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	Kirk Franklin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kirk Franklin was (born on January 26, 1970 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a platinum-selling African-American musician who blended gospel, hip hop, and RandB in the 1990s.
		He released his first gospel album, Kirk Franklin and Family, in 1993, and is known as the leader of contemporary gospel choirs such as Kirk Franklin and the Family, Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation, and God's Property.
		Franklin's songs are published by Zomba Music Publishing, a division of BMG Music Publishing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kirk_Franklin (392 words)

	Kirk Franklin Artist Bio
		It is a tale of despair and deliverance that Franklin has chronicled in Church Boy, but putting his life story to paper wasn't initially of interest.
		Franklin was accepted and for a while his life was on track.
		Franklin is set to embark on a major tour to promote The Nu Nation Project and has launched a website "to make the Word as accessible as possible." This is a gentle soul with a giant mission.
	gospelcrib.8m.com /kirkf.htm (876 words)

	Ebony: Kirk Franklin: new gospel sensation - gospel musician
		But when Kirk Franklin hit the national gospel scene in 1993, he brought a certain energy emotionalism and dramatic hip-hop appeal to the religious forefront that has rarely been explored before.
		Since Franklin had no intentions of turning the other cheek, he did everything in his power to be a "roughneck." But when a high school buddy was gunned down in a freak accident, the 15-year-old troublemaker began his journey back toward his religious roots.
		Franklin hasn't brought hip-hop to the church, his pastor says, as much as he has brought a now awareness of worship.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n12_v50/ai_17502813 (1533 words)

	Kirk Franklin's Freedom
		KIRK FRANKLIN: It's weird because you're talking about the dude who was the minister of music at a church when I was 11.
		KIRK FRANKLIN: When I first went to his church, it was 1998, and I had an album out called Stomp.
		KIRK FRANKLIN: If I have been set free from this one, anybody can be set free because I questioned for years whether I could be set free.
	www.cbn.com /700club/guests/interviews/kirkFranklin_scottross_042004.asp (1301 words)

	Rock On The Net: Kirk Franklin
		In 1997, Kirk Franklin and God's Property introduced gospel to pop radio and MTV viewers with his breakthrough hit "Stomp." Without sacrificing credibility, Franklin was able to take the message of gospel and combine it with the urgency of experiencing daily true-life struggles.
		Franklin was offered a record contract when he was 7, but his aunt and uncle turned down the offer.
		Franklin was at the forefront of his church choir at the Mt. Rose Baptist Church in Dallas by the age of 11 (earning $100 a month as the minister of music).
	www.rockonthenet.com /artists-g/godsproperty_main.htm (1266 words)

	VH1.com : Kirk Franklin : Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His second album, Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas, became the genre's first Christmas album to make it to number one, and his 1996 album Whatcha Lookin' 4 went gold as soon as it was distributed.
		Abandoned by his mother and never having known his father, Franklin was reared by his Aunt Gertrude, a deeply religious woman who raised him as a strict Baptist.
		Despite, or because of his church background, Franklin began rebelling in his teens and getting into trouble until one of his friends was accidentally shot and killed at age 15.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/kirk_franklin/bio.jhtml (407 words)

	Gospel Music -- Kirk Franklin -- Entertain Your Belief
		Kirk has always been celebrated for weaving seemingly disparate musical influences-RandB, modern rock, hip-hop, pop, jazz, traditional gospel-into a seamless fabric, creating his own singular style and sound that truly transcends any and all boundaries of genre, race, denomination or societal background.
		Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Kirk, as a child and adolescent, was no stranger to both pain and the comfort of the Lord.
		Recognizing Kirk's artistic anointing, his aunt collected and resold aluminum cans to raise money for her nephew to take piano lessons when he was only four.
	www.gospelcity.com /dynamic/artist-articles/artists/174 (1400 words)

	MusicWorld Feature: Kirk Franklin Divine Inspiration
		Raised by an aunt in Ft. Worth, Franklin began dabbling in performing and writing at a young age.
		Though he's sometimes drawn criticism for being too worldly, Franklin's goal is to create music that bridges the gap between the Saturday night and Sunday morning crowds.
		Among Franklin's current projects, he's growing the Nu Nation camp by developing two new groups: The Nu Nation Chorale, a church-oriented ensemble, and One Nation Crew, targeting more mainstream audiences with the gospel.
	www.bmi.com /musicworld/features/200003/kfranklin.asp (481 words)

	Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas \| WFAA.com \| Arts & Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Franklin was adopted at age 4 by a 64-year-old woman, Gertrude Franklin.
		Franklin were intimate, and he would pressure her to act out the things he had seen.
		Franklin finds the children's intensive care unit and tracks down the teenage girl, whose name is scrawled on a piece of scrap paper he carried.
	www.wfaa.com /sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-franklin_1221gl.ART0.State.Edition1.b0352a1.html (2747 words)

