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.