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====''Welcome to Diverse City'' (2004β2006)==== [[File:TobyMac2005.jpg|thumb|upright|TobyMac in 2005]] ''Welcome to Diverse City'' was released in October 2004 and is certified gold.<ref>Price, Deborah Evans. "Right Time, Right 'Sounds'." ''Billboard'' 119.10 (2007): 43. ''Music Index''. Web. October 4, 2015.</ref> The album debuted and peaked on the ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 54, selling 21,000 copies that week. His "Winter Wonder Slam Tour" played throughout December 2006.<ref>"December." ''Ccm (15247848)'' 29.6 (2006): 14. ''Music Index''. Web. October 4, 2015.</ref> The album's song "The Slam" was featured in the film ''[[Never Back Down]]'',<ref>{{Citation |title=Never Back Down (2008) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023111/soundtrack |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> advertisements for the films ''[[Transporter 2]]'', ''[[Γon Flux (film)|Aeon Flux]]'', and ''[[The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift]]'', as well as advertisements for the television show ''[[Prison Break]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=TobyMac \'honored\' that 5 of his albums have been certified Gold |url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/tobymac-honored-that-5-of-his-albums-have-been-certified-gold/47057.htm |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> The song was also featured in car commercials, men's NCAA clips, NBA Finals (Miami Heat, 2006), [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) programming, NFL Football commercials, and "The Ultimate Highlight" on ''[[SportsCenter]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toby the Mac β The Bottom Line, Ministries |url=https://www.tblfaithnews.com/entertainment/toby-the-mac |access-date=November 18, 2018 |website=tblfaithnews.com|date=June 24, 2014 }}</ref> Former [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] performer [[Matt Cappotelli]] used "The Slam" as his entrance theme.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TobyMac |url=http://www.ccmclassic.com/artists/tobymac.html |access-date=November 18, 2018 |website=ccmclassic.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=MMA at the Movies: A Comprehensive Guide |work=Bloody Elbow |url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/7/1/8242561/hollywoods-mma-subgenre-a-comprehensive-review-of-ultimate-fighting-at-the-movies |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> "[[Diverse City]]" was featured in the [[Veronica Mars]] episode [[The Wrath of Con]],<ref>{{Citation |title="Veronica Mars" The Wrath of Con (TV Episode 2004) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0739545/soundtrack |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> as well as [[Konami]]'s [[Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatfield |first=Daemon |date=August 23, 2006 |title=DDR ULTRAMIX4 Partial Track List |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/08/23/ddr-ultramix4-partial-track-list |access-date=November 18, 2018 |website=IGN}}</ref> "Atmosphere" and "Burn For You" were also used on different commercials.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TobyMac on K-LOVE |url=http://www.klove.com/music/artists/tobymac/ |access-date=November 18, 2018 |website=K-LOVE}}</ref> The album gave him another Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year. A remix version of the album, ''Renovating->Diverse City'', was released in 2005.<ref>{{Citation |title=Renovating Diverse City by TobyMac |date=August 30, 2005 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/renovating-diverse-city/715606191 |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref>
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