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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Kirk_Franklin_at_JoyFest_%2717_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Kirk_Franklin_at_JoyFest_%2717_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="292" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Kirk_Franklin_at_JoyFest_%2717_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Kirk_Franklin_at_JoyFest_%2717_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Kirk_Franklin_at_JoyFest_%2717_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Kirk_Franklin_at_JoyFest_%2717_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1358" data-file-height="1803" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Kirk Franklin in 2017</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Kirk Dewayne Franklin</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1970-01-26</span>) </span>January 26, 1970<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 54)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/O._D._Wyatt_High_School" title="O. D. Wyatt High School">O. D. Wyatt High School</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Choir director</li> <li>singer</li> <li>rapper</li> <li>songwriter</li> <li>record producer</li> <li>author</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christian_hip_hop" title="Christian hip hop">Christian hip hop</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Christian_R%26B" title="Christian R&B">Christian R&B</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary_gospel" title="Urban contemporary gospel">contemporary gospel</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Piano</li><li>vocals</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Discography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin_discography" title="Kirk Franklin discography">Kirk Franklin discography</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1992–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Tribl</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provident_Label_Group" title="Provident Label Group">Provident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RCA_Inspiration" title="RCA Inspiration">RCA Inspiration</a></li> <li>Fo Yo Soul</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zomba_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Zomba Records">Zomba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verity_Gospel_Music_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Verity Gospel Music Group">Verity Gospel Music</a></li> <li>B-Rite</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GospoCentric_Records" title="GospoCentric Records">GospoCentric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jive_Records" title="Jive Records">Jive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sparrow_Records" title="Sparrow Records">Sparrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interscope_Records" title="Interscope Records">Interscope</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/God%27s_Property" title="God's Property">God's Property</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/One_Nation_Crew" title="One Nation Crew">1NC</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kirkfranklin.com">kirkfranklin<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kirk Dewayne Franklin</b> (born January 26, 1970)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American <a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a> singer, <a href="/wiki/Choir#Role_of_conductor" title="Choir">choir director</a>, record producer and <a href="/wiki/Christian_hip_hop" title="Christian hip hop">rapper</a>. He is best known for leading <a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary_gospel" title="Urban contemporary gospel">urban contemporary gospel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christian_R%26B" title="Christian R&B">Christian R&B</a> ensembles such as The Family, <a href="/wiki/God%27s_Property" title="God's Property">God's Property</a>, and <a href="/wiki/One_Nation_Crew" title="One Nation Crew">One Nation Crew</a> (1NC). His accolades include 20 <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> dubbed Franklin as a "Reigning King of Urban Gospel",<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is one of the inaugural inductees into the <a href="/wiki/Black_Music_%26_Entertainment_Walk_of_Fame" title="Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame">Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A native of <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a>, Franklin was raised by his aunt, Gertrude, having been abandoned as a baby by his mother.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gertrude recycled aluminum cans to raise money for Kirk to take piano lessons from the age of four. Kirk excelled and was able to read and write music while also <a href="/wiki/Learning_music_by_ear" class="mw-redirect" title="Learning music by ear">playing by ear</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>At the age of seven, Franklin received his first contract which his aunt turned down.<sup id="cite_ref-exodusnews_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-exodusnews-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He did join the church choir and became music director of the Mt. Rose <a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a> Church adult choir at 11 years of age.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his teenage years, Franklin rebelled against his strict religious upbringing, and in an attempt to keep him out of trouble, his grandmother arranged an audition for him at a professional youth conservatory associated with a local university. He was accepted, but later he had to deal with a girlfriend's pregnancy and his eventual expulsion from school for bad behavior.<sup id="cite_ref-autobio_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autobio-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Franklin studied music with Jewell Kelly and the Singing Chaparrals at <a href="/wiki/O._D._Wyatt_High_School" title="O. D. Wyatt High School">Oscar Dean Wyatt High School</a>. He continued under her tutelage and ultimately became the pianist for the choir.