TobyMac Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===DC Talk (1987β2001)=== {{main|DC Talk}} TobyMac formed DC Talk with [[Michael Tait]] in 1987 at [[Liberty University]]. He and Tait released ''Christian Rhymes to a Rhythm'' in 1988 and recruited classmate [[Kevin Max Smith]] to join the group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=dc Talk Biography, Songs, & Albums |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dc-talk-mn0000946560/biography |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> The trio then signed with [[Forefront Records]]<ref name="Rap Finds God">{{cite journal|last=Dougherty|first=Steve|date=January 24, 1994|title=Rap Finds God|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20107361,00.html|journal=[[People Magazine]]|access-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref> and set out on tour after they released ''[[DC Talk (album)|DC Talk]]'' in 1989.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Complete dc Talk Concert and Show List |url=http://www.dctalkfreaks.com/dctalk-concert-list.php |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=www.dctalkfreaks.com}}</ref> In 1990, they released ''[[Nu Thang]]'', their first gold album which was followed with a tour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DC TALK album sales |url=https://bestsellingalbums.org/artist/3056 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=BestSellingAlbums}}</ref> The follow-up, ''[[Free at Last (DC Talk album)|Free at Last]]'', was certified platinum<ref name="Free At Last Remastered - Certified platinum">{{cite journal|title=Free At Last Remastered|url=http://www.capitolchristianmusicgroup.com/products/detail.aspx?iid=1985140|access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref> and the band gained popularity after they performed on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' and ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haylie |date=2018-12-07 |title=Remember When dc Talk Shared Jesus on The Tonight Show? |url=https://vision.org.au/articles/music/remember-when-dc-talk-shared-jesus-on-the-tonight-show/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=Vision Christian Media |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrington |first=Richard |date=1994-04-13 |title=ROLLING ON: THE WORD FROM DC TALK |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/04/13/rolling-on-the-word-from-dc-talk/1f670e61-8b55-403f-a5ac-0eeaf622b7cf/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> In 1994, with Todd Collins and Joey Elwood, he founded the first Christian hip-hop label [[Gotee Records]].<ref>Justin Sarachik, [https://rapzilla.com/2016-02-tobymac-s-influence-on-hip-hop-and-how-he-signed-john-reuben-over-kj-52/ TobyMacβs Influence on Christian Hip-Hop and How Gotee Records Signed John Reuben Over KJ-52], rapzilla.com, USA, February 9, 2016</ref><ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 296-297</ref> They released their next album, ''[[Jesus freak|Jesus Freak]]'', in 1995, which went multi-platinum and led to the Jesus Freak World Tour and a tour CD, ''[[Welcome to the Freak Show]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=dc Talk - Jesus Freak Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jesus-freak-mw0000179778 |access-date=2023-04-09 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-24 |title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - September 24, 2015 |website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 |access-date=2023-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DC TALK - WELCOME TO THE FREAK SHOW |url=http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?share=9363&t=t |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=RIAA |language=en-US}}</ref> Following the release of "[[Between You and Me (DC Talk song)|Between You and Me]]" which reached No. 29 on the Hot 100 in 1996,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2013 |title=Josh Groban Gives 'All' With Third No. 1 |volume=125 |page=55 |magazine=Billboard |issue=7 |department=Music Index}}</ref> the group released ''[[Supernatural]]'', which would be their last album. The album was certified platinum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Province |first=Ben |date=2018-09-21 |title=DC Talk's 'Supernatural' Turns 20 |url=https://www.soundwordscentral.com/single-post/dctalk-supernatural |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=Sound Words Central |language=en}}</ref> DC Talk disbanded in 2001 and its members embarked on solo careers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=dc Talk |url=https://www.thechristianbeat.org/artists/dc-talk/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=TCB |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2005, the band performed together at a show in [[Redmond, Washington]],<ref name=":0" /> and again in 2010 when he made a surprise guest appearance at Winter Jam in Nashville.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contemporary Christian Music of the 70s, 80s, and 90s {{!}} CCM Classic |url=https://www.ccmclassic.com/artist/tobymac |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=www.ccmclassic.com}}</ref> In 2011, he joined Tait on the song "Jesus Freak" in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TobyMac Biography, Discography, Chart History |url=https://top40-charts.com/artist.php?aid=8291 |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=Top40-Charts.com |language=en}}</ref> DC Talk has recorded several songs together since their hiatus, including 2002's "Let's Roll", a song about the [[September 11 attacks|terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001]], "Atmosphere (Remix)" on his 2004 album ''[[Welcome to Diverse City]]'', "The Cross", a track on Kevin Max's 2007 album ''[[The Blood (album)|The Blood]]'', "Love Feels Like", a track on TobyMac's 2015 album ''This Is Not a Test'', and "Space" on TobyMac's album ''Life After Death''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Let's Roll by DC Talk |url=https://www.invubu.com/music/show/song/DC-Talk/Let%27s-Roll.html |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=invubu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=TobyMac (Ft. DC Talk) β Atmosphere (Remix) |url=https://genius.com/Tobymac-atmosphere-remix-lyrics |access-date=2023-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Kevin Max (Ft. DC Talk) β The Cross |url=https://genius.com/Kevin-max-the-cross-lyrics |access-date=2023-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TobyMac - Love Feels Like (Lyric Video) ft. dc Talk |url=https://tobymac.com/video/tobymac-love-feels-lyric-video-ft-dc-talk/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=TobyMac |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TobyMac on Instagram: "Story behind the song "Space" Feat. Michael Tait & Kevin Max (dcTalk) From the upcoming full length TobyMac album "Life After Death" releasing August 19." |url=https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgkRvFsFWLk/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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