There were a vast amount of musicians that did their best to spread their beliefs through something that almost everyone loved: music. But one musician is Kirk Franklin. Kirk Franklin was born on January 26, 1970 in Forth Worth, Texas. From a very early age, Franklin developed a passion for music, and at age 7, he began to sing. At the same age, he got his first contract, but unfortunately, his aunt turned it down. At age 11, Kirk Franklin became the Director of the Mt. Rose Baptist Church Child Choir, which is the church he belongs to. Eventually, though, Kirk stopped playing music, as some of his insecurities got to him, and now he has completely stopped at the age of 54.