Editing TobyMac (section)

===DC Talk (1987–2001)===
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TobyMac formed DC Talk with [[Michael Tait]] in 1987 at [[Liberty University]]. He and Tait released ''Christian Rhymes to a Rhythm'' in 1988 and recruited classmate [[Kevin Max Smith]] to join the group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=dc Talk Biography, Songs, & Albums |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dc-talk-mn0000946560/biography |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> The trio then signed with [[Forefront Records]]<ref name="Rap Finds God">{{cite journal|last=Dougherty|first=Steve|date=January 24, 1994|title=Rap Finds God|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20107361,00.html|journal=[[People Magazine]]|access-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref> and set out on tour after they released ''[[DC Talk (album)|DC Talk]]'' in 1989.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Complete dc Talk Concert and Show List |url=http://www.dctalkfreaks.com/dctalk-concert-list.php |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=www.dctalkfreaks.com}}</ref> In 1990, they released ''[[Nu Thang]]'', their first gold album which was followed with a tour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DC TALK album sales |url=https://bestsellingalbums.org/artist/3056 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=BestSellingAlbums}}</ref> The follow-up, ''[[Free at Last (DC Talk album)|Free at Last]]'', was certified platinum<ref name="Free At Last Remastered - Certified platinum">{{cite press release|title=Free At Last Remastered|url=http://www.capitolchristianmusicgroup.com/products/detail.aspx?iid=1985140|access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref> and the band gained popularity after they performed on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' and ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haylie |date=December 7, 2018 |title=Remember When dc Talk Shared Jesus on The Tonight Show? |url=https://vision.org.au/articles/music/remember-when-dc-talk-shared-jesus-on-the-tonight-show/ |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=Vision Christian Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrington |first=Richard |date=April 13, 1994 |title=ROLLING ON: THE WORD FROM DC TALK |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/04/13/rolling-on-the-word-from-dc-talk/1f670e61-8b55-403f-a5ac-0eeaf622b7cf/ |access-date=April 9, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

In 1994, with Todd Collins and Joey Elwood, he founded the first Christian hip-hop label [[Gotee Records]].<ref>Justin Sarachik, [https://rapzilla.com/2016-02-tobymac-s-influence-on-hip-hop-and-how-he-signed-john-reuben-over-kj-52/ TobyMac's Influence on Christian Hip-Hop and How Gotee Records Signed John Reuben Over KJ-52], rapzilla.com, US, February 9, 2016</ref><ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, US, 2004, pp. 296–297</ref>

They released their next album, ''[[Jesus Freak (album)|Jesus Freak]]'', in 1995, which went multi-platinum and led to the Jesus Freak World Tour and a tour CD, ''[[Welcome to the Freak Show]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=dc Talk – Jesus Freak Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jesus-freak-mw0000179778 |access-date=April 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2015 |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – September 24, 2015 |website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DC Talk – Welcome to the Freak Show |url=http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?share=9363&t=t |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=RIAA}}</ref> Following the release of "[[Between You and Me (DC Talk song)|Between You and Me]]" which reached No. 29 on the Hot 100 in 1996,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2013 |title=Josh Groban Gives 'All' With Third No. 1 |volume=125 |page=55 |magazine=Billboard |issue=7 |department=Music Index}}</ref> the group released ''[[Supernatural (DC Talk album)|Supernatural]]'', which would be their last album. The album was certified platinum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Province |first=Ben |date=September 21, 2018 |title=DC Talk's 'Supernatural' Turns 20 |url=https://www.soundwordscentral.com/single-post/dctalk-supernatural |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=Sound Words Central}}</ref> In 2001, the group released [[Solo (DC Talk album)|Solo]], a collection of their solo attempts. They recorded a cover of 40, originally by [[U2]]. This was the last recording before they went on hiatus.

DC Talk went on hiatus in 2001 and its members embarked on solo careers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=dc Talk |url=https://www.thechristianbeat.org/artists/dc-talk/ |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=TCB}}</ref> In 2005, the trio performed together at a show in [[Redmond, Washington]],<ref name=":0" /> and again in 2010 when he made a surprise guest appearance at Winter Jam in Nashville.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contemporary Christian Music of the 70s, 80s, and 90s {{!}} CCM Classic |url=https://www.ccmclassic.com/artist/tobymac |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=www.ccmclassic.com}}</ref> In 2011, he joined Tait on the song "Jesus Freak" in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TobyMac Biography, Discography, Chart History |url=https://top40-charts.com/artist.php?aid=8291 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=Top40-Charts.com}}</ref> DC Talk has recorded several songs together since their hiatus, including 2002's "Let's Roll", a song about the [[September 11 attacks|terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001]], "Atmosphere (Remix)" on his 2004 album ''Welcome to Diverse City'', "The Cross", a track on Kevin Max's 2007 album ''[[The Blood (album)|The Blood]]'', "Love Feels Like", a track on TobyMac's 2015 album ''This Is Not a Test'', and "Space" on TobyMac's album ''Life After Death''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Let's Roll by DC Talk |url=https://www.invubu.com/music/show/song/DC-Talk/Let%27s-Roll.html |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=invubu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=TobyMac (Ft. DC Talk) – Atmosphere (Remix) |url=https://genius.com/Tobymac-atmosphere-remix-lyrics |access-date=April 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Kevin Max (Ft. DC Talk) – The Cross |url=https://genius.com/Kevin-max-the-cross-lyrics |access-date=April 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TobyMac – Love Feels Like (Lyric Video) ft. dc Talk |url=https://tobymac.com/video/tobymac-love-feels-lyric-video-ft-dc-talk/ |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=TobyMac}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TobyMac on Instagram: "Story behind the song "Space" Feat. Michael Tait & Kevin Max (dcTalk) From the upcoming full length TobyMac album "Life After Death" releasing August 19." |url=https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgkRvFsFWLk/ |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=Instagram}}</ref>