<sup id="cite_ref-autobio_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autobio-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When he was aged 15 he witnessed the death of a friend by shooting,<sup id="cite_ref-McNeil_p132_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McNeil_p132-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rocknet_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocknet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after which Franklin returned to the church, where he again directed the choir. He also co-founded a gospel group, <i>The Humble Hearts</i>, which recorded one of Franklin's compositions and got the attention of gospel music legend Milton Biggham, musical director of the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Mass_Choir" title="Georgia Mass Choir">Georgia Mass Choir</a>. Impressed, Biggham enlisted him to lead the DFW Mass Choir in a recording of Franklin's song "Every Day with Jesus". This led to Biggham hiring Franklin, just 20 years old at the time, to lead the choir at the 1990 <a href="/wiki/Gospel_Music_Workshop_of_America" title="Gospel Music Workshop of America">Gospel Music Workshop of America</a> Convention, an industry gathering.<sup id="cite_ref-exodusnews_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-exodusnews-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_groups_(1992–2000)"><span id="With_groups_.281992.E2.80.932000.29"></span>With groups (1992–2000)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: With groups (1992–2000)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kirk_Franklin_1999.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Kirk_Franklin_1999.jpg/190px-Kirk_Franklin_1999.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Kirk_Franklin_1999.jpg/285px-Kirk_Franklin_1999.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Kirk_Franklin_1999.jpg/380px-Kirk_Franklin_1999.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2251" /></a><figcaption>Franklin in 1998</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1992, Franklin organized "The Family", which was a 17-voice <a href="/wiki/Choir" title="Choir">choir</a>, formed from neighborhood friends and associates.<sup id="cite_ref-McNeil_p132_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McNeil_p132-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992, Vicki Mack-Lataillade, the co-founder of fledgling <a href="/wiki/GospoCentric_Records" title="GospoCentric Records">GospoCentric Records</a> label, heard one of their demo tapes and was so impressed she immediately signed up Kirk & The Family to a recording contract.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1993, the group, now known as "Kirk Franklin & The Family", released their debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin_%26_The_Family" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirk Franklin & The Family">Kirk Franklin & The Family</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 No. 1 on the <i>Billboard</i> Top Gospel Albums chart for 42 weeks. It was only the third gospel music album to sell over a million units after Aretha Franklin's <i>Amazing Grace</i> and BeBe & CeCe Winans' <i>Addictive Love</i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Two years later, after releasing a 1995 Christmas album entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin_%26_the_Family_Christmas" title="Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas">Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas</a></i>, the group released <i><a href="/wiki/Whatcha_Lookin%27_4_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whatcha Lookin' 4 (album)">Whatcha Lookin' 4</a></i> in 1996. The album was certified platinum and earned Franklin his first <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Contemporary_R%26B_Gospel_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album">Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album</a>. </p><p>In 1996, Franklin's song "Joy" was recorded by <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Mass_Choir" title="Georgia Mass Choir">Georgia Mass Choir</a>. With production by Houston and Mervyn Warren, the composition was included on the best-selling gospel album of all time, soundtrack to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Preacher%27s_Wife" title="The Preacher's Wife">The Preacher's Wife</a>.</i> </p><p>GospoCentric's new sub-label, B'Rite, in partnership with <a href="/wiki/Interscope_Records" title="Interscope Records">Interscope Records</a> brought another album in 1997, a collaboration with the vocal ensemble <a href="/wiki/God%27s_Property" title="God's Property">God's Property</a>, aptly named <i><a href="/wiki/God%27s_Property_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="God's Property (album)">God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation</a></i>. The lead single, "<a href="/wiki/Stomp_(God%27s_Property_song)" title="Stomp (God's Property song)">Stomp</a>", featuring <a href="/wiki/Cheryl_James" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheryl James">Cheryl "Salt" James</a> (of <a href="/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa" title="Salt-N-Pepa">Salt-N-Pepa</a>), was a crossover hit, enjoying heavy rotation on <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> and other music channels and charting at No. 1 on the R&B Singles Airplay chart for two weeks, even making it into the <a href="/wiki/Top_40" title="Top 40">Top 40</a>. <i>God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation</i> was No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for five weeks, No. 3 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>, and would go on to be certified 3× platinum by the <a href="/wiki/RIAA" class="mw-redirect" title="RIAA">RIAA</a>. It also brought Franklin another Grammy for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, as well as three Grammy nominations. </p><p>On November 2, 1998, God's Property sued Franklin. