KB (rapper)
KB (* 21 July 1988 in St. Petersburg , Florida , as Kevin Elijah Burgess ) is an American gospel rapper. As a solo artist he has been under contract with Reach Records since 2010. He is also a member of the hip-hop group 116 Clique .
biography
Kevin Elijah Burgess grew up in Illinois and St. Petersburg. He struggled with drugs and depression in his youth, but eventually turned to the Christian faith through a Christian album that a friend gave him.
After graduating from college, Burgess joined a number of Christian rappers and founded the hip-hop group HGA with them . There Burgess was discovered by Lecrae , who signed him to Reach Records . In 2011 he published his first mixtape Who is KB? . He later worked with artists such as Andy Mineo and Trip Lee. He released his debut album Weight & Glory in 2012. This, like his subsequent albums, reached number 1 in the US Christian album charts.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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Christian
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| 2012 | Weight & Glory |
US34 (2 weeks) US |
Christian1 (10 weeks) Christian |
First published: July 17, 2012
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| 2015 | Tomorrow We Live |
US18 (1 week) US |
Christian1 (34 weeks) Christian |
First published: April 21, 2015
|
| 2017 | Today We Rebel |
US91 (1 week) US |
Christian1 (7 weeks) Christian |
First published: October 20, 2017
|
EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US
|
Christian
|
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| 2014 | 100 |
US22 (2 weeks) US |
Christian1 (5 weeks) Christian |
First published: March 4, 2014
|
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Christian
|
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| 2014 | 100 100 |
Christian31 (1 week) Christian |
feat. Andy Mineo
|
| Undefeated 100 |
Christian39 (1 week) Christian |
feat. Derek Minor
|
|
| 2015 | Sideways Tomorrow We Live |
Christian29 (7 weeks) Christian |
feat. Lecrae
|
| Crowns & Thorns (Oceans) Tomorrow We Live |
Christian31 (16 weeks) Christian |
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| Ima Just Do It Tomorrow We Live |
Christian34 (2 weeks) Christian |
feat. Bubba Watson
|
|
| I Believe Tomorrow We Live |
Christian38 (1 week) Christian |
feat. Mattie
|
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| 2016 | Tempo Today We Rebel |
Christian48 (6 weeks) Christian |
|
| 2017 | Monster Today We Rebel |
Christian39 (2 weeks) Christian |
feat. Aha gazelle
|
| DNOU Today We Rebel |
Christian45 (1 week) Christian |
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| Not Today Satan Today We Rebel |
Christian32 (8 weeks) Christian |
feat. Andy Mineo
|
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| 2018 | No chains |
Christian30 (16 weeks) Christian |
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| 2019 | Hold me back |
Christian29 (14 weeks) Christian |
|
| Lincoln |
Christian43 (1 week) Christian |
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| 2020 | Armies |
Christian28 (... weeks) Christian |
|
| 10k |
Christian36 (... weeks) Christian |
Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Christian
|
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| 2013 | The Saints Heroes for Sale |
Christian44 (7 weeks) Christian |
Andy Mineo feat. KB & Trip Lee
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| 2014 | Paganini Neverland |
Christian46 (2 weeks) Christian |
Andy Mineo feat. KB & Canon
|
| BZRK Time Stands Still |
Christian34 (10 weeks) Christian |
Family Force 5 feat. KB
|
|
| Now They Know |
Christian41 (1 week) Christian |
116 feat. KB, Andy Mineo, Derek Minor, Tedashii & Lecrae
|
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| 2016 | I Wouldn't Know Church Clothes 3 |
Christian22 (4 weeks) Christian |
Lecrae feat. KB
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| 2017 | O God Forgive Us Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. |
Christian14 (26 weeks) Christian |
For King & Country feat. KB
|
| God Speed We Belong |
Christian43 (3 weeks) Christian |
GAWVI feat. Andy Mineo & KB
|
|
| Way up |
Christian45 (1 week) Christian |
Tedashii feat. KB
|
Individual evidence
- ^ Reach Records: KB - Weight & Glory Behind the Music and More (@kb_hga @reachrecords) . YouTube . July 6, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ↑ HGA . Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ KB signs with Reach Records . Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | KB |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burgess, Kevin Elijah (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American gospel rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg , Florida , |