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dc Talk, whose name means "decent Christian talk," is a Contemporary Christian music (CCM) band. They are among the most popular of groups to incorporate hip hop influences into their gospel-inflected rock. Their fourth album, Jesus Freak, debuted higher on the US Billboard charts than any other gospel group in history. Their latest album together is Intermission: the Greatest Hits ( 2000; see 2000 in music).
The band started as the one-man hip hop act of Toby McKeehan of Washington D.C. He met Michael Tait and Kevin Max at Liberty University, and they decided to turn dc Talk into a band. All three members sing, but they choose to work with the Gotees for music.
In the beginning, Toby and Michael were the only members, and they were looking for another singer. So, in their search they met Kevin Max. He soon joined the group and the trio was soon signed with ForeFront Records , a popular gospel label. They moved to Nashville, TN, where they released their self-titled debut album in 1989.
dc Talk's music has won numerous Dove Awards, along with three Grammy Awards, proving that they have the ability to break down the walls between Christian and secular listeners. "We're very open about our Christian faith," says Toby McKeehan, "but when we make our records we want to create a musical experience that anyone can immerse themselves in." But still, he says, "one of our goals is to encourage listeners to question themselves and to seek out truth."
Recently, the trio announced that they would be attempting solo acts. Toby McKeehan, under the name tobyMac, released a hip hop album named Momentum in 2001. Kevin Max and Tait soon followed suit with Stereotype Be and Empty , both being released in 2001. Since then, tobyMac has released ( July 2003), and Tait has released Lose This Life ( NovemberNovember is also the letter N in the NATO phonetic alphabet. November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. From the Latin novem for " nine". It was originally the ninth month of the year in the early Roman calendar, w 2003). A second solo release is expected from Kevin Max, and tobyMac's second new solo album is set to be released on October 5October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). There are 87 days remaining. It is also the most populous birthday of the year in the US statistically. Events 1582 Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist i, 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co.
In September 20022002 : January February March April May June July August September October November December A timeline of events in the news for September, 2002. See also Afghanistan timeline September 2002 September 30, 2002 Senator Robert Torricelli ( D- NJ) withdraws, dc Talk reunited to record and release a single about September 11th, entitled " Let's RollThe catchphrase let's roll has been used extensively as a term to move and start an activity, attack, mission or project. Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, however, the phrase in the United States has come to symbolize heroism and initiative in a t."