This Time

Kirk Franklin and GloRilla’s “This Time” turns the unmistakable backbone of Shawty Lo’s Atlanta classic “Dey Know” into a hard-edged gospel record, using the familiar Southern rap framework for a song about faith, perseverance and moving differently after surviving difficult seasons. Franklin’s choir-driven arrangement gives the track its spiritual lift, while GloRilla brings the blunt Memphis cadence that makes the pairing feel connected to contemporary Southern rap rather than simply borrowing from it. Their second collaboration after “Rain Down On Me” further establishes a chemistry that works because neither artist softens what they do: Franklin brings church-rooted urgency, GloRilla brings street-level conviction, and “This Time” lets those traditions meet over a beat already embedded in Southern hip-hop history.