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tobyMac Last time in Lexington: 1 year ago

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Rupp Arena

432 W. Vine St., 40507, Lexington, KY, US

www.centralbankcenter.com/rupp-arena/

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tobyMac biography

Kevin Michael McKeehan, better known by his stage name, TobyMac is a Christian hip-hop/ rock artist from Virginia in the United States.

Born on 22 October 1964 in Fairfax, Virginia, TobyMac got his music start in 1987 when he formed a duo with Michael Tait called DC Talk, and together they released “Christian Rhymes to a Rhythm” in 1988. They then recruited Kevin Max Smith and the three of them released ”DC Talk” which reached gold status, followed shortly by “Free At Last.” The tour that followed was a huge success, eventually leading to worldwide success.

TobyMac then went on to pursue a solo career in 2001 with the release of “Momentum.” The record earned five Dove Awards and a Grammy Nomination. “Welcome To The Diverse City” followed the success of his first solo album in 2004, which peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 20,000 copies. In 2007 he released “Portable Sounds” and it sold over 50,000 copies, followed by his first live album released in 2008 entitled “Alive and Transported.” TobyMac’s fourth studio album, “Tonight” released in 2010 was an equally huge success; specifically it earned him “Artist Of The Year” at the Dove Awards and a nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album” Grammy. His fifth studio album entitled “Eye On It” was released in August 2012 and debuted at Number 1 on the Christian album charts.

Live reviews

Toby McKeehan otherwise known as tobyMac is an innovator of sorts as he has successfully blended Christianity and hip-hop, two entities that one would not necessarily place together. Due to being one of the artists at the forefront of the combination, he naturally has amassed a large following globally which has allowed him to preach his message through his verse.

He has five albums to hand select his setlist from and of course he must include some work from the Grammy award winning album 'Eye On It'. A naturally warm performer, he interacts with his audience throughout and is genuinely pleased by the cheers for fan favourites 'Made To Love' and 'City On Our Knees'. Unusually for a hip-hop act, he performs part of the set acoustically but this is Toby's chance to allow his lyrics to shine and to be able to talk more with his audience about the influence of faith on his music. He is clearly passionate for both his religion and his music and by the finale you really feel as though Toby has given his all to the performance.

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