KB (rapper)

Article summary

Kevin Elijah Burgess (born July 21, 1988), better known by his stage name KB, is an American Christian rapper and music executive from St. Petersburg, Florida. He is the leader of the hip-hop group HGA (His Glory Alone). Burgess signed a solo artist contract with Reach Records in 2010. The label has released several projects, including the Who Is KB? mixtape in 2011, Weight & Glory, on July 17, 2012, 100 EP on March 4, 2014, Tomorrow We Live on April 21, 2015, and Today We Rebel on October 20, 2017. He was formerly a member of the label collective formerly 116 clique shortened to 116. He left Reach Records in 2020 and signed with Essential Sound, releasing his fourth studio album, His Glory Alone in 2020 as well as its sequel His Glory Alone II in 2023.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1988-07-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2014-03-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2014-05-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2015-02-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2015-03-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2017-09-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2020-09-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1988-07-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2014-03-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2014-05-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2015-02-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2015-03-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2017-09-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2020-09-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370268037