	Kirk Franklin - BIO / ChristianMusic.com
		Kirk Franklin is a young minister who had forever changed Christian Music through his combination of contemporary hip-hop and traditional gospel music.
		Kirk was born and raised in Ft. Worth, Texas, where he was abandoned at the age of three by his parents and raised by a devout 64-year-old aunt, who always made sure he was in church on Sundays.
		Franklin's groundbreaking style and sound has led a revolution among Gospel artists, with "Lean On Me" garnering a GRAMMY nomination for "Song of the Year," an unprecedented honor for a Gospel artist.
	www.christianmusic.com /kirkfranklin/bio.html (534 words)

	Kirk Franklin : The Rebirth Of Kirk Franklin CD
		Ever since i purchased Kirk Franklin's cd "The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin" my life has been changed because at times when i was down i'd listen to the cd and songs like 911 would lift me up,so God bless u Kirk cauz..
		Listening to and watching kirk franklin is not just ordinary for me.Anytime I found myself listening to his songs,i got to know that my life never remain the same again especially "the rebirth of kirk franklin.Infact,every ramification of my life has been quickening by the power that ressurected JESUS CHRIST in the songs.
		The Rebirth Of Kirk Franklin by Kirk Franklin
	www.independentbands.com /cd/kirkfranklin/therebirthofkirkfranklin.html?aid=3 (1960 words)

	Kirk Franklin News
		Grammy Award-winning artist Kirk Franklin is coming to the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum on Tuesday as a part of his nationwide "Hero" tour and plans to get the whole town on its feet with some high-energy gospel...
		Kirk Franklin, the biggest selling gospel artist in the SoundScan era, is set to perform in Baton Rouge on March 25th at the Southern University F. Clark Activity Center at 7 pm.
		The last time I had him on the telephone, Kirk Franklin was being touted as gospel music's next big thing.
	www.topix.net /who/kirk-franklin (614 words)

	CNN.com - The gospel singer and his porn addiction - Mar 22, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kirk Franklin, whose groundbreaking fusion of hip-hop and gospel has galvanized youth and brought chart-topping crossover success, defines himself in many ways.
		FRANKLIN: When I was working on this "Hero" album, there's a song on there called "Let It Go" and I'm telling my story, and of course that is part of my story and so I did it in the song.
		FRANKLIN: It's the whole thing about sex and booties and cars, and at some point we have to realize that there's going to be aftereffects of that.
	www.cnn.com /2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/22/celeb.qa.kirk.franklin.ap (881 words)

	Kirk Franklin - Music
		Gospel star Kirk Franklin spills his guts on his new CD, talking about his struggles growing up in what he calls a more "horizontal" than "vertical" album.
		If its one thing that Kirk Franklin understands, it is that soul and gospel have always been a part of the same close-knit family.
		In his bold attempt to broaden the range of the traditional gospel audience, Kirk Franklin was willing to take heat from the naysayers as long as it didn't get in the way of delivering his message.
	www.christianitytoday.com /music/artists/kirkfranklin.html (1183 words)

	AlphaOmegaNews - Kirk Franklin
		Franklin directs this all encompassing group in some fiery gospel.
		The big catch though is the spoken dialogue between Kirk Franklin and Bishop T.D. Jakes on "911." A dialogue that confronts the fears and spiritual doubts felt after the September 11, 2001 tragedies.
		One complaint from a former Franklin fan was that some of his previous guests were not so "anointed", and in turn the spirit of the music was affected.
	www.alphaomeganews.org /reviews/music/02/may/franklin.html (361 words)

	Kirk Franklin : The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Kirk Franklin : The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin
		Many naysayers have unjustly criticized Franklin for departing the successful formula of this self-titled debut project, which included the mega-hit "Why We Sing." Well, in that regards, he has returned to the traditional/contemporary-flavored mix of his early work, only with a more progressive feel.
		Franklin has never been noted or recognized for his singing ability, a fact that he readily recognizes, sticking ever closely to his spoken-word rap.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,1608874,00.html (366 words)

	MusiChristian.com: Kirk Franklin - Rebirth Of Kirk Franklin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		MusiChristian.com: Kirk Franklin - Rebirth Of Kirk Franklin
		Kirk has some awesome and powerful music on this album that is great to sing, listen to, or even dance to in a praise-like fashion.
		As the one of the turning point of Kirk's life played on track one, the scene was being set for the songs to flow from the stage to each audience member and better yet the cd listeners.
	www.musichristian.com /sys/product.php?PRODUCT=7955 (694 words)

