Kirk Franklin Talks 20 Years of 'Hero' & More | BET Awards 2025 - video Dailymotion

Kirk Franklin chatted with Lauren-Ashley Beck & Billboard’s Kyle Denis on the red carpet at the BET Awards 2025.

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00:00We are here at the BET Awards for Carpenter with the one and only, the legend, the icon, Kirk Franklin.

00:05How are you doing tonight, sir?

00:06I'm doing very good. How y'all doing?

00:07We're doing great.

00:07Doing amazing. You were being honored tonight.

00:09Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:10An ultimate icon.

00:11Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:12What does that make you feel like?

00:13Well, I mean, you know, I'm glad, you know, they probably ran out of people.

00:17Oh, don't do that. Don't do that.

00:19And they were like, you know what?

00:20No.

00:21You know what, Kirk at the house, we'll send the bus for him.

00:26We'll get him a ticket.

00:28All right, it's also 20 Years a Hero this year. Quickly, what does that feel like for you?

00:32I didn't even know that. It is.

00:34It is 20 Years a Hero.

00:37That's good. I didn't realize that.

00:39You know, I mean, it was a beautiful moment for me musically, and it was a major paradigmatic shift in my music and experiences,

00:49and I'm just very grateful to have that moment.

00:51Absolutely. Thank you so much for your time.

00:53Thank you, sir.

00:53I appreciate it.

00:54Congratulations on being honored tonight, sir.