ROUND 4: Commissioned’s “Strange Land” and Kirk Franklin & Georgia Mass Choir’s “Joy”Īgain, this Verzuz wasn’t just about music, it was about music ministry, and both Franklin and Hammond wove moments of preaching, proclamation, and encouragement throughout. “He Reigns/Awesome God” isn’t his original work, but he flipped and updated it as only he can, and it instantly inspires whatever choreography listeners learned in the afore-mentioned choir 20 years ago. If this was a scored match, however, Franklin would get this point. Kirk and Fred were working from a list, which suggested they coordinated at least parts of their lineups, leaving room for head-to-head rounds like this. ROUND 3: Fred Hammond’s “Awesome God” and Kirk Franklin’s “He Reigns/Awesome God” Kirk followed with another classic Family joint, and the tenors watching from home stepped up in their collective living rooms to hit that “brighter day” with their chest. But on Sunday, everybody learned that Frederick also has jams that will make you “dance like David danced.” ROUND 2: Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ’s “When the Spirit of the Lord” and Kirk Franklin’s “Brighter Day”Įveryone knows Kirk Franklin has jams, but Hammond’s music is mostly known by those who put in years in the youth and young adult choirs, and those who came up in strict households with no secular music. Both songs highlighted how each artist were trendsetters in the contemporary Gospel sound with their music’s early ‘90s New Jack Swing influence.
ROUND 1: Fred Hammond’s “I Am Persuaded” and Kirk Franklin’s “He’s Able”īoth Fred and Kirk pulled out early signature songs to set the tone Fred with the title track from his first solo album, and Kirk with one of the singles from the Kirk Franklin and the Family album.
Swizz Beatz And Timbaland Talk 'Verzuz' Battles, Respond To Fan Requests Even Instagram (allegedly) sent a message for them to ignore the 90-second copyright restrictions and let the spirit move. And the spirit in the room (plus the anointed sound quality) blessed our souls so much that we were willing to forgive the slight social distancing infractions. Much like Beenie Man and Bounty Killer’s session, this was more a concert than a competition. So instead we’re going to review each round with an “and” instead of a “vs.” These two brothers in music ministry were building on and adding to each other’s energy over the course of 2.5 hours. Over the course of the event, they mixed straight talk, spiritual encouragement, prayer, and proper acknowledgment of the chaos waiting for us all after we eventually clicked out of the Instagram Live.Įven though Kirk came with and maintained a good-natured “battle” energy, this was ministry and fellowship, not a match. But the men of God met the task, setting the tone from the very beginning by appearing in shirts that said: “I Can’t Breathe” (Franklin) and “I Can’t Breathe – Again” (Hammond). These are moments when even the churched don’t necessarily believe the church can help. People are furious and scared.įranklin and Hammond had a large responsibility on their hands yesterday a delicate balance to maintain. Peaceful protests are morphing into violence at the hands of agitators. Video and news reports are coming in with furious speed.
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But Sunday’s Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond pairing, while full of the progressive gospel sound both men are famous for, was straight-up church.īetween the time Timbaland and Swizz announced the special event earlier this week-billed as “The Healing” and featuring opening words of prayer from Bishop TD Jakes-and Sunday, escalation of protests sparked by George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has literally spread like fire to cities across the country and world. Fans have also requested to see Kirk participate because of his hip-hop based productions and his mainstream familiarity. Kee and Hezikiah Walker organized their own matchup that Timbaland (a COGIC kid himself) and Swizz cosigned and promoted, proving the desire and demand for a Gospel Verzuz outing. In April, contemporary gospel greats John P.
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