http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1219&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rssKirk Franklin has been a contemporary gospel sensation since his 1993 debut album, <I>Kirk Franklin & The Family</I>, broke records as the first gospel debut to reach platinum status. Since then, Franklin has spent his entire career at the forefront of a crossover-friendly gospel music scene, effortlessly riding the line between preaching and secular relevance. With s! ubsequent records receiving equally high praise over the next decade, Franklin continued to evolve his craft, though remaining primarily a rapper with melodic edges and leaving the heavier vocal lifting to extended members of the vastly talented Kirk Franklin "family." After his 2002 release, <I>The Rebirth Of Kirk Franklin</I>, was hailed as a masterpiece, he waited a full three years before reemerging from the studio with <I>Hero</I>, a hip-hop-R&B-urban gospel amalgam that brought all of his best features to the forefront in a project that sounded stylistically like a Franklin "best of," but was refreshingly original. - Amy BartlettChristian R&Ben720Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:25:57 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1219&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Kirk Franklin has been a contemporary gospel sensation since his 1993 debut album, <I>Kirk Franklin & The Family</I>, broke records as the first gospel debut to reach platinum status. Since then, Franklin has spent his entire career at the forefront of a crossover-friendly gospel music scene, effortlessly riding the line between preaching and secular relevance. With s! ubsequent records receiving equally high praise over the next decade, Franklin continued to evolve his craft, though remaining primarily a rapper with melodic edges and leaving the heavier vocal lifting to extended members of the vastly talented Kirk Franklin "family." After his 2002 release, <I>The Rebirth Of Kirk Franklin</I>, was hailed as a masterpiece, he waited a full three years before reemerging from the studio with <I>Hero</I>, a hip-hop-R&B-urban gospel amalgam that brought all of his best features to the forefront in a project that sounded stylistically like a Franklin "best of," but was refreshingly original. - Amy Bartlett http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765981&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 7 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2765981 tra.2765981 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas alb.192052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/5/1825878_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 1995-11-07 00:00:00.0 true Now Behold the Lamb tra.2765981 418000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765981&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765981&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7676478&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 4 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 7676478 tra.7676478 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Hero alb.7675839 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/4/3/2/1262344_170x170.jpg 2005-10-04 00:00:00.0 2005-10-04 00:00:00.0 true Imagine Me tra.7676478 318000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7676478&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7676478&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765984&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 7 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2765984 tra.2765984 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas alb.192052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/5/1825878_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 1995-11-07 00:00:00.0 true Jesus Is the Reason for the Season tra.2765984 345000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765984&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765984&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765983&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 7 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2765983 tra.2765983 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas alb.192052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/5/1825878_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 1995-11-07 00:00:00.0 true Silent Night tra.2765983 229000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765983&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765983&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2903884&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 29 Jun 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2903884 tra.2903884 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & The Family alb.314472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/3/7/1267380_170x170.jpg 2001-11-01 00:00:00.0 1993-06-29 00:00:00.0 true Why We Sing tra.2903884 355000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2903884&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2903884&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765982&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 7 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2765982 tra.2765982 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas alb.192052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/5/1825878_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 1995-11-07 00:00:00.0 true Night That Christ Was Born tra.2765982 272000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765982&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765982&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6810033&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 22 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 6810033 tra.6810033 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 The Nu Nation Project alb.6807337 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/2/0/1280277_170x170.jpg 2001-11-01 00:00:00.0 1998-09-22 00:00:00.0 true Lean On Me - (with Mary J. Blige/R. Kelly/Bono/Crystal Lewis) tra.6810033 309000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6810033&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6810033&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765987&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 7 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2765987 tra.2765987 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas alb.192052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/5/1825878_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 1995-11-07 00:00:00.0 true There's No Christmas Without You tra.2765987 254000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765987&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765987&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765988&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 7 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2765988 tra.2765988 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas alb.192052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/5/1825878_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 1995-11-07 00:00:00.0 true O Come All Ye Faithful tra.2765988 318000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765988&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765988&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765985&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 7 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2765985 tra.2765985 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas alb.192052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/5/1825878_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 1995-11-07 00:00:00.0 true Go Tell It on the Mountain tra.2765985 353000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765985&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765985&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765986&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 7 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2765986 tra.2765986 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas alb.192052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/5/1825878_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 1995-11-07 00:00:00.0 true They Need to Know tra.2765986 239000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765986&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765986&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6810034&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 22 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 6810034 tra.6810034 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 The Nu Nation Project alb.6807337 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/2/0/1280277_170x170.jpg 2001-11-01 00:00:00.0 1998-09-22 00:00:00.0 true Something About The Name Jesus tra.6810034 368000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6810034&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6810034&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7522203&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 9 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 7522203 tra.7522203 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Looking For You alb.7521855 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/3/2/1262331_170x170.jpg 2005-08-09 00:00:00.0 2005-08-09 00:00:00.0 true Looking For You tra.7522203 248000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7522203&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7522203&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765989&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 7 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2765989 tra.2765989 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas alb.192052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/5/1825878_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 1995-11-07 00:00:00.0 true Thank You for Your Child tra.2765989 274000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765989&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765989&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2903886&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 29 Jun 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2903886 tra.2903886 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & The Family alb.314472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/3/7/1267380_170x170.jpg 2001-11-01 00:00:00.0 1993-06-29 00:00:00.0 true Silver & Gold tra.2903886 292000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2903886&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2903886&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17508474&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 17508474 tra.17508474 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 The Fight Of My Life alb.17507709 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/4/0/1280489_170x170.jpg 2007-12-18 00:00:00.0 2007-12-18 00:00:00.0 true Help Me Believe tra.17508474 411000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17508474&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17508474&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765991&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 7 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2765991 tra.2765991 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas alb.192052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/5/1825878_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 1995-11-07 00:00:00.0 true Silver and Gold [Bonus on CD][Mix] tra.2765991 226000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765991&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765991&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2548368&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 19 Feb 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2548368 tra.2548368 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin alb.277282 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/1/5/1/1281517_170x170.jpg 2002-02-19 00:00:00.0 2002-02-19 00:00:00.0 true Hosanna tra.2548368 307000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2548368&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2548368&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7676473&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 4 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 7676473 tra.7676473 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Hero alb.7675839 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/4/3/2/1262344_170x170.jpg 2005-10-04 00:00:00.0 2005-10-04 00:00:00.0 true Looking For You tra.7676473 246000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7676473&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7676473&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765990&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 7 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2765990 tra.2765990 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas alb.192052 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/5/1825878_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 1995-11-07 00:00:00.0 true Love Song tra.2765990 252000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765990&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2765990&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17508473&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 17508473 tra.17508473 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 The Fight Of My Life alb.17507709 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/4/0/1280489_170x170.jpg 2007-12-18 00:00:00.0 2007-12-18 00:00:00.0 true Jesus tra.17508473 223000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17508473&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17508473&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2548444&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 19 Feb 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 2548444 tra.2548444 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin alb.277282 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/1/5/1/1281517_170x170.jpg 2002-02-19 00:00:00.0 2002-02-19 00:00:00.0 true Always tra.2548444 404000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2548444&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2548444&variant=data&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6810032&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Christian R&B Tue, 22 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Kirk Franklin on Rhapsody Online 6810032 tra.6810032 Kirk Franklin art.1219 0.99 The Nu Nation Project alb.6807337 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/2/0/1280277_170x170.jpg 2001-11-01 00:00:00.0 1998-09-22 00:00:00.0 true Revolution tra.6810032 337000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6810032&rws=%2Fkirk-franklin%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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