Toby Mac, Explosive Gospel Rapper - A True Jesus Freak

Toby Mac, what can you say about this artist but “EXTREME, POWERFULLY EXPLOSIVE"! These are just a few mild mannered words to describe this dynamic artist.

Once you hear the sounds of his style of music, you will definitely want to CatchaFire for the Lord. He is a Grammy Award winning pop/rock contemporary gospel artist, producer, and songwriter. On one hand he ranks among the most successful artists in Christian music history in terms of radio success, sales power and critical acclaim.

On the other hand Toby Mac is universally recognized as a creative force, an artistic maverick and a prophetic voice for racial reconciliation, social justice and a fierce devotion to faith and family.

On the third hand, Toby Mac the most humble and approachable merchant of cool on the scene today.

Yeah; that's three hands. Some things defy common logic.

Toby Mac was born as Tobias Kevin Michael McKeehan in Arlington, Virginia on October 22, 1964. He loved the world of hip-hop after he bought the record Sugarhill Gang's Rapper Delight which was a rap group when he was growing up. The influences from where he grew up helped him to be as colorfully mixed with different styles of music. These different styles that had been around him all through out his childhood came together to give Toby that spunk and energy like that of a child. Full of life and love for the Lord.

Since parting with his previous rock band DC Talk, Toby McKeehan's(Toby Mac) solo music differs from dc Talk's rock-based musical style, leaning toward a more urban, hip hop sound. Toby Mac has since continued a successful solo career with the release of three studio albums: Momentum (2001), Welcome to Diverse City (2004), and Portable Sounds (2007), as well as two remixed versions of his first two albums, titled Re:Mix Momentum and Renovating Diverse City.

Toby Mac has had six #1 hit singles,title=Francesca Battistelli brings theater perspective to Christian music including "Made to Love" and "Lose My Soul".

As the President of record label Gotee Records, Toby Mac features artists such as DJ Maj, Relient K, and John Reuben. However, as a recording artist, he is under contract with ForeFront Records.

No matter how you look at it, Toby Mac has changed the thought of Gospel music and will remain as an explosive force on the gospel rock and rap scene.


So here’s some of the dynamic lyrics from Toby Mac’s arsonnel of hit songs:
1. Toby Mac ------------ CatchaFire (Whoopsi-Daisy)
2. Toby Mac ------------ Boomin
3. Toby Mac ------------ Burn For You
4. Toby Mac ------------ Made To Love
5. Toby Mac ------------ The Slam
6. Toby Mac ------------ Yours
7. Toby Mac ------------ Extreme Days
8. Toby Mac ------------ Somebody’s Watching
9. Toby Mac ------------ One World
10. Toby Mac ------------ Lose My Soul

Slackin' off like a bum, I'm feelin' ho hum
I'm feelin' luke warm like the water in my tub
Started out and we was hot, looked up and now we're not
We had that fire like we was boilin' in a pot

Whoopsi-daisy, whoopsi-daisy, whoopsi-daisy
Come, we gonna catch that

Fire, I'm feenin' for a flicker
Then we'll fan the flame up into something bigger
Started out and we was hot, looked up and now we're not
We gonna catch a fire, catch a fire for God

Whoopsi-daisy, whoopsi-daisy, whoopsi-daisy
Come, we gonna catch that
Whoopsi-daisy, call me crazy, whoopsi-daisy
Come, we gonna catch that

Fire, takin' it from warm to hot
Fire, gotta give it all we got
Fire, whoopsi-daisy, call me crazy, whoopsi-daisy
Come, we gonna catch that

Spark to a flame, I'm flippin' up my game
I caught the fire and I'll never be the same
So unexplainable I can't contain it, son
And my retaining it would only be a shame
So let me hear you say

Heat, like the Kingston concrete
There ain't no stoppin' the fire
We're straight breakin' ground
There ain't no cooling this thing down
We burnin' up and keep'n it krunk as we know how
Hear me now people

