Weight & Glory

---

title: "Weight & Glory" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2012-debut-albums", "kb-(rapper)-albums", "reach-records-albums", "albums-produced-by-street-symphony"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_&_Glory" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]

Field	Value
name	Weight & Glory
type	studio
artist	KB
cover	Weight & Glory.jpg
released
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
prev_title	Who is KB?
prev_year	2011
next_title	100
next_year	2014
misc	{{Singles
name	Weight & Glory
type	Studio
single1	Hello
single1date	October 28, 2011
single2	Zone Out
single2date	January 24, 2012
single3	Go Off
single3date	June 7, 2012
::

| name = Weight & Glory | type = studio | artist = KB | cover = Weight & Glory.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Christian hip-hop | length = | 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 | prev_title = Who is KB? | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = 100 | next_year = 2014 | misc = {{Singles | name = Weight & Glory | type = Studio | single1 = Hello | single1date = October 28, 2011 | single2 = Zone Out | single2date = January 24, 2012 | single3 = Go Off | single3date = June 7, 2012

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. 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. Producers include Street Symphony, Dirty Rice, Cheesebeats, and Black Knight. The album debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 9,700 copies. Critical reception was highly positive.

Reception

Critical reception

| rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = Christianity Today | rev2Score = | rev3 = The Christian Manifesto | rev3Score = | rev4 = DaSouth | rev4Score = | rev5 = Indie Vision Music | rev5Score = | rev6 = Jesus Freak Hideout | rev6Score = Michael Weaver: Scott Fryberger: | rev7 = New Release Tuesday | rev7Score = | rev8 = Rapzilla | rev8Score = 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." 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."

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. Rapzilla urged readers to push the album into the top ten spot on the overall iTunes chart, and the album subsequently reached #7.

Track listing

| all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Weight Music | note1 = featuring Jenny Norlin | length1 = 2:46 | writer1 = Burgess, Norlin, Mackey, Eason | extra1 = Dirty Rice and Coko Korinne | title2 = Zone Out | note2 = featuring Chris Lee Cobbins | length2 = 3:13 | writer2 = Burgess, Cobbins, Peavy | extra2 = Black Knight of Black Knight Creationz | title3 = Anomaly | length3 = 3:27 | writer3 = Burgess, Atkinson, Mims, Tonia | extra3 = Andre Atkinson, Mark Mims, and Maurice Tonia | title4 = Don't Mean Much | note4 = featuring Sho Baraka and also Mitch Parks from After Edmund | length4 = 3:37 | writer4 = Burgess, Lewis, Parks, Abbott, John Williams, Thom, Boller, Preilozny, Esmond, Okoth | extra4 = Cheesebeats a.k.a. Tha Kracken for LateBloom Productions, Benjah, Sky, Joseph Prielozny, Street Symphony, and ThaInnaCircle | title5 = Go Off | note5 = featuring Tedashii and Andy Mineo | length5 = 4:28 | writer5 = Burgess, Anderson, Mineo, Medina, Cornelius | extra5 = Alex Medina, Co-produced by Geeda | title6 = Mr. Pretender | length6 = 3:50 | writer6 = Burgess, Relliford, Mackey | extra6 = Dirty Rice | title7 = Open Letter (Battlefield) | note7 = featuring Swoope, Trip Lee | length7 = 5:29 | writer7 = Burgess, Swoope, Barefield, Sims, Williams, Ezell, Mackey, Prielozny | extra7 = Dirty Rice and Joseph Prielozny | title8 = Heart Song | note8 = featuring Jasmine Le'Shea | length8 = 4:37 | writer8 = Burgess, Sims, Prielozny, John Williams | extra8 = Joseph Prielozny and Cheesebeats a.k.a. Tha Kracken | title9 = Angels | note9 = featuring Flame | length9 = 3:28 | writer9 = Burgess, Gray, Peavy | extra9 = Black Knight | title10 = Tear It Down | length10 = 3:45 | writer10 = Burgess, Lightfoot | extra10 = Halo for ATP | title11 = Church Clap | note11 = featuring Lecrae | length11 = 3:17 | writer11 = Burgess, Moore, Sims, John Williams, Prielozny | extra11 = Cheesebeats a.k.a. Tha Kracken | title12 = Hello | note12 = featuring Suzy Rock | length12 = 3:06 | writer12 = Burgess, Sims, Prielozny, John Williams | extra12 = Alex Medina | title13 = Here We Go | note13 = featuring PK Oneday | length13 = 4:34 | writer13 = Burgess, Taylor, Montgomery, Ace Harris | extra13 = PK ONEDAY | title14 = Zone Out (Amped Remix) | note14 = Bonus track | length14 = 4:07 | writer14 = Burgess, Cobbins, Prielozny, Peavy, Boldick | extra14 = Joseph Prielozny, Co-Produced by Black Knight and Karac | title15 = | length15 = | title16 = | length16 = | title17 = | length17 = | title18 = | length18 = | title19 = | length19 = | title20 = | length20 = | total_length =

Charts

::data[format=table]

Chart	Position
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
::

References

References

1. (June 25, 2012). "Weight And Glory: Reach Records set to release KB album". [[Cross Rhythms]].
2. Rogers and Cowan. (July 17, 2012). "Reach Records' latest hip hop Artist KB, Makes July 17th Debut Release of 'Weight & Glory'". [[Christian Post]].
3. "KB '100' Posts Strong First Week Sales, Tops Christian Billboard Chart".
4. Jeffries, David. "Weight & Glory". [[Rovi Corporation]].
5. Ham, Robert. (July 17, 2012). "KB: Weight & Glory". Christianity Today.
6. Peterson, Aaron. (July 3, 2012). "KB {{!}} Weight & Glory". The Christian Manifesto.
7. Addison, Wil. (July 15, 2012). "KB - Weight & Glory". DaSouth.
8. JoshLLR. (July 18, 2012). "KB – Weight and Glory". Indie Vision Music.
9. Weaver, Michael. (July 11, 2012). "KB, "Weight & Glory" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout.
10. Fryberger, Scott. (July 10, 2012). "Second Staff Opinion". Jesus Freak Hideout.
11. mamachaca. (July 17, 2012). "Jaw-Dropping Debut". NRT Media.
12. Remy, Logan. (July 20, 2012). "Review - KB 'Weight & Glory'". [[Rapzilla]].
13. Watts, Nate. (July 18, 2012). "KB - Weight & Glory: Hard hitting debut with truth in every verse". Hollywood Jesus.
14. Morden, Justin. (July 16, 2012). "KB – Weight & Glory [Album Review] (Release Date: July 17, 2012)". Jam the Hype.
15. (July 16, 2012). "KB 'Weight & Glory' #2 on iTunes Hip Hop/Rap & #11 Overall". [[Rapzilla]].
16. Laxton, Mike. (July 17, 2012). "KB's Album, Weight & Glory, #2 On iTunes Top Hip-hop/Rap Albums (#7 Overall)". www.jamthehype.com.

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::