Kirk Franklin - Hello FearHe came up with the extraordinary new kind of genre of gospel fused into mixture that encompass of the wide variety of genres under his music that is the mixture of urban contemporary gospel, contemporary gospel and Christian hip hop that created the new dimension of huge following all over the globe to have such an influence to the gospel followers more especially the young ones. . the testimony that speaks absolute volumes on his behalf is the prizes and accolades that he has been bagging such as scooping five Grammy Awards, thirteen Dove Awards and fifteen Stellar Awards. And such of those acts are being performed none other than the super talent Kirk Dwayne Franklin from Texas whose humbling beginning stems when he was just seven years old when he signed his very first contract. And to date he has conducted the best leading urban contemporary choir acts such as being the leader of The Family, God's Property and One Nation Crew (1NC) . In 1992, Franklin organized "The Family", which is a seventeen-voice choir, formed from neighborhood friends and associates. In 1992, Vicki Mack-Lataillade, the co-founder of fledgling record label GospoCentric, heard one of their demo tapes and was so impressed she immediately signed up Kirk & The Family to a recording contract.In 1993, the group, now known as "Kirk Franklin & The Family," released their debut album, Kirk Franklin & The Family. It spent almost two years on the Gospel music charts and charted on the R&B charts, eventually earning platinum sales status. It remained at #1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart for 42 weeks. It was the first gospel music album to sell over a million units.
Two years later, after releasing a 1994 Christmas album entitled
Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas, the group released Whatcha Lookin' 4 in 1995. The album was certified 2x platinum and earned Franklin his first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.1997 brought another album, a collaboration with the vocal ensemble God's Property, aptly named God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation. The lead single, "Stomp", featuring Cheryl "Salt" James (of Salt-N-Pepa), was a huge hit, enjoying heavy rotation on MTV and other music channels, and charting at #1 on the R&B Singles Airplay chart for 2 weeks, even making it in to the Top 40. God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation was #1 on the R&B Albums chart for 5 weeks, #3 on the Pop charts, and would go on to be certified 3x platinum. It also brought Franklin another Grammy for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, as well as three Grammy nominations. As the years went by since he saw the potential and the advent popularity he garnered, he decided to pursue his solo ambition releasing his debut album in 2000 called Kirk Franklin presents 1NC.
With his new release Hello Fear, Kirk Franklin continues to prove why he is the top selling urban Gospel act of all time. Once again he delivers an array of spectacular music for Gospel music lovers young and old. His upcoming album challenges believers everywhere to stop, turn around, and face whatever fear might be hiding in their lives. Kirk delivers his signature songs as only he can - Before I Die is a rousing chant with a go-go beat that s sure to be a hit with the younger generation; I Am is a soaring ballad with beautiful melodies; and I Smile is classic Kirk a mid-tempo R&B laced track that is sure to become a universal anthem. And, as only he can, Kirk bridges the generation gap as well. He teams up with Gospel luminaries Rance Allen, Beverly Crawford and Marvin Sapp, then flips the switch and partners with newcomer Mali Music. Once again, Kirk Franklin has managed to tap into the pulse of what s on people s minds and set it all to music. So get ready to say Hello to a project that s destined to take the world by storm! log on to our number leading online shopping site in the land wantitall.co.za today to start placing an order to get yourself this latest offering of Kirk’s album he titled it
Hello Fear.
