Fort Worth native and 19x Grammy award winner Kirk Franklin stopped by 97.9 the Beat studios to talk about the big Exodus Music and Arts Festival, his new single “All Things”, and the his new TV dating series that he hosts alongside his wife Tammy Franklin called “The One”! He also shares his thoughts on […]
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Follow The Beat On Twitter: Kirk Franklin opens up to his social media platform, to the seriousness of the recent government shutdown. Some workers across the country have even called in to work “sick”. Due to paychecks being delivered with a $0.00 balance has caused more harm than help to goverment employees nationwide. Press play […]
Kirk Franklin doesn't play when it comes to God or his family.
The gospel singer demolished a man who thought it was a good idea to threaten his daughter over an anti-Muslim ban Tweet.
height=343] We got something to uplift your spirits today. Listen to the audio player to hear Kirk Franklin‘s “Stomp” in the latest Praise Break! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Get more Praise Breaks here and tune in to “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” weekdays at 9:50 a.m. to hear the Praise Break LIVE! RELATED: Praise Break: Rev. Paul Jones “I Won’t […]
Meet music newcomer Sir The Baptist, a 28-year-old artist who's inspiring youth to become their best selves through music and morality.
Listen to the audio player to hear Kanye West’s uplifting song, Kanye West “Ultralight Beam” ft. Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin Chance the Rapper, The Dream, in the latest Praise Break! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Get more Praise Breaks here and tune in to “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” weekdays at 9:50 a.m. to hear the Praise Break LIVE! RELATED: Praise Break: […]
Kirk Franklin chats with Rickey Smiley about his “20 Years in One Night” tour, which includes 2 and a half hours and over 40 non-stop hits from the past 20 years of his career. He also talks about the fan response to his new album and all the singles he’s got to offer from it. Sign Up For […]
Kanye celebrated his Resurrection Sunday in more ways than one. Not only did Kanye dress up as the Easter bunny during his family holiday celebration, but he also released “Ultralight Prayer” featuring Kelly Price and Kirk Franklin. As part of the deluxe version of T.L.O.P., Ye dropped the 120-second song, which serves as an outro […]
Risen On this Easter Sunday, Kanye blesses us with an extended version of “Ultralight Beam”‘s outro featuring a sermon from Kirk Franklin and Kelly Price. Amen
The rapper finally released an album and simultaneously revealed personal issues relating to his money.