TobyMac. Do you recognize that name? It’s only the stage name of a super famous, billboard-topping, Grammy-Award-Winning Christian singer… who apparently has roots in West Virginia.

Contemporary Christian singer TobyMac is no stranger to West Virginia. He's played here on numerous occasions, including at the 2019 State Fair of West Virginia...
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... where he was spotted posing with plenty of local West Virginia faces.
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But now, TobyMac has taken his connection to West Virginia to a deeper level, literally, by recording his latest chart-topping music video right here in the Mountain State... in the belly of the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine.
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The video features his new song, called "Promised Land." Whether he knew it or not, TobyMac has captured some of what makes us tick here in West Virginia in this new song: Hard work. Hard times. Reality checks. Grit. Determination. Brokenness. Perseverance. Hope. Faith.
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We know these things. We live them every day here in Almost Heaven. Our streets aren't paved with gold. They never will be. But we're not trading them for any other streets this side of heaven. Here's the music video courtesy of TobyMac's YouTube channel:

But Toby Mac's new song hits even closer to home than just capturing so well our day-to-day experience of life here in West Virginia. On the behind-the-scenes video that details the filming of the "Promised Land," TobyMac shares that he chose this setting because his grandfather was a West Virginia coal miner.
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Did you know TobyMac had West Virginia roots? They're good roots to have, and we're thrilled to see TobyMac embracing them. You can check out the behind-the-scenes video for yourself, also courtesy of TobyMac's YouTube channel, right here:

Learn more about Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine in this article. Learn more about TobyMac on his Facebook page here. Had you already heard “Promised Land,” TobyMac’s latest hit? Did you realize that he had filmed it right here in West Virginia?

 

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