Toby McKeehan
Toby McKeehan (born October 22, 1964 in Fairfax , Virginia as Kevin Michael McKeehan ) is one of the three founders of the Christian band DC Talk and is active as a solo artist under the name TobyMac .
biography
Toby McKeehan was born as one of four children. He attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, where he met Michael Tait and Kevin Max , with whom he founded the band dc Talk in 1987 . In the early years, dc Talk's music was mainly influenced by Toby McKeehan's raps. Later on, hip-hop was more and more replaced by rock and pop. In 1994 he married his college sweetheart, Amanda Jane, a native of Jamaica . In 1998 they had a son, Truett Foster. In 2002 they adopted twins, Moses and Marlee. Their fourth child, Leo, was born on November 2, 2004, and their fifth child, Judah, was born on March 24, 2006.
In 1994 Toby McKeehan co-founded the record company Gotee Records , which today markets Christian interpreters such as Out Of Eden , Jennifer Knapp , Relient K and John Reuben . In 1996 he released the album Erace with Todd Collins and Joey Elwood under the name Gotee Brothers . In 1999 he founded the label 40 Records with Bill Gaither . The three members of dc Talk have been traveling solo since 2001. Since then, Toby McKeehan has released five studio albums under the stage name TobyMac , in which he again emphasizes his hip-hop roots and mixes them with nu metal and crossover to form rap core .
His song Showstopper served as the official theme song for the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) "WWE Fatal 4 Way" Pay-Per-View , as did Ignition for "WWE Elimination Chamber 2011".
Awards
- 4 Dove Awards
- 2002: Rap / Hip-Hop Recorded Song (Somebody's Watching), Rap / Hip-Hop Album (Momentum), Producer of the Year
- 2005: Rap / Hip-Hop Album (Welcome to Diverse City)
- 4 Grammys and 16 Dove Awards with dc Talk
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CH
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 US
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Christian
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| 2001 | Momentum | - |
US110  (2 weeks)US |
Christian8 (60 weeks) Christian |
First published: November 6, 2001
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2003 | Re: mix momentum | - | - |
Christian12 (8 weeks) Christian |
First published: June 12, 2003
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| 2004 | Welcome to Diverse City | - |
US54 (18 weeks)US |
Christian3 (95 weeks) Christian |
First published: October 5, 2004
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2005 | Renovating Diverse City | - |
US162 (1 week) US |
Christian7 (13 weeks) Christian |
First published: August 25, 2005
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| 2007 | Portable sounds | - |
US10 (35 weeks)US |
Christian1 (78 weeks) Christian |
First published: February 20, 2007
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2008 | Alive and Transported | - |
US112 (4 weeks) US |
Christian4 (51 weeks) Christian |
First published: May 27, 2008
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| 2010 | Tonight | - |
US6th (56 weeks)US |
Christian1 (78 weeks) Christian |
First published: February 9, 2010
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2011 | Christmas in Diverse City | - |
US84 (13 weeks) US |
Christian6 (14 weeks) Christian |
First published: October 4, 2011
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| 2012 | Dubbed and Freq'd: A Remix Project | - |
US52 (3 weeks) US |
Christian3 (44 weeks) Christian |
First published: March 23, 2012
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| Eye on It |
CH84 (1 week) CH |
US1 (51 weeks)US |
Christian1 (94 weeks) Christian |
First published: August 28, 2012
Sales: + 500,000 |
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| 2013 | Christmas Gift Pack | - | - |
Christian44 (3 weeks) Christian |
First published: October 15, 2013
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| 2014 | Eye'm All Mixed Up | - | - |
Christian16 (10 weeks) Christian |
First published: November 4, 2014
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| 2015 | This is not a test | - |
US4th (33 weeks)US |
Christian1 (... week) Christian |
First published: August 7th, 2015
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2016 | Hits Deep Live | - | - |
Christian13 (29 weeks) Christian |
First published: November 18, 2016
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| 2017 | Light of Christmas | - | - |
Christian31 (2 weeks) Christian |
First published: November 3, 2017
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| 2018 | The Elements | - |
US18 (5 weeks) US |
Christian1 (... week) Christian |
First published: October 12, 2018
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| 2019 | The St. Nemele Collab Sessions | - | - |
Christian15 (1 week) Christian |
First published: August 23, 2019
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More albums
- 1996: Erace (Gotee Brothers)
Extended plays
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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Christian
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| 2020 | The Lost Demos |
Christian11 (... weeks) Christian |
First published: May 8, 2020
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christian
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| 2004 | Gone Welcome to Diverse City |
Christian29 (10 weeks) Christian |
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| 2005 | Atmosphere Welcome to Diverse City |
Christian23 (12 weeks) Christian |
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| Burn for You Welcome to Diverse City |
Christian10 (20 weeks) Christian |
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| 2006 | Made to Love Portable Sounds |
Christian1 (38 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
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| 2007 | I'm For You Portable Sounds |
Christian2 (32 weeks) Christian |
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| 2008 | One World Portable Sounds |
Christian10 (20 weeks) Christian |
feat. Siti Monroe
