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Welcome To Diverse City
''Welcome to Diverse City'' is the second full-length studio album released by Christian singer TobyMac. The songs on this album deal with racial tolerance in society and a desire to know God better. Several other Christian artists appear on this CD, including Bootsy Collins ("Diverse City"), Coffee from GRITS ("Hey Now"), DJ Maj (Several songs), Papa San ("Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)"), Paul Wright (rapper), Paul Wright ("Street Interlude"), Superchick ("Stories (Down to the Bottom)"), and T-Bone ("The Slam"). TobyMac also reunites dc Talk, DC Talk on vocals in a remix of his song "Atmosphere", the last track of the album. The album has sold over 600,000 copies in the United States. Track listing History In addition to being one of two tobyMac albums that didn't crack the top 20 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 (along with ''Momentum (TobyMac album), Momentum''), ''Welcome to Diverse City'' is his longest album by duration and second longest by track listing (beaten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TobyMac
Kevin Michael McKeehan (born October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His road band is known as Diverse City. Widely regarded as one of the most influential Christian artists of all time, he was as a member of the Christian hip-hop, Christian rap-Christian rock, rock trio DC Talk, staying with them from 1987 until they went on hiatus in 2000. He has since continued a successful solo career with the release of ten studio albums: ''Momentum (TobyMac album), Momentum'' (2001), ''Welcome to Diverse City'' (2004), ''Portable Sounds'' (2007), ''Tonight (TobyMac album), Tonight'' (2010), ''Christmas in Diverse City'' (2011), ''Eye on It'' (2012), ''This Is Not a Test (album), This Is Not a Test'' (2015), ''The Elements (TobyMac album), The Elements'' (2018), ''Life After Death (TobyMac album), Life After Death (2022)'', ''Heaven On My Mind (album), Heaven On My Mind (2025)'' as well as fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superchick
Superchick, originally known as Superchic[k], was an American Christian rock/Alternative rock#Alternative pop, alternative pop band that debuted in 1999 and disbanded in 2013. Their music incorporated various styles such as Pop music, pop, Punk rock, punk, Rock music, rock, hip hop music, rap, and Contemporary R&B, R&B. Their sound has been compared to mainstream artists like No Doubt and Avril Lavigne only with a heavier sound. Superchick has had five songs reach No. 1 on music charts, and their song "Stand in the Rain" held the No. 1 spot for nine weeks on ''R&R (magazine), R&R'' Christian Hit Radio (CHR) chart in 2006/2007. History 1999: Debut Superchick made their debut in 1999 at an Audio Adrenaline concert in front of an audience of 5,000. They continued to perform at live events throughout that year. Early 2000s: ''Karaoke Superstars'' and ''Last One Picked'' Superchick self-released their first album in 2000. The album was re-released with three added remix t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Stevens (musician)
Christopher Edmund Stevens (born November 29, 1967) is an American record producer, mix-engineer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, Tennessee. Early and personal life Stevens was born November 29, 1967, in Eugene, Oregon. He graduated from North Eugene High School and studied electronics at Lane Community College. After working as a composer for video games in the 1990s, Stevens eventually relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue songwriting and record production full-time. Credits awards and accomplishments Christopher Stevens has earned five Grammy awards and thirteen GMA Dove awards. He has produced and mixed contemporary Christian music artists TobyMac, and ''American Idol'' finalists Mandisa and Colton Dixon, among others. Stevens has also worked on projects for country artists Blake Shelton and Carrie Underwood. In September 2013 Stevens traveled to Barcelona, Spain, to work with International pop star Shakira on her 2014 studio album, lending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Green (musician)
Barry Green is an American orchestral and solo double bass player and teacher. He was the principal bassist for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He has developed and publicized his own method for double bass. Works He has published three instructional books, ''The Inner Game of Music'' (Doubleday, 1986-over 250,000 copies sold ), ''The Mastery of Music: Ten Pathways to True Artistry'' (Broadway Books 2003), and ''Bringing Music to Life'' (2009 GIA Music). Also, he has published a DVD on ''The Inner Game of Music'' (U. of Wisconsin-Clinics on cassette) and ''Bringing Music to Life'' (2009 GIA Music). In addition, he has released seven ''Inner Game of Music Workbooks'' for band, orchestra, small ensembles, keyboard, voice and all instruments in C and transposing keys plus a workbook for SEBSEQUA (Barber Shop and Sweet Adelines choruses). His bass methods include ''The Popular Bass Method'' (with Jeff Neighbor) and ''Advanced Techniques of Double Bass Playing.'' He has seven solo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Crawford
