The Ultimate Collection

Performer: dc Talk
Producer: Joe Hogue; Mark Heimermann; Matt Bronleewe; Michael Tait; Michael W. Smith; Toby McKeehan
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Dove Award-winning alternative pop/rock/Christian rap outfit dc Talk has been spreading the good word since 1988, so it comes as no surprise that 2009's Ultimate Collection pretty much lives up to its name. While most listeners will find 2007's 16-track Greatest Hits compilation a more than ample retrospective, die-hard fans who have followed the group's genre-defying career since its inception will revel in the Ultimate Collection's two-disc, 24-track holy glow, which boasts some of the band's best work including "Supernatural," "Jesus Freak," and "Jesus Is Just Alright with Me." ~ James Christopher Monger

Toby McKeehan, aka tobyMac, was a Lynchburg, Virginia-based college student, devout Christian, and rap enthusiast, who found some kindred spirits in Kevin Max Smith and Michael Tait. The three formed the rap group DC Talk in 1989, and released three albums that resounded positively with Christian listeners and some mainstream rap fans, too. The turning point for DC Talk came in 1995, when they made themselves over as a rock band, and released their most successful album, JESUS FREAK. This release garnered a bigger and more eclectic fanbase, and helped rocket the CCM movement into the general public consciousness, but proved to be the peak of DC Talk's commercial success. After a few more records, the band members parted ways in 2000 to pursue solo projects.

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