''Alive and Transported'' is a

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th centur ...

Christian hip hop Christian hip-hop (originally gospel rap, also known as Christian rap, gospel hip-hop or holy hip-hop) is a cross-genre of contemporary Christian music and hip-hop. It emerged from urban contemporary music and Christian media in the United State ...

artist

tobyMac Kevin Michael McKeehan (born October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His road band is known as Diverse City. Widely regarded as one of the most ...

. It was released on May 27, 2008 and debuted at No. 112 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and also placed at No. 4 on ''Billboards

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chart. It is currently sold as a CD/DVD combo (audio tracks on the CD and videos of the live show, along with other special features, on the DVD). The live show recorded for the album was also played on Monday, June 9, 2008, in movie theaters. The concert was filmed at the Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center in

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. At the

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of February 2009, ''Alive and Transported'' won the Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album award.

TobyMac Kevin Michael McKeehan (born October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His road band is known as Diverse City. Widely regarded as one of the most ...

said, "It's an honor to win my first Grammy as a solo artist. I still can't believe it, it's truly humbling. My band and I worked hard on this project and it really is the culmination of diverse people collaborating."

Track listing

Music videos

* "Ignition" * "Boomin'" * " Gone" (iTunes only) * " The Slam" * " Made to Love" (iTunes only)

Artists who contributed

Mandisa Mandisa Lynn Hundley () (October 2, 1976 – April 18, 2024), known mononymously as Mandisa, was an American gospel and contemporary Christian recording artist. She began her solo career as a contestant in the fifth season of ''American Ido ...

("Lose My Soul") *

Becca Barlow BarlowGirl was an American Christian rock and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) all-female band from Elgin, Illinois. The band was composed of sisters Alyssa (lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Lauren (co-lead vocals, drums) and Rebecca (g ...

from

BarlowGirl BarlowGirl was an American Christian rock and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) all-female band from Elgin, Illinois. The band was composed of sisters Alyssa (lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Lauren (co-lead vocals, drums) and Rebecca ...

("Jesus Freak") *

DJ Maj Michael Joseph "Mike" Allen (born October 9, 1970), professionally known as DJ Maj, is an American Christian music DJ and rapper, contributing to gospel music albums released by tobyMac, GRITS, Ill Harmonics, Carman, dc Talk, and the Newsboy ...

(every song)

Personnel

*Toby "TobyMac" McKeehan - Lead Vocals *Nirva "Nirvessence" Dorsaint-Ready - Vocals *Gabriel "GabeReal" Patillo - Vocals, Trumpet, Beatbox *Deshon " Shonlock" Bullock - Vocals *Tim Rosenau - Guitars, Trumpet, Vocals *Brian "Dabomb" Haley - Drums *Dave "D-dubb" Wyatt - Keyboards, Programming, Vocals *Todd "Toddiefunk" Lawton - Bass *Mike "DJ Maj" Allen - Turntables, Tambourine *Mandisa - Vocals on ''Lose My Soul'' *Becca Barlow - Guitar on ''Jesus Freak''

Awards

Grammys

* 2009: Best Rock or Rap Gospel album of the year – Won

Doves

* 2009: Long Form Music Video of the Year – Won

Charts

Certifications

References

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