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| Lose My Soul Portable Sounds |
Christian2 (44 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
|
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| 2009 | City on Our Knees Tonight |
Christian1 (38 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
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| 2010 | Get Back Up Tonight |
Christian1 (42 weeks) Christian |
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| Hold on Tonight |
Christian9 (30 weeks) Christian |
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| Christmas This Year Christmas in Diverse City |
Christian1 (5 weeks) Christian |
feat. Leigh Nash
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| 2011 | Tonight Tonight |
Christian27 (20 weeks) Christian |
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| Changed Forever Tonight |
Christian27 (20 weeks) Christian |
feat. Nirva Ready
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| The First Noel Christmas in Diverse City |
Christian30 (2 weeks) Christian |
feat. Owl City
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| 2012 | Me Without You Eye on It |
Christian1 (30 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
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| Steal My Show Eye on It |
Christian3 (44 weeks) Christian |
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| 2013 | Speak Life Eye on It |
Christian3 (36 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
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| 2015 | Beyond Me This Is Not a Test |
Christian5 (26 weeks) Christian |
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| Backseat Driver This Is Not a Test |
Christian29 (20 weeks) Christian |
feat. Hollyn & TRU
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| Feel It This Is Not a Test |
Christian5 (29 weeks) Christian |
feat. Mr. Talkbox
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| 2016 | Move (Keep Walkin ') This Is Not a Test |
Christian5 (27 weeks) Christian |
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| Love Broke Thru This Is Not a Test |
Christian3 (38 weeks) Christian |
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| Bring On the Holidays Light of Christmas |
Christian16 (3 weeks) Christian |
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| 2017 | Lights Shine Bright This Is Not a Test |
Christian42 (5 weeks) Christian |
feat. Hollyn
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| 2018 | I Just Need U. The Elements |
Christian1 (30 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
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| Everything The Elements |
Christian6 (31 weeks) Christian |
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| Scars The Elements |
Christian24 (4 weeks) Christian |
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| 2019 | The Elements The Elements |
Christian27 (7 weeks) Christian |
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| Edge of My Seat |
Christian9 (26 weeks) Christian |
feat. Cochren & Co.
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| All I need for Christmas |
Christian30 (4 weeks) Christian |
with Terrian
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| 2020 | 21 years |
Christian3 (20 weeks) Christian |
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| See the Light The Elements |
Christian19 (... wk.) Christian |
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | |||
| 2012 | Mary's Boy Child Christmas in Diverse City |
Christian42 (1 week) Christian |
feat. Jamie Grace
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| This Christmas (Father of the Fatherless) Christmas in Diverse City |
Christian46 (1 week) Christian |
feat. Nirva Ready
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| 2015 | The Day I Die This Is Not a Test |
Christian29 (20 weeks) Christian |
feat. NF
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| Love Feels Like This Is Not a Test |
Christian44 (2 weeks) Christian |
feat. DC talk
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| 2018 | Starts With Me The Elements |
Christian36 (1 week) Christian |
feat. Aaron Cole
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More singles
- 2001: Somebody's Watching
- 2002: This Christmas
- 2003: Phenomenon
- 2003: Get This Party Started / Irene
- 2004: Diverse City
- 2007: Ignition
- 2007: No Ordinary Love
- 2007: Boomin
Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christian
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| 2010 | Let's Go Outta Space Love |
Christian49 (2 weeks) Christian |
Group 1 Crew feat. TobyMac
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| 2011 | Good Morning What If We Were Real |
Christian18th (26 weeks)Christian |
Mandisa feat. TobyMac
Sales: + 500,000 |
| Hold Me One Song at a Time |
Christian3 (41 weeks)Christian |
Jamie Grace feat. TobyMac
Sales: + 500,000 |
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| 2013 | Light of Christmas |
Christian2 (5 weeks) Christian |
Owl City feat. TobyMac
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| 2017 | Bleed the same |
Christian10 (27 weeks) Christian |
Mandisa feat. TobyMac
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| Right on time |
Christian28 (20 weeks) Christian |
Aaron Cole feat. TobyMac
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Further guest contributions
- 2002: Ooh Ahh ( GRITS feat. TobyMac) (US:
platinum)
Video albums
- 2002: Momentum DVD
- 2007: Portable Sounds (Limited Deluxe Edition)
- 2008: Alive and Transported (US:platinum)
- 2010: Moving Pictures
- 2013: I'm in Love with a Church Girl
Books
- 2004: Under God (with Michael Tait)
swell
- ^ Toby McKeehan and Bill Gaither launch new label 40 Records
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: CH US
- ↑ a b c d Music Sales Awards: US
Web links
Commons : TobyMac - collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McKeehan, Toby |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McKeehan, Tobias Kevin Michael (full name); Tobymac (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop musician and rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fairfax , Virginia , USA |