Catch a fire let it burn within
Catch a fire let it burn for him

I've been around the way
I've been around the block
I got the keys to the city if the gates are locked
And a freak like me ain't 'bout to stop
I got a hand full of dreams and a heart full of God
Everywhere we go they wonder where we're from
Well it's diverse city y'all welcome to come
It sits high on a hill you can see it for days
And even if you can't you can hear our praise
We go...
Cause we're boomin' out the stereo system
This goes out to anyone listening
Boomin' out the stereo system
Here to rep the most high with this one
Boomin' out the stereo system
This goes out to anyone listening
Boomin' out the stereo system
'Cause we rock for sure in stereo
If you're looking to slide, come slide with us
And if you're looking for a ride, it's a big old bus
We got black fold, white folk and Middle East
Mexican, Filipino- Jesus Freaks
Got a Haitian Princess, an Aussie Mate
East Coast, Midwest to left side of the states
And when the bus rolls, it's out the dirty south
Tennessee and we keepin' it good and loud we go
I got portable sounds to lift me up
Portable sounds to take me higher
Portable sounds to lift me up
So don't even try to get in my head

Musical Hits by Toby Mac Continues.....

"Toby Mac - Burn For You Lyrics"

I'm a brand new man, I'm a conscious man
I’m a man who’s burnin for you
The mistakes I’ve made have been chased away to the bottom of the ocean blue
I’m a brand new man in a foreign land, I’m a man who’s feeling that fire
And its all so clear when I’m standing here at the peak of my desire

So won’t you move me like you used to
I want the world to know I burn for you

I feel revived again, I am alive again
(Burning for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
I feel revived again, I’m energized again
(Burning for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up

(Let the smoke clear)

Woke up in a sweat, those ghosts in my head
Had a grip, but I slipped on by
It’s a whole new day as the darkness fades
And the sun is shinning in the sky
I concede, my love, that I need your love
I’m before you, a broken man
And its only you, no substitutes who can renew this soul again

So won’t you move me like you used to
I want the world to know I burn for you

I feel revived again, I am alive again
(Burning for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
I feel revived again, I’m energized again
(Burning for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up

I feel revived again, I am alive again
You got me lifted and lifted you lift me

You got me higher than Kilimanjaro
Got me believing I can save the day
I’m up and running like there ain�t no tomorrow
I’d rather burn for you than fade away
I’d rather burn for you than go my way

I’m a whole new guy with a whole new vibe
Changed inside more flame in the fire
Cant stop, won’t stop praying for desire
Like the bunny on the screen feel so energized
Old shell gone without a trace, new face
No more shortness of breath, new pace
Live life now without the taste of fear
TOBYMAC, Double Dutch now let the smoke clear

(Let the smoke clear)
I want the world to know I burn for you
(I feel revived again)

I feel revived again, I am alive again
(Burning for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
I feel revived again, I’m energized again
(Burning for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up

I feel revived again, I am alive again
(Burning for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
I feel revived again, I’m energized again
(Burning for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up

(I am alive again)
You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
(I’m energized again)
You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up

I am alive again
You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
You lift me up

The dream is fading, now I'm staring at the door
I know its over cause my feet have hit the cold floor
Check my reflection, I ain't feelin what I see
It's no mystery
Whatever happened to a passion I could live for
What became of the flame that made me feel more
And when did I forget that...

I was made to love you
I was made to find you
I was made just for you
Made to adore you
I was made to love
And be loved by you
You were here before me
You were waiting on me
And you said you'd keep me
Never would you leave me I was made to love
and be loved by you

The dream's alive with my eyes opened wide
Back in the ring you've got me swinging for the grand prize
I feel the haters spittin vapors on my dreams
But I still believe
I'm reachin out, reachin up, reachin over
I feel a breeze cover me called Jehovah
And daddy I'm on my way
Cause I was made to love...

