KB “”Weight & Glory” CD
CD Review by Mitchell (Devot) Weiss, a junior at Hutto High School and formerly attended the Van Alstyne ISD system.
Artist: KB
Album: Weight and Glory
Company: Reach Records
You bend under his Weight and you see the Glory of God. This is what the debut album of 23 year-old-KB (Kevin Burgess) “Weight & Glory”stands off of.
“Zone Out & Zone Out (Amped Remix)” are real bass-bumpin’ songs that get you excited, but talk about blocking out the rest of the world and focusing only on God’s glory and mission. “Anomaly” is the departure from the common rule or goal. People have strayed away from the common goal of God and now make up their own goals in their own life’s. “Don’t Mean Much” is kinda self explanatory by going into detail of things in this world, such as smoking, drinking, and sex, have no meaning to a Godly person. “Go Off” is a song that was made by the fire in the hearts of KB, Andy Mineo and Tedashii that shows their fire for Christ. “Angels” is a song that tells of powerful wealthy men that control the world’s economy, basicall,y but how powerless they really are because they don’t have any angels praising them.
“Tear It Down” is another amped song that says that we should not surround ourselves with controversy but with the words of Christ. “Church Clap” is a song saying that we should not glorify something that looks holy but glorify the Glory of God. “If it ain’t a clap in the heavens, then that clap is just a clap.”
The album starts off with the song “Weight Music.” This song is giving constant examples of what life is about. “Life isn’t breathin, Life is knowing God”. “Mr. Pretender” tells the story of a Godly man with a heavy longing for lust and women. Sin is telling him to leave his wife and go have one-night stands with all these women. “He know that it will cost him his life in ministry but it makes him think if it’s worth one night getting in the sheets.
“Open Letter (Battlefield)” is KB, Swoope, Trip Lee and Jai getting together to open some fan mail. Verse 1 tells of a girl named Ashlee who has been single for 5 years and says she is “longing for the touch of a woman,” she knows its wrong but “dudes never show he attention” and she is just asking KB to pray for her. Verse 2 tells of a newly-engaged man who really wants a kid with this woman. He says “The way I’m feeling is natural, but KB is it Godly? Is it wrong lust or strong love?” Again, he asks KB to keep them in his prayers. And then Trip Lee comes in and gives both those two people a good prayer. In “Heart Song” one of KB’s friends Jasmine Le’Shea (featured in this song) is having medical issues with her heart and everyone around her is angry at God because she walk or talk normal but Jasmine is not, she trusts in the Lord that she will be OK, either if it’s here on the earth or in heaven with her Savior.
“Hello” is just a feel-good song that states that everyday is a blessing that we should not take for granted. “Here We Go” is another feel-good song that explains the beauty of finding new things in the Bible that will enlighten the reader and the power and will to trust God through anything.
Along with R&B and hard core fast raps with meaningful lyrics, KB has made a mark on the hip/hop community using the Glory of God to shine through this album. Can you feel His weight? Can you see His Glory?