''Welcome to Diverse City'' is the second full-length studio album released by Christian singer

TobyMac Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known f ...

. 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

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("Diverse City"), Coffee from

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("Hey Now"),

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(Several songs), Papa San ("Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)"), Paul Wright ("Street Interlude"), Superchick ("Stories (Down to the Bottom)"), and T-Bone ("The Slam"). TobyMac also reunites

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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 (along with ''

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''), ''Welcome to Diverse City'' is his longest album by duration and second longest by track listing (beaten only by ''Momentum'').

Personnel

– vocals, synthesizer *

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– vocals on "Hey Now" *

Papa San Tyrone Thompson, (born July 1, 1967)
better known as Papa San, is a Jamaic ...

– vocals on "Catachafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)" * M.O.C. – vocals on "Catachafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)" *

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– vocals on "The Slam" * Max Hsu – keys and synthesizer on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)" * Dave Ghazarian – guitar and bass on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)" * Matt Dally – vocals and guitar on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)" * Brian Gocher – synthesizer on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)" *

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 band Superchick. In 20 ...

– vocals on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)" * Melissa Brock – vocals on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)" * Brandon Estelle – vocals on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)" *

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, TruDog – vocals on "Gotta Go" *

DC Talk DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian hip hop, Christian rap and Christian rock, rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by tobyMac, Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max, Kevin Max Smith ...

– vocals on "Atmosphere (Remix)" * Jaime Moore – synthesizer, bass * Mike Haynes – horns * Mark Douthit – horns *

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– horns *

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– guitar * DJ Form – DJ * Gabe Patillo – beat box * Christopher Stevens – synthesizer, drums, engineering, bass, additional vocals *

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 formed in 2005 by brothers Solomon "Soul Glow Activatur" Olds, Joshua "Fatty" Olds, and Jacob " ...

– beats, synthesizer, electric guitar, bass, keys, Sitar, additional vocals * Joe Baldridge – beats, synthesizer, guitar *

– DJ * Joe Weber – guitar *

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– guitar * Tim Donahue – drums *

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– bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Jeff Savage – synthesizer, additional vocals * Andy Selby – synthesizer * Dave Clo – guitar * Michael Linney – synthesizer * Robert Marvin – synthesizer * Josiah Bell – synthesizer *

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– guitar * Brian Haley – drums * Dave Rumsey – guitar *

Paul Meany Paul Meany (born July 2, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music director and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer and keyboardist for the alternative rock band Mutemath. Career While under the mon ...

– bass, Rhodes piano *

Darren King Darren Charles King (born June 25, 1982) is an American drummer and percussionist, best known for his association with the band Mutemath until his permanent departure in August 2017. He played the drums for the New Orleans-based Christian rock ba ...

– drums *

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– synthesizer * Damon Riley – synthesizer * Michael Ripoli – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Kyle Whalum – bass * Nirva Dorsaint – additional vocals * Jason Eskridge – additional vocals * Joanna Valencia – additional vocals * Tyler Burkum – additional vocals * Paul Wright – vocals on "West Coast Kid" * Byron "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers – talkbox on "Diverse City" Guest appearances * Coffee from

* Truett McKeehan AKA Tru-Dog (or truDog) *

(

Michael Tait Michael DeWayne Tait (born May 18, 1966) is an American contemporary Christian music artist. Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan in 1984 when he was in high school. Both Toby and Michael met Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the late 19 ...

from TAIT and

Kevin Max Kevin Max Smith (born August 17, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and poet. He is best known for being a member of the Christian pop group dc Talk. As a solo artist following the band going on hiatus, he has recorded 12 full-length studi ...

) * M.O.C. *

Papa San Tyrone Thompson, (born July 1, 1967)
better known as Papa San, is a Jamaic ...

* Superchic *

Music videos

Charts

Certifications

Accolades

On 2005, the album won a

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for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year at the

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.2005 Dove Awards – 36th Annual Dove Awards
on About.com; Jones, Kim

Uses in media

Songs from ''Welcome to Diverse City'', particularly "The Slam", featured many mainstream appearances. * "The Slam" is the lead track for the opening episode of ''

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'' Season One. * "The Slam" was also used in the movies '' Into the Blue'', '' Crank'', and ''

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''. * "The Slam" was also used by wrestler Matt Cappotelli as an entrance theme while in OVW, a WWE developmental territory. * "Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)" appeared in the 2005 Usher film '' In the Mix''. * "Gone" appeared on the Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions of '' The Bible Game'', released in 2005. * "Diverse City" appears on the Xbox dance game ''

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'', released in 2006. * "Diverse City" also appears on the show ''

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'' in the episode "The Wrath of Con". The song can be heard in the background at the college party that Veronica and Wallace go to. Additionally, songs from ''Welcome to Diverse City'' were published on four consecutive ''WOW Hits'' albums. * "Phenomenon" appeared on WOW Hits 2004. * "Gone" appeared on

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. * "Atmosphere (Remix)", featuring

, appeared on

WOW Hits 2006 ''WOW Hits 2006'' is a two-disc compilation album of songs that have been touted to represent the best of Christian music of 2005. It was released on October 4, 2005. It includes thirty songs plus three bonus cuts. The album features songs b ...

. * A "Shortwave Radio Mix" of "Burn for You" (from ''

Renovating Diverse City ''Renovating Diverse City'' (stylized ''Renovating→Diverse City'') is the fourth album released by Christian recording artist tobyMac. All the tracks are remixes of songs from tobyMac's previous CD, '' Welcome to Diverse City'', with the exc ...

'') appeared on

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Welcome to Diverse City TobyMac albums 2004 albums ForeFront Records albums