Kirk Franklin

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Kirk Franklin is an American gospel musician, choir director, and songwriter known for pioneering contemporary urban gospel by blending traditional church music with hip-hop and R&B influences.

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Kirk Franklin & The Family 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
choir director
gospel musician
human
record producer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1992
associatedAct God’s Property
One Nation Crew
The Family
awardReceived Dove Award
Grammy Award
Stellar Award
birthName Kirk Dewayne Franklin
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1970-01-26
genre Christian hip hop
R&B
contemporary gospel
gospel music
urban contemporary gospel
hasWebsite https://www.kirkfranklin.com/
instrument piano
vocals
knownFor blending traditional gospel with hip-hop and R&B
pioneering contemporary urban gospel
language English
name Kirk Franklin self-link
notableSong I Smile
Imagine Me
Lean on Me
Love Theory
Stomp
Wanna Be Happy?
notableWork God’s Property from Kirk Franklin’s Nu Nation
Hero
Kirk Franklin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kirk Franklin & The Family

Long Live Love
Losing My Religion
The Nu Nation Project
occupation choir director
musician
record producer
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Fort Worth, Texas
surface form: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
religion Christianity
residence Dallas, Texas
surface form: Dallas, Texas, United States
spouse Tammy Collins

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Coloring Book featuredArtist Kirk Franklin
Franklin hasNotableBearer Kirk Franklin
Chance the Rapper influencedBy Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin name Kirk Franklin self-link
Kirk Franklin notableWork Kirk Franklin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kirk Franklin & The Family