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{{Short description|American Christian rap band}} {{For|the album|DC Talk (album)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = DC Talk | image = DC Talk.png | landscape = yes | image_size = | caption = DC Talk members left to right: [[TobyMac|Toby McKeehan]], [[Michael Tait]], [[Kevin Max|Kevin Max Smith]] | origin = [[Liberty University]], [[Lynchburg, Virginia]], U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Christian hip hop]] * [[Christian rock]] * [[rap rock]] * [[pop rock]] * [[alternative rock]] * [[Christian R&B]] }} | occupation = | years_active = {{flatlist| * 1987β2002 * 2015 * 2017β2019 * 2022 }} | label = {{flatlist| * [[ForeFront Records|ForeFront]] * [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] * [[Capitol CMG]] * [[Sparrow Records|Sparrow]] }} | website = {{URL|dctalk.com}} | past_members = * [[TobyMac|Toby McKeehan]] * [[Michael Tait]] * [[Kevin Max]] }} '''DC Talk''' (stylized as '''dc Talk''') is a [[Christian hip hop|Christian rap]] and [[Christian rock|rock]] trio. The group was formed at [[Liberty University]] in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]] in 1987 by [[tobyMac|Toby McKeehan]], [[Michael Tait]], and [[Kevin Max|Kevin Max Smith]]. They released five major studio albums together: ''[[DC Talk (album)|dc Talk]]'' (1989), ''[[Nu Thang]]'' (1990), ''[[Free at Last (DC Talk album)|Free at Last]]'' (1992), ''[[Jesus Freak (album)|Jesus Freak]]'' (1995), and ''[[Supernatural (DC Talk album)|Supernatural]]'' (1998). In 2002, the ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music'' called dc Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."<ref name="EncyclopediaofCCM">{{cite book |last = Powell |first = Mark Allan |title = Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |publisher = Hendrickson Publishers |year = 2002 |location = Peabody, Massachusetts |pages = [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/239 239β42] |isbn = 1-56563-679-1 |url-access = registration |url = https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/239 }}</ref> In 2001, the group released an EP, ''[[Solo (dc Talk album)|Solo]]'', which contained two solo songs from each member. Since that time, DC Talk has been on an indefinite hiatus, and the three band members all have led solo careers and two have joined other groups. They performed and recorded individual songs together several times during the 2000s and 2010s, although the group never officially reunited or disbanded. The group's musical style evolved significantly throughout its career. Its first two releases, ''DC Talk'' and ''Nu Thang'', were predominantly [[hip hop music|hip hop]]. Their third album, ''Free at Last'', also mainly took influence from hip hop while the group's music began to incorporate [[rock music|rock]] and other influences. The trio's last two albums, ''Jesus Freak'' and ''Supernatural'', were predominantly [[pop rock]]. They are currently on hiatus and no announcements of new albums have been made. In 2017, the band reunited for a cruise, and did so again in 2019.
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