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The band '''dc Talk'' ' (originally '''DC Talk''') is a [[Contemporary Christian Music]] (CCM) band. Their It has been said that their name means "decent Christian talk", although this is not certain. They are among the most popular of Christian pop groups world-wide. Their fourth album, [[Jesus Freak (album)|Jesus Freak]], debuted higher on the US Billboard charts than any other gospel music group in history. Their latest album together is ''Intermission: the Greatest Hits''.
===History===
===Albums===
===Songs===
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topic_name = dc DC Talk | subtopics = Member: [[Michael Tait]] * [[Kevin Max]] * [[DC Talk#TobyMac]]* Albums: [[Jesus Freak (album)|AlbumsJesus Freak]]* Songs: [[Colored People (song)|Colored People]] * [[DC Talk#SongsConsume Me (song)|Consume Me]] * [[Into Jesus (song)|Into Jesus]] * [[Jesus Freak (song)|Jesus Freak]] * [[My Deliverer (song)|My Deliverer]] * [[What if I Stumble (song)|SongsWhat If I Stumble]] | opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |
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The band started as the one-man act of [[Toby McKeehan]] of Washington D.C. He met [[Michael Tait]] and [[Kevin Max]] at Liberty University, and they decided to turn dc Talk into a band. They were soon signed with ForeFront Records, a popular gospel label. They moved to Nashville, [[Tennessee]], where they released their self-titled debut album in 1989.
In 2000, the trio announced that they would be attempting solo acts. Michael Tait's band ''Tait'' released ''Empty'' in July 2001, which was shortly followed by Kevin Max's ''Stereotype Be'' in August. Toby McKeehan, under the name ''tobyMac'', released an album named ''Momentum'' in November. Since then, tobyMac has released ''Re:mix Momentum'' (July 2003) and ''Welcome to Diverse City'' (October 2004), Tait has released ''Lose This Life'' (November 2003), and Kevin Max has released the independent ''Between the Fence and the Universe'' (2004).
In September 2002, dc Talk reunited to record and release a single about September 11th, entitled ''"Let's Roll."'' . At present, there are no known plans for a dc Talk reunion or a new album.
* DC Talk (1989)
* Nu Thang (1990)
* Intermission: the Greatest Hits (2000) (Greatest hits)
* [[Colored People (song)|Colored People]]
* [[Consume Me (song)|Consume Me]]
==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dc_Talk Wikipedia - dc Talk]
{{LMW|DC_Talk LifeMusic Wiki}}
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