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.

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 AND a 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

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