Welcome to Diverse City [Enhanced]

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It won't take you long after the opening strains of "Toby's back" from the opening track of Welcome To Diverse City to realize that yes indeed, Toby Mac is back with his second solo effort and follow-up to the superb Momentum. It's apparent from the beginning of this release that the studio wizard and third member of DC Talk is back in the house with another rich blend of rap, soul, pop, and techno. All the while, this DC Talk-er is laying down the gospel of one God, one love, and one people. Leading off with the smooth rap of "Hey Now," Toby Mac promises us to "set a new pace" because "it's been a long time comin' but I'm serving up the sequel." And serving up he does well with healthy portions of hard rock ("Slam"), funky soul with Bootsy Collins ("Welcome To Diverse City"), smooth pop ("Gone"), disco rock ("Getaway Car"), and biographical rap ("Gotta Go"). Building off his group and solo release experience (not to mention multiple production jobs for other artists), Toby Mac flows with a lyrical and stylistic consistency that holds together. Ultimately what he does so well is fly all the colors of the musical rainbow in one banner, seamlessly weaving different styles into one unmistakable flag. It's a mark all his own and worthy of merit in the Christian music world and beyond. --Michael Lyttle

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DC Talk Vet's Second Solo Effort

Good and clean..

great cd!!!!

I love Toby Mac!!

Awesome CD!

Welcome to Diverse City
Tobymac
Manufacturer: Forefront
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
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Momentum

Portable Sounds

Jesus Freak

Renovating->Diverse City

Intermission: The Greatest Hits

ASIN: B0002ZDWXK
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Hey Now
Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)
The Slam
Poetically Correct
Atmosphere
Gone
TruDog: The Return
Diverse City
Stories (Down to The Bottom)
Getaway Car
Burn For You
Fresher Than A Night At The W
Ill-M-I
Phenomenon
Gotta Go
Atmosphere [Remix] (featuring dc talk)

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It won't take you long after the opening strains of "Toby's back" from the opening track of Welcome To Diverse City to realize that yes indeed, Toby Mac is back with his second solo effort and follow-up to the superb Momentum. It's apparent from the beginning of this release that the studio wizard and third member of DC Talk is back in the house with another rich blend of rap, soul, pop, and techno. All the while, this DC Talk-er is laying down the gospel of one God, one love, and one people. Leading off with the smooth rap of "Hey Now," Toby Mac promises us to "set a new pace" because "it's been a long time comin' but I'm serving up the sequel." And serving up he does well with healthy portions of hard rock ("Slam"), funky soul with Bootsy Collins ("Welcome To Diverse City"), smooth pop ("Gone"), disco rock ("Getaway Car"), and biographical rap ("Gotta Go"). Building off his group and solo release experience (not to mention multiple production jobs for other artists), Toby Mac flows with a lyrical and stylistic consistency that holds together. Ultimately what he does so well is fly all the colors of the musical rainbow in one banner, seamlessly weaving different styles into one unmistakable flag. It's a mark all his own and worthy of merit in the Christian music world and beyond. --Michael Lyttle

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DC Talk Vet's Second Solo Effort.......2007-05-21

While I was in high school and college in the early/mid 90's, I dived headfirst into Christian music. I'm not talking about Sandi Patti, Amy Grant, and Steve Green. I'm talking about rock groups such as Petra, PFR, acoustic rockers Jars of Clay and bands such as the Newsboys and Audio Adrenaline. The one band that I often steered clear of was DC Talk. Why? Because everyone I talked to would tell me that they were a rap act and, well, I really don't like rap that much. Well, when "Jesus Freak" was released, I took notice of DC Talk. They weren't just a rap band. They were much more than that. I eventually went on to purchase more of their work and came to appreciate their mixed bag of genres and even enjoy the rap tunes.

Although I haven't heard "Momentum," I decided to pick up "Welcome To Diverse City" because I heard "The Slam" on one of the "X" compilation albums. Tobymac is in top-notch form here. One of the greatest things about his music is that you cannot label it as just rap, rock, hip-hop, or anything else. He literally crosses multiple genres, often in the same song. Each and every song on this album is unique and at the same time equal to every other song on the disc. You'll hear rap, hard rock, traces of nu-metal, soul, hip-hop, and techno music. It's all delivered with a solid, Christ-centric message of love, salvation, and evangelization. My favorite songs include "The Slam," "Diverse City," "Catchafire" and "Burn for You."

If you enjoy today's many secular hip-hop, rap, and rock artists, check out Tobymac. His message is a positive one that you can actually play around the children without worry. It's nice to hear a guy with such talent using his skills to promote Jesus Christ. In a world of homogenized pop and rock (both secular and Christian), Tobymac is a breath of fresh air that deserves more attention than he is getting.

Good and clean.........2007-05-01

just the way I like it! My children also like Tobymac which is always a plus!

great cd!!!!.......2007-01-19

we love our cd.it was in perfect shape and it arrived in time for christmas!!!!

I love Toby Mac!!.......2006-12-12

This is the best Toby Mac CD so far!! I love all the songs especially Catchafire, Burn For You, and Gone! To the guy who wrote the last review where he states what he thinks of each song....Gone is about a guy who treated a girl wrong and she told Toby all about it...now he's singing that song to the guy who was "untrue" to his girl.....Listen to the words...

Awesome CD!.......2006-07-13

I had not expected to like this CD as much as I did. I had purchased it for my 12 year old son. But I found out that there wasn't a song on this album that didn't move me either spiritually or physically! I don't normally care for rap at all except for the song Diverse City. But this album changed that for me. Toby Mac has a sure winner here.

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