Weight & Glory
2012 studio album by KB
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Weight & Glory is the debut album of Christian hip hop artist KB, released on July 17, 2012. It is a follow-up to his 2011 mixtape Who is KB?, and was highly anticipated since KB's signing to Reach Records in 2010.[1][2] It features appearances by label-mates Lecrae, Tedashii, Trip Lee, and Andy Mineo, as well as Swoope, J Paul, Chris Lee Cobbins, and Suzy Rock, among others.[3][4] Producers include Street Symphony, Dirty Rice, Cheesebeats, and Black Knight.[3][4] The album debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 9,700 copies.[5] Critical reception was highly positive.
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| Released | July 17, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Christian hip-hop | |||
| Label | Reach | |||
| Producer | Dirty Rice, Coko Korinne, Black Knight, Andre Atkinson, Mark Mims, Maurice Tonia, Street Symphony, Alex Medina, Geeda, Joseph Prielozny, Cheesebeats (a.k.a. Tha Kracken), Halo, PK, Karac, Benjah, Sky, and ThaInnaCircle | |||
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Reception
Critical reception
The album was received very well by critics. Christianity Today rated the album four out of five, stating that "Christian hip-hop doesn't get more fist-pumpingly urgent and soulful as it does when Kevin Burgess, aka KB, is on the mic."[7] The Christian Manifesto rated the album a full five stars and nominated it for the website's 2012 Lime Awards.[2] DaSouth gave the album a four-point-five out of five, along with New Release Tuesday, while Indie Vision Music gave it four out of five.[1][8][11] Jesus Freak Hideout was more divided, with one reviewer giving the album a four out of five and the other rating it three-point-five out of five.[9][10] Hollywood Jesus and Jam the Hype! were both favorable to the album.[13][14] Rapzilla rated the album four out of five, stating "Weight & Glory is an impressive debut album. Even though there are a couple songs I didn’t particularly vibe with, the overall presentation is great. Many start their careers with lackluster debuts, but KB hit this out of the park."[12]
iTunes chart position
Upon its release, Weight & Glory was reported by Rapzilla to have reached #2 on the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap chart, and #11 overall within two hours.[15] Rapzilla urged readers to push the album into the top ten spot on the overall iTunes chart, and the album subsequently reached #7.[15] Jam the Hype! Radio subsequently urged readers to push it to the #1 spot.[16]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Weight Music" (featuring Jenny Norlin) | Burgess, Norlin, Mackey, Eason | Dirty Rice and Coko Korinne | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Zone Out" (featuring Chris Lee Cobbins) | Burgess, Cobbins, Peavy | Black Knight of Black Knight Creationz | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Anomaly" | Burgess, Atkinson, Mims, Tonia | Andre Atkinson, Mark Mims, and Maurice Tonia | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Don't Mean Much" (featuring Sho Baraka and also Mitch Parks from After Edmund) | Burgess, Lewis, Parks, Abbott, John Williams, Thom, Boller, Preilozny, Esmond, Okoth | Cheesebeats a.k.a. Tha Kracken for LateBloom Productions, Benjah, Sky, Joseph Prielozny, Street Symphony, and ThaInnaCircle | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Go Off" (featuring Tedashii and Andy Mineo) | Burgess, Anderson, Mineo, Medina, Cornelius | Alex Medina, Co-produced by Geeda | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Mr. Pretender" | Burgess, Relliford, Mackey | Dirty Rice | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Open Letter (Battlefield)" (featuring Swoope, Trip Lee) | Burgess, Swoope, Barefield, Sims, Williams, Ezell, Mackey, Prielozny | Dirty Rice and Joseph Prielozny | 5:29 |
| 8. | "Heart Song" (featuring Jasmine Le'Shea) | Burgess, Sims, Prielozny, John Williams | Joseph Prielozny and Cheesebeats a.k.a. Tha Kracken | 4:37 |
| 9. | "Angels" (featuring Flame) | Burgess, Gray, Peavy | Black Knight | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Tear It Down" | Burgess, Lightfoot | Halo for ATP | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Church Clap" (featuring Lecrae) | Burgess, Moore, Sims, John Williams, Prielozny | Cheesebeats a.k.a. Tha Kracken | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Hello" (featuring Suzy Rock) | Burgess, Sims, Prielozny, John Williams | Alex Medina | 3:06 |
| 13. | "Here We Go" (featuring PK Oneday) | Burgess, Taylor, Montgomery, Ace Harris | PK ONEDAY | 4:34 |
| 14. | "Zone Out (Amped Remix)" (Bonus track) | Burgess, Cobbins, Prielozny, Peavy, Boldick | Joseph Prielozny, Co-Produced by Black Knight and Karac | 4:07 |
Charts
| Chart | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 34 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums | 4 |