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles <a href="/wiki/Superior_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior Court">Superior Court</a>, alleges that Franklin induced God's Property founder Linda Searight into signing an "onerous and one-sided" contract with <a href="/wiki/GospoCentric_Records" title="GospoCentric Records">B-Rite Music</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nu_Nation_Project" title="The Nu Nation Project">The Nu Nation Project</a></i> was released in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first single, "<a href="/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(Kirk_Franklin_song)" title="Lean on Me (Kirk Franklin song)">Lean on Me</a>", produced by Franklin and pop producer <a href="/wiki/Dan_Shea_(Record_Producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dan Shea (Record Producer)">Dan Shea</a>, featured several mainstream artists, including <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a> of <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> together with <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Lewis" title="Crystal Lewis">Crystal Lewis</a> and The Family. "<a href="/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(Kirk_Franklin_song)" title="Lean on Me (Kirk Franklin song)">Lean on Me</a>" and the second single "Revolution" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Jerkins" title="Rodney Jerkins">Rodney Jerkins</a>) were considerable hits, and the album contained a version of a Bill Withers song "<a href="/wiki/Lovely_Day_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lovely Day (song)">Gonna Be a Lovely Day</a>". <i><a href="/wiki/The_Nu_Nation_Project" title="The Nu Nation Project">The Nu Nation Project</a></i> went on to top the <i>Billboard</i> Contemporary Christian Albums chart for 23 weeks and the <i>Billboard</i> Gospel Albums chart for 49 weeks, and brought Franklin his third Grammy. </p><p>Also in 1998, Franklin had made a guest appearance on the hit television sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Sister,_Sister_(TV_series)" title="Sister, Sister (TV series)">Sister, Sister</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2000, members of The Family filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit for royalties for their work on <i>The Nu Nation Project</i> against Franklin and GospoCentric Records.<sup id="cite_ref-rocknet_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocknet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This saw the end of the "Kirk Franklin & The Family" records, as Franklin continued with his newer group <a href="/wiki/One_Nation_Crew" title="One Nation Crew">One Nation Crew</a>, releasing <i><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin_Presents_1NC" title="Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC">Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC</a></i>. The album was recorded prior to the lawsuit. </p><p>On January 16, 2010, at the 25th Annual <a href="/wiki/Stellar_Awards" title="Stellar Awards">Stellar Awards</a> show taping in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a>, Kirk Franklin & The Family reunited briefly on stage to perform songs made popular by them in the 1990s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solo_artist_(2001–present)"><span id="Solo_artist_.282001.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Solo artist (2001–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Solo artist (2001–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2001, he produced the soundtrack for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(2001_film)" title="Kingdom Come (2001 film)">Kingdom Come</a></i>. The soundtrack included gospel artists <a href="/wiki/Mary_Mary" title="Mary Mary">Mary Mary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trin-i-tee_5:7" title="Trin-i-tee 5:7">Trin-i-tee 5:7</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Lewis" title="Crystal Lewis">Crystal Lewis</a>, and Franklin's group 1NC, as well as mainstream artists <a href="/wiki/Az_Yet" title="Az Yet">Az Yet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jill_Scott_(singer)" title="Jill Scott (singer)">Jill Scott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamar_Braxton" title="Tamar Braxton">Tamar Braxton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Stockman" title="Shawn Stockman">Shawn Stockman</a> of <a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> and others. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rebirth_of_Kirk_Franklin" title="The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin">The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin</a></i> was released in February 2002 after being delayed. It topped the Gospel Albums chart for 29 weeks, was No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and was certified Platinum. The album featured collaborations with <a href="/wiki/T.D._Jakes" class="mw-redirect" title="T.D. Jakes">Bishop T.D. Jakes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Caesar" title="Shirley Caesar">Shirley Caesar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Neal_Johnson_%26_The_Gospel_Keynotes" title="Willie Neal Johnson & The Gospel Keynotes">Willie Neal Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/TobyMac" title="TobyMac">TobyMac</a>, Crystal Lewis, <a href="/wiki/Jaci_Velasquez" title="Jaci Velasquez">Jaci Velasquez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papa_San" title="Papa San">Papa San</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Slaughter" title="Alvin Slaughter">Alvin Slaughter</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Adams" title="Yolanda Adams">Yolanda Adams</a>. </p><p>In 2004, Franklin launched a new label called Fo Yo Soul Entertainment and had signed a new distribution deal with <a href="/wiki/Zomba_Label_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Zomba Label Group">Zomba Label Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 4, 2005, <i><a href="/wiki/Hero_(Kirk_Franklin_album)" title="Hero (Kirk Franklin album)">Hero</a></i> was released in the United States. The album was certified Gold on December 2, 2005<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-12-02</span>)</span>, and Platinum on December 14, 2006<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-12-14</span>)</span>, by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RIAA_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIAA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It reached No. 1 on both the <i>Billboard</i> Top Christian and Top Gospel albums. The first single, "<a href="/wiki/Looking_for_You" title="Looking for You">Looking for You</a>", was a hit, as was the follow-up "Imagine Me", which made it onto the R&B charts. At the <a href="/wiki/2007_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Grammy Awards">2007 Grammy Awards</a>, Franklin won two Grammys for <i>Hero</i>. Additionally, <i>Hero</i> was the 2007 <a href="/wiki/Stellar_Awards" title="Stellar Awards">Stellar Awards</a> CD of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-Stellar07_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stellar07-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Franklin's 10th album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fight_of_My_Life_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Fight of My Life (album)">The Fight of My Life</a></i>, was released in the United States on December 18, 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-12-18</span>)</span>. The album debuted on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> at No. 33 with 74,000 copies sold in the first week.