Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond battled it out in a gospel edition of Verzuz that paid tribute to George Floyd.
Kirk Franklin,50, and Fred Hammond,59, were the latest duo to face off in Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Verzuz battles! The two gospel icons were announced via the official Verzuz Instagram account on Friday, May 29, dubbing the event “The Healing.” Bishop T. D. Jakes,62, kicked off the event with some opening words, where he addressed the death of George Floyd. “Today, we pray for light because we have seen too much darkness — from Trayvon Martin to George Floyd,” The Potter’s House Bishop said in his powerful sermon.
“There are some of us who realize that darkness is not a thing…it has no metrics, no distance,” he continued. “With 100,000 people dead from COVID-19, Lord knows we have seen too much darkness. Sometimes I feel like that knee is on my neck and I can’t breathe,” he went on, poignantly referencing the way in which George lost his life, urging followers to “not allow darkness to possess your soul.”
Celebrities flooded the comments section with prayers of their very own, including Snoop Dogg, Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Kandi Burruss, and Ludacris.
