Welcome to Diverse City

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Welcome to Diverse City
Studio album by TobyMac
Released October 5, 2004
Recorded 2004
Genre Christian rock
Christian hip hop
Funk
Nu metal
Length 54:55
Label ForeFront
Producer TobyMac
Tedd T
Max Hsu
TobyMac chronology
Re:Mix Momentum
(2003)		 Welcome to Diverse City
(2004)		 Renovating Diverse City
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
Christianity Today 4/5 stars[2]
Cross Rhythms 9/10 stars[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout 4.5/5 stars[4]

Welcome to Diverse City is the second full length studio album released by Christian singer TobyMac. 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 Bootsy Collins ("Diverse City"), Coffee from GRITS ("Hey Now"), DJ Maj (Several songs), Papa San ("Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)"), Paul Wright ("Street Interlude"), Superchic(k) ("Stories (Down to the Bottom)"), and T-Bone ("The Slam"). TobyMac also reunites dc Talk on vocals in a remix of his song "Atmosphere", the last track of the album. The song "Gone" made it to the Top 5 songs on ChristianRock.net.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Hey Now" featuring Coffee from GRITS– 3:44
  2. "Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)" featuring Papa San and MOC– 3:24
  3. "The Slam" featuring T-Bone– 3:19
  4. "Poetically Correct" (Interlude) – 0:56
  5. "Atmosphere" – 4:07
  6. "Gone" – 3:27
  7. "TruDog: The Return" (Interlude) – 2:22
  8. "Diverse City" – 3:56
  9. "Stories (Down to the Bottom)" featuring Superchic(k) and mob-action– 4:40
  10. "Getaway Car" – 4:27
  11. "Burn for You" – 3:49
  12. "Fresher Than a Night at the W" – 0:48
  13. "Ill-M-I" [Originally by Soul-Junk] – 3:29
  14. "Phenomenon" – 5:19
  15. "Gotta Go" – 2:48
  16. "Atmosphere (Remix)" featuring dc Talk – 4:37

[edit] Music videos

  • Gone

[edit] Guest appearances

[edit] Charts

The album debuted and peaked on the Billboard 200 at number 54, selling 21,000 copies that week.[5]

Chart Peak Position
U.S. Billboard 200 #54

[edit] Awards

On 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards.[6]

[edit] Songs in popular 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 Prison Break Season One.
  • "The Slam" was also used in the movies Into the Blue, Crank, and Never Back Down.
  • "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 Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4, released in 2006.
  • "Diverse City" also appears on the show Veronica Mars 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.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Christianity Today review
  3. ^ Cross Rhythms review
  4. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  5. ^ Katie Hasty, "Norah Stays Tight At No. 1 Amidst Slow Sales Week", Billboard.com, February 28, 2007.
  6. ^ 2005 Dove Awards - 36th Annual Dove Awards on About.com; Jones, Kim


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