TobyMac
Sign in to saveKevin Michael "Toby" McKeehan (born October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His road band is known as Diverse City. Widely regarded as one of the most influential Christian artists of all time, he was a member of the Christian rap-rock trio DC Talk, staying with them from 1987 until they went on hiatus in 2000. He has since continued a successful solo career with the release of ten studio albums: Momentum (2001), Welcome to Diverse City (2004), Portable Sounds (2007), Tonight (2010), Christmas i
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1964
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Under God, Vol. 1
- Living under God
- The best of Tobymac
- Renovating-Diverse City
- City on our knees
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Toby McKeehan, Better known as TobyMac, is a Christian hip hop recording artist, music producer, songwriter and author.
Known for
- The Jesus Music — Self2021
- Toby Mac - In Denver2021
- TobyMac: Hits Deep Live — Himself2016
- I'm in Love with a Church Girl2013
- Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade — Self2012
- Creation Festival Live — Self2006
- The Keith Green Story: Your Love Broke Through — Narrator (voice)2002
- dc Talk: Supernatural Live Experience — Self1999
- Creation Festival — Self1999
- The Supernatural Experience Tour — Self1999
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 373,827
- Total plays
- 8,415,366
Tags
christianchristian rockHip-HopChristian Raprap
TobyMac (usually styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC) is an American Christian recording artist, rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He was born Kevin Michael McKeehan on October 22, 1964, in Fairfax, Virginia.. He first rose to prominence as a member of the influential Christian trio dc Talk (with Michael Tait and Kevin Max), and later established a long-running, successful solo career. dc Talk formed in the late 1980s and through the 1990s became one of the most popular acts in contemporary Christ
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- TobyMac
- Musical artist.image
- tobyMac in Concert.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- TobyMac performing in 2015
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Kevin Michael McKeehan
- Musical artist.alias
- Toby McKeehan
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
- Musical artist.discography
- tobyMac discography
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1987–present
- Musical artist.current_member_of
- DC Talk
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 22 October 1964
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Toby
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fairfax
- Occupation
- rapper
- Educated at
- Q1468607
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Christian hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
Article
24 sectionsContents
- Musical career
- DC Talk (1987–2001)
- Solo career
- ''Momentum'' (2001–2003)
- ''Welcome to Diverse City'' (2004–2006)
- ''Portable Sounds'' (2007–2008)
- ''Alive and Transported'' (2008–2009)
- ''Tonight'' (2010–2011)
- ''Eye on It'' (2012–2014)
- ''This Is Not a Test'' (2015–2018)
- ''The Elements'' (2018–2021)
- ''Life After Death'' (2022-2024)
- Other work
- Personal life
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- American Music Awards
- Billboard Music Awards
- Grammys
- GMA Covenant Awards
- GMA Dove Awards
- We Love Awards
- References
- External links
Kevin Michael "Toby" McKeehan (born October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His road band is known as Diverse City. Widely regarded as one of the most influential Christian artists of all time, he was a member of the Christian rap-rock trio DC Talk, staying with them from 1987 until they went on hiatus in 2000. He has since continued a successful solo career with the release of ten studio albums: Momentum (2001), Welcome to Diverse City (2004), Portable Sounds (2007), Tonight (2010), Christmas in Diverse City (2011), Eye on It (2012), This Is Not a Test (2015), The Elements (2018), Life After Death (2022), Heaven On My Mind (2025) as well as five remixed albums: Re:Mix Momentum (2003), Renovating Diverse City (2005), ''Dubbed and Freq'd: A Remix Project (2012), Eye'm All Mixed Up (2014) and The St. Nemele Collab Sessions (2019). He became the third Christian artist to have a No. 1 debut on Billboard 200 chart with Eye on It.
Between DC Talk and his own solo career, he has sold more than 10 million albums and won seven Grammy Awards. He has had six No. 1 hit CHR singles including "Gone", "Made to Love", and "Lose My Soul". Six singles have gone to No. 1 on Billboards Christian Songs chart, making him one of the artists with the most No. 1 hits on that chart. His live concert CD+DVD combo album, Alive and Transported, was released in 2008 and received the Grammy Award for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009. His fifth studio album, Eye on It, received a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at the 2013 Grammys, along with his sixth album, This Is Not a Test winning the same award at the 2016 Grammys.