KB (rapper)

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::summary American rapper ::

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Field	Value
name	KB
birth_name	Kevin Elijah Burgess
alias	KB, K to the Second Letter, Moreno Papi Loco, KB the Second
birth_date
birth_place	St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
genre	Christian hip hop
occupation	Rapper
years_active	2006–present
label	Reach, Native North, Essential Sound
associated_acts	116, HGA
website
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| name = KB | image = | birth_name = Kevin Elijah Burgess | alias = KB, K to the Second Letter, Moreno Papi Loco, KB the Second | birth_date = | birth_place = St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | genre = Christian hip hop | occupation = Rapper | years_active = 2006–present | label = Reach, Native North, Essential Sound | associated_acts = 116, HGA | website =

Kevin Elijah Burgess (born July 21, 1988), better known by his stage name KB, is an American Christian hip hop artist and music executive from St. Petersburg, Florida. He is the leader of the hip-hop group HGA (His Glory Alone). Burgess signed a solo artist contract with Reach Records in 2010. The label has released several projects, including the Who Is KB? mixtape in 2011, Weight & Glory, on July 17, 2012, 100 EP on March 4, 2014, Tomorrow We Live on April 21, 2015, and Today We Rebel on October 20, 2017. He was formerly a member of the label collective formerly 116 clique shortened to 116.

He left Reach Records in 2020 and signed with Essential Sound, releasing his fourth studio album, His Glory Alone in 2020 as well as its sequel His Glory Alone II in 2023.

Biography

Early life

Kevin Elijah Burgess was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, on July 21, 1988, into a military family. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved to Southern Illinois. When he was eight years old, his parents divorced, and he moved back with his mother to the south side of St. Petersburg, which, according to Burgess, is "probably one of the worst areas in the state."

Formation of HGA

After high school, Burgess enrolled in Bible college, where he befriended a group of Christian rappers. They formed a hip-hop group called HGA, short for His Glory Alone. Burgess was invited onto the Acquire the Fire tour by Lecrae and was asked to join the Reach Records team just a few months later.

The Reach Records Years

Burgess signed with Reach Records in 2010 and appeared that year on Lecrae's album Rehab. His mixtape Who Is KB? followed a year later, along with appearances with PRo and Tedashii. Who Is KB? garnered 30,000 downloads by the following year. In January 2012, he released a second single, "Zone Out," featuring Chris Lee Cobbins. Burgess also appeared with Andy Mineo on Trip Lee's album The Good Life. Burgess's debut album, Weight & Glory, was released a month later and featured the song "Church Clap" featuring Lecrae, his only RIAA certified song.

On May 30, 2013, Reach Records announced a four-part project entitled 1st and 16th. This project involved Burgess releasing a new song on the first and sixteenth of June and July. On June 1, Part 1, "HCB Freestyle," was released. The songs "Ride" and "Be All Right" were also part of the 1st and 16th project.

On February 10, 2014, KB announced his new project, an EP titled 100, which was released on March 4, 2014. Burgess also appeared in Family Force 5's music video for the song "BZRK," released on May 23, 2014, as a featured artist.

On February 3, 2015, KB announced on social media his second studio album, Tomorrow We Live, including the cover and release date, which was set for April 21, 2015. The first single from the album, "Sideways," featuring Lecrae, was released on February 23, 2015. The second single, "Crowns & Thorns (Oceans)," was released on March 10, 2015.

On October 20, 2017, KB released his third studio album, Today We Rebel. The first single from the album, "Tempo," was released a year prior to the album's release. The second single, "Monster," featuring Aha Gazelle, was released on September 15, 2017.

The Essential Sound Years

In 2020, he announced that he would not be renewing his contract with Reach Records and instead signed with Essential Sound, a Sony Music imprint.

KB released three singles—"Armies," "10K," and "Lil Boy"—from his fourth studio album, His Glory Alone. The album was released on September 25, 2020.

On August 11, 2023, KB released his fifth studio album, His Glory Alone II. The album was preceded by five singles: "King Jesus" with nobigdyl., "Graves" with Brandon Lake, "EZ," "Glory 2 Glory," and "Danza." It was followed by a deluxe edition featuring five new tracks.

Personal life

Burgess is married to his wife, Michelle, and they have three children.