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It reached No. 1 on both the <i>Billboard</i> Top Gospel and Top Christian albums charts, and also peaked at No. 7 on the <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> Chart.<sup id="cite_ref-AMGCharts_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMGCharts-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-billboardalbums_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboardalbums-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first single, "<a href="/wiki/Declaration_(This_is_It)" class="mw-redirect" title="Declaration (This is It)">Declaration (This is It)</a>," was released on October 23, 2007<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-10-23</span>)</span>, and peaked at No. 35 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.<sup id="cite_ref-billboardalbums_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboardalbums-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album features guest appearances from <a href="/wiki/Rance_Allen" class="mw-redirect" title="Rance Allen">Rance Allen</a>, Isaac Carree, TobyMac, <a href="/wiki/Da%27_T.R.U.T.H." title="Da' T.R.U.T.H.">Da' T.R.U.T.H.</a>, Doug Williams (singer) and Melvin Williams (singer). The song "Jesus" was released as the album's second single in 2008 and was sent to Urban AC radio on July 15, 2008. In January 2010, after Haiti had a devastating earthquake, Franklin got an ensemble of gospel artists together to sing the song he wrote, called "Are You Listening". They included <a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Adams" title="Yolanda Adams">Yolanda Adams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Camp" title="Jeremy Camp">Jeremy Camp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Caesar" title="Shirley Caesar">Shirley Caesar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dorinda_Clark-Cole" title="Dorinda Clark-Cole">Dorinda Clark-Cole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Grant" title="Natalie Grant">Natalie Grant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hammond" title="Fred Hammond">Fred Hammond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamela_Mann" title="Tamela Mann">Tamela Mann</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Mann_(actor)" title="David Mann (actor)">David Mann</a>, Mary Mary, <a href="/wiki/Donnie_McClurkin" title="Donnie McClurkin">Donnie McClurkin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bishop_Paul_S._Morton" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishop Paul S. Morton">Bishop Paul S. Morton</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._Moss" title="J. Moss">J. Moss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smokie_Norful" title="Smokie Norful">Smokie Norful</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Sapp" title="Marvin Sapp">Marvin Sapp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karen_Clark-Sheard" class="mw-redirect" title="Karen Clark-Sheard">Karen Clark-Sheard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kierra_Sheard" title="Kierra Sheard">Kierra Sheard</a>, <a href="/wiki/BeBe_Winans" title="BeBe Winans">BeBe Winans</a>, <a href="/wiki/CeCe_Winans" title="CeCe Winans">CeCe Winans</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Winans" title="Marvin Winans">Marvin Winans</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2005, Franklin appeared with his wife on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show" title="The Oprah Winfrey Show">The Oprah Winfrey Show</a></i> to discuss how he ended his <a href="/wiki/Pornography_addiction" title="Pornography addiction">pornography addiction</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, he published <i>The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms</i>, a book in which he recounts the family difficulties experienced during his childhood, and how he got out of a sexually active life and an addiction to pornography.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Franklin served as the host and co-executive producer of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Entertainment_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Entertainment Television">BET</a> original series <i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Best_(American_TV_series)" title="Sunday Best (American TV series)">Sunday Best</a></i> and the musical co-host of <a href="/wiki/Game_Show_Network" title="Game Show Network">GSN</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_American_Bible_Challenge" title="The American Bible Challenge">The American Bible Challenge</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Foxworthy" title="Jeff Foxworthy">Jeff Foxworthy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Franklin's 11th studio album called <i><a href="/wiki/Hello_Fear" title="Hello Fear">Hello Fear</a></i> was released on March 22, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album features <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Sapp" title="Marvin Sapp">Marvin Sapp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mali_Music_(singer)" title="Mali Music (singer)">Mali Music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Winans" title="Marvin Winans">Marvin Winans</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_P._Kee" title="John P. Kee">John P. Kee</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rance_Allen" class="mw-redirect" title="Rance Allen">Rance Allen</a>. The first single, "I Smile", peaked at No. 85 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100, making it his first appearance on that chart in six years.