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TobyMac

TobyMac

American rapper

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Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American Christian hip hop rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

He has charted 20 solo singles on Billboard's Christian Songs list. He was first known for being a member of the Christian rap and 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 seven studio albums: Momentum (2001), Welcome to Diverse City (2004), Portable Sounds (2007), Tonight (2010), Eye on It (2012), This Is Not a Test (2015), and The Elements (2018), 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 and The St. Nemele Collab Sessions. He also has a full-length Christmas album Christmas in Diverse City (2011), which was his first holiday album. 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 Billboard's 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.

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Birthdate
October 22, 1964
Birthplace
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Fairfax, Virginia
Nationality
United States
United States
Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Educated at
Liberty University
Liberty University
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Rapper
Rapper
Record producer
Record producer
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Musician
Musician

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Birth Name
Kevin Michael McKeehan
Citizenship
United States
United States
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Christian hip hop
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Musician
Musician
Music
Music
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TobyMac
Wikidata ID
Q364884

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