GospelCity Black History Month Salute to Gospel Artists

Houston native, Kirk Franklin, has recorded with the best in gospel (Yolanda Adams and Donnie McClurkin) and the best in secular entertainment (Bono, Mary J. Blige and R. Kelly). His stellar career has yet to slow down and with his recent release, The Fight of My Life, maybe it shouldn’t.

Kirk Franklin, the choir boy who was taunted by his peers for being wrapped up in the church, has always been in the fight of his life. The product of a teen mom, he was lured by some serious vices like smoking weed and drinking, and the thing that he feared the most came upon him – teen fatherhood. If his song lyrics reveal a pattern of mercy and grace in their content, it’s only because Franklin revels in having received much of both from God.

A few years ago, Franklin appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss his addiction to pornography, a gutsy move. He exposed this truth to a new audience and instead of alienating fans; Kirk earned more with his transparency and boldness in letting everyone know that Christians have struggles too.