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Welcome to Diverse City | 
 enlarge | Artist: Tobymac
Label: Forefront
Category: Music
List Price: $12.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  128 reviews
Sales Rank: 7243
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 66417
UPC: 724386641724
EAN: 0724386641724
ASIN: B0002ZDWXK
Release Date: October 5, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | 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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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
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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| Customer Reviews: Read 123 more reviews...
 WELCOME TO TOBYMAC October 7, 2008
This album in my oponion is his best solo album.
Very high in energy very fresh!!
Smack the MAC is back!!
I rate this CD a 9 from 1to10!!
Great for Toby Mac September 4, 2008
I just got this album along with Portable Sounds because it was recommended by amazon and it had Burn For You on it. Boy, was I wrong! This album had so many happy and diverse (pardon the pun) surprises on it. To be honest, I'm not a Christian rap fan or even a Tobymac fan. Or, at least I wasn't before hearing this album. The Slam was one song I actually recognized from the Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift trailer, I think. Gone, another popular radio hit was a pleasant surprise. I'm not sure if my parents know I got Christian rap albums or if I really am sold on it, but Tobymac really puts his heart for Jesus into his work. You know the phrase... Try it, you'll like it? Well the same thing with tobymacs music. You may like it or downright hate it, but I feel that Toby mac has the cleanest rap music and just about anything else hoppy that you'll ever hear in your life. Considering what other trash there is selling under the Christian name, its good to know there's someone out there that can spread a positive, encouraging message through a genre of music that has been so corrupted by this world.
 First CD from the artist, a let down August 9, 2008
I've heard Toby Mac's music on that radio station I listen to daily. The songs they played sounded cool, so I was convinved to buy this CD. After listening to the CD as a whole, it was a let down to me. A few of the tracks are upbeat and gitty, while there are a few tracks that are more a heavier tone, and some with a mellow reggae-like style. This CD seemed almost experimental; I didn't feel like I got a representation of what this artist was bringing to the table. The first few tracks were great, but the rest are majorly disappointing. This CD makes me ponder on not buying anymore CDs from this artist. If there are tracks that I do like from the artist in the future, I'll be buying those tracks individually from Amazon MP3.
In Short January 4, 2008
All sixteen tracks on this album are awesome and make it nearly a greatest hits compilation, my personal favorites being Track 2: Whoopsie Daisy/Catch A Fire, Track 3:The Slam, and both Tracks 11 and 14 are excellent also, the former being Burn For You and the latter Phenomenon, although as stated earlier, the whole CD is truly excellent and worth the price. If you are struck between buying this or Momentum, I'd have to say get Welcome To Diverse City, which is three times as excellent as Momentum, although I'm not complaining about latter either. Buy them both!
Other similar Christian Rock bands I recommend include:
DC Talk
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Skillet
Keep on Rocking/Rapping, Toby!
Fun, addicting January 3, 2008
I never thought I would enjoy this kind of music until I listened to this album a few times. TobyMac is great. The different sounds of each song keep you hopping. It's a great cd to pop in if you're having a down day. It never fails to cheer me up. Also turn on Ill-M-I for an instant pump-up before playing a ballgame. There is also plenty of depth to be found on tracks like Stories and Burn for You.
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