Kevin Elijah Burgess (born July 21, 1988), better known by his stage nameKB, is an AmericanChristian hip hop artist and music executive fromSt. Petersburg, Florida. He is the leader of the hip-hop group HGA (His Glory Alone). Burgess signed a solo artist contract withReach Records in 2010. The label has released several projects, including theWho Is KB?mixtape in 2011,Weight & Glory, on July 17, 2012,100 EP on March 4, 2014,Tomorrow We Live on April 21, 2015, andToday We Rebel on October 20, 2017. He is also a member of the label's collective formerly 116 clique shortened to116.

He left Reach Records in 2020 and signed withEssential Sound, releasing his fourth studio album,His Glory Alone in 2020 as well as its sequelHis Glory Alone II in 2023.

Kevin Elijah Burgess was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, on July 21, 1988,^[1] into a military family.^[2] Shortly after his birth, his parents moved toSouthern Illinois. When he was eight years old, his parents divorced, and he moved back with his mother to the south side of St. Petersburg, which, according to Burgess, is "probably one of the worst areas in the state."^[2] Although he excelled at a good school and was offered a path to college through a program at St. Petersburg Collegiate High School, he struggled with severe depression. He experimented with various drugs in an attempt to find relief,^[2] which negatively affected his performance at school and led him into a downward spiral, even contemplating suicide.^[2][3]

After high school, Burgess enrolled inBible college, where he befriended a group of Christian rappers. They formed a hip-hop group called HGA, short for His Glory Alone.^[2][3] HGA eventually caught the interest ofLecrae, Ben Washer, andDJ Official,^[3] and was featured alongsideTedashii on the track "Go" from DJ Official's albumIntermission.^[4][5] Burgess was invited onto the Acquire the Fire tour by Lecrae and was asked to join theReach Records team just a few months later.^[3]

Burgess signed with Reach Records in 2010 and appeared that year onLecrae's albumRehab.^[6] His mixtapeWho Is KB? followed a year later, along with appearances withPRo and Tedashii.^[6][7][8][9]Who Is KB? garnered 30,000 downloads by the following year.^[6] His first single, "Hello," featuringSuzy Rock, was released in October 2011.^[10] In January 2012, he released a second single, "Zone Out," featuringChris Lee Cobbins.^[11] Burgess also appeared withAndy Mineo onTrip Lee's albumThe Good Life.^[6] In June 2012, he released a third single, "Go Off," featuring Tedashii and Andy Mineo.^[12] Burgess's debut album,Weight & Glory, was released a month later.^[13][14]

On May 30, 2013, Reach Records announced a four-part project entitled1st and 16th. This project involved Burgess releasing a new song on the first and sixteenth of June and July. On June 1, Part 1, "HCB Freestyle," was released.^[15] The songs "Ride" and "Be All Right" were also part of the1st and 16th project.

On February 10, 2014, KB announced his new project, an EP titled100, which was released on March 4, 2014.^[16] Burgess also appeared inFamily Force 5's music video for the song "BZRK," released on May 23, 2014, as a featured artist.^[17]

On February 3, 2015, KB announced on social media his second studio album,Tomorrow We Live, including the cover and release date, which was set for April 21, 2015.^[18] The first single from the album, "Sideways," featuring Lecrae, was released on February 23, 2015.^[19] The second single, "Crowns & Thorns (Oceans)," was released on March 10, 2015.^[20]

On October 20, 2017, KB released his third studio album,Today We Rebel.^[21] The first single from the album, "Tempo," was released a year prior to the album's release.^[22] The second single, "Monster," featuringAha Gazelle, was released on September 15, 2017.^[23]

In 2020, he announced that he would not be renewing his contract with Reach Records and instead signed withEssential Sound, aSony Music imprint.^[24]

KB released three singles—"Armies," "10K," and "Lil Boy"—from his fourth studio album,His Glory Alone. The album was released on September 25, 2020.^[25]

On August 11, 2023, KB released his fifth studio album,His Glory Alone II. The album was preceded by five singles: "King Jesus" with nobigdyl., "Graves" with Brandon Lake, "EZ," "Glory 2 Glory," and "Danza." It was followed by a deluxe edition featuring five new tracks.

Burgess is married to his wife, Michelle, and they have three children.^[26][27][28]

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