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| Kirk Franklin |
Franklin is leading the way to
reunite with God’s Property, a popular choir that
attracted mainstream and gospel music success with their self-titled debut
album.
The offering, which was the choir’s
only release, came out in 1997 and included the hit single “Stomp,” which
featured Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl “Salt”
James.
Franklin made his intention of
getting back with God’s Property known by posting the following entry to
Facebook on New Year’s Day:
“FAMILY I think it’s time to get the
band back together…! GP ARE YOU WITH ME?!?! #2014″
The message instantly triggered a
flood of reaction as more than 50,000 people liked the message, 528 people
reposted it on their timelines and 2,400 comments addressed Franklin’s mission.
With a monster single in “Stomp,”
God’s Property encountered success with it’s first album selling more than 3 million
copies and residing at the top of Billboard’s gospel chart for at least 71
weeks. The “Stomp” music video became a fixture on MTV, BET and VH1 with
frequent play.
News of a potential God’s Property
reunion comes nearly 17 years after the choir and Franklin went their separate
ways following a lawsuit filed against the entertainer by God’s Property. The
lawsuit, filed in November 1998, accused Franklin of coercing the choir’s
founder Linda Searight into signing an “onerous and one-sided” contract with
B-Rite Music. In addition, the lawsuit claimed that Franklin owed the choir
money. It was ultimately settled.
Despite things ending on a less than
stellar note with Franklin, members of God’s Property have found individual
success since the split. The choir lead Myron Butler released four CDs after landing
his own record deal with the former EMI Gospel, which later became Motown
Gospel.
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