Discography

Studio albums

::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Chart positions | US | US Gospel | US Christ. | US Indie | US Rap | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2012 | Weight & Glory | 34 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | | | 2015 | Tomorrow We Live | 18 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | 2017 | Today We Rebel | 91 | — | 1 | 8 | — | | | 2020 | His Glory Alone | — | — | 4 | — | — | | | 2023 | His Glory Alone II | — | — | 4 | — | — | | | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | | | | | | | | | Note: Beginning in 2015, Billboard rendered most hip hop/rap songs ineligible for the Gospel charts | | | | | | | | ::

Collaboration albums

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Year	Title	Chart positions	U.S. Gospel	U.S. Christ.
2011	Man Up
(with 116 Clique)	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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EPs

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Year	Title	Chart positions	US	US Gospel	US Christ.	US Ind.	US Rap
2014	100	22	1	1	3	4
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Mixtapes

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Year	Title
2011	Who Is KB?
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Multimedia series

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Year	Title	Publisher
2013	1st & 16th	Reach
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Singles

As lead artist

::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | US Christ. | US Gospel | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2011 | "Hello" (featuring Suzy Rock) | — | — | Weight & Glory | | | 2012 | "Zone Out" (featuring Chris Lee Cobbins) | — | — | | | | "Go Off" (featuring Tedashii & Andy Mineo) | — | — | | | | | 2014 | "100" (featuring Andy Mineo) | 31 | 18 | 100 | | | 2015 | "Sideways" (featuring Lecrae) | 29 | — | Tomorrow We Live | | | "Crowns & Thorns (Oceans)" | 31 | — | | | | | "Ima Just Do It" (featuring Bubba Watson) | 37 | — | | | | | 2016 | "Tempo" | 48 | — | Today We Rebel | | | 2017 | "HomeTeam" (featuring Lecrae) | — | — | non-album single | | | "Monster" (featuring Aha Gazelle) | 39 | — | Today We Rebel | | | | 2018 | "No Chains" | 30 | — | non-album single | | | "Long Live the Champion" (featuring Yariel and GabrielRodriguezEMC) | — | — | | | | | "Die Rich" (featuring Ray Emmanuel) | — | — | | | | | 2019 | "DNOU2" | — | — | | | | "Hold Me Back" | 29 | — | | | | | "Lincoln" | 43 | — | | | | | 2020 | "Armies" | 28 | — | His Glory Alone | | | "10K" | 30 | — | | | | | "Lil Boy" | 41 | — | | | | | 2021 | "Worship In The Moshpit" | — | — | non-album single | | | 2022 | "King Jesus" (featuring nobigdyl.) | — | — | His Glory Alone II | | | "Graves" | 33 | — | | | | | 2023 | "EZ" | 31 | — | | | | "Glory 2 Glory" | — | — | | | | | "Danza" (featuring Nico Eme, Cardec Drums.) | — | — | | | | | 2025 | "God Did" (with Rua Young) | — | — | rowspan="2" | | | 2026 | "Got a Reason" (with Nobigdyl) | — | — | | | | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | | | | | | | Note: Beginning in 2015, Billboard rendered most hip hop/rap songs ineligible for the Gospel charts | | | | | | ::

As featured artist

::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | US Christ | US Pop | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2011 | "116" (PRo featuring KB) | — | — | non-album single | | | 2013 | "Passing" (Json featuring Serge and KB) | — | — | Braille | | | 2013 | "All In" (Flame featuring KB) | — | — | Royal Flush | | | 2014 | "BZRK" | 34 | — | Time Stand Still | | | 2015 | "Northern Sky" (Capital Kings feat. KB) | — | — | II | | | 2017 | "O God Forgive Us" (For King & Country featuring KB) | 14 | — | Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. | | | 2020 | "Smoke Free" (Bizzle) | — | — | The Messenger 4 | | | 2021 | "Can't Tell It All (Remix)" (Hulvey feat. KB & Lecrae ) | — | — | non-album single | | | 2025 | "Yes" (Steven Malcolm featuring KB and For King & Country) | — | 33 | | | | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | | | | | | ::

Other charted and certified songs

::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | US Christ. | US Gospel | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2012 | "Church Clap" (featuring Lecrae) | — | — | | Weight & Glory | | | 2013 | "The Saints" (Andy Mineo featuring KB & Trip Lee) | 44 | 18 | | Heroes for Sale | | | 2014 | "Paganini" (Andy Mineo featuring KB & Canon) | 46 | 21 | | Never Land | | | "Undefeated" (featuring Derek Minor) | 39 | 21 | | 100 | | | | "Earthquake" (Tedashii featuring Dimitri McDowell & KB) | — | 22 | | Below Paradise (Deluxe Edition) | | | | 2015 | "I Believe" (featuring Mattie) | 38 | — | | Tomorrow We Live | | | 2017 | "DNOU" | 45 | — | | Today We Rebel | | | "Not Today Satan" (featuring Andy Mineo) | 32 | — | | | | | | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | | | | | | | ::

