Some refer to TobyMac as a pioneer, others an innovator, and still others a trendsetter, while those who know the man behind the music know he’s a steadfast family man and all-around good guy. Each description certainly paints an accurate portrait of him as both an artist and a human being, but considering how many layers there are to his larger-than-life personality, the adjectives seem to only begin to scratch the surface of the veteran artist’s formula for success.
“I think I’m a perfectionist and I’m always gonna strive for the very best art I can make,” shares TobyMac. “I’m a bit of a people pleaser, and the fact is, I want a 50-year-old man to like my music as well as a 12-year-old kid and a music critic, even though you can’t hit all those marks. I think you begin to look internally more and more and ask ‘so God, what are you saying? What are you breathing through me?’ If my legacy looks anything like that, then I’ll be happy.”
If history has been any indication, TobyMac has certainly hit the cross-cultural nail on the head, first as a member of the now legendary rap to rock trio dcTalk, and more recently, as a solo star who’s arguably the faith-based hip-hop world’s biggest attraction. Together, he’s sold more than 10 million albums with the pace sure to pick up this month as he drops the brand-new Dubbed & Freq’d: A Remix Project (his first remix in seven years).
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