Veronica "Randy" Crawford (born February 18, 1952) is an American retired jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a solo artist. However, she has appeared on the Hot 100 singles chart twice. The first time was in 1979 as a guest vocalist on the Crusaders' top-40 hit " Street Life". She also dueted with Rick Springfield on the song "Taxi Dancing", which hit number 59 as the B-side of Springfield's hit "Bop Til You Drop". She has had five top-20 hits in the UK, including her 1980 number-two hit, " One Day I'll Fly Away", as well as six UK top-10 albums. Despite her American nationality, she won Best British Female Solo Artist in recognition of her popularity in the UK at the 1982 Brit Awards. In the late 2000s, she received her first two Grammy Award nominations. Career Crawford first performed at club gigs from Cincinnati to Saint-Tropez, but made her name in the mid-1970s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricia Brock
Patricia Elaine "Tricia" Baumhardt (née Brock; born July 7, 1979) is an American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter raised in Dillsboro, Indiana. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the American Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus in Christianity, Jesus. This music is typically performed by Christians, Christian individuals. The extent to whi ... band Superchick. In 2011, she released her first full-length, solo studio album '' The Road'' as Tricia Brock. Her name was shortened to Tricia for her second album '' Radiate'' and its preview EP, ''Enough'', in 2013. Background Brock's father is Paul Joseph Brock and her mother is Peggy; she has an older brother named Rodney Orrin Brock and also has an elder sister, former bandmate, Melissa Rose Brock. Brock grew up in Dillsboro, Indiana and was a member of the Christian rock band Superchick. Discography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momentum (TobyMac Album)
''Momentum'' is the debut solo studio album from American recording artist TobyMac. It was released on November 6, 2001, through ForeFront Records. The album was well received and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Gospel Album in 2003. It contains a message of tolerance and diversity in society. Musically it has an urban pop sound which ''HM Magazine'' described as containing shadows of early DC Talk material. In 2003, '' Re:Mix Momentum'' was released. Background In the later months of 2000, DC Talk, announced plans to take a hiatus. In November an album, '' Intermission: The Greatest Hits'', was released to commemorate the break. Following this, an extended play titled ''Solo was'' released on April 24, 2001, implying that solo careers were impending. The first two solo releases were '' Empty'', released July 3 by Tait and '' Stereotype Be'' released August 28 by Kevin Max. ''Momentum''s release was pushed back due to the September 11 attacks, and was released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul-Junk
Soul-Junk is an experimental genre-hopping Christian rock and hip hop group from San Diego, California. Background The roots of Soul-Junk began in 1993 when Glen Galloway began experimenting while touring in Europe with his rock band Trumans Water. By the time Trumans Water moved to Portland, Oregon in 1994 he had already left and concentrated on Soul-Junk as a full-time independent solo project, eventually taking the moniker Glen Galaxy. Influences on the group's early music include Nation of Ulysses, Sonic Youth, and Can. Galloway had been raised as a Presbyterian but had been an outspoken atheist since leaving home for school.Floyd, John (1997)God and Junk, ''Miami New Times'', February 13, 1997, retrieved November 21, 2009 Shortly before joining Trumans Water, however, he had returned to Christianity; later telling his bandmates God had called him to leave the band. Musical Evolution Early Soul-Junk albums (such as ''1950'') almost exclusively feature low-fi, Indie rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-Bone (rapper)
Rene Francisco Sotomayor, better known by the stage name T-Bone, is a Christian rapper. His father was Nicaraguan and his mother is Salvadoran. His name came from being called 'Bones' as a youngster because he was very skinny. The 'T' was "added to give the name a little slang edge." Music career He started rapping at the age of seven at parties and in rap battles. After opening for a rock group, he signed his first record deal. His released three albums on the independent Metro One record label: ''Redeemed Hoodlum'' in 1993, ''Tha Life of a Hoodlum'' in 1995 and ''Tha Hoodlum's Testimony'' in 1996. All three albums were characterized as gangsta rap albums, which was rare in Christian music at the time. In 1997, he released ''History of a Hoodlum'', a compilation of hits from his first three albums, on the Metro One record label. After a brief hiatus, T-Bone released his fourth album, and first on the Flicker Records music label, '' The Last Street Preacha'', in 2001. It r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Olds
FF5 (formerly known as Family Force 5, The Phamily, Ground Noise and The Brothers) is an American Christian rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. The band was formed in 2004 by brothers Solomon "Soul Glow Activatur" Olds, Joshua "Fatty" Olds, and Jacob "Crouton" Olds along with their two friends, Nathan "Nadaddy" Currin and Brad "20 Cent" Allen, who was later replaced by Derek "Chapstique" Mount. The group has released five studio albums, nine EPs, and two remix albums. They are often noted for their raucous, party-centric personae and eclectic mix of genres, ranging from rap metal to dance-pop. In 2018, the remaining two members, Jacob and Joshua Olds, re-branded the group as FF5 and released the EP ''El Compadre'' on March 2 of that year. The band played their most recent show on March 17 of that year. History Formation (1993–2003) Family Force 5 was formed in Atlanta, Georgia, under their original name, The Brothers. Three of the five original members, Solomon ("Soul Glow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
