Weight & Glory

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.

Weight & Glory
Studio album by KB
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
KB chronology
Who is KB? (2011) Weight & Glory (2012) 100 (2014)
Singles from Weight & Glory
"Hello" Released: October 28, 2011 "Zone Out" Released: January 24, 2012 "Go Off" Released: June 7, 2012

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
Christianity Today	[7]
The Christian Manifesto	[2]
DaSouth	[1]
Indie Vision Music	[8]
Jesus Freak Hideout	Michael Weaver: [9] Scott Fryberger: [10]
New Release Tuesday	[11]
Rapzilla	[12]

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
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
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
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums	21

References

1. Addison, Wil (July 15, 2012). "KB - Weight & Glory" (Web). DaSouth. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
2. Peterson, Aaron (July 3, 2012). "KB | Weight & Glory" (Web). The Christian Manifesto. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
3. "Weight And Glory: Reach Records set to release KB album" (Web). Cross Rhythms. June 25, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
4. Rogers and Cowan (July 17, 2012). "Reach Records' latest hip hop Artist KB, Makes July 17th Debut Release of 'Weight & Glory'" (Web). Breathecast. Christian Post. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
5. "KB '100' Posts Strong First Week Sales, Tops Christian Billboard Chart". Wade-O Radio. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
6. Jeffries, David. "Weight & Glory" (Web). Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
7. Ham, Robert (July 17, 2012). "KB: Weight & Glory" (Web). Christianity Today. Christianity Today. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
8. JoshLLR (July 18, 2012). "KB – Weight and Glory" (Web). Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
9. Weaver, Michael (July 11, 2012). "KB, "Weight & Glory" Review" (Web). Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
10. Fryberger, Scott (July 10, 2012). "Second Staff Opinion" (Web). Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
11. mamachaca (July 17, 2012). "Jaw-Dropping Debut" (Web). New Release Tuesday. NRT Media. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
12. Remy, Logan (July 20, 2012). "Review - KB 'Weight & Glory'" (Web). Rapzilla. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
13. Watts, Nate (July 18, 2012). "KB - Weight & Glory: Hard hitting debut with truth in every verse" (Web). Hollywood Jesus. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
14. Morden, Justin (July 16, 2012). "KB – Weight & Glory [Album Review] (Release Date: July 17, 2012)" (Web). Jam the Hype. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
15. "KB 'Weight & Glory' #2 on iTunes Hip Hop/Rap & #11 Overall" (Web). Rapzilla. July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
16. Laxton, Mike (July 17, 2012). "KB's Album, Weight & Glory, #2 On iTunes Top Hip-hop/Rap Albums (#7 Overall)" (Web). Jam the Hype!. Jam the Hype Radio. Retrieved July 20, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)