I was made to love you
I was made to find you
I was made just for you
Made to adore you
I was made to love
And be loved by you
You were here before me
You were waiting on me
And you said you'd keep me

Never would you leave me I was made to love
and be loved by you

I was made to love you
I was made just for you
Made to adore you
I was made to love
And be loved by you
You were here before me
You were waiting on me
And you said you'd keep me
Never would you leave me I was made to love
and be loved by you

(nah, nah, nah, nah - nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
(nah, nah, nah, nah - nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)

Anything I would give up for you (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
Everything, I'd give it all away (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)

Anything I would give up for you (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
Everything, I'd give it all away (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
Anything I would give up for you (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
Everything, I'd give it, I'd give it all away, Oh yeah

Cause I was made to love you (I was made to love you)
Yeah I was made to love you (I was made to find you)
Cause I was made to love you (I was made to adore you, made just for you) (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
I was made to love you (I was made to adore you, made just for you)
Cause I was made to love you (I was made to adore you, made just for you) (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
I was made to love you (I was made to adore you)

Yeah I'm loved by you
Yeah I'm loved by you (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
Yeah I' m loved by you (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
(nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)
(nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)

God's in the Spot, you can like it or not
So rip the knob off the volume when you give this a shot
And raise your hands as the slam starts to thicken the plot
Openin' eyes to the lies of the enemies' lot

So run like the wind from the sin of your past
Keep your eyes on the prize when they put you on blast
It's the Christ on the cross, it's humanity's shot
It's a worldwide call to everthing that we're not

This is the slam, this is the one
This is the slam, this is the one
This is the slam, this is the one
We gonna do it like it ain't been done before
This is the slam, this is the one
We gonna bring it like it ain't been brung
This is the slam, this is the one
We gonna spring you like you ain't been sprung

They came from the cities and towns all around
To see the longhaired preacher from the desert get down
Waist high in the water, never short on words, he said
Repent, the kingdom of heaven can be yours
But he stopped in the middle of his words and dropped
Down to his knees and said, behold the Lamb of God
He's the one, the slam, don't you people understand?
You're staring at the son, God's reaching out his hand
This is the slam, this is the one
This is the slam, this is the one
This is the slam, this is the one
We gonna do it like it ain't been done before
This is the slam, this is the one
We gonna bring it like it ain't been brung
This is the slam, this is the one
We gonna spring you like you ain't been sprung

The father slammed it like Shaq
For Latinos and Blacks
Packin' them straps
And Caucasians hooked on Ecstasy and the crack
Stacked the sins of this world to his body
And conquered evil and hell
Then snatched the keys of death in one breath and unlocked the cell
He rose on the third
I'm tellin' you partner, it's actual fact
Just like TOBYMAC and Boney Soprano up on this track
We Slam dunkin' and keep it jumpin' like jumpper cables
And keep the crowd rowdy like Jesus tossin' them temple tables

Toby Mac still EXPLODING!!!

Toby Mac- "Yours Lyrics"

Every time I turn my back I get the feeling that
I'm 'bout to take a shot to the skully with a bat
I'm out of control, need you to fill my soul up
And could you shed a little light on the skeletons holed up
My past is taking me to task
And I can't guarantee how much longer I'll last
Without You I'm a hopeless wreck

So I cry out Your name as I drop to the deck
Don't get me started, don't even get me started
Don't get me started, don't even get me started
Don't get me started, don't even get me started
Don't get me started, don't even get me started
I'm Yours
Take me as I am
I'm Yours
So take this space between us and fill it up again
I'm Yours
Take me as I am
I'm Yours
So won't you take this space between us and fill it up again
Simple minded little punk
Thought I was the junk
Nobody ever told me that my doo-doo stunk
What was I out of my mind
Or was I just trippin' on an ego
But You filled up the space and You never let me go
Bullseye to the center of my soul
One shot but it rocked like a fatal blow
This love was Your gun, mercy Your shells
Now I'm a dead man walkin' down a skinny trail
I'm gonna shout it from the rooftops
Give it all I got
Shout it from the rooftops
So you can take your best shot
I'm gonna shout it from the rooftops
Give it all I got
Shout it from the rooftops
Like it or not
I'm a dead man walkin'
I'm a dead man walkin' down the boulevard