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2013, Franklin began signing artists onto his label, Fo Yo Soul Recordings, which became an imprint with <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA Records</a>, and he has signed acts such as <a href="/wiki/The_Walls_Group" title="The Walls Group">The Walls Group</a> and artists like <a href="/wiki/Tasha_Page-Lockhart" title="Tasha Page-Lockhart">Tasha Page-Lockhart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LABEL_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LABEL-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These two artists received ten <a href="/wiki/Stellar_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Stellar Award">Stellar Award</a> nominations at the 30th Stellar Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-LABEL_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LABEL-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Walls Group won seven awards, while Page-Lockhart won three of her own, and Franklin won two more for his label.<sup id="cite_ref-LABEL_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LABEL-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2015, Franklin announced his twelfth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Losing_My_Religion_(album)" title="Losing My Religion (album)">Losing My Religion</a></i>, which was released on November 13, 2015. The first single off the album, "Wanna Be Happy?", was released on August 28, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was at this point that Vinson Cunningham referred to him as a <a href="/wiki/Hype_man" title="Hype man">hype man</a> when writing for <a href="/wiki/The_New_Yorker" title="The New Yorker">the New Yorker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Franklin contributed to <a href="/wiki/Tori_Kelly" title="Tori Kelly">Tori Kelly</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Hiding_Place_(Tori_Kelly_album)" title="Hiding Place (Tori Kelly album)">Hiding Place</a></i> album, released September 14, 2018. They had intended to collaborate on one song, but it turned into a larger project.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 25, 2019, Franklin released his single "Love Theory" and official music video for the song. "Love Theory" served the first single from his 13th studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Long,_Live,_Love" title="Long, Live, Love">Long Live Love</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Franklin released his second single, "Just for Me", in April 2019.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> His third single, "OK", was released in May 2019.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <i>Long Live Love</i> was released on May 31.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In February 2019, it was announced that BET's gospel music reality competition, <i>Sunday Best</i> would return from a four-year hiatus. Franklin will reprise his role as host.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/Trinity_Broadcasting_Network" title="Trinity Broadcasting Network">Trinity Broadcasting Network</a> aired the 2019 <a href="/wiki/GMA_Dove_Award" title="GMA Dove Award">GMA Dove Awards</a> on October 20, 2019, Franklin commented that his acceptance speech was edited to remove comments he made in relation to the <a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Atatiana_Jefferson" title="Killing of Atatiana Jefferson">killing of Atatiana Jefferson</a> by a police officer. He stated that he was boycotting the award show going forward as it was not the first time they had edited his acceptance speech to remove "reflections on police violence against Black Americans". GMA president, Jackie Patillo, apologized to Franklin and GMA made an unedited version of the speech available but stated that it was an unintentional action and that they were attempting to reduce the running time to meet a two-hour time-slot. Several other artists supported Franklin's boycott.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, he was among the inaugural inductees into the <a href="/wiki/Black_Music_%26_Entertainment_Walk_of_Fame" title="Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame">Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 21, 2021, Franklin and American rapper <a href="/wiki/Lil_Baby" title="Lil Baby">Lil Baby</a> released the song "We Win" for the <a href="/wiki/Space_Jam:_A_New_Legacy_(soundtrack)" title="Space Jam: A New Legacy (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a> to the 2021 film <i><a href="/wiki/Space_Jam:_A_New_Legacy" title="Space Jam: A New Legacy">Space Jam: A New Legacy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 14, 2023, Franklin released his thirteenth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Father%27s_Day_(Kirk_Franklin_album)" title="Father's Day (Kirk Franklin album)">Father's Day</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kirk_and_Tammy_Franklin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Kirk_and_Tammy_Franklin.jpg/220px-Kirk_and_Tammy_Franklin.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Kirk_and_Tammy_Franklin.jpg/330px-Kirk_and_Tammy_Franklin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Kirk_and_Tammy_Franklin.jpg/440px-Kirk_and_Tammy_Franklin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="457" /></a><figcaption>Franklin with his wife in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>On January 20, 1996, Franklin married long-time friend Tammy Collins.<sup id="cite_ref-exodusnews_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-exodusnews-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When they wed, they each had one child from previous relationships. As a couple, they have two children together. </p><p>In November 1996, Franklin had a near death experience after accidentally falling from a stage into an orchestra pit during a concert in <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis</a>, he had suffered a head injury which had left him in critical condition before making a full recovery.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2021, Franklin's oldest son, Kerrion, released an audio recording of a private conversation between him and his father in which both can be heard using profanities. Franklin subsequently apologized to his fans and followers.