The impeccably funky "Stomp," from 1997's God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation, parlayed a sample from Funkadelic's "One Nation Under a Groove" into a party jam for all occasions the next year, he balanced pop-adjacent accessibility with the anti-racist gospel-rap of tracks like "Revolution." Franklin's 2002 autobiographical masterpiece, Hero, personalized his crusade: Admissions of insecurity ignite the crescendoing "Imagine Me," while a Tears for Fears "Shout" sample accompanies lyrics about pornography addiction in "Let It Go." Franklin's rap-informed approach to gospel also made him an attractive collaborator for star MCs who were seeking a more spiritual path-in 2016, he appeared on Kanye’s Life of Pablo and Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book. 3 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop chart, introducing Franklin’s preaching-MC persona and demonstrating his knack for introducing hip secular sounds into gospel music.
He led an adult Baptist church choir at age 11, then released his debut album, 1993’s high-energy live recording Kirk Franklin & The Family, with a local 17-piece choir. Born Kirk Mathis in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1970, he was abandoned by both parents and raised by an aunt who recycled cans to pay for her four-year-old nephew's music lessons. Urban contemporary gospel king Kirk Franklin is his own best case study of music's ability to triumph over trauma.
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