dc Talk的靈魂人物tobyMac(原名Toby McKeehan)是組合的主唱、詞曲創(chuàng)作者兼音樂制作人, Toby在美國華盛頓長大并接觸音樂。在Liberty大學(xué), Toby認(rèn)識了樂隊的另兩位成員Michael Tait和Kevin Max, 三個人一拍即合, 于1987年正式建團(tuán)。這支獨特的融合了搖滾、流行甚至說唱元素的樂團(tuán)1989年的同名首張專輯dc Talk、1990年的Nu Thang和1992年出版的Free at Last在福音音樂市場和流行音樂市場均取得了成功。接著樂團(tuán)馬不停蹄的進(jìn)行了巡演并在巡演的途中繼續(xù)創(chuàng)作著歌曲。1995年dc Talk的大碟Jesus Freaks出版發(fā)行再獲成功。1997年, Toby、他的經(jīng)紀(jì)人Dan Pitts與Gottee唱片公司的總裁Joey Elwood共同創(chuàng)立了E.R.A.C.E基金會, 這個非盈利組織意在促進(jìn)種族間的相互理解。1998年,dc Talk簽約著名的Virgin唱片公司并推出專輯Supernatural。 by Steve Leggett Toby McKeehan, or tobyMac, as he is professionally known, grew up in northern Virginia suburbs in the shadow of Washington, D.C., where he fell in love with rap and hip hop. While attending Liberty University at Lynchburg, VA, in the mid 1980s, he met Michael Tait and Kevin Max Smith (aka/ Kevin Max), and the three friends formed the highly influential Christian pop group dc talk, which mixed elements of gospel, grunge and hip hop into an immensely successful hybrid. When dc talk ended in 1999, Mac went solo, releasing the well-received Momentum in 2001. A mixture of urban rock and hip hop, Momentum garnered five Dove Awards and a Grammy nomination, and spawned the remix album, Re: Mix Momentum, which saw light in 2003. Following pretty much the same formula, and even adding in a little dancehall reggae, McKeehan released Welcome to Diverse City in 2004. The formula worked again: the album landed Tobymac a Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year. Welcome to the Diverse City received its own album-length remix in August 2005 with the release of Renovating->Diverse City.