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, Franklin met his biological father Richard Hubbard for the first time and reconciled with his son Kerrion in his documentary film <i>Father's Day: A Kirk Franklin Story</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin_discography" title="Kirk Franklin discography">Kirk Franklin discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kirk_Franklin_&_The_Family"><span id="Kirk_Franklin_.26_The_Family"></span>Kirk Franklin & The Family</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Kirk Franklin & The Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin_and_the_Family" title="Kirk Franklin and the Family">Kirk Franklin and the Family</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin_%26_the_Family_Christmas" title="Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas">Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Whatcha_Lookin%27_4" title="Whatcha Lookin' 4">Whatcha Lookin' 4</a></i> (1996)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kirk_Franklin's_Nu_Nation"><span id="Kirk_Franklin.27s_Nu_Nation"></span>Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/God%27s_Property_from_Kirk_Franklin%27s_Nu_Nation" title="God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation">God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nu_Nation_Project" title="The Nu Nation Project">The Nu Nation Project</a></i> (1998)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kirk_Franklin_and_1_Nation_Crew">Kirk Franklin and 1 Nation Crew</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Kirk Franklin and 1 Nation Crew"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin_Presents_1NC" title="Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC">Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC</a></i> (2000)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kirk_Franklin">Kirk Franklin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Kirk Franklin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rebirth_of_Kirk_Franklin" title="The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin">The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hero_(Kirk_Franklin_album)" title="Hero (Kirk Franklin album)">Hero</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fight_of_My_Life" title="The Fight of My Life">The Fight of My Life</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hello_Fear" title="Hello Fear">Hello Fear</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Losing_My_Religion_(album)" title="Losing My Religion (album)">Losing My Religion</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Long,_Live,_Love" title="Long, Live, Love">Long, Live, Love</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Father%27s_Day_(Kirk_Franklin_album)" title="Father's Day (Kirk Franklin album)">Father’s Day</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kirk_Franklin_&_Maverick_City_Music"><span id="Kirk_Franklin_.26_Maverick_City_Music"></span>Kirk Franklin & Maverick City Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Kirk Franklin & Maverick City Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Book_One" title="Kingdom Book One">Kingdom Book One</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Film</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><i>Something to Sing About</i> </td> <td>Charles </td> <td>TV Movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Joyful_Noise_(film)" title="Joyful Noise (film)">Joyful Noise</a></i> </td> <td>Baylor Sykes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><i>Kirk Franklin's A Gospel Christmas</i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>TV Movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i>The Night Before Christmas</i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i>Father's Day: A Kirk Franklin Story</i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Documentary </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Television</b> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_700_Club" title="The 700 Club">The 700 Club</a></i> </td> <td>Himself/musical guest </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman" title="Late Show with David Letterman">Late Show with David Letterman</a></i> </td> <td>Musical guest </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4”">1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/All_That" title="All That">All That</a></i> </td> <td>Musical guest </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Kirk Franklin Show</i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Television_pilot" title="Television pilot">Pilot episode</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sister,_Sister_(TV_series)" title="Sister, Sister (TV series)">Sister, Sister</a></i> </td> <td>James Henry </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno" title="The Tonight Show with Jay Leno">The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</a></i> </td> <td>Musical guest </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Proud_Family" title="The Proud Family">The Proud Family</a></i> </td> <td>Reverend Haygood (voice) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno" title="The Tonight Show with Jay Leno">The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</a></i> </td> <td>Musical guest </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2004 </td> <td>Musical guest </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_700_Club" title="The 700 Club">The 700 Club</a></i> </td> <td>Himself/special guest </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">2005 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show" title="The Oprah Winfrey Show">The Oprah Winfrey Show</a></i> </td> <td>Himself/special guest </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">2016 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Steve_Harvey_(talk_show)" title="Steve Harvey (talk show)">Steve Harvey</a></i> </td> <td>Himself/special guest </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Steve_(talk_show)" title="Steve (talk show)">Steve</a></i> </td> <td>Himself/special guest </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Business" title="Kingdom Business">Kingdom Business</a></i> </td> <td>Deacon D'Wayne </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tamron_Hall_(talk_show)" title="Tamron Hall (talk show)">Tamron Hall</a></i> </td> <td>Himself/special guest </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Kirk_Franklin" title="List of awards and nominations received by Kirk Franklin">List of awards and nominations received by Kirk Franklin</a></div> <p>Franklin has received 20 <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 22 <a href="/wiki/GMA_Dove_Award" title="GMA Dove Award">GMA Dove Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also received <a href="/wiki/BET_Awards" title="BET Awards">BET Awards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Awards" title="Soul Train Music Awards">Soul Train Music Awards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stellar_Awards" title="Stellar Awards">Stellar Awards</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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May 20, 2021. