dc Talk

dc Talk is a Christian rock band formed in the late 1980s in Lynchburg, Virginia by Toby McKeehan, Kevin Max, and Michael Tait. They began as

dc Talk is a Christian rock band formed in the late 1980s in Lynchburg, Virginia by Toby McKeehan, Kevin Max, and Michael Tait. They began as a hip hop act, but in the mid-90s they reinvented themselves as a pop/rock group. In both instances, they found immense critical and commercial success in the both the Christian music industry as well as the general market.

The band's roots trace back to the late 1980s, when rapper/vocalist Toby McKeehan (Toby Mac) started writing Christian hip hop under the moniker Caucatalk. While attending Liberty University, he formed dc Talk by joining up with vocalists Kevin Max Smith (Kevin Max) and Michael Tait. The name is short for Decent Christian Talk; the explanation can be found in the lyrics of the song "Time Ta Jam" which is on their self-titled debut album.