We're living, We're living, We're living in extreme days

Coming at you like a whirl wind
A hundred miles an hour is where we'll begin
I spy the eye of apprehension
Show me risk and you'll get my attention
Come on
Can't take it
Bang to my bip
I make you wanna flip
Take my trip
and you can bust your lip
I never fear cause I live fearless
Don't even think for a second you can get with this
Come on
I never fake it
Come on

These are extreme,extreme days
We're living, We're living, We're living in extreme days
These are extreme,extreme days
We're living, We're living, We're living in extreme days

I'm a freak from the burbs of the chocolate city
Luther Jackson was my middle pineridge my elementrary
And Sugarhill had the skills that taught me to rhyme
I got hip to Kiss and I tripped on Zepplin
So Mr. Therapist why did I go this direction
God had a plan
To end all my schemes
I had a dream
He said to be
Extreme
Come on(aahhh)
Can't take it

These are extreme,extreme days
We're living, We're living, We're living in extreme days
These are extreme,extreme days
We're living, We're living, We're living in extreme days

Just the other day i saw a kid
Who flipped his hat
To the back
And he called it a lid
You know what else he did
He stacked books from the floor to the ceiling
Said something about trying to get to Heaven
He was only eleven
But he climbed to the top
With outstreched arms
And he screamed at the top of his lungs

Move out the way
Give up the mic
X for me is extremely Christ
Living up in me
Like it or not
Put an X on my chest
Because X marks the spot

We're living, We're living, We're living in extreme days

These are extreme,extreme days
We're living, We're living, We're living in extreme days
These are extreme,extreme days
We're living, We're living, We're living in extreme days

We're living, We're living, We're living in extreme days

Cause we're living in extreme days




TOBY MAC- "SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME"

Suggestions, questions
People want to know
Is there life after talk
Cause there's talk on the row
Twistin' words that I've never even said
To the ones that I trust
Or my "Boo" in our bed
Will he make it, I bet he won't
As they're runnin' through the minutes
On their cell phones
So the picture's painted
You got the point
And that junk's creepin' into my solo joint

Sometimes I feel God in the middle of the night
In the cool of the shade in the bright sunlight

[CHORUS]
I always feel like somebody's watchin' me
Watch baby, watch baby, He got my back
See I'm down with the King
So I got it like that

It's no joke, I've been roped in
Chokin' on a bone
From a fish in the school of your twilight zone
You shook me, took me to another place
Where the air I'm breathin's like mace in my face
If this controversy is your way
You need to know I'll never doubt my destiny
'Cause I'm stickin' to my guns like a son of the Light
Feelin' Dad, I'm feelin' Daddy in the air tonight

Sometimes I feel Grace in the middle of the night
In the cool of the shade in the bright sunlight

And sometimes I feel God in the midst of a show
As the palm trees sway in an afterglow

[CHORUS]

Toby Mac still going....

TOBY MAC- "ONE WORLD"

One time
One world
Two times
One love
Three times
Rewind
'Cause I'm a dedicate this song to everyone of God's children

Come as you are
Come just like you be
It's the bumps and curves of our history
But no blocks in the road that we can't traverse
And no wounds from the past that can't be nursed

All hate gonna dissipate from our fate
No check, together we got a checkmate
All hate gonna dissipate and fade away
To make room for a brand new day

We got one world 'til its time to fly
We got so it's one love 'til we say goodbye
We got one world its enough to share
Til we're called home and we're caught up in the air we got

One world
I'll look out for you, you look out for me
One world
Together we can be perfect harmony
One world
I'll look out for you, you look out for me
One world
And I’m a dedicate this song to everyone of God's children

One world oughta be more than enough
And if its not, is God looking in pure disgust?
Wondering what the dilly with the silly I see?
When I made each of these in the image of me
Everyday is a chance for a new stance
Like every song is the beginning of a new dance
And everyone of us was made to reflect the light
And glorify the most high so bright we got

You can come as you are
Love is yours
Love is ours
I am a witness
To sweet forgiveness
You will shine like a star
Burning bright where you are in our one world




TOBY MAC- "LOSE MY SOUL" (feat. Kirk Franklin, Mandisa)

Man I wanna tell ya'll something, Man.
Man I'm not gonna let these material thing's, get in my way, ya'll.
I'm trying to get somewhere.
I'm trying to get somewhere,
Thats real and pure and true and eternal.