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210520185642/https://www.rap-up.com/2021/05/20/lil-baby-kirk-franklin-space-jam-soundtrack/">Archived</a> from the original on May 20, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 24,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=Kirk+Franklin+Interview+After+Leaked+Phone+Call+With+Son&rft.date=2021-03-17&rft.aulast=Mamo&rft.aufirst=Heran&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F9542495%2Fkirk-franklin-first-interview-following-controversial-leaked-phone-call-son&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirk+Franklin" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.cbn.com/news/entertainment/kirk-franklins-raw-journey-meeting-his-father-first-time-53-i-wanted-daddy-so">Kirk Franklin's Raw Journey to Meeting His Father for the First Time at 53: 'I Wanted a Daddy so Bad'</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/kirk-franklin/9067">Kirk Franklin</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210414090836/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/kirk-franklin/9067">Archived</a> April 14, 2021, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, grammy.com, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gospel Music Association, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doveawards.com/awards/past-winners/">Past winners : Kirk Franklin</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150925100052/http://doveawards.com/awards/past-winners/">Archived</a> September 25, 2015, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, doveawards.com, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Franklin&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFranklin1998" class="citation book cs1">Franklin, Kirk (1998) [1998-10-1]. <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/churchboy00fran"><i>Church Boy</i></a></span>. Thomas Nelson. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8499-4050-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-8499-4050-8"><bdi>0-8499-4050-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Church+Boy&rft.pub=Thomas+Nelson&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=0-8499-4050-8&rft.aulast=Franklin&rft.aufirst=Kirk&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fchurchboy00fran&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirk+Franklin" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWaldron2007" class="citation journal cs1">Waldron, Clarence (October 29, 2007). "Kirk Franklin's new mission: finding gospel's next superstar and boosting the music's appeal". <i><a href="/wiki/Jet_(magazine)" title="Jet (magazine)">Jet</a></i>. <b>112</b> (17): 60(5).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Jet&rft.atitle=Kirk+Franklin%27s+new+mission%3A+finding+gospel%27s+next+superstar+and+boosting+the+music%27s+appeal&rft.volume=112&rft.issue=17&rft.pages=60%285%29&rft.date=2007-10-29&rft.aulast=Waldron&rft.aufirst=Clarence&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirk+Franklin" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSlagle2005" class="citation journal cs1">Slagle, Dana (December 26, 2005). "Kirk Franklin healed from 20-year addiction; filled with Christmas joy". <i><a href="/wiki/Jet_(magazine)" title="Jet (magazine)">Jet</a></i>. <b>108</b> (26): 52(6).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Jet&rft.atitle=Kirk+Franklin+healed+from+20-year+addiction%3B+filled+with+Christmas+joy&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=26&rft.pages=52%286%29&rft.date=2005-12-26&rft.aulast=Slagle&rft.aufirst=Dana&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirk+Franklin" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1">"Kirk Franklin's Joyful Noise". <i>Guideposts</i>. 1997.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Guideposts&rft.atitle=Kirk+Franklin%27s+Joyful+Noise&rft.date=1997&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKirk+Franklin" 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title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/En_Vogue" title="En Vogue">En Vogue</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kirk Franklin</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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Blige</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Empire_(2015_TV_series)" title="Empire (2015 TV series)">Empire</a></i> Cast featuring <a href="/wiki/Estelle_(musician)" title="Estelle (musician)">Estelle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jussie_Smollett" title="Jussie Smollett">Jussie Smollett</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> and <a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Blue_Ivy_Carter" title="Blue Ivy Carter">Blue Ivy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Jhn" title="Saint Jhn">Saint 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Kelly">R. Kelly</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Song_for_Mama" title="A Song for Mama">A Song for Mama</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(Kirk_Franklin_song)" title="Lean on Me (Kirk Franklin song)">Lean on Me</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kirk Franklin</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spend_My_Life_with_You" title="Spend My Life with You">Spend My Life with You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Ben%C3%A9t" title="Eric Benét">Eric