In the '80s, budding MC and vocalist tobyMac devoured hip-hop both sacred and secular. He found a model for uniting God's message with big breakbeats in Christian rapper Michael Peace (“Time Bomb Posse In Effect”), while Run-DMC taught him how powerful street-tough hip-hop can be (“You're Blind”). TobyMac also developed a singer/songwriter side that's rooted in the well-crafted ballads of CCM star Michael W. Smith (“Rocketown”).