Tobymac Biography Facts
Tobymac has been appeared in channels as follow: TobyMacVEVO.
Born 22 October, 1964 (59 years old).
What is the zodiac sign of Tobymac ?
According to the birthday of Tobymac the astrological sign is Libra .
Career of the Tobymac started in 1987 .
Tobymac Wiki
Christian hip hop recording artist
| TobyMac | |
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| TobyMac in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kevin Michael McKeehan |
| Born | October 22, 1964 Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Christian hip hop Christian rock |
| Occupation | Rapper singer songwriter record producer author |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | ForeFront, EMI CMG |
| Associated acts | DC Talk Kevin Max Michael Tait The Gotee Brothers GRITS DJ Maj Blanca Mr. TalkBox Hollyn TRU or TruDog |
| Website | tobymac.com |
Toby McKeehan October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac , is an American Christian hip hop recording artist, music producer, songwriter and author.
He has charted 20 solo singles on Billboard's Christian Songs list. He was first known for being a member of the Christian vocal 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 , Welcome to Diverse City , Portable Sounds , Tonight , Eye on It , This Is Not a Test , and The Elements , as well as five remixed albums: Re:Mix Momentum , Renovating Diverse City , Dubbed and Freq'd: A Remix Project , Eye'm All Mixed Up, The St. Nemele Collab Sessions. He also has a full-length Christmas album Christmas in Diverse City , 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.
Personal life
McKeehan and his wife Amanda were married in 1994. Amanda, who comes from Jamaica, is the daughter of Judy and Robert Levy , and the family regularly visits the island. His father died from dementia in 2015 after a degenerative phase, an experience which McKeehan cites as inspiration for some of his newest songwriting.
They have had five children: Truett , known as TruDog or Tru ; twins Moses and Marlee, adopted at birth in 2002; Leo, born on November 2, 2004; and Judah, born March 24, 2006. McKeehan's son Moses suffers from muscular dystrophy.
Truett Foster appeared on dc Talk's Solo EP and TobyMac's albums, Momentum, Re:Mix Momentum, Welcome to Diverse City, Renovating Diverse City, Portable Sounds, Tonight, Christmas in Diverse City, Eye on It and Eye'm All Mixed Up as the artist "TruDog" while on This is not a Test he is credited as "TRU". Judah McKeehan has appeared on the albums Tonight and Eye on It with Truett. Truett is featured on the song "Backseat Driver" from This Is Not a Test, as well as on "Alone" from Hollyn's self-titled EP, as "TRU". Truett was an aspiring rapper and waited until he was 21 to start a solo career as Truett Foster. He was found dead at his home in Nashville on October 23, 2019, at age 21 of an accidental drug overdose of fentanyl and amphetamines. On January 10, 2020, after a hiatus from touring to be with family, TobyMac released "21 Years" as a tribute to his son.
