Monday, September 10, 2012

Tobymac, #1 on Billboard

Tobymac' Eye On It hit #1 on the Billboard 200 last week. The first Christian album to do so in 15 years. It also debuted at #1 Digital Albums, #1Christian Albums, and #15 Canadian Albums.

#15 on Canadian Albums?? It only leaves one asking, "What's wrong with those Canadians??"

(Here's a good Foxnews.com article on it.)




I've been a Tobymac fan since the early days of DC Talk. I still have DC Talk, their first release, on cassette.

Toby's music has always been excellent. Listening back to the DC Talk album now, you'd probably wonder why he's even still around. But, you have to remember that back in 1989, there really wasn't many options for "Christian" Hip-hop/Rap music. There were a few other artists around at the time, like D-Boy Rodriguez, but if you google "Christian Rap Artists 1989" most results will say something like "Christian rap artist so-and-so was born on such-and-such date, 1989".

DC Talk was groundbreaking. Each subsequent release from Tobymac, Michael Tait and K-Max (Kevin Max) got even better. When they released Jesus Freak, it was not only groundbreaking, but mind-blowing and redefining for Christian music.



"Steal My Show" - Tobymac

Another cold night
Another late flight
It's almost show time, and Diverse City's waitin' on me
We got a packed house, the crowd is callin' out
They want the beat to drop, but what we really need is You

If You wanna steal my show, I'll sit back and watch You go
If You got somethin' to say, go on and take it away
Need You to steal my show, can't wait to watch You go-oh-oh-oh
So take it away

So now the crowd is hype, that you showed up tonight
Anticipatin', cravin' somethin' more than smoke and lights
So I'll step out the way, I'll give You center stage
Alight
Spotlight
Give 'em what they came for ...

If You wanna steal my show, I'll sit back and watch You go
If You got somethin' to say, go on and take it away
Need You to steal my show, can't wait to watch You go-oh-oh-oh
So take it away

When You arrive, we come to life
Our hearts collide, they're beating in the same time
You're comin' through, all eyes on You
Our hearts collide, they're beating in the same time, beating in the same time

No matter who we are, no matter what we do
Every day we can choose to say...

If You wanna steal my show, I'll sit back and watch You go
If You got somethin' to say, go on and take it away
Need You to steal my show, can't wait to watch You go-oh-oh-oh
So take it away

My life
My plans
My heart
It's all Yours, God
Take it away
My dreams
My fears
My family
My career
Take it away
Take it away
It's all Yours, God
So, take it away
Take it away
It's You I wanna live for

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