From the choir stand to the boardroom.
I've never been afraid to bring the block to the pulpit, or the pulpit to the block. That's always been the assignment. Kirk Franklin
Raised in Fort Worth, Texas by his great-aunt Gertrude after his mother gave him up as an infant, Kirk started playing piano at four and directing a church choir at eleven. By 1993, he had flipped gospel music on its head. His debut with The Family became the first gospel album in history to be certified Platinum, spending 100 weeks on the Billboard charts.
Three decades later, he stands as the most awarded gospel artist of his generation, and a quiet architect of the modern gospel industry. Through Fo Yo Soul Entertainment, his imprint at RCA/Sony, Kirk has produced, mentored and platformed a generation of voices. Through Den of Kings, he's hosting the conversations other rooms won't have.
Artist. Composer. Pastor. Producer. Entrepreneur. Author. Husband. Father. And still, thirty-plus years later, refusing to stay inside the lines.