Guest appearances

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Title	Year	Other performer(s)	Album
"Used to Do It Too"	2010	Lecrae	Rehab
"Full Court Mess"	2011	Pro	Dying to Live
"Young"	Andy Mineo	Formerly Known
"You Know What it Is"	Tedashii, PK	Blacklight
"One Sixteen"	2012	Trip Lee, Andy Mineo	The Good Life
"Fuego"	Lecrae, Suzy Rock	Gravity (iTunes edition)
"The Saints Remix"	Black Knight, Andy Mineo, Trip Lee	#ItsTheBlackKnight Beat Tape
"King of the World"	2014	Flame, V.Rose, Mike Real, Nico Wells	Jesus or Nothing
"For Those Who Can't Speak"	Tenth Avenue North, Derek Minor	Cathedrals
"I Wouldn't Know"	2016	Lecrae	Church Clothes 3
"Prove It"	Crowder	American Prodigal
"Back Soon"	2021	1K Phew, Parris Chariz	What's Understood
"Blessed"	JStu, Hyper Fenton	Summer's Back
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Music videos

As lead artist

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Title	Year	Director	Views
"Zone Out" (featuring Chris Lee Cobbins)	2012		3.1M
"HCB Freestyle"	2013	Will Thomas	576K
"Heart Song" (featuring Jasmine Leshea)		610K
"100" (featuring Andy Mineo)	2014	Squint	5.9M
"Kamikaze" (featuring Prisca)		1.3M
"Sideways" (featuring Lecrae)	2015	Kyle Dettman	8.7M
"Drowning"	2016	Sam Brave	2M
"Tempo"		2.6M
"DNOU"	2017	Sam Brave	1.7M
"Not Today Satan" (featuring Andy Mineo)	2018	Nathan Corrona	3.2M
"No Chains"		16M
"Long Live The Champions" (featuring Yariel, GabrielRodriguezEMC)	Juan Garcia	9.1M
"Die Rich" (featuring Ray Emmanuel)		1.8M
"Hold Me Back"	2019		5.2M
"10k"	2020	Juan Garcia	10M
"Lil Boy"		1.3M
"Dark Skin"	2021		198K
"Libre" (featuring Tommy Royale)		1.8M
"Masterpiece"		1M
"This Is Life"		1.1M
"Worship In The Moshpit"		1.4M
"So Tired"		554K
"King Jesus" (featuring nobigdyl)	2022		3.7M
"Graves" (featuring Brandon Lake)		Joan Garcia	1.9M
"Graves - Acoustic" (featuring Brandon Lake)		523K
"EZ"	2023		1M
"Glory 2 Glory"		1.9M
"Danza" (featuring Nico Eme, Cardec Drums)		2.2M
"Miracles" (featuring Lecrae)		3.4M
"It Ain't Safe"	2024		328K
"Friends" (featuring Ty Brasel)		82K
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As featured artist

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Title	Year	Director
"Young" (Andy Mineo featuring KB)	2012	Kyle Dettman
"One Sixteen" (Trip Lee featuring KB and Andy Mineo)	2012
"BZRK" (Family Force 5 featuring KB)	2014	Ryan Hamblin
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Awards and nominations

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Year	Organization	Nominee / work	Category	Result	Ref.	2025
We Love Awards	"God Did It"
(Rua Young featuring KB)	Rap / Hip Hop Song of the Year
"Yes"
(with Steven Malcomb and For King & Country)	Collaboration of the Year
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References

