3.  In 1993, the group, now known as "Kirk Franklin & The Family," released their debut album, Kirk Franklin & The Family. It spent almost two years on the Gospel music charts and charted on the R&B charts, eventually earning platinum sales status. It remained at #1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart for 42 weeks. It was the first gospel music album to sell over a million units.

4. Silver and gold Silver and gold I'd rather have Jesus than silver and gold No fame or fortune Nor riches untold I'd rather have Jesus than silver and gold This is a very popular song by Kirk Franklin and the family.

5.  Two years later, after releasing a 1994 Christmas album entitled Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas, the group released Whatcha Lookin' 4 in 1995. The album was certified 2x platinum and earned Franklin his first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas Whatcha Lookin' 4Grammy AwardBest Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

6.  On November 2, 1998, God's Property sued Franklin.  The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that Franklin induced God's Property founder Linda Sea right into signing an "onerous and one- sided" contract with B-Rite Music. [4]Superior Court B-Rite Music [4]

7.  In, 2000, The Family filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit for royalties for their work on The Nu Nation Project against Franklin and GospoCentric Records. [6] This saw the end of the "Kirk Franklin & The Family" records, as Kirk went on to become a solo artist, except for his CD Kirk Franklin presents 1NC, which he did in collaboration with 1NC, and was released that same year. [6]Kirk Franklin presents 1NC

8. Kirk Franklin goes solo !!!