Kevin Michael "Toby" McKeehan (born October 22, 1964 in Fairfax, Virginia), professionally known as TobyMac, is an American singer and rapper. His first major appearance was as one of the original members of the dc Talk trio. He remained with them from 1989 until they split in 2000. He has since had a successful solo career, releasing ten studio albums, five remix albums, and three live albums.
Early Life[]
Toby was born on October 22, 1964, in Fairfax, Virginia. As a child, Toby grew up in Annandale, Virginia. He attended Pine Ridge Elementary (1970-1977). He later attended Luther Jackson Intermediate during the first few months of his 4th grade school year. Toby mentioned both schools in his song "Extreme Days". He would later attend Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia where he met Kevin Max and Michael Tait.
Discography[]
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
- Light of Christmas -- 2017
- The Elements -- 2018
- Life After Death -- 2022
Remix albums[]
- Re:Mix Tobymac Momentum -- 2003
- Renovating Diverse City -- 2005
- Dubbed and Freq'd: A Remix Project -- 2012
- Eye'm All Mixed Up -- 2014
- The St. Nemele Collab Sessions -- 2019
Live albums[]
Notable Tracks Released Over the Years[]
- This Christmas -- 2002
- Gone -- 2004
- Made to Love -- 2006
- Lose My Soul -- 2008
- City on Our Knees -- 2009
- ShowStopper -- 2010
- Get Back Up -- 2010
- Christmas This Year -- 2010
- Me Without You -- 2012
- Love Broke Thru -- 2016
- I Just Need U. -- 2018
- Everything -- 2018
- 21 Years -- 2020 [Written about Toby's son, Truett Foster (TruDog, TRU), who tragically passed in October 2019]
- Help Is on the Way (Maybe Midnight) -- 2021
- Promised Land -- 2021
- Faithfully -- 2023
External Links[]
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