References

1. KB official Twitter account. (July 21, 2014). "Amazing birthday by way of my lovely wife!". Twitter.
2. Reach Records. (July 6, 2012). "KB – Weight & Glory Behind the Music and More (@kb_hga @reachrecords)".
3. Reach Records. "KB". Reach Records.
4. "Entermission". [[AllMusic]].
5. Rogers and Cowan PR. (July 17, 2012). "Reach Records' latest hip hop Artist KB, Makes July 17th Debut Release of 'Weight & Glory'". Breathecast.
6. (January 25, 2011). "PRo "116" feat. KB". [[Rapzilla]].
7. Monger, James Christopher. "Blacklight". [[AllMusic]].
8. (August 2, 2011). "PRo 'Dying To Live' Tracklisting". [[Rapzilla]].
9. (January 24, 2011). "KB 'Zone Out' feat. Chris Lee". [[Rapzilla]].
10. Ham, Robert. (July 17, 2012). "KB: Weight & Glory". Christianity Today.
11. Peterson, Aaron. (July 3, 2012). "KB {{!}} Weight & Glory". The Christian Manifesto.
12. (May 30, 2013). "Reach Records". Reach Records.
13. "Reach Records". Reach Records.
14. (May 23, 2014). "Family Force 5 – BZRK [feat. KB] (Official Music Video)".
15. Daniels, David. (February 3, 2015). "KB reveals new 2015 album title, cover and release date". Rapzilla.
16. Daniels, David. (February 23, 2015). "Lyric Video: KB – Sideways feat. Lecrae". Rapzilla.
17. "Rapper KB Says 'Tomorrow We Live' was Inspired by African 'Motherland'; Album Focuses on Emotions of a Day [VIDEO INTERVIEW]".
18. (October 20, 2017). "Today We Rebel by KB on Apple Music". iTunes Store.
19. (August 5, 2016). "Tempo – Single by KB on Apple Music". iTunes Store.
20. Solis, Steven. (September 15, 2017). "Music: KB – Monster ft. Aha Gazelle".
21. (April 13, 2020). "KB Inks Deal with Sony Imprint – Essential Sound; New Album 2020".
22. "His Glory Alone by KB on Apple Music". Apple Music.
23. Sahms, Jacob. (March 4, 2019). "KB Knows the Power of the Gospel".
24. KB. (January 18, 2020). "Her name is Nala. And she has my heart forever. Welcome, my beautiful daughter".
25. "Bay area man becomes top Christian hip hop artist".
26. "KB Chart History: Billboard 200".
27. "KB Chart History: Gospel Albums".
28. "KB Chart History: Christian Albums".
29. "KB Chart History: Independent Albums".
30. "KB Chart History: Rap Albums".
31. (September 14, 2017). "KB Reveals 'Today We Rebel' Cover & Release Date with Partial Tracklist".
32. (January 2026). "KB – Chart history".
33. Sarachik, Justin. (April 5, 2019). "KB – DNOU2".
34. "Pop Airplay: Week of January 31, 2026".
35. "Church Clap".
36. "KB - Zone Out ft. Chris Lee (@kb_hga @reachrecords)".
37. (June 2013). "KB - HCB Freestyle (@kb_hga @reachrecords)".
38. (June 16, 2013). "KB - Heart Song ft. Jasmine Le'Shea (@Kb_hga @reachrecords)".
39. (February 28, 2014). "KB - 100 ft. Andy Mineo - OFFICIAL VIDEO (@kb_hga @reachrecords)".
40. (July 31, 2014). "KB & Prisca – Kamikaze (@KB_HGA @reachrecords)".
41. (April 15, 2015). "KB - Sideways ft. Lecrae (@ReachRecords @KB_HGA)".
42. (June 6, 2016). "KB - Drowning".
43. (July 27, 2016). "KB - Tempo (@KB_HGA @ReachRecords)".
44. (October 16, 2017). "KB - DNOU Official Music Video".
45. (March 30, 2018). "KB – Not Today Satan feat. Andy Mineo".
46. (April 17, 2018). "KB - No Chains".
47. (July 17, 2018). "KB - Long Live the Champion feat. Yariel, GabrielRodriguezEMC (Official Music Video)".
48. (November 27, 2018). "KB - Die Rich feat. Ray Emmanuel (Official Visual)".
49. (May 2, 2019). "KB - Hold Me Back (Official Music Video)".
50. (July 9, 2020). "KB - 10k (Official Music Video)".
51. (September 2020). "KB - Lil Boy (Official Music Video)".
52. (July 9, 2020). "KB - Dark Skin (Official Lyric Video) ft. Black Violin".
53. (February 25, 2021). "KB - Libre (Official Lyric Video) ft. Tommy Royale".
54. (April 30, 2021). "KB - Masterpiece (Official Music Video)".
55. (June 25, 2021). "KB - This Is Life (Official Lyric Video)".
56. (March 19, 2021). "KB - Worship in the Moshpit (Official Music Video)".
57. (November 18, 2021). "KB - So Tired (Official Music Video)".
58. (February 25, 2022). "KB, nobigdyl - King Jesus (Official Music Video".
59. (October 27, 2022). "KB, Brandon Lake - Graves (Official Music Video)".
60. (October 27, 2022). "KB x Brandon Lake - Graves (Official Acoustic Video)".
61. (December 2, 2022). "KB - EZ (Official Music Video)".
62. (July 7, 2023). "KB - Glory 2 Glory (Visualizer)".
63. (July 27, 2023). "KB, Niko Eme, Cardec Drums - Danza (Official Music Video)".
64. (August 10, 2023). "KB, Lecrae - Miracles (Official Music Video)".
65. (February 20, 2024). "KB - It Ain't Safe (Music Video)".
66. (August 2, 2024). "KB - KB, Ty Brasel - Friends (Music Video)".
67. (2026-01-05). "We Love Christian Music Awards - Nominees". New Release Today.

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