MCYogi
Loving MCYogi! Bear with me as I use music’s influence as a Little Bit of Beauty one more time. Those of you who follow here, know I LOVE an inspiring story! My latest and greatest craze…MC YOGI…formerly known as Nicholas Giacomini.
MC Yogi grew up in the Bay area painting graffiti & listening to hip hop Inspired by artists like The Beastie Boys & Run DMC, he began writing raps and freestyling for friends at house parties. Spending most of high school in a group home for at-risk youth, hip hop culture provided both a soundtrack and a creative outlet. Then at age eighteen, he discovered yoga.
On a whim, he joined his father for a yoga and meditation intensive with a famous spiritual teacher from India. Deeply moved by this powerful experience, MC YOGI devoted himself to learning everything he could about the ancient discipline. He began studying the physical forms of yoga, as well as meditation, philosophy, and devotional chanting. Today he is a rapper with a spiritual and political consciousness. He is the writer and singer of Grassroots Movements, used by Starbucks as their theme song promoting local volunteerism. He’s wrote a politically inspired song for the last presidential election, Vote For Hope. And recently he came out with a song for Universal Health Care.
MCYogi Spiritual rapper-image via pmc magazine
Being a yogi and spiritual seeker myself I of course LOVE his Hip Hop Hinduism…where he combines sacred chants and storytelling in rap form. By combining his knowledge of yoga with his love for hip hop music, MC YOGI is creating an exciting new sound that brings the wisdom of yoga to a whole new generation of modern mystics and urban yogis.
My passion for one world music, one world, spirituality, hot new trends, and people who care enough to want to make a change, all draw me to MC YOGI. He is a young man who comes from his heart, uses his gift, and makes a difference. You have to admit, there is a whole lot of beauty in that!
I have so many favorites it was hard to edit…but I got it down to three…YEA!
The First is GIVE LOVE, all about giving love to get love, this is my grand daughter’s favorite music video!
The second one is BE THE CHANGE, about Mahatma Gandhi’s life
the third is GANESH IS FRESH, the story of Lord Ganesh
My question to you is, what are you doing with your gifts to make a difference and to be a change agent?
Be the change that you want to see! Mahatma Gandhi
Namaste
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Gifts and change agent? Hmmm – having to think about that but I guess what I’m trying to do is to show what I’ve learnt through experiences etc as I challenge myself and move through life and hope that someone gets something from that.
Interesting post.
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One of the biggest things I’ve worked with recently is Toastmasters and as a speaking coach for TEDx, where I’ve dedicated a lot of my time to helping others learn how to share their passions through more effective communications.
MC Yogi provides a great example of developing excellence in his field of passion and then using that to help others find their own inspiration. The Give Love video is my favorite.
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Am not a big fan of hip hop or that type of music, but his heart is certainly in the right place, and it’s so wonderful to see that he has refocused his attention on the positive instead of the negative. Give Love is a great message; my daughter wears a bracelet that says Live Love, which I think says it all! Good to see people supporting love and peace.
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Great to see such a positive message come out of the hip hop community. Embracing emotional and spiritual health is a wonderful influence.
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Not sure why my icon has a frowny face…I am trying again.
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Thanks for introducing us to him. How beautiful! I have always believed it is in giving we receive. I even wrote an essay, which has been published, entitled “All You Need Is Love.” Love is all you need.
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what a cool story – thanks so much for introducing us to mc yogi! ‘give love’ is a great tune, and from a graphics/design standpoint, the video is right up my alley.
to make a difference, i try to share my knowledge of positive psychology + creating a positive household with others, especially through social media. 🙂
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What a great story of changing your life but keeping your passion. I love the Give Love video. It has a powerful message and the graphic design is great.
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Great story. It’s story’s like this that give other people hope to achieve a better life. Inspiring people from a place of passion is always the most effective way to inspire change.
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Irene, I Love this story!! I never thought I’d like rap, but these videos are Wonderful!! I’m going to share them… beautiful messages! (especially love the gandhi song). Thank you for showcasing this amazing artist!
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Enjoyed the Give Love video! Great to hear of a like changed in a good way, now touching lives.
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I love it! Finally, a rapper with a positive message I can understand. I’m not a fan of rap (much to my daughter’s dismay) but I could listen to this again and again. Yoga and Rap…who knew it could be such a great combination. Thanks for sharing.
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Very inspiring. I love the first video. Very cool to have a positive, spiritual hip hopper. Thanks for introducing me to him.
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I also am not a fan of hip hop music or culture…however I think it is a great medium to use to spread a positie message versus what is typically out there. I love his name and his story…thank you for sharing 😉
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Wow- what a great introduction to a new person and a new medium. Yoga and hip hop seems like such an oxymoron! Thanks for this.
My son has always listened to hip hop so I’ve had to listen to it by proxy. While most of hip hop songs do have a message (most not what I liked or ‘approved’ of) this hip hop I can get behind! It is interesting, although it is rapping, it does not have that same ‘slamming’ quality I find in other hip hop. Very nice! Thanks
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