Toby McKeehan

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Toby McKeehan, professionally known as "TobyMac," is the founding member of the Christian music group dc Talk. He has released three solo albums, Momentum, ReMix: Momentum, and his most recent album Welcome to Diverse City

Toby was born Tobias Kevin Michael McKeehan on October 22, 1964. He grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and met Kevin Max and Michael Tait while in college at Liberty University. The three formed the band dc Talk in 1987. A unique approach to combining rock, pop, and rap quickly rocketed the trio to success, not only in the contemporary Christian music market, but also in the mainstream market. Their album Jesus Freak was a significant milestone, selling over two million copies, making it a double platinum record.

dc Talk's latest album was released in 2000. The members have each pursued individual careers since them, but caution fans that dc Talk has not split up, but has simply "taken an intermission." (Note: Intermission: the Greatest Hits was a dc Talk compilation put together when the Talkers took their "intermission.")

dc Talk reunited on Toby's latest album "Welcome to Diverse City." They remixed the song "Atmosphere," an original song appearing earlier on the same album.

Toby's music differs from dc Talk's rock-based music style, leaning toward a more urban, hip-hop/rap sound.

Toby and his wife Amanda have four children, Truett, Moses, Marlee, and Leo. Moses and Marlee were adopted in 2002. Truett appears on the albums "Momentum" and "Welcome to Diverse City" as emerging rap artist "Tru-Dog."

External links

TobyMac.com – The official TobyMac web site.

dctalk.com – The official dc Talk web site.