Artist:One Nation Crew
Song:Unconditional
Album:Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC
One Nation Crew was Kirk Franklin's third and final attempt to form a group without using his name. His name was on the cover anyway so I don't think it worked. In the early 90s he recorded as Kirk Franklin and the Family. Then he had great success with the choir God's Property. But the choir's founder Linda Searight sued Franklin for inducing her into signing a one sided record contract. He had similar legal problems after the 1998 album The New Nation Project. Some of the singers on that album became One Nation Crew (1NC). The leader of 1NC was Myron Butler. He worked with Franklin on God's Property. Butler is not only a great singer but an accomplished arranger and producer. He has recorded with his own group and produced other artists. Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC was released in 2000. Unconditional was the first single. Of course Franklin wrote all the songs. And as with God's Property he appears on everything. For Unconditional he was going for a Latin vibe so he had Sheila Ingram sing in Spanish. As far as I can tell, 1NC is her only credit. Of course Franklin produced along with veteran producer Al West and Bobby Sparks who has worked with Franklin for many years. The album did well and it's available as a digital download. 1NC appeared on the 2002 album The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin. But since then Franklin hasn't tried to create a group like this. He has stuck to recording his own solo albums. I think it's difficult to keep groups like this together. So I don't know why he tried to do that in the first place. One Nation Crew would have been fine as a Kirk Franklin album. Here's One Nation Crew featuring Sheila Ingram performing Unconditional at the 2000 BET Celebration of Gospel.
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