Benét</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Tamia" title="Tamia">Tamia</a> (1999)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Open_My_Heart" title="Open My Heart">Open My Heart</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Adams" title="Yolanda Adams">Yolanda Adams</a> (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Woman%27s_Worth" title="A Woman's Worth">A Woman's Worth</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2001)</li> <li>"Brighter Day" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kirk Franklin</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dance_with_My_Father_(song)" title="Dance with My Father (song)">Dance with My Father</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Ain%27t_Got_You" title="If I Ain't Got You">If I Ain't Got You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Unbreakable_(Alicia_Keys_song)" title="Unbreakable (Alicia Keys song)">Unbreakable</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Am_Not_My_Hair" title="I Am Not My Hair">I Am Not My Hair</a>" – <a href="/wiki/India_Arie" title="India Arie">India Arie</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Like_You%27ll_Never_See_Me_Again" title="Like You'll Never See Me Again">Like You'll Never See Me Again</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Yes_We_Can_(will.i.am_song)" title="Yes We Can (will.i.am song)">Yes We Can</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am">will.i.am</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_in_Me" title="God in Me">God in Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mary_Mary" title="Mary Mary">Mary Mary</a> (2009)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bittersweet_(Fantasia_song)" title="Bittersweet (Fantasia song)">Bittersweet</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Fantasia_Barrino" class="mw-redirect" title="Fantasia Barrino">Fantasia</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Smile" class="mw-redirect" title="I Smile">I Smile</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kirk Franklin</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Look_to_You_(song)" title="I Look to You (song)">I Look to You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> and <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_of_Me_(John_Legend_song)" title="All of Me (John Legend song)">All of Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_Here_(Alicia_Keys_song)" title="We Are Here (Alicia Keys song)">We Are Here</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2014)</li> <li>"Back Together" – <a href="/wiki/Jill_Scott_(singer)" title="Jill Scott (singer)">Jill Scott</a> (2015)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contemporary <br /> (2016–2019)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Freedom_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song)" title="Freedom (Beyoncé song)">Freedom</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Humble_(song)" title="Humble (song)">HUMBLE.</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boo%27d_Up" title="Boo'd Up">Boo'd Up</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ella_Mai" title="Ella Mai">Ella Mai</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Before_I_Let_Go" title="Before I Let Go">Before I Let Go</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Traditional <br /> (2016–2019)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"I See Victory" – <a href="/wiki/Kim_Burrell" title="Kim Burrell">Kim Burrell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_What_I_Like_(Bruno_Mars_song)" title="That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song)">That's What I Like</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Long_as_I_Live_(Toni_Braxton_song)" title="Long as I Live (Toni Braxton song)">Long as I Live</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Toni_Braxton" title="Toni Braxton">Toni Braxton</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spirit_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song)" title="Spirit (Beyoncé song)">Spirit</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soul/R&B <br /> (2020–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_It_(Chloe_x_Halle_song)" title="Do It (Chloe x Halle song)">Do It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Chloe_x_Halle" title="Chloe x Halle">Chloe x Halle</a> (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pick_Up_Your_Feelings" title="Pick Up Your Feelings">Pick Up Your Feelings</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jazmine_Sullivan" title="Jazmine Sullivan">Jazmine Sullivan</a> (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cuff_It" title="Cuff It">Cuff It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/ICU_(song)" title="ICU (song)">ICU (Remix)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Coco_Jones" title="Coco Jones">Coco Jones</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hip Hop/Rap <br /> (2020–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Savage_(Megan_Thee_Stallion_song)" title="Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)">Savage (Remix)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion" title="Megan Thee Stallion">Megan Thee Stallion</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2020)</li> <li>"Fye Fye" – <a href="/wiki/Tobe_Nwigwe" title="Tobe Nwigwe">Tobe Nwigwe</a> featuring Fat Nwigwe (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hotel_Lobby_(Unc_%26_Phew)" title="Hotel Lobby (Unc & Phew)">Hotel Lobby</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Quavo" title="Quavo">Quavo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Takeoff_(rapper)" title="Takeoff (rapper)">Takeoff</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cobra_(Megan_Thee_Stallion_song)" title="Cobra (Megan Thee Stallion song)">Cobra</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion" title="Megan Thee Stallion">Megan Thee Stallion</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International <br /> (2020–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"Lockdown" – Original Koffee (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Essence_(Wizkid_song)" title="Essence (Wizkid song)">Essence</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Tems" title="Tems">Tems</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Bieber" 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