Father God, I am clay in your hands,
Help me to stay that way through all life's demands,
'Cause they chip and they nag and they pull at me,
And every little thing I make up my mind to be,
Like I'm gonna be a daddy whose in the mix,
And I'm gonna be a husband who stays legit,
And I pray that I'm an artist who rises above,
The road that is wide and filled with self love,
Everything that I see draws me,
Though it's only in You that I can truly see that its a feast for the eyes- a low blow to purpose.
And I'm a little kid at a three ring circus.

I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
(Mr. Franklin, Step up to the mic sir)
The paparazzi flashes, and that they think that it's you,
But they don't know that who you are is not what you do,
True, we get it twisted when we peak at the charts,
Yo before we part from the start,
Where's your heart?
You a pimp, hustler?
Tell me what's your title,
America has no more stars, now we call them idols,
You sit idle, While we teach prosperity,
The first thing to prosper should be inside of me.
We're free...
Not because of 22's on the range,
But Christ came in range, we said yes now we changed,
Not the same, even though I made a fall,
Since I got that call, no more Saul, now I'm Paul.
(YEP!)

I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
Don't wanna walk away,
Don't wanna walk away

How do I sense the tide that's rising?
De-sensitizing me from living in light of eternity,
How do I sense the tide that's rising?
It's hypnotizing me from living in light of eternity,
How do I sense the tide that's rising?
De-sensitizing me from living in light of eternity.

(Lord what we gon do, We’re relying on you,
all eyes are on you Lord,
all eyes are on you, all eyes are on you Jesus.)

I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
Don't wanna walk away, let me hear the people say.
(Don't let me lose my soul, my soul.)
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
(This is my honesty, Father, won't you cover me.)
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
(Don't wanna walk away, and all those people say)
I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul,
(Don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose my soul.)
Lord forgive us when we get consumed by the things of this world,
That fight for our love, and our passion,
As our eyes are open wide and on you.
Grant us the privilege of your world view,
And may your kingdom be, what wakes us up, and lays us down.

(Hallelujah, Don't wanna lose our soul,
No, Don't wanna lose my soul.)

Hey excuse me,
I'm looking or the after party,
Toby,
Haha, yeah, last door on the left, you'll hear it.
Thanks,
No problem.
Don't let me lose my soul, I never wanna walk away,
I don't wanna lose my soul,
No, no, no.
Don't let me, don't let me, lose my soul,
I don't wanna walk away,
Don't let me walk away,
Na na na na no,
Don't let me lose, my soul,
I'm never gonna walk away.

As if Toby Mac's music wasn't enough to keep him busy, he is also developing as a best selling Christian author. His latest work, penned with Michael Tait, is Under God. He said at a GMA press conference, "It's a book that Tait and I have been dreaming about doing for years. We wanted to do it before the second volume of Jesus Freaks books came out, but we felt that was the smart thing to do first.

Toby has written two books with Michael Tait and Kevin Max called Jesus Freaks: DC Talk and The Voice of the Martyrs - Stories of Those Who Stood for Jesus, the Ultimate Jesus Freaks and Jesus Freaks: Revolutionaries: Stories of Revolutionaries Who Changed Their World: Fearing God, Not Man (Jesus Freaks).

These books are mainly focused on Christian martyrs. Toby Mac has also written two more books with Michael Tait titled i>Under God" containing stories of America's spiritual battles, and another called "Living Under God: Discovering Your Part In God's Plan."

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