	Amazon.com: Kirk Franklin & The Family: Music: Kirk Franklin & The Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The release of Kirk Franklin & the Family, Kirk Franklin's debut album in 1993 was one of the most defining moments in contemporary gospel music in the 1990's.
		Kirk Franklin was simultaneously one of the best, most popular and most important gospel artists of the decade, inspiring countless followers particularily with the release of his debut album, Kirk Franklin & the Family.
		This is not to say Kirk Franklin invented contemporary gospel by any means, he simply led the pack for his generation just as other gospel artists like Commissioned, The Winans, The Williams Brothers, Mahalia Jackson and Rev. James Cleveland did before him.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005TSOQ?v=glance (1070 words)

	New Kirk Franklin Album Will Help National Council of Churches
		Kirk Franklin, Gospo Centric, and Interscope Records announced today that they will contribute a total amount of $250,000 to the Burned Churches Fund of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA in anticipation of the profits from Kirk Franklin's The Nu Nation Proiect set for release September 29, 1998.
		Highlighting the album is a new song, "Lean On Me," written and produced by Franklin, which features him performing with Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Bono, Crystal Lewis, and his group, The Family.
		Kirk's artistry and faith have helped destroy the barriers between gospel, Christian, hip hop and rap music, while calling disenchanted kids to consider a new life in God.
	www.exodusnews.com /Religion/Religion002.htm (429 words)

	Best Selling Contemporary Gospel Artist Kirk Franklin Returns With All New Album - HERO
		Marks Launch of Franklin's Newly Minted Label Fo Yo Soul Entertainment NEW YORK, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Kirk Franklin, who is undeniably one of Gospel music's best selling artists and it's biggest star, is scheduled to release his fifth album, "HERO" on October 4, 2005.
		The album is a collection of songs that reflect Franklin's growth and progression from the cutting edge record-breaking artist on his biggest song to date, "Stomp", to his current roles as husband, father, businessman, and youth pastor.
		Franklin will also be hitting the road this fall on a promotion tour in support of the album.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-23-2005/0004093204&EDATE= (380 words)

	Kirk Franklin Spreads the Word with God's Property (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mr Franklin is a Gospel Singer who has touched the hearts of many young people through his music.
		Mr Franklin's early appreciation for the lord and the Gospel comes from his mother who helped him to understand the joys of following the lord.
		Mr Franklin stongly believes that the church is a good place for young people and that Gospel Music carries with it powerful, positive messages.
	www.harlemlive.org /arts-culture/music/godprop (272 words)

	Amazon.com: Hero: Music: Kirk Franklin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		With an emphasis on his early career classic Gospel leanings, Franklin rang the bell with his magnificent Rebirth of Kirk Franklin (2002), a release widely awarded and one that helped make him the best-selling gospel artist of all time.
		Kirk Franklin delivers a haunting CD with "Hero." The CD opens up with a chorus of children singing.
		This is obviously a CD that Kirk Franklin had to make for himself moreso than his fans but I'm sure that some people will find solace in this CD but it left me rather sad.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000AOJ9XA?v=glance (1231 words)

	CCM Magazine
		In 1993, Kirk Franklin was just another struggling gospel artist taking a chance with a fledgling record label, GospoCentric.
		Perhaps the standout song from the whole collection is the one Franklin wrote for his adoptive mother.
		Abandoned by his parents when he was only four, Franklin was adopted by an aunt who has since passed away.
	www.ccmcom.com /archives/fullstory.asp?Id=306 (416 words)

	Kirk Franklin/REBIRTH OF KIRK FRANKLIN Review - ChristianMusic.com
		The ministry of Kirk Franklin.- The last few years that I've been goin' through some things, that at the time I didn't realize that God was in it, breakin' me and makin' me to more what he wanted me to be.
		While praying in his dressing room before the concert, Kirk finishes his own current prayer with "Jesus, I will give you all the glory, because you are worthy of all the praise," which is a spiritual truth that this CD was built on......
		Franklin knows how to compose for group vocals, and builds the song's dynamics and harmonies as the song progresses, which effectively heightens the worship experience.
	www.christianmusic.com /review31.htm (2911 words)

	JR.com: Kirk Franklin - Hero in Music: Contemp. Gospel: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Though testimonies of faith and questions of morality are still at the heart of Kirk Franklin's message, 2005's HERO represents something of a musical departure for the gospel superstar.
		Franklin manages to integrate these new elements perfectly into the celebratory and healing music on which he's built his career.
		Hailing from Fort Worth, TX, Kirk Franklin was leading the choir in his Baptist church by the age of 11, and before long, he was contributing material to numerous successful gospel artists.
	www.jr.com /xs-kirk-franklin--pi!4053551.html (456 words)

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