DC Talk was the hugely
successful rap-rocking Christian equivalent of the Beastie Boys from 1987 to 2001. Between five DC Talk albums and six
solo albums, Kevin Michael McKeehan,
better known by his stage name tobyMac,
has sold more than 10 million albums. His sixth studio album, This Is Not a Test, (stylized as ***This Is Not a Test***) was released on
August 7, 2015. Originally from Virginia, tobyMac is presently based in
Franklin, Tennessee.
TobyMac and his band, Diverse
City, brought their signature mix of pop, rock, hip hop, Latin, and funk to
the Theater at Madison Square Garden
tonight. Utilizing a video backdrop and a stage that projected into the
audience in a T shape, tobyMac opened with a new song, "Til The Day I Die,"
and finished the electrifying set 20 songs later. Looking and sounding at times
like Justin Timberlake, tobyMac
rapped, crooned, danced and even prayed to jumping, good-timey pop music. Each
of the three opening acts (Hollyn, Colton Dixon and Britt Nicole)
joined tobyMac on stage at various points, and one song, "Love Feels
Like," reunited tobyMac via lyric video with Michael Tait and Kevin Max
of DC Talk. Not only did tobyMac sing well, but each song was built colorfully and
intriguingly around a thick and clever arrangement. This performance proved
that if tobyMac could ever break through to the mainstream, he would amaze pop,
rock and hip hop audiences.
Visit tobyMac at www.tobymac.com.
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