Train Christmas Starfest assembles seasonal material from R&B favorites stretching from the 1960s to the 1990s; although it's legends like James Brown (the immortal "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto") and Stevie Wonder ("Someday at Christmas") who stand tallest, there are also worthy contributions from Natalie Cole ("The Christmas Song") ...
This 1972 holiday compilation, sponsored by Goodyear, featured performances by some of the most famous pop standard vocalists of the '40s, '50s and '60s. Frank Sinatra is there, crooning his classic 1944 rendition of "White Christmas." So is the smooth-voiced Bing Crosby, singing the Meredith Wilson tune "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ...
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 the pop scene, Kirk Franklin was bringing this same type of cross-genre genius to the gospel world. While he was something of a breakout ...
Kirk Franklin's seventh album, Hero, is special in more ways than one. The disc is his second as the sole titular artist -- no Family, God's Property, or budding protégé to introduce to the world -- and his first-ever all-out studio album, a prospect that gives him more leverage to try new things and push the envelope in ways that doing a live ...
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Date: 2005-01-01
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